Fight Back! Radio

We are joined today by Tracy Molm, a Minnesota based activist and member of the Climate Justice Committee , to discuss climate justice from a Marxist Lensist perspective. Tracy shares with us some of the current environmental crisis that we are facing today, and breaks down a strategy to combat climate change that involves making connections, building movements, and getting people into the streets...

Listen to the full episode, "Attacks on Labor and How Unions Fight Back with Carl Rosen", wherever you're streaming this podcast. You can reach us by email at richard.fightbackradio@gmail.com And as always, check out Fight Back! News: Website Twitter Facebook

Carl Rosen, General President of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) , breaks down the ways capitalism attacks the working class, how unions can fight back through Them and Us Unionism , and the importance of solidarity and community in the labor movement. Find out more about the UE via their homepage , and check out their statement on Them and Us Unionism . Read more abou...

We are joined today by Cherrene Horazuk, President of AFSCME Local 3800 - UMN Clerical Workers Union , and Co-chair of MN Workers United , to talk about women in the labor movement, class struggle unionism, international solidarity, and much more. You can learn more about AFSCME Local 3800 on their website and on Facebook . Check out the World Federation of Trade Unions via their website , and rea...

Frank Chapman, Executive Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR), joins us for a deep dive into the relationship between the Black Liberation Movement and Socialism, as well as a strategy towards victory through the uniting of oppressed nations and workers. You can read Frank's formal work on these topics in his book: Marxist-Leninist Perspectives on Blac...

Sol Márquez, a Chicana activist and organizer with Centro CSO and FRSO , sits down with us to discuss the self-determination of Chicano people, fighting for community control of the police, protecting public education, and much more. Checkout Centro CSO on: Facebook Instagram Twitter TikTok Their website You can also reach them directly via email at centrocso@gmail.com, and by calling or texting t...

Larry Spivack of the Illinois Labor History Society joins us to dive in to some labor history, including May Day, the Haymarket Affair, and struggles over the telling of labor history. You can reach us by email at richard.fightbackradio@gmail.com And as always, check out Fight Back! News: Website Twitter Facebook

Richard sits down with Kobi Guillory, Co-Chair of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression , to talk about the Alliance, the Black Liberation Movement, community control of the police, bringing power to the streets, police torture, and many other topics. Join the fight for community control of the police. Go to caarpr.org if you're in Chicago and naarpr.org to find other cities...

Welcome to Fight Back! Radio, where we take you to the heart of the peoples' struggles, and bring you a working class perspective on labor,  Black liberation, anti-imperialism, and all other struggles for a better world. We're happy you're here, and hope you stick around for our future episodes. FRSO's statement on May Day: Celebrate International Workers Day, May 1, 2022 Read more about Lucy...