Resistance Roundtable: International Women's Day Special with Medea Benjamin and Francesca Rheannon

03/12/25 • 49 min

WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast

A conversation with Medea Benjamin, co-director of Code Pink, and Francesca Rheannon, host of A Writer's Voice, a podcast which airs nationally and on WPKN-CT.
Our guests cover topics from the ramped up oppressive measures against women's rights under Trump 2.0; to the possibilty of an end to the war in Ukraine; and the assault on DEI, free speech and public education.
Hosts: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill

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Monthly Labor Report: 6 Weeks in and YES--We've Got Fascism!

This month the Labor Report focuses on the rapid devolution of the American political system into an authoritarian fascist oligarchy.
Michael Zweig, economist and labor historian, provides an overview of these dangerous developments and the type of resistance needed to combat them.
Special guest Sultana Hossain, recording secretary for tha Amazon Workers Union, reports on the "holiday strike" against Amazon last December; and then discusses the on-going fight by the AWU to force Amazon to negotiate a fair contract.
Host: Richard Hill

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Sonia Hernandez and Veronica Ubaldo are team members with the community support organization Make the Road Connecticut, one of a national network of grassroots immigrant-led groups. They share their personal stories of struggle for a better life in the US and their involvement in the fight for immigrant rights in their home town of Bridgeport, CT.
Hosted by Richard Hill