New (to us) music keeps coming in thick and fast. Today we bring you music that's mostly from the British Isles. You will hear (and maybe be introduced to): Ross and Ryan Cooper; Christina Alden & Alex Patterson; Anna Tam; Niamh ni Charra; Declan O'Rourke; Brian O hEadhra & Fionnag...
Thomas Frank, author of What’s the Matter with Kansas, Listen Liberal, and Pity the Billionaire is in town this month visiting his Dad. He’ll be on the Heartland Labor Forum this week and we’ll ask him, “What’s the matter now, Tom?” We’ll get his take on populism, the Democrats and...
In the past 6 months, Critical Race Theory has been at the front of a media storm of fear and misinformation about the role of racism in our history. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll clear up these misconceptions and ask education expert Dr. Denisha Jones what Critical Race Theory...
First it was five, then it was three, then two, and now the railroad companies want only one worker running an entire train. If they get their way, those one-man trains will be barreling through Kansas City’s numerous rail lines and yards and on across the nation. Find out more...
Jeremy Brecher has written fifteen books on labor and social movements. His best seller, Strike, originally written in 1972, was just updated for its 50th anniversary. We’ll interview him this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Find out about mass strikes in the US from the Great Railroad Strike of...
Once upon a time, you could work for one company your whole adult life, you could make a decent living, and you could buy your piece of the American Dream. Not any more, says Dan McCrory, who started at the phone company in 1973 and has written Capitalism Killed the...
The attack on public education is nothing new, but recent legislation coming out of the Missouri Legislature has public school teachers fighting back. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we will talk to Jess Piper, a teacher, about the school voucher program and its impact on Missouri education. Then, novelist Eric...
Is organized labor up for the fight against climate change? Do climate activists get the importance of transitions to good clean jobs? This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we celebrate May Day – International Labor Day - and Earth Day with interviews on these key questions with labor and...
