“The bosses have two parties,” they said. “We need one of our own.” In 1996, representatives and activists from hundreds of local and international unions came together to launch a workers’ party — long missing from U.S. politics. Labor Party participant and economist Howard Botwinick discusses the organization’s challenges and promise, and the lessons from … Continued


The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Fighting DOGE!

Ralph Nader welcomes Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, whose group has filed eight lawsuits that have significantly slowed the Trump/Musk cabal’s attempt to dismantle the government. Then, our resident Constitutional scholar Bruce Fein reports on Public Interest Law Day at Harvard Law School and how important it is for law schools in general to … Continued


Law & Disorder

Palestine Post w/ Rami Khouri & Rami Ibrahim; Plus Resistance in Residence Artist Ben Noble

This week’s Palestine Post features Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, and journalist and author Rami Khouri as well as Rami Ibrahim, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement. Our Resistance in Residence artist this week is queer, disabled Australian actor, writer and creative producer Ben Noble. Ben Noble’s play MEMBER, … Continued


Democracy Now!

Democracy Now 6am – April 7, 2025

On today’s show: “Point-Blank”: Israeli Soldiers Execute 15 Gaza Medics and Rescue Workers, Bury them in Unmarked Mass Grave “Hands Off!”: 1M+ Protest Trump’s DOGE Cuts, Attacks on Education, Immigration, War on Gaza, and More “Terrifying”: Poorest Countries and Global Working Class Face Worst Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs