25 episodes

A lefty take on politics and economics coming from Toronto, Canada. A healthy mix of Canadian and international issues featuring interviews with left writers, economists, activists and more. Guests on the show have included Yanis Varoufakis, Kshama Sawant, Jane McAlevey, Jim Stanford, Richard Seymour and many more. Follow me on Twitter @michalrozworski

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A lefty take on politics and economics coming from Toronto, Canada. A healthy mix of Canadian and international issues featuring interviews with left writers, economists, activists and more. Guests on the show have included Yanis Varoufakis, Kshama Sawant, Jane McAlevey, Jim Stanford, Richard Seymour and many more. Follow me on Twitter @michalrozworski

    Labour’s fate and revival in the US and Canada

    Labour’s fate and revival in the US and Canada

    This week, two labour historians talk about their new books on Canadian and US workers’ movements in the 20th century, books which offer important and practical lessons for unions today. First up, I speak with Barry Eidlin, Assistant Professor of Sociology at McGill University, about his just-published book, Labor and the Class Idea in the […]

    • 58 min
    How Doug Ford won and how to challenge him

    How Doug Ford won and how to challenge him

    Last Thursday was a dark day in Ontario as the Conservative Party led by businessman-bully-bullshitter Doug Ford won a majority in the provincial election. Two guests assess the factors behind the Ford’s win and the chances for building an effective opposition to the coming right-wing agenda for Canada’s most populous province. First up, Doug Nesbitt, […]

    • 59 min
    West Virginia teachers strike to win

    West Virginia teachers strike to win

    This episode is dedicated to the recent, inspiring and victorious teachers’ strike in West Virginia. West Virginia teachers went out on strike in late February over low pay and continued attacks on the health insurance plan they share with all other state workers. They stayed out despite an initial deal signed by the Governor and […]

    • 1 hr 2 min
    The problems with progressive free trade and a divided labour movement

    The problems with progressive free trade and a divided labour movement

    First, I speak with Angella MacEwen about the on-going NAFTA re-negotiations and whether Trudeau's much-vaunted "progressive free trade" holds water. Angella has been a guest on the show before and is an economist at the Canadian Labour Congress. Speaking of the Labour Congress, my second guest, David Bush, looks at the turmoil that led up and has resulted from Unifor leaving Canada's house of labour. David is an editor at Rankandfile.ca and write frequently on the labour movement.

    • 49 min
    What do we do when we Fight for $15

    What do we do when we Fight for $15

    On this episode, three guests provide some perspective on the politics and the economics of the Fight for $15. First, I speak with Jonathan Rosenblum, campaign director at the first Fight for $15 at SeaTac Airport, just outside Seattle, Washington. Workers there won an immediate raise to $15 via a municipal ordinance in 2015. Jon is also an […]

    • 52 min
    Jeremy Corbyn is Prime Minister

    Jeremy Corbyn is Prime Minister

    Looking to the UK, it definitely feels like a series of those weeks where decades happen. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour narrowly lost but really won the election, its vote share up by the most since 1945. Corbyn himself looks more like the Prime-Minister-in-waiting than leader-of-the-opposition; “Jeremy Corbyn is Prime Minister” is now a popular dig at […]

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

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3 Ratings

3 Ratings

Derek Blackadder ,

A Must-Listen

Consistently great, engaging. Only complaint is that it should be more frequent. :-)

Scott in WPG ,

Great economics podcast

Great podcast that covers economic issues from a left-wing prespective.

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