Best Worker Exploitation Podcasts (2025)

Air Date: 9–24-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - Intro, and quick follow up on bad satire Ch. 2 - The new culture of ‘buy now pay later’ and how these companies are manipulating the public to normalize the culture of overconsumption Ch. 3 - How companies pass the environmental toll of their products on the public, and the rise…

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Chronic disease amid chronic poverty

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Infectious diseases have been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout history. Today, however, the burden of infectious diseases is diminishing while the mobility from chronic, non-infectious diseases is growing dramatically. Low-resource nations are particularly ill-equipped to manage diabetes, hypertension, chronic lung, and chron…

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#1526 A History of Political Violence in the US (Throwback) 1:20:44

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Original Air Date: 11/15/2022 Today, we take a look at our extremely steady history of political violence from the Revolution, through the Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow, into the Civil Rights era, the Militia Movement and domestic terrorism, and now to our current once-again-radicalized, right-wing movement willing to use and tacitly condo…

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Standing Firmly in our Spiritual World

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This session will cover a Biblical anchoring for spiritual oppression, the enemy's methods and goals, and tools for resisting the enemy. Speaker(s): Dr. Mark W Anderson Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2024/sessions/standing-firmly-in-our-spiritual-worldBy MedicalMissions.com

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#1739 The Charlie Kirk Assassination and the Plans to Weaponize It 3:29:37

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Air Date 9/23/2025 All that is happening in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination was quite predictable because we've actually seen this game plan play out before. The only thing we didn't know was what would be the catalyst to really put the autocracy into high gear. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us …

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Joystick to Jailbreak: Exploring the Youth Cybercrime Pandemic 1:13:41

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Send us a text Forget everything you think you know about hackers. Today’s cybercriminals aren’t lurking in shadowy basements - they’re teenagers mastering cheat codes on Roblox, swapping tips on Discord, and using AI to launch attacks from their bedrooms. Join Group-IB’s Gary Ruddell and Nick Palmer as they sit down with Fergus Hay, CEO and co-fou…

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The Green and Red Podcast; Working People; Stick Together; We Work Europe 29:33

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: art, political corruption, and worker power — from Robert Redford’s films to frontline labor struggles and global supply-chain fights. Over on The Green and Red, a film-forward conversation looks at Redford’s movie work and how cinema has long probed political corruption and community resistance. This week…

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SOLVED! #22 - The Culture Wars at 10,000 Feet 18:51

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Air Date: 9–20-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - The right-wing’s continued attempts at satire Ch. 2 - Manufactured outrage about male cheerleaders and sorority dances Ch. 3 - How political outsiders always adopt new tech, and how that ties to pushing back against misinformation Ch. 4 - Final thoughts on how when bad actors ma…

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#1738 Escalations: Russia, Israel, And What We Are Allowed to Say About It 3:28:50

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Air Date 9/20/2025 The escalations are happening so fast now that even though this episode is about Russia increasing tensions by violating NATO airspace in Poland with drones and Israel intensifying their belligerence by bombing inside Qatar, those aren't even the most recent incidents now that Russian jets have entered NATO airspace in Estonia an…

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Vaccines and Medications for Short-Term Medical Missions Trips

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This session will review the most common medical considerations you should be aware of before traveling on a short-term medical mission trip. I will review common malaria prophylaxis medications, immunizations, treatment of traveler’s diarrhea as well as other tips and tricks to know. This session is ideal for those with minimal international trave…

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#1737 State of the Resistance: Labor, Anger, and Knowing That We've Been Here Before 3:31:51

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Air Date 9/16/2025 Between recent Labor Day rallies and Republican Town Hall meetings, we're seeing that resistance to Trump's deeply unpopular policies is alive and well. Plus we're going to look at some historical legacies of resistance movements that can both inform and inspire us today. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999…

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Exploits of Play; The SAG-AFTRA Podcast; Buwa Basebetsi Updates; AAUP Presents; Power at Work 32:59

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: how workers, artists, and activists are pushing back, telling their stories, and demanding change. Over on Exploits of Play, hosts dig into video games and capitalism, exploring how play shapes the way we work and learn. This week on the SAG-AFTRA Podcast, veteran narrator Sean Pratt shares what it really …

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#1736 Not the Opposition Party the Country Need Right Now 3:38:26

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Air Date 9/11/2025 I've always learned the high-level understanding that the Nazis were partly able to come to power because the opposition at the time was too caught up with infighting to create a coherent resistance. With hindsight, it's easy to lament how badly they miscalculated the circumstances but living through the modern day and watching t…

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Revolutionizing Compassionate Patient Care in Low-Resource Settings through Digital Systems

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Quality digital systems in low-resource settings empower and engage healthcare workers to provide high-quality care for every person. With a responsive digital platform developed in the field, The Luke Commission (Eswatini, Africa) has piloted a system that priorities accountability, transparency, and efficiency to maximize health outcomes for ever…

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The Rick Smith Show; The Labor Show; Work Stoppage; The Director’s Cut; Labor Exchange 31:51

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: we’re talking about solidarity, storytelling, and the ways workers are fighting back against power. Over on The Rick Smith Show, Painters Union President Jimmy Williams Jr. calls out the Trump administration for canceling union jobs while claiming to put “American workers first.” This week on The Labor Sho…

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#1735 Trump's Making Friends of Enemies and Enemies of Neighbors (Foreign and Domestic Wars) 3:48:33

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Air Date 9/7/2025 Trump has been setting a new tone both at home and abroad which is shaking up everything from the war in Ukraine to threats of force against Mexico, Venezuela, and our own American cities with the militarization of domestic policing. And we made all of this before Trump posted an Apocalypse Now meme about using the Department of W…

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In Defense of Pint and Pipe by Malcolm Guite 15:00

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Smoking and drinking carry known risks. Here’s why I haven’t given them up.By Plough

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Against Self-Optimization by David Zahl 21:23

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The wellness industry sells you a version of yourself it can’t deliver. Hope lies elsewhere.By Plough

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SOLVED! #21 - GerryF**ked: How to Fix Congressional Representation and End Homelessness 21:07

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Air Date: 9–3-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - The surprising origins of Gerrymandering Ch. 2 - The options we have to improve congressional representation for everyone in the country Ch. 3 - Democratic states response to Republican gerrymandering threats Ch. 4 - The argument for DC statehood and the people to blame for why i…

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What My First Psychiatric Patient Taught Me by Abraham M. Nussbaum 21:23

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Sharon could hardly leave the house. She showed me the wonder and limits of therapy.By Plough

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#1567 How to Sell an Immoral Economic System to the Masses (Throwback) 1:03:13

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Air Date: 6–20-2023 Today, we take a look at the story of how neoliberalism was born, how corporations were organized to help push it into the mainstream, and how the courts were reshaped to permanently tilt the rules in favor of corporate power. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on Signal at the handle bes…

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Creating Healthy Communities: a Church-based, Community Health Worker-led Initiative

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We aimed to assist church members in Hispanic churches to become certified and trained CHWs and mentor them to lead a six-month diabetes self-management program. We found that raising up individuals from the church to become health leaders (CHWs) in their community is a promising model to increase the reach of the church while reducing health dispa…

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Abraham’s Warring Children by Kelsey Osgood 28:36

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After October 7, can a Muslim-Christian-Jewish center in Abu Dhabi make any difference?By Plough

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What Families with Autistic Children Know by Sam Tomlin 22:33

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For parents of neurodiverse children, church and school can be another hurdle.By Plough

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WorkBites; Heartland Labor Forum; Engage: The Podcast for Delta Pilots; Boiling Point; Labor Heritage Power Hour 34:26

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On this week’s Labor Radio/Podcast Weekly: On WBAI’s What’s Going On, Liz Shuler talks with Bob Henley about the fight to defend collective bargaining rights for federal workers. The Heartland Labor Forum features former NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, reflecting on her abrupt firing and what it reveals about presidential power. From the Eng…

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#1734 Where is the Revolutionary, Anti-Fascist Art? 3:11:37

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Air Date 9/1/2025 The way people consume almost every variety of media, entertainment, and art is different now than it was only 10-15 years ago. That means that the way protest music, revolutionary art, and even mass market productions and performances are going to be different, feel different, and likely find you in different ways than in the pas…

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Chronically Healthy, Chronically Ill by Aberdeen Livingstone 24:36

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Living with a chronic illness, I’ve traveled between the kingdom of health and the kingdom of sickness.By Plough

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The Faces of the Bhopal Disaster by Cristiano Denanni 17:52

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Forty years after history’s worst industrial accident, survivors still live in its shadow.By Plough

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The Return of the Family Doctor by Brewer Eberly 25:54

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The direct primary care model aims to put relationships over profit.By Plough

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SOLVED! #20 - America’s Brain Drain: How Scientific Empires Fall 26:57

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Air Date: 8–28-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - How scientific empires fall Ch. 2 - How fascists of the past have destroyed their country’s scientific progress in fear of inconvenient truths Ch. 3 - How other countries are taking the opportunity to poach American scientists Ch. 4 - Living in a society that is shifting away fr…

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Disability and Missions: Including People with Disabilities in the Church and Global Missions

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In this session we will discuss the role of people with disabilities in missions as well as how to meet the needs of the global disabled community. Speaker(s): Jenny Smith Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-2024/sessions/disability-and-missions-including-people-with-disabilities-in-the-church-and-global-missions…

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Desire, Use, Repeat by James Mumford 21:34

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An addict looks for a way out.By Plough

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A Disabled Savior by Devan Stahl 17:11

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The wounds of a resurrected God help us live with ours.By Plough

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#1733 The Impossible Promise of Make American Healthy Again: MAHA vs MAGA 3:09:37

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Air Date 8/27/2025 RFK Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again movement aren't completely wrong about everything, they often identify the larger structural problems with the US health industrial complex even if their proposed solutions are wildly off the mark. But the problem they failed to see coming when partnering with Trump and the Republicans i…

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Supporting Global Critical Care in Resource Limited Countries through Medical Education

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Medical education has a potentially powerful role in global health. This breakout will explore some ways that medical education can not only support patient care but also augment research capacity building to better care for critically ill patients in resource-limited countries. Speaker(s): Burton Lee Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.co…

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RansomHub: From RaaS Kingpin to Cartel Mystery 40:05

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Send us a text When RansomHub, one of the most prolific ransomware groups, vanished overnight back in April, it sent shockwaves through the cybercriminal underworld. With over 600 global attacks and millions extorted, their sudden disappearance left affiliates scrambling and researchers asking: what happened? Join Group-IB’s Gary Ruddell and Nick P…

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In Deep Water off Antarctica by Jessica T. Miskelly 25:55

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On an icebreaker off the coast of Antarctica, I felt a warming planet’s pulse.By Plough

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What Is Health? by Peter Mommsen 11:32

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My grandfather’s best summer was the one he spent dying.By Plough

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Power at Work; Concrete Gang; The Alberta Worker Podcast; Workers Beat Extra; Machinists 141 Connections 28:00

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This week on the Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Power at Work explores why conservatives support unions; Australia’s Concrete Gang reports on a jobsite medical emergency and safety fight; The Alberta Worker covers Air Canada flight attendants’ battle over unpaid labor; Workers Beat Extra takes on Trump’s torrent of lies; the IAM’s Connections Podcast …

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#1732 It's Never Just About the Kids (Online Censorship, Age Verification, and the Project 2025 Agenda) 2:53:34

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Air Date 8/24/2025 The nature of politics and public policy is that there's always a need to balance opposing interests. Almost nowhere is there a more intractable set of opposing interests than in the attempt to protect children from harmful content on the internet while maintaining free access to adults, particularly because people wildly disagre…

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#1731 Raw Power, the Presidency, the Courts, and Democracy in the Balance 3:41:10

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Air Date 8/20/2025 There's been a faction of conservatives who have been trying to instill king-like powers into the presidency for a long time, so it shouldn't be surprising that Trump is getting so much help from the packed court and the apparatchiks in the states who are more than happy to turn their precious federalism on its head as long as th…

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Not Just Caring FOR People, but Caring ABOUT People

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This session will explore the importance of anticipating needs and listening to treat patients successfully. As clinicians, we quickly work towards solving the immediate problem, but the healing process is much more than clinical interventions. Our education and training focus on caring for people, but not always caring about people. How can we bes…

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SOLVED! #19 - Big Data: Putting Digital Fingerprints in the Pie of Freedom 16:35

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Air Date: 8–19-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch.1 - The Trump administration’s unprecedented attempts to get your data from the states Ch. 2 - Why Trump’s new private health tracking system is a wolf in sheep’s clothing Ch. 3 - How HIV patients suffering in the 80s, 90s and early 00s from constant health data breaches is a hint of…

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Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Notes Podcast; The Green and Red Podcast; The Workers' Mic; The Valley Labor Report; Heartland Labor Forum 31:23

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: federal bargaining rights under fire, rank-and-file power rising, and one very odd ICE headline. The Labor Notes Podcast spotlights UAW Region 9A’s member-driven endorsements and field power; Green and Red digs into how to turn non-compliance into concrete action; The Workers Mic unpacks Dean Cain’s leap f…

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Introducing Unicorn Girl 46:18

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Meet Candace. She’s a mother of two, a nurse, and CEO and founder of multiple million-dollar companies. Candace is the kind of person who seems like she can have everything she ever wanted. She can save the world and look good doing it. But one manic summer, those around her notice that Candace’s entire world is starting to fall apart. Was Candace …

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#1730 The Axis of the Dark Personality Triad: Unfit Leaders and the Suffering They Cause 3:52:59

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Air Date 8/16/2025 There's the old Douglas Adams quote stating that, "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job" which is a good general rule to live by. But then there are the real baddies, those would-be leaders who possess one or more of the dark triad of traits that spells real doom…

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Emotional Healing Matters: 4 Proven Biblical Keys You Can Use

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Your emotional health matters as you join God in His work among the nations. There are four proven biblical keys to receive your emotional healing and use to minister to others. Using these keys will help you to stay emotional healthy as you serve others. Speaker name(s): Francis Bukachi Session webpage: https://www.medicalmissions.com/events/gmhc-…

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#1729 Monthly-ish Mix: Layers of Authoritarian Control and the Rising Resistance 3:48:40

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Air Date 8/12/2025 The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month, we're covering the full spectrum of authoritarian threats—military in the streets, surveillance in our phones, conspiracies in our feeds, and corruption at the top—before turning to the grassroots organizers and Democratic Soc…

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America’s Workforce Radio; Tales from the Reuther Library; Labor Jawn; Solidarity Works; Labor Heritage Power Hour 33:58

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On this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: From America’s Workforce Radio, we revisit the Vietnam era’s “Hard Hat” protest and how labor’s stance on war split the movement. Tales from the Reuther Library explores rank-and-file reform in the Steelworkers with the story of “Oil Can Eddie.” Labor Jawn takes us inside Philadelphia’s once-every-40-years…