I joined former UK Labour leader (and also my colleague as a former Nation intern) Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd on their “Reasons to be Cheerful” podcast to discuss protest, or as they put it: Hello! It’s 50 years since 1968, next year it will be 200 since the Peterloo massacre, so we are discussing […]
Appearance Type: conversation
Lessons from the Irish Referendum
I joined Irish activists and analysts at Verso Books in Brooklyn to talk about lessons from the referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment in Ireland. We were convened by NYC for Abortion Rights, and you can watch the video here.
Radio: KALW Your Call
I was on Your Call Radio with Rose Aguilar on May Day. On this edition of Your Call, we’ll mark May Day by talking about the labor movements that are sweeping the country. Workers in United States are more productive than ever, but since 1973, their wages haven’t kept up, according to the Economic Policy […]
Radio: The Leonard Lopate Show
I joined Samhita Mukhopadhyay and Collier Meyerson to talk feminism, resistance, and revolution in Trump’s America.
TV: The Laura Flanders Show
Laura Flanders gave me my start in journalism and I like to say she taught me everything I know. So it’s always an extra pleasure to be on her show. WORKERS, WILDCATS & NEW MODELS FOR LABOR ORGANIZING Laura talks to SEIU International President, Mary Kay Henry and labor journalist Sarah Jaffe about worker wins, […]
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Art + Feminism
Join us for the fifth annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, an all-day communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to gender, art, and feminism. This year’s edit-a-thon kicks off with a conversation about the relationship between structures of inequality and structures of the Internet, the affective labor of Internet activism, and creating inclusive online communities. […]
Labor Solidarity in Divided Times: Perspectives from U.S. & European Labor Leaders
From Brexit to Trump’s election to the rise of the radical right across Europe, the political context across Europe and the U.S. has shifted significantly in the past year. The divisive nature of the current political moment is particularly important to the labor movement and its allies – racism, xenophobia and misogyny, in particular, are […]
Howard Zinn Book Fair
I’ll be joining Cynthia Kaufman for talk about ideas for action and trouble–drawing on her book Ideas for Action and on Necessary Trouble.
Americans in Revolt:Sarah Jaffe Talks Trouble with Daniel Denvir
Join Nation Institute fellow Sarah Jaffe and journalist Daniel Denvir as they discuss Jaffe’s new title from Nation Books, NECESSARY TROUBLE: Americans in Revolt.
Necessary Trouble: Sarah Jaffe and Susie Cagle
Join Nation Institute fellow Sarah Jaffe and journalist Susie Cagle as they discuss Jaffe’s new title from Nation Books, NECESSARY TROUBLE: Americans in Revolt.