Beyond The Page: A People's World Podcast

Building a Fusion Movement

Matt Bernico & Chauncey Robinson — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:54:18 -0600

Welcome to Beyond the Page! Beyond the Page is the companion podcast to peoplesworld.org. Our podcast brings you in-depth interviews with journalists and activists on the most pressing stories on progressive politics, labor, and the struggle for socialism in the US. This week we check in with Mark Gruenberg on the current jobless reports and some news about a union at Amazon. Then we have a broad discussion with John Bachtell about the coalition that voted in the Biden/Harris administration and what it will take to build a strong fusion movement for the future of the US. You can find more about the Poor People's Campaign here 👇👇👇 https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/virus-deaths-joblessness-soar-as-senates-ruling-republicans-dither/ https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/solidarity-the-key-to-a-better-different-human-future/ For more, visit https://peoplesworld.org/

Fighting for progressive change and the weaponization of religion against the poor.

Matt Bernico & Chauncey Robinson — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:30:37 -0600

Welcome to Beyond the Page! Beyond the Page is the companion podcast to peoplesworld.org. Our podcast brings you in-depth interviews with journalists and activists on the most pressing stories on progressive politics, labor, and the struggle for socialism in the US. The Poor People's Campaign is a progressive anti-poverty organization led by Dr. Rev. William Barber and Dr. Rev Liz Theoharris. In this episode, we're joined by Rev Liz Theoharris to talk about the PPC, the upcoming election in Georgia, and the ways religion has been weaponized against poor people. You can find more about the Poor People's Campaign here 👇👇👇 https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/ For more, visit https://peoplesworld.org/

U.S. Imperialism Hinders Cuban COVID19 Vaccine

Matt Bernico & Chauncey Robinson — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:17:53 -0600

Welcome to Beyond the Page! Beyond the Page is the companion podcast to peoplesworld.org. Our podcast brings you in-depth interviews with journalists and activists on the most pressing stories on progressive politics, labor, and the struggle for socialism in the US. As COVID19 cases spike again in the US, we turn to the way the US's COVID response has impacted other countries, namely Cuba. To do this, we speak with Alan McLeod (@AlanRMacLeod) about a recent article he wrote in Mint Press News titled “Revolutionary Medicine: Cuba could be on the brink of a revolutionary COVID Vaccine, but US Sanctions are slowing it down.” You can Alan's article here 👇👇👇 https://www.mintpressnews.com/cuba-brink-covid-vaccine-us-sanctions-slowing-it-down/273095/ For more, visit https://peoplesworld.org/

Anti-Communism, Punching Left, and Trump's Frivolous Lawsuits

Matt Bernico & Chauncey Robinson — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:44:48 -0600

Over the last few week's we've been focusing in on the election hard! Now that's it's over, we have to debrief and analyze just where things stand. So, in this episode, we’ve got stories from CJ Atkins, the managing editor at PW on Anti-communism and the election in Florida and Al Neal, an associate editor at PW, with some perspective on the ongoing lawsuits from the Trump administration.

You can find the articles we talked about in the episode here
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https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/trumps-anti-communism-worked-but-only-in-miami/
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/the-frivolous-lawsuits-of-a-sore-loser/

For more, visit https://peoplesworld.org/

Coalitions, Right-wing Populism, and Voting for One Another

Matt Bernico & Chauncey Robinson — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:53:18 -0500

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Beyond the Page! Beyond the Page is the companion podcast to peoplesworld.org. Our podcast brings you in-depth interviews with journalists and activists on the most pressing stories on progressive politics, labor, and the struggle for socialism in the US.

With the election just days away, we’re zeroing in on stories that help us get a handle on what this electoral struggle looks like and who’s fighting it. To do that, this week we’re bringing you stories from John Wojcik about the coalition leading the fight against Donald Trumps. And then, we have a segment about the importance of electoral work and labor struggle in the fight against capitalism with Roberta Wood.

You can find the articles we talked about in the episode here
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https://peoplesworld.org/article/labor-its-allies-and-the-courts-fight-to-stop-trump/
https://peoplesworld.org/article/tax-cheat-trump-receives-best-medical-treatment-taxpaying-undocumented-workers-get-nothing/

For more, visit https://peoplesworld.org/

Economics, Organizing at Amazon, and Voter Suppression

Matt Bernico & Chauncey Robinson — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 17:15:36 -0500

In this episode, we’re bringing you stories on the economy and judging economic health with Mark Gruenberg, the struggle of Amazon workers to win a safe workplace from Al Neal, and finally on Voter suppression in Florida with John Bachtell

You can find the articles we talked about in the episode here
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https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/massive-florida-campaign-underway-to-pay-poll-taxes-for-the-formerly-incarcerated/
https://peoplesworld.org/article/nearly-20000-amazon-workers-infected-with-coronavirus/
https://peoplesworld.org/article/latest-jobs-data-give-the-lie-to-trumps-great-economy/

For more, visit https://peoplesworld.org/