This is a multi-part limited series looking at labor history in the United States from 1492 to present day. This series uses a Marxist lens to provide context for the relationship between labor and capital throughout time as well as the highlights of US labor organizing.
Leftist Labor History
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Podcast Overview
This is a multi-part limited series looking at labor history in the United States from 1492 to present day. This series uses a Marxist lens to provide context for the relationship between labor and capital throughout time as well as the highlights of US labor organizing.
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2/24/2021
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March 20, 2022
Epilogue
This is a wrap up of the series, offering some takeaways from a survey of the long history of American labor.
September 3, 2021
Episode 7: Neoliberalism 1980--Present
This final episode brings us up to the present, examining the neoliberal era. Silicon Valley is a microcosm of neoliberalism, and many boosters point to its successes (or, increasingly, to a lack of an alternative). By peeling back the history of the place, we find that it is founded in a Cold War, anti-labor ideology.
August 12, 2021
Episode 6 pt. 2: Deindustrialization 1947--1981
After World War II breaking the power of organized labor was a top priority for US companies. Deindustrialization was the process by which firms automated their operations and moved them to parts of the country with no union presence. At the end of the episode I examine some explanations for the decline of Big Labor.
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