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The Indypendent News Hour airs Tuesdays 5–6 p.m. on WBAI-99.5 FM. Check out our archives to listen to past interviews with movement organizers, authors, elected officials and others fighting for justice in New York City and beyond.
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We hear from Socialist State Senator Jabari Brisport of Brooklyn about how the Trump/Musk assault on federal agencies and spending could impact New York State and its 20 million residents.
We speak with Leo and Maria, organizers with Plaza Proletaria, a working-class, immigrant-led group that is organizing to thwart the ICE raids, which are a part of the Trump administration’s campaign to deport millions of undocumented people in this country.
Co-hosts John Tarleton and Amba Guerguerin speak with Leo and Maria about the Sunset Park-based Plaza Proletaria is organizing against ICE raids and deportations. In the second half of the show, we hear from Socialist State Senator Jabari Brisport of Brooklyn about how the Trump/Musk assault on federal agencies and spe
We talk about Mayor Eric Adams, who had his federal corruption charges dismissed yesterday by the Department Justice, and take listener call ins.
We speak with veteran labor organizer Eric Dirnbach. He’s lived the ups and downs of the labor movement since the late 90s about low union membership numbers and how to keep fighting in this Trump (or any) era.
We start out by looking at how the campaign to unionize Starbucks is faring. More than 500 Starbucks stores have unionized since December 2021, but now the movement faces new threats as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle the Department of Labor. We then speak with veteran labor organizer Eric Dirnbach. He’s li
