Facing another COVID case surge in the U.S. and with the presidential election just around the corner, today we do a worker check-in with Stephanie Luce, professor at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. Over the course of the hour, she and Patty cover topics like COVID’s ongoing impact on workers, the changing […]
Erin Brockovich on America’s Water Crisis
Twenty years ago, Erin Brockovich became a household name thanks to the award-winning film about her historic class-action lawsuit against the energy company Pacific Gas and Electric in California over groundwater contamination. Today, Erin Brockovich join Patty on the show to discuss her new book, Superman’s Not Coming, about our national water crisis. Erin Brockovich […]
Making the Gig Economy Work for Workers
The “sharing economy,” which has been on the rise for the past decade, has become increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, with American unemployment reaching its all-time high back in April and more workers struggling to make ends meet under ever-changing conditions. Today on the show, Patty discusses the gig economy and how to make […]
Podcast Mini: Democracy in the Park
Today on the show, Monday host Patty Peltekos and co-pilot Yuri Rashkin learn about the Democracy in the Park program with Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl. Democracy in the Park is an event where Madison voters can register to vote and return their absentee ballots securely to official poll workers at over 200 parks throughout […]
What the Media is Getting Wrong about the U.S. Postal Service
“It’s a logistics story first and foremost, but it’s been reported as a Donald Trump story,” says journalist Alex Shephard of all the recent reporting on the United States Postal Service. “When you look at the full story of why the USPS is in crisis, it’s much more complicated and interesting.” Today on the show, […]
Split Show: Wildfires on the West Coast and Worker Justice Wisconsin
Last week, San Francisco awoke to a bright orange sky from the wildfires raging throughout the West Coast. For our first segment, we discuss what it means to prepare for and co-exist with increased wildfire risk and longer fire seasons with professor Dave McWethy, who researches fire and climate at Montana State University. Then, we […]
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