Episode #113 Max Ajl Notes:30 How did you come to write A People’s Green New Deal?7:30 What is the history of the global south’s movements and how the Green New Deal has watered these down?21:00 On vegan neo-colonialism.32:00 On the links between global capital and the plant-based industry.51:00 Can you tell us about the concept of Degrowth?

Episode #112 Kathy Finn, UFCW 770:30 Happenings of the labor movement in Souther California.2:15 What’s your role at UFCW, and how do you find yourself in this line of work?4:30 What is the current status of the current labor negotiations with grocery retailers, and can you describe some of the illegal activities they are engaging in?8:30 What are the policies and working conditions they have imposed?11:30 On hazard pay mandates.14:40 What is the appeal of unionizing through UFCW?18:35 Closing thoughts.

Episode #111 Pat Mooney Notes:30 On how small farms nourish 70% of the world’s population.3:00 On the study “Which Farms Feed the World and Has Farmland Become More Concentrated?”8:30 On Food Sovereignty and industrial agriculture.17:30 What do large, corporate food entities stand to gain from changing our narrative around food production?21:00 Can you tell us about the concept of Degrowth?

Episode Notes1:00 - What is your area of study and research?9:20 - On the farming sector in Iowa.13:30 - On farm subsidies.17:40 - On the ethanol industry.23:00 - On producing for feed for factory farming and resulting externalities.32:00 - The role of policy in changing conventional agricultural practices in Iowa.38:00 - On farm workers in Iowa.40:30 - On President Biden’s plan to take on the consolidated meat industry.44:00 - On reforming the USDA to better serve non-conventional interests.50:00 - What would a climate friendly, safe food system look like in Iowa?54:00 - Recommended readings:Civil EatsThe CounterTom Philpot

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Episode #107 Notes1:00 - What is The Workers Defense Project?2:00 - Why is there a focus on construction workers?4:00 - How is Workers Defense Project organized? What’s it like working in this trade?10:00 - How is it different working construction in Texas, as opposed to other parts of the country?14:00 - What is the Theory of Change for Workers Defense Project?16:00 - Workers Defense Project’s approach to policy work in Texas.20:00 - Key campaign victories for Workers Defense Project.24:00 - What does Workers Defense Project want to achieve in the coming years?25:00 - How will COVID remain an area of focus regarding worksite safety?29:00 - Thoughts on PROACT.31:00 - Closing thoughts.

Episode #106 Notes:30 Defining ‘Working Class’3:30 On Jarred’s research methods for Common Sense Solidarity7:50 High level findings from the report.15:00 On how gender plays into research findings surrounding politics and identity.20:00 On how political views change on racial lines.23:00 On how political views change on economic status.28:00 On how political views change with geography.34:30 Economically progressive vs. Socially progressive41:30 Closing thoughts