Interviews for Resistance

Interviews for Resistance


Latest Episodes

Beyond "good immigrants," with Aly Wane
March 02, 2017

The use of the "good immigrant vs. bad immigrant" narrative has led us to this point; we need to do better.

Feminism for the 99 percent, with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
February 28, 2017

The call for women to strike on March 8 is a call for feminism to get in touch with its radical, working-class roots.

Organizing under the gun, with Michael Kink
February 24, 2017

The Trump administration makes the lines of struggle clearer, but there are lessons from the AIDS movement for fighting Trump.

Days Without Immigrants, with German Sanchez, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, and Wilson Hernandez
February 22, 2017

Across the country last week, immigrants stayed home from work and closed businesses in a demonstration of power.

Beating the Muslim ban, with Bhairavi Desai
February 16, 2017

The Taxi Workers Alliance strike was one of the most striking acts of resistance against Trump's immigration ban.

Breaking the deportation machine, with Maria Castro
February 14, 2017

Maria Castro was one of seven arrested doing direct action to stop possibly the first deportation under Trump.

Criminalizing dissent in "middle America," with David Goodner
February 09, 2017

Even in rural Iowa, organizer David Goodner argues, people want to be part of a fighting movement.

Standing Rock is everywhere, with Judith LeBlanc
February 07, 2017

The water protectors from the camp at Standing Rock have taken their fight national.

Building the power to bargain, with Ben Speight
February 02, 2017

The moves by some labor leaders to make deals with Trump misunderstand how power works, says organizer Ben Speight

Teaching to resist, with Jesse Hagopian
January 31, 2017

Seattle public school teacher and organizer Jesse Hagopian on resisting the privatization of public schools.