This week, two labour historians, Barry Eidlin and Christo Aivalis, talk about their new books on Canadian and US workers' movements in the 20th century, books which offer important and practical lessons for unions today.

Two guests assess the factors behind Doug Ford's win and the chances for building effective opposition to the coming right-wing agenda in Ontario: Doug Nebitt, historian of the Harris years, and Deena Ladd, organizer with the Worker’s Action Centre.

A full episode on the victorious teachers' strike in West Virginia. Three guests: South Charleston teacher leader Emily Comer, Lois Weiner, academic specializing in teacher unionism, and Brandon Wolford, local president of the WVEA in Mingo Country.

Two guests after a long hiatus: economist Angella MacEwen on NAFTA renegotiations and whether Trudeau’s "progressive free trade" holds water, plus writer David Bush on the split in the Canadian labour movement.

Three guests provide perspective on the politics and the economics of the Fight for $15: SeaTac organizer Jonathan Rosenblum, Ontario economist Sheila Block and economics writer Nathan Tankus.

How and why Corbyn won, why his economic program was so important and where Labour goes from here -- Beth Foster-Ogg of Momentum and author Nick Srnicek explain.

Two sociologists on today’s show talking about neoliberal restructuring: Nicole Aschoff on globalization, the auto industry and Trump; Mike McCarthy on pensions.

Two guests talk about the impact of the resource bust on fiscal policy in the Canadian prairies, comparing the Saskatchewan and Alberta budgets, and the bigger question of a transformation of the economy away from fossil fuels.

For International Women’s Day, two interviews on women’s protests and strikes, in the USA and in Poland. My first guest is Barbara Smith. Barbara is an icon of the US women’s movement, particularly it’s Black radical wing.

The threats to public services and how to combat them: Chris Parsons of the NS Health Coalition reveals the problems with public-private partnerships; Adrienne Silnicki of its national counterpart discusses the state of Canada’s public healthcare.