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Fight Back! Radio
by Fight Back! Radio
Fight Back! Radio takes you to the heart of the peoples' struggles, and brings you a working class perspective on labor, Black liberation, anti-imperialism, and all other struggles for a better world.
Episodes
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Fighting For Workers with AFA President Sara Nelson
Labor organizers typically take to the streets to fight for workers, but flight attendants are bringing the movement to the skies. Sara Nelson, the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), joins us today to discuss the unique fights flight attendants are waging and...
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The Bosses have Two Parties-We Need One with Les Leopold
Les Leopold is a longtime labor educator, author, political economist, and co-founder and executive director of The Labor Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to worker education, union activism, and economic and environmental reform. Raised in a working-class family of war refugees, Leopold studied…
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The Chicano National Movement with Brandon Gehrke-Quintanilla
As the fight for Immigrant Rights in the U.S. rages on, it's important to understand that we are not just fighting to get rid of ICE, but for the legalization of all people, and the self-determination of nations. To break down what this means in the context of the Chicano National Movement, we…
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A militant in the Building Trades with Mike Bellamy
Whether it be from the perspective of a worker or an organizer, the building trades are a world unto their own. Mike Bellamy joins us today to take dive into the particulars of working and organizing in the building trades. Mike is a rank-and-file carpenter and member of United Brotherhood of...
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Connecting Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba with Meredith Aby
It's no easy task to have a clear and complete picture of the havoc that the U.S. war machine is waging across the world today. In particular, the escalations in Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela are rapidly changing every day, but it is essential to understand the through-line of these struggles in the...
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¡Cuba Sí, Bloqueo No! with Ambassador of Cuba, Lianys Torres Rivera
The US has deployed new sanctions against Cuba, waged bogus allegations of promoting extremist ideas in the US, and has imposed a defacto oil blockade on the country. All of this has been followed by military threats against Cuba, and we're all watching to see what Donald Trump says next about…
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Our Militant Little Podcast with Shayne Tremblay
We're shooting past 100 episodes here at Fight Back! Radio, and Shayne Tremblay has been there for every single one of them. In his time between fighting for Palestine and working in construction, Shayne has been editing away on the countless interviews we've had with our amazing guests, and…
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Organized Labor & Electoral Politics with Chris Townsend
On May 14th, 2026, Virginia Democratic Governor, Abigail Spanberger, betrayed the labor movement by vetoing legislation that would have legalized and modernized the labor rights of public workers in the state. To discuss this shameful decision, and the relationship between organized labor and...
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Hands Off Cuba! with Jessica Plichta
The U.S. is ramping up it's aggression towards Cuba, and the Trump administration, especially Marco Rubio, are throwing out threats of a possible U.S. invasion of the socialist country. Our guest today, Jessica Plichta ,had the chance to visit Cuba in May of 2026, and she sheds some light on what...
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What's the Deal with Charter Schools? with Chris Baehrend
Public schools are under attack in the U.S., and to discuss the role charter schools are playing, we had the honor of talking to Chris Baehrend. Chris Baehrend served as the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 4343 and the Charter School Chair for the Chicago Teacher's Union (CTU), and is...
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Activists Resist Repression: Solidarity with Palestine
While the U.S. continues it's war on Iran, it's simultaneously targeting protesters at home, especially those standing in Palestine. To cover the onslaught of attacks on the Palestine Solidarity Movement in the U.S., we talk to multiple guests: Alan Chavoya from the Milwaukee Alliance Against...
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A Communist Take on May Day with Mick Kelly
A happy International Workers' Day from Fight Back! Radio to all whole celebrate, which should be all working people. To commemorate this significant holiday, we have on the political secretary of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization and editor of Fight Back! News, Mick Kelly. Mick is a…
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Militant Teamsters Then & Now with Ken Paff
In the 1970s, in response to the lack of rank-and-file power in the Teamsters union, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) reform caucus was formed with the goal of, as Ken Paff puts it, "building power from below". Ken Paff was the national organizer of TDU for most of its existence, and in...
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Black Liberation Confronts Racism with Kobi Guillory
There's currently no shortage of struggle across the peoples' movements, many of which are dominating the mainstream news outlets. We want to highlight a critical struggle that is not making the headlines, and that is the fight for Black Liberation. This movement is alive and well in the US, and...
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Celebrating 100 Episodes with Richard Berg and special guest Monica Gold
On behalf of the Fight Back! Radio team, we want to thank all of our listeners for tuning in to 100 episodes of the news and views of the Peoples' Struggles. For this special episode, we decided to flip the mic around to Richard Berg. You have heard Richard speak to countless fighters from the...
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Labor Legend Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: The East Side Joan of Arc with Mary Anne Trasciatti
The Fight Back! Radio team categorically condemns the shameful attacks on Iran, its people, and its sovereignty by the US and Israel. We recommend that our listeners hit the streets and join the other people of conscious calling for hands off Iran, the U.S. out of the Middle East, and an end to…
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Ice Out of the Super Bowl! with Lyla Salinas
Struggle is intensifying across the US against ICE and for immigrant rights. Our guest today, Lyla Salinas, an organizer with the Community Service Organization (CSO) San José, is on the front lines of this struggle. From protesting ICE at Super Bowl LX, to on the ground community outreach, Lyrla...
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No Ceasefire to be Seen: The Continued Fight for a Free Palestine with Husam Marajda
Since the ceasefire agreement in October of 2025, we've seen Israel commit daily bombings, blocking of aid, the withholding of hostages and bodies of martyrs, and no sign of giving up their genocidal agenda. We're honored to be joined by Husam Marajda, co-chair of the U.S. Palestinian Community...
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Fighting for Immigrant Rights in Minnesota with Mira Altobell-Resendez
The Fight Back! Radio production team sends our condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of Renee Nicole Good, and we extend them to all those who have been taken from us by ICE. We wholeheartedly condemn Jonathan Ross for his brutal murder of Renee, and we extend that condemnation to…
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Hands Off Venezuela! An on the Ground Perspective with Jae Franklin
On December 9, 2025, organizers from the US touched down in Venezuela to participate in the International Peoples' Assembly for Sovereignty and Peace conference. This was in an effort to show solidarity and support the people of Venezuela and their fight for the sovereignty of their country. Jae...
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Trump is a Union Buster with Colin Smalley
From the government shutdown, to DOGE initiatives, to classic union busting tactics, federal workers in the US are under attack by the Trump administration. Colin Smalley joins us today to talk us through these attacks, the fights federal workers are waging to defend their rights, and the true...
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No War Against Venezuela! with the Freedom Road Socialist Organization
This is a rebroadcast of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization's online event: No War Against Venezuela! The speakers at this event were Meredith Aby of the Anti-War Action Network; Tom Burke, FRSO Organizational Secretary; Jim Byrne, FRSO member & anti-war activist; and Carlos Montes of the…
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Building the Movement to Defeat Trump's Agenda & Win Community Control of the Police with Monique Sampson
Chicago, IL – 500 organizers convened at the Chicago Teacher’s Union Hall from Friday, November 14 through Sunday, November 16 for the 52nd anniversary national conference of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR). The conference was the fourth of its kind since…
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No War With Venezuela with Tom Burke
After bombing multiple boats that Trump claimed to be smuggling drugs, the US, under the leadership of Trump, has deployed its military, including the world’s largest warship, aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford, towards the Venezuelan coast. Tom Burke joins us today to talk about the possible US...
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When Ice Invades, Chicago Fights Back with Omar Flores
In an egregious attempt to build power through fear, Donald Trump has sicced his thugs from ICE (as well as DHS) upon the city of Chicago. These federal agents are indiscriminately grabbing people off the street, including documented civilians, resorting to violence, and even deadly force. Omar...
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On the Legacy of Assata Shakur with Merawi Gerima
Assata Shakur was a fighter for freedom and an icon of the Black liberation movement. She came of age during the struggles of the 1960s and 70s, and everything that was good and powerful about that time, Assata embodied. The deep understanding that a better world is possible, and most…
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Fighting the FBI and Winning with Jess Sundin
On Sept. 24, 2010, more than 70 FBI agents took part in a series of coordinated raids that were aimed at activists of the anti-war and international solidarity movements, and also members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). In a bogus investigation of “material support of terrorism”...
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D.C. Against Trump's Racist Occupation with K.B.
As Trump's occupation of DC continues on, so does the fight against his repression. The people of DC are rising up, taking the streets, and making it clear who their city belongs to. KB is one of the leaders of this resistance, and we're honored to sit down with them and discuss how the…
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The Fight to Free Simón Trinidad with Mark Burton
Colombian revolutionary Simón Trinidad has lived 75 years on this earth and his last 21 have been spent as a prisoner of the U.S. Empire. Once a valuable thinker and peace negotiator for the FARC-EP, four sham trials based on bogus charges saw a U.S. federal court eventually sentence Trinidad to…
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A Trip to Socialist China with Sydney Loving
Sydney Loving is a long time activist that got her start in student activism, took part in the Black Lives Matter movement, was a founding member of the North Texas Action Committee and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR). Sydney now serves on the central...
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Electoral Politics and Capitalism! with Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez
Whether we're fighting in the streets, or fighting at the ballot box, Fight Back! Radio believes in winning all that can be won. Few people could speak truth to that more than Byron Sigcho Lopez, who is currently serving as the alderman of Chicago's 25th ward, and who truly represents the people...
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Organizing to End Genocide with Sara Mahmoud
We're 645 days in to a genocide, and Israel, with the US's support, isn't letting up. Furthermore, in an attempt to maintain US imperialist hegemony in the region, both Israel and the US have attacked Iran, all while Donald Trump is at the helm. Sara Mahmoud has been organizing for Palestinian...
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Repression and Resistance in L.A. with Sol Marquez
The streets of L.A. are on fire right now as the community goes toe to toe against ICE, the FBI, and even the US military as they fight to protect their immigrant friends and family. Sol Marquez of Centro CSO joins us today to give us a first-hand account on the struggles she and her fellow...
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Marching Towards a Free Palestine with Emerson Wolfe
ALEJANDRO ORELLANA IS FREE! On Friday, June 13, Alejandro Orellana, an immigrant rights activist who was arrested by the FBI, was freed from federal custody. Read more on Fight Back! News. Check our call to action at the end of these show notes. Palestine Solidarity Grand Rapids is planning a...
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Marking 5 Years Since George Floyd's Murder with Jae Yates
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, MN at the age of 46 by Derek Chauvin. It's been 5 years since this moment that ignited the US on fire, and the people have not forgotten. Our guest today is Jae Yates, who is an executive board member of the National Alliance Against…
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A White Supremacist Shooter & Political Repression on Campus with Lain Dorsey
On Thursday, April 24, Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) organized a rally demanding the FSU administration stop allowing manifestations of white supremacy on campus. The protest was called in response to a mass shooting by a white supremacist on April 17 that resulted in the...
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Palestine and Other Unresolved Issues with Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers is the author of My Chicago Activist Life: From Ireland to Palestine 1968 - 2025. In this memoir, Bill covers the major social justice movement that he was an active participant in, including the 1968 Democratic Convention Protests. stopping the Vietnam War, the Northwestern Student...
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Trump's Economic Policy with Masao Suzuki
From Masao Suzuki's latest article on Fight Back! News: On Wednesday, April 9, one week after President Trump declared a universal 10% tariff and for all the countries that the United States ran trade deficits with, he announced even higher tariffs of up to 50%. Even while members of his...
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Trump Attacks, Workers Fight Back! with Loreen Targos
We're 3 weeks deep into this Trump presidency, and we're seeing attacks on federal workers that are simply unprecedented. Beyond the damage being done to the lives of these workers, the attacks from Trump, Musk, and DOGE inflict direct harm to the physical planet we live on.Today on the show we...
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Student Activism & SDS Today with Erin Boyle
Since April of last year, starting with the fire lit by the student activists at Columbia university, students in the US have been fighting non-stop to show their solidarity to Palestine within the belly of the beast. Erin Boyle, vice president of the New Students for a Democratic Society (SDS),...
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Trump's War on Workers with Pat Kearns
Trump and his cronies have taken aim at the federal workforce. Elon Musk has been leading a purge of federal workers, issuing sweeping terminations and policies that aim to harass any workers that are fighting to hold onto their jobs. Pat Kearns joins us today to give us an insider's perspective…
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Black Trans Liberation with Delilah Pierre
Trans rights have been under attack, and these attacks have only intensified under the second Trump presidency. Delilah Pierre, president of the Tallahassee Community Action Committee, joins us today to discuss the nature of these attacks, the ways in which trans liberation ties into the…
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Imperialism & Trump with Mick Kelly
Fight Back! Radio shares its condolences with the family, friends and comrades of Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez, chairman of the Young Lords Organization. He died on January 10, 2025, at the age of 75 in Chicago. This episode is dedicated to him. Read Fight Back! New's in memoriam piece on Cha Cha.…
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Mao, China, and the Development of Marxism-Leninism with Josh Sykes
For those fighting for a better world, the teachings of Mao Zedong are essential in understanding how to bring about revolution. To give us a crash course on Mao's teachings, we welcome back Josh Sykes, author of "The Revolutionary Science of Marxism-Leninism", and contributing author of…
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Slavery, the 14th Amendment, and Trump's Attack on Immigrants with Masao Suzuki
From Masao Suzuki's latest article on Fight Back! News: "President-elect Trump is claiming that he can abolish birthright citizenship, seeking to strip citizenship from 7 million or more Americans who are children of undocumented immigrants." Masao is a retired professor of economics and lifelong...
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Resist Attacks on Immigrant Rights! with Marisol Marquez and Louise Carhart
As a second Trump presidency approaches, we're bracing for an onslaught of attacks from the GOP, especially attacks on our undocumented friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family members. Marisol Marquez, a community activist in LA and member of Centro Community Service Organization (CSO) joins us...
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Trump, Inflation and the Working Class with Masao Suzuki
Today on the show we're headed across campus to analyze the economic implications of another Trump presidency. Masao Suzuki is a recently retired professor who spent the last 35 years teaching and researching economics. When not in the classroom, Masao has been in the streets and fighting for...
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Marxism in Action with Ryan Delaney
The left often touts the importance of theory and practice, but what does that actually look like? Today on the show, we have Ryan Delaney to break down the dialectal relationship of theory and practice, and how to use them in the streets to bring about revolution. Ryan is a member of the Freedom...
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Fighting for Environmental Justice in the Trump Era
Imperialism is not only exploiting the multinational working class, but is actively destroying the planet we live on. Charlie Berg, a climate justice activist in Minnesota Climate Justice Committee (CJC MN), joins us today to dive into how the ruling class is doing nothing to stop climate change,...
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ICE, Murder, and The War on Drugs with Bill Conroy
Fight Back! Radio is going down a different path for this episode's topic. Today's guest is Bill Conroy, an investigative journalist and author of Dispatches from the House of Death: A journey into the dark heart of the "war for drugs". Bill recounts his treacherous and horrific investigation…
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Fight Back! Radio takes you to the heart of the peoples' struggles, and brings you a working class perspective on labor, Black liberation, anti-imperialism, and all other struggles for a better world.
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