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Working People: A podcast by, for, and about the working class today (now in partnership with In These Times magazine and The Real News Network). Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode, you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. Overall, Working People aims to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country. Ciencias Sociales Mundial
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  • Federal whistleblowers expose how Trump’s HUD is abandoning vulnerable Americans

    Federal whistleblowers expose how Trump’s HUD is abandoning vulnerable Americans
    Sep 23 2025

    Federal whistleblowers are going public with an emergency message from within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). According to their formal complaint, under President Trump’s administration, “HUD leadership has already violated the law” and taken actions that “will result in legal violations, gross mismanagement, gross waste of funds, and present a specific danger to public health and safety.” The complaints were filed by four attorneys and staff workers at HUD’S Office of General Counsel and Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. In their first on-air appearance since going public with their allegations, Max speaks with attorneys and federal employees Paul Osadebe and Palmer Heenan about their whistleblower complaints and the “chaos” at Trump’s HUD.

    Guests:

    • Paul Osadebe is an attorney working in the federal government, a shop steward for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) – Local 476, and a member of the Federal Unionists Network. Osadebe is one of the four employees within the Department of Housing and Urban Development who have filed formal whistleblower complaints through the office of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D – Massachusetts).
    • Palmer Heenan is an attorney working in the federal government, a rank-and-file member of AFGE – Local 476, and a member of the Federal Unionists Network. Heenan is one of the four employees within the Department of Housing and Urban Development who have filed formal whistleblower complaints through the office of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D – Massachusetts).

    Additional resources:

    • Debra Kamin, The New York Times, “Trump appointees roll back enforcement of Fair Housing laws”
    • Federal Unionists Network website, BlueSky, and Instagram
    • AFGE – Local 476 website
    • Federal Unionists Network: HUD Whistleblowers Sound Alarm on Civil Rights (Report)
    • Federal Unionists Network: Join Us To Defend Public Services!

    Credits

    • Studio Production: David Hebden
    • Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor
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    42 m
  • The biggest labor story in the US right now is happening at Microsoft

    The biggest labor story in the US right now is happening at Microsoft
    Sep 11 2025
    Current and former tech workers with the No Azure for Apartheid coalition continue to disrupt business as usual at Microsoft’s global headquarters in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide, and in protest of Microsoft’s contracts with the Israeli military to provide tech that Israel uses to surveil, kill, and retroactively justify the killing of Palestinians. In this episode of Working People, which is a critical follow-up to our last episode, we speak with a panel of five tech workers and No Azure for Apartheid coalition members who have all been fired by Microsoft in the past year in response to their protest actions: Anna Hattle, Joe Lopez, Hossam Nasr, Nisreen Jaradat, and Riki. Even after losing their jobs, however, these workers have vowed not to stop organizing and protesting until Microsoft meets their demands to “fully and perpetually divests from Israel's economy of occupation, apartheid, and genocide.” Additional links/info:
    • No Azure for Apartheid Instagram and Linktree
    • Maximillian Alvarez, Working People / The Real News Network, “‘Microsoft is an active partner in the genocide!’: Inside the tech worker revolt for Palestine”
    • Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “Cops violently dismantle Palestine encampment at Microsoft HQ, arrest protestors”
    • Tom Warren, The Verge, “Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office”
    • Microsoft: Brad Smith press conference on Aug. 26, 2025
    • Harry Davies & Yuval Abraham, The Guardian, “‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians”
    Featured Music:
    • Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song
    Credits:
    • Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor
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    1 h y 10 m
  • ‘Microsoft is an active partner in the genocide!’: Inside the tech worker revolt for Palestine

    ‘Microsoft is an active partner in the genocide!’: Inside the tech worker revolt for Palestine
    Sep 5 2025
    Tech workers at the heart of Microsoft are waging one of the most significant and under-covered labor battles in the US right now. For the last two weeks, members of the No Azure for Apartheid coalition, including current and former tech workers at Microsoft and community allies, have been taking bold, continuing, and escalating actions to disrupt business as usual in solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide and in protest of Microsoft’s contracts with the Israeli military to provide tech that Israel uses to surveil, kill, and retroactively justify the killing of Palestinians. Those actions have included establishing a “liberated zone” encampment and even occupying executives’ offices at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA. In this on-the-ground episode of Working People, recorded at Microsoft headquarters on Aug. 19-20, we take you to the front lines of the No Azure for Apartheid struggle.Additional links/info:
    • No Azure for Apartheid Instagram and Linktree
    • Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “Cops violently dismantle Palestine encampment at Microsoft HQ, arrest protestors”
    • Tom Warren, The Verge, “Microsoft employee arrested at headquarters while protesting Israel contracts”
    • Tom Warren, The Verge, “Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office”
    • Harry Davies & Yuval Abraham, The Guardian, “‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians”
    Featured Music:
    • Jules Taylor, “Working People” Theme Song
    Credits:
    • Studio Production: Maximillian Alvarez
    • Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor
    Más Menos
    45 m
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