Working Class Spark

Ep. #10 1/5/2019: includes an editorial on how past tragedies in Communist countries were a result of dictators and not socialism; Socialization as the term of the week; News piece on workers not given severance pay from Sears while top CEO's get millions in bonuses.

A quick editorial on how we have to smash the current so-called democratic system to move to a socialist society. Next, an article from The Guardian on how democracy is failing us. And lastly, an article from the NYT on women entering male-dominated occupations and the pros and cons of this trend.

Episode 8 features term of the week “Collective Bargaining”, an Article from the Guardian about boycotting Amazon, and an In These Times piece about the need for non-civility in our political actions.

Explaining socialism as the angle to this podcast and the why. Also piece on French protests and rioting.

Covering French protests; Sears layoffs; Amazon accident coverage.

Covering definitions of Collective Action & Street Politics, covering GM Job Cuts, covering first article in Amazon Diaries series in The Guardian.

Covering news about the French protests over fuel prices. Followed by Black Friday story. Then we cover the concept Socioeconomic Status.

Ep. 2: gentrification, #me too movement for working class women, and being working class at college. Covers concept of gentrification, and 2 articles about working class issues and struggles from The Guardian.

This episode is an introduction to the podcast’s purpose as a catalyst for working-class movements from a radical-Leftist approach. Also, it explains how we need to have the listeners involved in future content to make the podcast a success.