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 to break down these nature of these attacks, how it'…

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 change since the 70s. Read Masao's article on the curren…

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 Road Socialist Organization, and an activist in both…

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, and how it's up to the people to fight and win this …

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 into the international crimes and atrocities that occurr…

Our committed listeners will know that our recent episodes have been majorly focused on the Palestinian Liberation struggle. This is for good reason, as it is one of the most important struggles against imperialism the world has seen in recent history. In today's episode, we continue our analysis of this struggle, but also discuss the Middle East m…

Nearly one year ago, on October 7, the sound of freedom thundered across Palestine, and its echoes are still being heard around the world. The Palestinian resistance launched Operation Al Aqsa Flood, a mass breakout from the world’s largest open air prison, Gaza. And, in doing so, they took a historic step towards liberation. To discuss the events …

As we are fast approaching the one year anniversary of October 7th, as well as contentious US presidential election, there is a lot that needs to be said about the US's role in aiding Israel's genocide of Palestine. We'd be hard-pressed to find better guests to discuss this topic with than Frank Chapman and Hatem Abudayyeh. Frank is the executive d…

On August 19, over 20,000 people marched on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, demanding an end to U.S. aid to Israel and an end to the genocide in Gaza. The march was the result of over a year of work by the Coalition to March on the DNC. Marchers came within sight and sound of the Democratic National Convention, putting heat o…

Next week is the Democratic National Convention, and thousands will be showing up to make the voices of the people heard. The entire Fight Back! Radio team is joining the coalition, leaving us with less time to produce an episode than usual. For this reason, we will be rebroadcasting the All Out for the March on the DNC online meeting call. We hope…

Whether it's the unionizing campaign, or the uproar over their response to the "pin incident", Delta Airlines has been making headlines, and we're on the side of the workers. Our guest today is Rasaq Adeyemi, who is an airline attendant at Delta, as well as an organizing member of Delta AFA which is driving the unionizing campaign. We discuss the u…

In a surprising turn of events, Sean O'Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spoke at the Republican National Convention. To unpack this bold choice, we are joined today by Jared Hamil, a UPS package car driver in LA and Teamsters Local 396 shop steward. Jared gives us his assessment of O'Brien's speech, the failure of bot…

Today we are joined by Carlos Montes, an iconic leader of the Chicano National Movement. Carlos was the founder, spokesperson and minister of information for the Brown Berets. He was also a key leader of the 1968 Los Angeles High School walkouts, the Chicano Moratorium against the Viet Nam War, the mega-marches from 2006 and continues today as a le…

Chris Townsend, labor movement veteran, joins us today to talk about the legacy of William Z. Foster, and how it relates to today's labor movement. You can buy a copy of "American Trade Unionism: Selected Writing by William Z. Foster" at International Publishers. Read Chris's article "The Biggest Organizing Wave You Never Heard Of" on Marxism-Lenin…

Today on the show, Louise Carhart gives us some insight into the shop floor struggles of legal aid workers. Louise is a chief steward and executive committee member of her union, the United Legal Workers (ULW), and works as a staff attorney for the ULW's farm worker project. Louise describes the unique struggles involved with organizing workers in …

A fire of resistance has been lit on college campuses across the country. Students everywhere are demonstrating their solidarity with Palestine, and pressuring their schools to disclose and divest from Israel. Today on the show we have Chrisley Carpio, a national leader of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), which is leading the student resist…

We are currently in a moment of revolutionary upheaval, and witnessing the mobilization of people across the globe in response to it. These historic moments are what change the course of history, and in his recent speech, David Gilbert Pederson (DGB) describes the critical importance and methods of sustaining this momentum. On today's show, we'll h…

Students all over the United States are demonstrating their solidarity with Palestine with massive protests and encampments across university campuses. Audari Tamayo is a member of the UW-Milwaukee chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and was recently brutalized by police and arrested for being involved with such protests. Today he r…

Today we are joined by Xavi Velasquez, who is the president of La Frontera Nos Cruzó (The Border Crossed Us), an affiliate of Legalization For All. In our interview, Xavi describes what he and his delegation witnessed at the Texas-Mexico border, including the occupation of public lands and the inhumane treatment of people trying to cross. Legalizat…

Those who have been following the labor movement in the US have surely witnessed the bold moves and great victories being made by the rank and file workers of the United Auto Workers union. Much of this was driven by the Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) caucus, and today on the show we have Scott Houldieson, a member of UAW local 551, and the…

Fight Back! Radio is taking a bit of a turn in today's episode as we step away from covering the activism going on in the streets and talk about the knowledge contained within the sheets, that is, Marxist-Leninist theory. Josh Sykes has put in a lot of work in the streets, but has also written a book: The Revolutionary Science of Marxism-Leninism. …

As the struggle for Palestinian Liberation continues, Meredith Aby reminds us that this struggle won't end well for Israel. Meredith is a founding member of the Minneapolis Antiwar Committee, and has dedicated her life to activism, even in the face of oppression by the FBI. In this episode, she breaks down the US involvement of this genocide, the r…

In this episode we venture into the world of service industry unionism. Our guide today, Zane Smith, works at Homegrown, a Seattle based sandwich shop. Zane serves as a rank and file union leader, with the support of the UNITE HERE Local 8 union. We discuss their unionization campaign, facing retaliation from the company, their ongoing strike, and …

The Electronic Intifada is one of, if not the best news sources for coverage on Palestine in English. We're honored to have on the senior editor of the publication, Maureen Clare Murphy, to talk about the experience she and her colleagues have had in covering the ongoing struggle in Palestine. If you aren't already, you should be reading The Electr…

Fight Back! Radio is welcoming back our very first guest we've ever had, Kobi Guillory, to talk about the Coalition to March on the Democratic National Convention. With a US presidential election right around the corner, it is critical for the people to make it clear to the powers that be, including the "progressive" party, that we won't stand for …

Angel Krempa made labor news headlines after being illegally fired from her job at Starbucks back in 2022. She was targeted by the company for being a union leader under ⁠Starbucks Workers United⁠, and today on the show she describes what it's like fighting a multi-billion dollar company, the importance of unions, and the power of solidarity. We en…

Fight Back! Radio believes that all fights for liberation stem from the same struggle, and that victory lies in us all fighting together in solidarity. In today's episode, we're talking to Merawi Gerima about connections between the Black Liberation and the Palestinian Liberation struggles. Merawi is a Chicago based activist, a filmmaker, and is th…

Jasmine Smith is a Chicago based activist that is fighting tirelessly to bring justice to victims of police torture and the wrongfully convicted. Jasmine is the co-chair of the Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Torture (CFIST), and is on the executive board of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR). In today'…

Tom Burke is the Organizational Secretary of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, a labor leader in his local IATSE union in Grand Rapids, MI, and someone who is well-versed in Venezuela, past, present, and future. Tom sat down with us to share his first-hand knowledge of the country, including the story of Hugo Chávez, to the current leadershi…

Today we're honored to have on Michael Sampson, a revolutionary activist in Jacksonville, FL. Michael is a member of the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC), a Black-led, grassroots organization fighting for justice and liberation. He also serves as a co-chair of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR). In …

We're honored today to get to talk to the National Chair of the US Palestinian Network (USPCN), Hatem Abudayyah. Hatem gives us a deep dive into the Al-Aqsa Flood, both in a material sense of what is happening in Palestine and across the world, and gives a theoretically breakdown of the ralations between the imperialist powers that Palestine is fig…

Elmer "Ka Bong" Labog is a trade unionist, labor activist, and chairperson of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), one of the largest trade union federations in the Philippines. Ka Bong joined us to discuss the labor struggles they have been waging in the Philippines, the backlash they've gotten from both domestic and international powers, and the ways they ha…

We're honored to be joined again by the executive director of the ⁠National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (NAARPR)⁠ and lifelong activist and revolutionary, Frank Chapman. We talk about what Frank covers in his book, ⁠The Damned Don't Cry⁠, which covers his inspiring life story, from his young years in St. Louis on the streets, t…

We're honored to be joined again by the executive director of the National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (NAARPR) and lifelong activist and revolutionary, Frank Chapman. We talk about what Frank covers in his book, The Damned Don't Cry, which covers his inspiring life story, from his young years in St. Louis on the streets, to be…

The 2024 Republican National Convention is scheduled to take place in Milwaukee, WI from July 15th-18th, and The People aren't wasting anytime to show GOP just how unwelcome they are in their city. Nearly 400 people marched in the streets of Milwaukee on the evening of August 23 in protest of the first Republican presidential primary debate. Our gu…

On Tuesday, July 25, the Teamsters reached a tentative agreement for the UPS 2023-2028 contract which covers 340,000 workers across the country. The agreement follows a rank-and-file campaign for a strong contract that resulted in a 97% strike authorization vote in June, and practice pickets all around the country in July in the lead up to a potent…

From police violence, racist education standards, and out right union busting, Florida is a hot bed of struggle. As a Duval County public school teacher, union building rep, activist in the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC), treasurer of the National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (NAARPR), Monique Sampson is fighting…

The deadline for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service to agree on a national contract is fast approaching, and the Teamsters are preparing to fight for their demands, even if it means going on one of the largest labor strikes in US history. The Freedom Road Socialist Organization hosted a virtual forum where rank & f…

August 1st is the deadline for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and United Parcel Service (UPS) to agree on a contract, and Teamsters across the country are showing that they are ready and willing to go on strike if their demands aren't met. Our guest today, Tanner Fischer, is a UPS package car driver, president of Teamsters Local 9…

It's been a year since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and Milwaukee is making it clear that they aren't stepping down. Hayley McNeill is one of the folks in the streets fighting for reproductive justice. We got to hear from her about the amazing work that Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee (RJA-M) is doing, including making demands of their pol…

Serena Sojic-Borne is a fighter on many fronts. From the war over reproductive rights, to the attacks on LGBTQ youths, and the exploitation by Starbucks corporate, Serena recalls how she and her fellow comrades stand up and fight back. Get connected with the Real Name Campaign: Linktree Instagram Twitter Facebook Checkout our interview with Eliza S…

We're honored to sit down with Adrian Bonifacio, the national chair of Bayan USA, a grassroots alliance struggling for genuine democracy and sovereignty in the Philippines. Adrian gives us a crash course on the history of the Philippines, a political analysis on the struggle for power between the people and imperialism, and describes what the fight…

On March 6th, five protesters at the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay, FL were brutalized by campus police during an action that protested Governor DeSantis’ racist attacks on education. Gia Davila, a member of the Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society, was one of the students who were attacked and arrested. Today she joined us to rec…

Happy International Workers' Day from Fight Back! Radio! We're honored to be joined on this historic anniversary by Angel Naranjo, a high school senior and leader of Chicago’s Little Village Lawndale High School Fight Back! organization. Angel recently took a trip to the border between Mexico and the US and recalls for us the history of that area, …

Jon Melrod has spent the majority of his life deep in the trenches of the labor movement, across dozens of shop floors and different industries. We're honored to have him on the show to hear about the fights he and his fellow workers waged against the auto industry, various factories, and the strategies and tactics they utilized to achieve major vi…

In July of 2021, the Chicago City Council passed the Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS) Ordinance, a ground breaking piece of legislation that gives real power back to the people of Chicago over the policing of their city. Anthony Driver was one of the key leaders that worked tirelessly to get this ordinance passed, and today he shares…

Marcia Howard, high school, English Teacher, vice president of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59, and occupier of George Floyd Square takes a moment away from her classroom and occupying shift to sit down with us talk about police brutality, the strength of community, the role of unions, and the importance of solidarity. Support the T…

Happy International Women's Day from Fight Back! Radio! We are honored to be joined by our guest today, Nouri Shabiba, who is on the national coordinating committee of the US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN). Nouri lays out for us the road to Palestinian Liberation, past, present, and future, as well as the origins of Zionism, the resistance a…

Today we're joined by our first returning guest, Carlos Montes, who we're having back on because there was simply too much to cover in just one interview. Those who listened to our first interview with Carlos will know him as an iconic leader of the Chicano National Movement, as well as the founder, spokesperson and minister of information for the …

On January 7th, 2023, Memphis Police brutally assaulted Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man. This resulted in “his bones coming out of his skin” and difficulty breathing. Tyre Nichols died in the hospital three days later, on January 10th, after kidney failure and cardiac arrest because of the beating. The body cam footage is horrific and unwatch…