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Meet the BIPOC Press

Since 2021, Meet the BIPOC Press has been a monthly feature of Laura Flanders & Friends. Laura invites journalists of color from around the country, many from BIPOC-owned and operated media organizations, to explore the stories and perspectives left out of mainstream media. Voter suppression, America’s water crisis, drag story hour, the end of Roe v. Wade and race-conscious affirmative action — these are just some of the stories “Meet the BIPOC Press” has covered so far. It was originally co-hosted and co-produced by Sara Lomax and S. Mitra Kalita, the co-founders of URL Media, a national network of Black and Brown-led newsrooms working together to harness their collective power.

The Co-Hosts

Amir Khafagy: Journalist, Report for America Member, Documented

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City Works

City Works is a show that highlights the vast array of workers across New York City. Hosted by Laura Flanders and produced in collaboration with the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, the show spotlights the occupations and projects of the working people of our city, with inquiry carried out by one of the nation’s most outstanding universities.

The Episodes

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by Professor John Mollenkopf from the CUNY Graduate Center and Professor Robin D. G. Kelley of UCLA to examine the shift by many low-income voters to the Republican Party in the last election cycle. Is a renewed focus needed on economic class alone, or does a retreat from social issues harm working class interests? Can both be true? The three discuss and debate the strategies needed for working class advocacy in the years to come. --- FOLLOW CUNY SLU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cunySLU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunyslu Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cunyslu X: https://twitter.com/cunyslu Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cunyslu.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunyslu Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/cunyslu

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by Professor John Mollenkopf from the CUNY Graduate Center and Professor Robin D. G. Kelley of UCLA to examine the shift by many low-income voters to the Republican Party in the last election cycle. Is a renewed focus needed on economic class alone, or does a retreat from social issues harm working class interests? Can both be true? The three discuss and debate the strategies needed for working class advocacy in the years to come.

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S6E08 Party Politics: Where Have the Workers Gone – City Works

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies April 8, 2025 10:20 am

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by Roland “Rex” Rexha, Secretary Treasurer of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, and Captain Joseph Ahlstrom, a professor at SUNY Maritime College, to talk about the state of the U.S. maritime industry. The three discuss the safety lapses that led to the Baltimore bridge tragedy, as well as the potential to revitalize American shipping through legislation and expanding the use of local waterways. --- FOLLOW CUNY SLU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cunySLU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunyslu Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cunyslu X: https://twitter.com/cunyslu Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cunyslu.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunyslu Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/cunyslu

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by Roland “Rex” Rexha, Secretary Treasurer of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, and Captain Joseph Ahlstrom, a professor at SUNY Maritime College, to talk about the state of the U.S. maritime industry. The three discuss the safety lapses that led to the Baltimore bridge tragedy, as well as the potential to revitalize American shipping through legislation and expanding the use of local waterways.
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S6E07 Labor on the Seas: Maritime Work in the 21st Century – City Works

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies March 6, 2025 12:42 pm

In this clip from City Works, Assistant Professor of History at @stonybrooku Susannah Glickman explains why those concerned with America’s national security should be in favor of giving workers more control over how AI is deployed at their jobs. Check out the full episode on CUNY TV, or watch it online: youtu.be/XO944yakjHE --- FOLLOW CUNY SLU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cunySLU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunyslu Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cunyslu X: https://twitter.com/cunyslu Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cunyslu.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunyslu Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/cunyslu

In this clip from City Works, Assistant Professor of History at @stonybrooku Susannah Glickman explains why those concerned with America’s national security should be in favor of giving workers more control over how AI is deployed at their jobs.

Check out the full episode on CUNY TV, or watch it online: youtu.be/XO944yakjHE
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Should workers control how AI is deployed at their jobs?

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies February 26, 2025 10:00 am

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders sits down with Barbara Edmonds, Director of Strategic Initiatives at District Council 37, and Gabriel Pedreira, Political Director at the American Federation of Government Employees in New York State, to talk about the recent onslaught of attacks on public sector unions, from the Janus decision in 2018 to the latest threats coming from advisors to the Trump administration. --- FOLLOW CUNY SLU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cunySLU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunyslu Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cunyslu X: https://twitter.com/cunyslu Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cunyslu.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunyslu Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/cunyslu

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders sits down with Barbara Edmonds, Director of Strategic Initiatives at District Council 37, and Gabriel Pedreira, Political Director at the American Federation of Government Employees in New York State, to talk about the recent onslaught of attacks on public sector unions, from the Janus decision in 2018 to the latest threats coming from advisors to the Trump administration.
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S6E06 Organized Labor on Alert: Are Public Sector Unions in Danger? – City Works

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies February 6, 2025 2:20 pm

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by Assistant Professor of History at Stony Brook University Susannah Glickman, and Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Groningen Jason Resnikoff, to talk about how the narratives surrounding A.I. serve to obscure a much more familiar story: technology being used to exploit, monitor, and cut wages for workers. --- FOLLOW CUNY SLU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cunySLU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunyslu Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cunyslu X: https://twitter.com/cunyslu Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cunyslu.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunyslu Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/cunyslu

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by Assistant Professor of History at Stony Brook University Susannah Glickman, and Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Groningen Jason Resnikoff, to talk about how the narratives surrounding A.I. serve to obscure a much more familiar story: technology being used to exploit, monitor, and cut wages for workers.
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S6E05 Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work – City Works

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies January 4, 2025 3:45 pm

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks to Calvin John Smiley, Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, and Bianca Tylek, Founder and Executive Director of Worth Rises, to talk about what some have labeled the last remnant of legal slavery in America: prison labor. The three discuss the history of forced prison labor, how it hurts both those inside and outside of prison, and what is being done to finally end this centuries-long practice. --- FOLLOW CUNY SLU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cunySLU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunyslu Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cunyslu X: https://twitter.com/cunyslu Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cunyslu.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunyslu Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/cunyslu

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders speaks to Calvin John Smiley, Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, and Bianca Tylek, Founder and Executive Director of Worth Rises, to talk about what some have labeled the last remnant of legal slavery in America: prison labor. The three discuss the history of forced prison labor, how it hurts both those inside and outside of prison, and what is being done to finally end this centuries-long practice.
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S6E04 Captive Labor Forcing Prisoners to Work – City Works

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies December 11, 2024 8:51 pm

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders convenes a panel of climate activists working under and alongside the labor organization, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, CUNY SLU. Sean Sweeney, Irene Shen, Brian Kamanzi, and Ozzi Warwick speak to Laura about the need for democratic, public ownership of energy production in order to meet the challenge of climate change, and about their efforts to coordinate labor unions in pursuit of that goal. --- FOLLOW CUNY SLU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cunySLU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunyslu Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cunyslu X: https://twitter.com/cunyslu Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cunyslu.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunyslu Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/cunyslu

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders convenes a panel of climate activists working under and alongside the labor organization, Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, CUNY SLU. Sean Sweeney, Irene Shen, Brian Kamanzi, and Ozzi Warwick speak to Laura about the need for democratic, public ownership of energy production in order to meet the challenge of climate change, and about their efforts to coordinate labor unions in pursuit of that goal.
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S6E03 Combatting Climate Change Trade Unions for Energy Democracy – City Works

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies November 3, 2024 10:30 pm

Now you can take City Works on the go with the new CUNY TV app! Watch full episodes, access our social media, and check out all of CUNY TV’s programming in one place. Download it today, wherever you get your apps. --- FOLLOW CUNY SLU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cunySLU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunyslu Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cunyslu X: https://twitter.com/cunyslu Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cunyslu.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunyslu Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/cunyslu

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CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies October 18, 2024 9:01 am

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by labor scholars and political organizers as we approach Election Day 2024. Alethia Jones and Stephanie Luce from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, and Maria J. Stephan of the Horizons Project, talk about electoral politics and what it takes to organize and mobilize for a just future. We'll also take a look at excerpts from “Ensuring Democracy’s Future,” a recent public event held at SLU that explored these issues. --- FOLLOW CUNY SLU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cunySLU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cunyslu Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cunyslu X: https://twitter.com/cunyslu Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cunyslu.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/cunyslu Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/cunyslu

On this episode of City Works, host Laura Flanders is joined by labor scholars and political organizers as we approach Election Day 2024. Alethia Jones and Stephanie Luce from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, and Maria J. Stephan of the Horizons Project, talk about electoral politics and what it takes to organize and mobilize for a just future. We'll also take a look at excerpts from “Ensuring Democracy’s Future,” a recent public event held at SLU that explored these issues.
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S6E02 Democracy For All Organizing in a Pivotal Election Year – City Works

CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies October 10, 2024 9:38 am

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