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 Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) Local 2955, and also serves as a warden on the executive board of his local. Mike Bellamy is also a member of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, and spends his days bringing class struggle to the job site.You can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitter
Aug 24
1 hr 12 min
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 fight against U.S. imperialism.Meredith Aby joins us today, and brings with her a strong and thorough analysis of these struggles. Meredith is the director of Women Against Military Madness (WAMM), serves on the steering committee of the Anti-War Action Network (AWAN), is a co-founder of the Minnesota Anti-War Committee, and was a life long teacher and organizer against war.Woman Against Military Madness (WAMM)The Anti-War Action Network (AWAN)You can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitterFacebook
Aug 10
1 hr 19 min
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 his plans for military any aggression.We are honored to have on the show today, her Excellency, Ambassador of Cuba, Lianys Torres Rivera, to discuss the historical context of the U.S.'s aggression against Cuba, the implications for every day Cubans, and Cuba's continued posture of peace, diplomacy, and humanitarianism.Read about every day people standing with Cuba around the U.S. on Fight Back! News:Tucson stands with Cuba and Mexico against U.S. imperialismUtah anti-war activists hold overpass demonstration for CubaMinnesotans protest to demand U.S. hands off CubaDC says, ‘Hands off Cuba!’Join the Anti-War Action Network and fight against U.S. imperialism.You can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitterFacebook
Jul 27
40 min
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 today he gets to be the guest. On today's show, Shayne and Richard discuss the role podcasts play in politics, the goals of Fight Back! Radio, and how the team aims to achieve them.You can learn more about the arrest of Conor Cauley on the JaxPSN website: http://jaxpsn.org/free-conorCheckout the Anti-War Action NetworkCheckout Legalization For AllCheckout Students for a Democratic SocietyCheckout the Freedom Road Socialist OrganizationCheckout the National Alliance Against Racists and Political RepressionYou can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitterFacebook
Jul 13
1 hr 5 min
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 electoral politics, we are joined by Chris Townsend. Chris has been a union member for 47, currently serves as the International Union Organizing Director with the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), and has previously served as the International Representative and Political Action Director of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), and has served as a local officer in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).Read the article Chris wrote on Abigail Spanberger's veto on Marxism-Leninism Today: Virginia Labor Movement Takes a Torpedo… from a DemocratYou can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitterFacebook
Jun 22
1 hr 14 min
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 life is like in Cuba, and provides an analysis on how we should view the U.S. aggressive posture towards the sovereign country. Jessica is a preschool teacher, a founding member of Grand Rapids Opponents of War (GROW), and an active member of Palestine Solidarity Grand Rapids, the Anti-War Action Network (AWAN), and the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO).We encourage all of our listeners to attend the 2026 Anti-War Action Network National Conference, July 11-12 in Chicago, ILYou can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitterFacebook
Jun 8
1 hr 12 min
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 current an organizer in CTU.You can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitterFacebook
May 25
1 hr 15 min
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 Racist and Political Repressions tells us about Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and organizer with American Muslims for Palestine, who was detained by ICE in Milwaukee and the fight to free him.https://freesalah.org/https://www.instagram.com/freesalahsarsourShayne Tremblay interviews Conor Cauley, a Florida organizer and member of the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network. Conor was arrested at a city council meeting along with fellow organizers who were guilty of nothing but standing with Palestine.https://jaxpsn.org/drop-the-charges/https://www.instagram.com/jaxpsnChrisley Carpio speaks on behalf of Rick Toledo, a student organizer in the Students for Democratic Society, who is facing four bogus felonies for his participation in a sit-in protest at Cal Poly Tech Humboldt. https://fightbacknews.org/articles/solidarity-with-rick-toledo-no-charges-for-standing-up-for-palestinehttps://www.instagram.com/sds_humboldt/We urge our listeners to checkout the Anti-War Action Network.Look out for the 2026 Anti-War Action Network Conference happening on July 11th and 12th in Chicago.You can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitterFacebook
May 11
56 min
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 veteran of the movement, and brings us a communist analysis of May Day, the state of the US, and the international struggle against monopoly capitalism and imperialism.We encourage all of our listeners to read about the peoples' struggles on Fight Back! News.You can find the Freedom Road Socialist Organization online at.You can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitterFacebook
Apr 27
1 hr 8 min
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 this interview he discloses the history of TDU's forming, the power struggles they had with labor bureaucrats, and all that they have won for Teamsters and workers everywhere.You can find TDU online on their website, and we encourage any of our Teamster listeners to join TDU.You can reach us by email at [email protected] Back! Radio is online at fightbackradio.show, and on the following socials:InstagramTwitterTikTokFacebookYouTubeAnd as always, check out Fight Back! News:InstagramWebsiteTwitterFacebook
Apr 13
1 hr 19 min
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