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Talk World Radio

Talk World Radio

By: David Swanson
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  • Talk World Radio: Keith Kelleher on Organizing Workers

    Talk World Radio: Keith Kelleher on Organizing Workers
    Apr 21 2026
    This week on Talk World Radio, we're talking about community and workplace organizing. Our guest Keith Kelleher was the founder of United Labor Unions (ULU) Local 880 (1983-5), then Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 880 (1985-2008) and then president (2008-2017) of SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Kansas (HCIIMK). Once the smallest local union, it is now the largest local union in Chicago, Cook County, the state of Illinois, and the Midwest, as well as the 7th largest local of the 2 million member Service Employees International Union. Keith has also served as an International Vice President of SEIU. How Black and Brown Women in Chicago Helped Build Jesse Jackson’s Campaigns https://convergencemag.com/articles/how-black-and-brown-women-in-chicago-helped-build-jesse-jacksons-campaigns How Mass-Based Community Unions Could Transform the Country https://forgeorganizing.org/article/how-mass-based-community-unions-could-transform-the-country The Coming Storm In New York https://forgeorganizing.org/article/the-coming-storm-in-new-york
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    29 mins
  • Talk World Radio: Howard Yaruss on Understandable Economics

    Talk World Radio: Howard Yaruss on Understandable Economics
    Apr 15 2026
    This week on Talk World Radio, we're joined by Howard Yaruss, an economist, professor, attorney, businessman, and activist who teaches at New York University. He has published a new edition of a book called Understandable Economics: Because Understanding Our Economy Is Easier Than You Think and More Important Than You Know.
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    29 mins
  • Talk World Radio: Matthew Hoh on War on Iran

    Talk World Radio: Matthew Hoh on War on Iran
    Apr 6 2026
    This week on Talk World Radio, we're talking about Iran, the world, and the problem of war. Our guest Matthew Hoh is a disabled Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War and former Afghan War State Department Officer. In 2009, after being appointed to the Foreign Service, Hoh resigned his post in Afghanistan over the Obama administration’s escalation of the Afghan War. He is now an analyst and commentator on foreign and military policy issues as a senior fellow with the Eisenhower Media Network. He serves on the advisory boards of many peace organizations, including Veterans For Peace and World BEYOND War, and is an associate member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.
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    29 mins
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