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Concluding part of our miniseries on the Columbia Eagle mutiny during the Vietnam war in 1970, when two anti-war American sailors hijacked their ship full of napalm and sailed it to Cambodia.Bonus episode 4.1 is available for our $5 and above patreon supporters here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wch-crime-4-1-ep-25989867You can support this podcast, listen to 2 bonus episodes as part of this series, and get exclusive early access to future episodes and other benefits at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryFull footnotes and more information about this episode on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/04/09/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/Pictured: Al todayACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThese episodes were written by WCH and Daniel WoldorffEditing by Daniel WoldorffMusic composed by Austin Coulson: https://www.mixcloud.com/tsonazores/Outro episode for episode 3 is Deep Water by the RJ Phillips Band. Stream it here: https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/deep-water

Penultimate part of our miniseries on the 1970 Columbia Eagle mutiny during the Vietnam war, when 2 American sailors hijacked their ship carrying napalm for US forces.You can support this podcast, listen to bonus audio and part 4 now on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryFull footnotes for this episode, along with photos and more information here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/04/09/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/Merch commemorating the Vietnam GI resistance which supports our work available here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/vietnam-gi-resistanceACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThese episodes were written by WCH and Daniel WoldorffEditing by Daniel WoldorffMusic composed by Austin Coulson: https://www.mixcloud.com/tsonazores/Outro episode for episode 3 is Deep Water by the RJ Phillips Band. Stream it here: https://soundcloud.com/hillipsand/deep-water

Part 2 of our 4-part series on the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of resistance to the Vietnam war, when two sailors hijacked their ship transporting thousands of tonnes of napalm for US forces, and sailed it to Cambodia. Part of our first season of WCH Crime, the podcast where true crime meets the struggle for a better world.Listen to all 4 parts now, as well as 2 bonus episodes, and support our work on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryFull show notes for this episode, as well as pictures and more information are available here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/04/09/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/There is a mini bonus episode attached to part 2, with more information about Clyde's early life, available for the relevant levels of our patreon supporters here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wch-crime-2-1-ep-25989651MERCHWe’ve produced a range of merchandise commemorating the anti-war movement by service people during the Vietnam war using some

First episode of the WCH Crime podcast, about the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of resistance to the Vietnam war, when two sailors hijacked their ship transporting thousands of tonnes of napalm for US forces, and sailed it to Cambodia.You can listen to all 4 parts of this series, plus 2 bonus episodes, by supporting us on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryFull footnotes for this episode, including photos and more information are here on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/04/09/wch-crime-columbia-eagle-mutiny/WCH Crime will feature cases where people have faced criminal charges for their beliefs or political activities, and will look at cases where people have been framed or even killed by the state. It will be in the same feed as the regular Working Class History podcast.All four parts, and two additional bonus episodes, are available for all of our patrons contributing $5 a month or more. For everyone else, subsequent parts will be released each

Podcast episode about the workers at the Lusty Lady strip club in San Francisco who in 1997 were the first women who managed to unionise a strip joint in the United States, and who later took it over and ran it as a workers’ co-operative.This podcast is funded by our listeners. You can support us and get exclusive early access to episodes, bonus audio and more at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryWe have more info, photos, videos and full show notes for this episode on our website at https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/03/13/e20-the-exotic-dancers-union/We have been trying to improve our podcast over the last few months, but this is really the first of our new wave of episodes which we have been devoting huge amounts of time to. We have worked on this episode for over 6 months, and are very pleased to finally be able to release it. Ultimately we will only be able to continue to devote this much time to the podcast if we get more support on patreon, so please do support us if you can. If not, we would st

Episode on the early history of the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in Australia, in conversation with Paula DeAngelis. Paula is a historian and contributed to Wobblies of the World: a global history of the IWW.Support this podcast on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryThis is our playlist of early IWW music: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7…73VUIFoIkZqqRVM79You can buy Wobblies of the World here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0745399592/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0745399592&linkCode=as2&tag=workingclas01-20&linkId=2dcaa991574b707f6725e787eaac7f00Episode 6 of our podcast gives an introduction to the IWW in the US so we recommend listening to that before this unless you are well acquainted with IWW history and terminology already.FOOTNOTES– This is a short history of the Australian IWW: https://libcom.org/history/1914-2000-the-australian-iww-and-direct-action– These are personal recollections of involvement in the Australi

Concluding part of our two-part episode on a people's history of Zionism and opposition to it within Israel, in conversation with former members of socialist group Matzpen: Moshe Machover, Haim and Udi.For more information and further reading, see the show notes of part 1.Support this podcast and get early access to episodes and other benefits here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryACKNOWLEDGEMENTSEdited by Louise BarryThanks to Max Blumenthal (https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal) for permission to use audio from video clips which are here: https://youtu.be/MwjKa9v6OAY and https://vimeo.com/19444809

A festive and New Year message from WCH. You can support our work on patreon at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryPictured is the Christmas tree outside the Athens Parliament, which was burned by people in 2008 protesting against the police murder of a teenager.

First of a two-part episode on a people's history of Zionism and opposition to within Israel, in conversation with former members of socialist group Matzpen Moshe Machover, Haim and Udi.Support this podcast, and listen to part 2 now on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryMORE INFORMATION– For more information on Matzpen, check out their website: http://www.matzpen.org/english/ or watch this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfcFno2pqJg– For further reading written by Matzpen co-founder, Moshe Machover, see his archive on the Matzpen site: http://www.matzpen.org/english/tag/moshe-machover/ See also other collections of Moshe’s texts on the Israeli Occupation Archive and libcom.org websites: https://www.israeli-occupation.org/tag/moshe-machover/ // https://libcom.org/tags/moshe-machover – For a further expansion of Moshe’s discussion on the podcast regarding the resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict, see: http://www.matzpen.org/english/2009-02-10/resolution-of-the-israeli-palestinia

Podcast about the early history of women in the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in the United States, in conversation with Heather Mayer, author of Beyond the Rebel Girl: Women and the IWW in the Pacific Northwest, 1905-1924. Support this podcast and get benefits like early accessed episodes and more on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryGet Heather's book here: https://amzn.to/2DqONVcEpisode 6 of our podcast gives an introduction to the IWW in the US so we recommend listening to that before this unless you are well acquainted with IWW history and terminology already.FOOTNOTES– Everett massacre: here is an extensive collection about these events: https://content.lib.washington.edu/pnwlaborweb/index.html– Mother Jones: this is her autobiography – https://libcom.org/library/autobiography-mother-jones– Lucy Parsons: this is a short biography – https://libcom.org/history/articles/1853-lucy-parsons– Emma Goldman: this is a short biography – https://libcom.org/history/articles/1869-

Podcast episode about the Peterloo massacre of 1819 with Mike Leigh, director of his new film, Peterloo, and Dr Jacqueline Riding, author and historical consultant on the film. Please support this podcast on patreon and get early access to episodes and other benefits here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryPeterloo is out in cinemas now, so do check it out! Trailer and more info about the film here: https://www.peterloofilm.co.ukThis is a short history of the Peterloo massacre: https://libcom.org/history/history-peterloo-massacre-1819Jacqueline's book, Peterloo: The story of the Manchester massacre, with a foreword by Mike Leigh, is available here: https://amzn.to/2JJeKzPACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThanks to Premier Communications for audio clips used in this episodeEdited by Jesse French

Podcast episode about the Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky, and Mrs Van, a member of the Vietnamese Women's Union. We look at the geopolitics of the conflict and its human cost. Support this podcast and get early access to episodes and other benefits here on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryThis episode is part of our series on the Vietnam war. Check out the rest of the series here: https://soundcloud.com/workingclasshistory/sets/vietnam-warChomsky's book Who Rules the World? is available now: https://amzn.to/2pSxHHjFOOTNOTES– This is a short history of Vietnam from 1945-57 by Howard Zinn: https://libcom.org/history/articles/vietnam-1945-57– And this is Zinn's short account of US involvement in the war: https://libcom.org/history/articles/vietnam-war– The Vietnam War documentary series by Ken Burns can be viewed here: https://amzn.to/2Ekx6IvACKNOWLEDGEMENTS– Thanks to Vivian Rothstein for providing the recording of Mrs Van's testimony.– The music in this episode was also from the recording by Vivi

Episode about the crucial role played by women in the great miners strike in Britain, 1984-5, in conversation with Heather Wood, chair of the Easington women's strike support group.Our patreon supporters enable us to make this podcast. You too can support us and get access to bonus audio and more here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryThis is our short video history of the miners' strike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOucUVz4AYwThis is a short history of Women Against Pit Closures, an umbrella group of miners' wives and women supporting the strike: https://libcom.org/history/women-against-pit-closures-1984-5FOOTNOTES– Neil Kinnock – leader of the Labour Party at the time– Tony Benn – a long-term left-wing Labour MP– Greenham Common – a legendary women's peace camp– The book by local women was called The Last Coals of Spring and is currently out of print– The 1926 general strike – this is a short history: https://libcom.org/history/articles/british-general-strike– Battle of Orgreave – a mass picket of

This episode has been partially recorded, re-edited, improved and re-released as episodes 61-62, so please listen to them instead: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e61-the-league-of-revolutionary-black-workers-in-detroit/

Concluding part of our two-part episode on the GI resistance to the Vietnam war, in conversation with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author. Most further reading is linked to in the show notes of part 1.Support our work by backing us on patreon and get exclusive audio and other benefits: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryThis article gives a good general overview of the GI resistance movement: https://libcom.org/history/1961-1973-gi-resistance-in-the-vietnam-warThis is our GI resistance merchandise in our online store: https://working-class-history.myshopify.com/collections/vietnam-gi-resistanceThis is our short video history of the movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzhM9eDoM80This is our playlist of Vietnam war protest music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pj9AucSc9Y&list=PL71HxBMvC6bxaaxqKun66juixXqPZFjCNYou can get Jerry Lembcke's books here: https://www.amazon.com/Jerry-Lembcke/e/B001HCZKCS/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1533499864&sr=1-1FOOTNOTES – Here you c

During the later years of the Vietnam war, a little-known but powerful rebellion developed within the ranks of the US forces. In this two-part episode, we talk about the GI resistance to the war with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author, and Bart, a navy veteran about their experiences.This article gives a good general overview of the GI resistance movement: https://libcom.org/history/1961-1973-gi-resistance-in-the-vietnam-warSupport our work and get access to other exclusive audio and other benefits on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory This is our GI resistance merchandise in our online store: https://working-class-history.myshopify.com/collections/vietnam-gi-resistanceThis is our short video history of the movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzhM9eDoM80This is our playlist of Vietnam war protest music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pj9AucSc9Y&list=PL71HxBMvC6bxaaxqKun66juixXqPZFjCNYou can get Jerry Lembcke's books here: https://www.amazon.com/Jerry-Le

This episode about later history of the IWW union was one of our earliest episodes, which wasn't great quality. So for the moment it has been taken off-line while we work on improving it and rereleasing it.The original, old episode, is available exclusively for our patreon supporters, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/e9-industrial-of-20128633 You can join us and help fund our work improving our old episodes and producing new ones on patreon at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory

Apologies but this episode about the strike wave in the US during the Vietnam war has now moved. We have re-edited, partially rerecorded, improved and rereleased this episode as our episodes 99-100. So please scroll along to those episodes to give it a listen, or go to our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/blog/e99-vietnam-war-strike-wave/To support our work and help us improve all of our old episodes, join us at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistoryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-class-history--5711490/support.

Apologies but this episode has now moved. We have re-edited, partially rerecorded, improved and rereleased this episode as our episodes 57-58. So please scroll along to those episodes to give it a listen, or go to our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e57-west-virginia-mine-wars-1902-1922/

This early podcast episode about the IWW wasn’t that great quality. We are currently working on redoing this episode, in order to release a much improved version.The original, old version, for the time being is available only for our supporters on patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wch6-industrial-18847541So you can join us, help fund our work both improving our old episodes and producing new ones at https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory