Corporate Gossip Ghosts of Strike-mas Past and Larry Ellison Lore (Full Bonus Episode!)
We'll be back with season 7 on February 13th! This Patreon episode is free for all (no paywall) in solidarity with the National Strike on January 31st. If you like what you hear, please consider joining us on Patreon.
It seems that for every person energized to activism this year, there's another three ready to shit on their efforts (it's not organized enough! it's not widespread enough! You'll never make a difference!).
They're wrong. We're going to prove it by getting on our mumus and night caps and becoming the ghosts of general strikes past. We take you with us to the Minneapolis General Strike of 1934 (05:50), the Bahamas General Strike of 1958 (16:00), and the NYC Hard Hat Riot of 1970 (27:30). Three events that are essential to understanding where we are today. Hopefully when we deposit you back to the present, you feel jacked up on history and ready to rip in 2026.
Then, we'll wash it all down with an investigation into Larry Ellison and the biggest AI deal of 2025 (37:00). Was it a shrewd business move? Or a foolish plot by an old man desperate to conquer his inner demons before he croaks?
Links:
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Q1 Book Club: Little Bosses Everywhere
Minneapolis:
Labor then and now: 90 years after the Minneapolis Teamsters' strikes
Minneapolis Teamsters Strike Documentary Part 1
Minneapolis Teamsters Strike Documentary Part 2
The Citizens Alliance of Minneapolis
Bahamas:
60th Anniversary of The General Strike: 19 Days That Changed The Bahamas
The 1958 General Strike and the Making of the Modern Bahamas – Bahama Pundit
The Bahamas: Bad News for the Boys
Hard Hat Riots:
The riot that started the culture wars
Watch Hard Hat Riot | American Experience - PBS
The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Larry Ellison:
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