Almost five years after the largest ICE raid in US history devastated Mississippi’s immigrant community, the LMC speaks with Lorena Quiroz, the founder and director of the Immigrant Alliance for Justice & Equity, about the challenges immigrant whistleblowers still face in Mississippi’s meat-packing industry.
May 17th, 2024: The Floods of Porto Alegre
Devasting floods in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre has left hundreds dead and major concerns about the continued effects of global warming. So the LMC spends the hour with Michael Fox, the host of the podcast docuseries “Brazil on Fire”, to give the latest on “Brazil’s Katrina.”
May 10th, 2024: Tennessee Auto Workers
Following last year’s landmark labor victories by United Auto Workers, the momentum has extended to Tennessee where workers voted last month to unionize. So the LMC spends the hour with Luis Feliz Leon, staff writer for Labor Notes, to discuss the importance of this latest labor victory and the frontline workers who led the way.
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