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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR: The Hard Work of Hope

Chris Garlock | Published on 7/18/2025
This week on the Labor Heritage Power Hour: Activist Michael Ansara reflects on a lifetime of organizing in a conversation with Ron Carver about his new memoir, The Hard Work of Hope. We honor John Lewis with “Good Trouble,” hear from Joe Hill Award winner Mark Dimondstein, and celebrate recent labor wins in the arts. Plus: labor history, Ida B. Wells, the 1934 General Strike, and more.