Randi Weingarten on the Teaching Profession
From The Report Card with Nat Malkus by AEI Podcasts
January 28, 2026 · 1h 27m
About this episode
Randi Weingarten joins Nat Malkus to discuss her role in education, the power of teachers' unions, and various educational topics.
On the right, teachers’ unions are often treated as the bogeyman, and no one today is more synonymous with teachers’ unions than Randi Weingarten. Indeed, in 2022 former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Weingarten “the most dangerous person in the world.” But who is Randi Weingarten? What does she do on a day-to-day basis? How much power does she actually have? What are her views on topics such as pensions, curriculum, and teacher autonomy? And is she actually the most dangerous person in the world? On this episode of The Report Card , Randi Weingarten joins Nat Malkus for a wide-ranging conversation on many of the biggest topics in American education. Randi Weingarten is the president of the American Federation of Teachers and the author of Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy .
People in this episode
Host: Nat Malkus
Guest: Randi Weingarten
Topics covered
- teachers' unions
- education policy
- teacher autonomy
- curriculum
- pensions
- American education
Keywords
- Randi Weingarten
- teachers' unions
- education
- Nat Malkus
- American Federation of Teachers
- curriculum
- teacher autonomy
- pensions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American Federation of Teachers
Books & works: Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy
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