…AGAIN with Mark Nowak

About this episode

Bill Ayers discusses various social issues with labor activist Mark Nowak, focusing on his work and commentary on contemporary challenges.

We're delighted to be joined—again—by Mark Nowak, a labor activist, organizer, legendary teacher, and prize-winning poet, who is the founding director of the Worker Writers School. I've participated in sessions at the School several times, and the joy and energy that explodes into the room is striking as domestic workers, cab drivers, miners, and other workers embrace and display their intellectual and creative talents. Adrienne Rich praised Nowak for "regenerating the rich tradition of working-class literature." Here we discuss AGAIN , his photo-text commentary on MAGA, touching on mass incarceration, school shootings, environmental collapse, white nationalism, and war.

People in this episode

Host: Bill Ayers

Guest: Mark Nowak

Topics covered

• labor activism
• working-class literature
• mass incarceration
• environmental collapse
• white nationalism
• school shootings
• war

Keywords

• labor activist
• Mark Nowak
• Worker Writers School
• working-class literature
• MAGA
• mass incarceration
• environmental collapse
• white nationalism
• school shootings
• war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Worker Writers School

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