Who’s Afraid of Chris Smalls?

At a live event hosted at Red Emma’s Cooperative Bookstore and Coffeehouse in Baltimore, MD, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez got to sit down for a deep and wide-ranging conversation with Chris Smalls, co-founder and former president of the Amazon Labor Union. Alvarez and Smalls discuss Smalls’ new book, <i>When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class</i>; they recount the incredible story of the formation of the Amazon Labor Union and the unionization of the first Amazon warehouse in the US; and they talk about Smalls’ journey from warehouse worker and labor organizer to becoming an internationally recognized public figure and a human rights activist who has sailed with humanitarian flotilla missions to Gaza and Cuba. <br /><br /><b>Additional links/info: </b><ul><li>Chris Smalls <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chris.smalls_/?hl=en" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">X page</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chris.smalls_/?hl=en" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li><li>Chris Smalls, Penguin Random House, <i><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724036/when-the-revolution-comes-by-chris-smalls/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">When the Revolution Comes: A Fight for the Future of the Working Class</a></i></li><li>Maximillian Alvarez, TRNN, “<a href="https://therealnews.com/chris-smalls-sabotage-attempts-death-threats-gaza-freedom-flotilla" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Chris Smalls: Sabotage attempts and death threats won’t stop Gaza Freedom Flotilla</a>”</li></ul><b><br />Featured Music: </b><ul><li>Jules Taylor, <i>Working People</i> Theme Song</li></ul><b><br />Credits: </b><ul><li>Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor</li></ul><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><b><br /></b><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b></b></a><br /><b></b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Become a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!</b></a>