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Do Charter Schools’ “Core Values” Apply to Workers?

A conversation with MacKenna Alvarez, a middle-school teacher in New York City.

Maximillian Alvarez May 8, 2020

Photo by Thanit Weerawan via Getty Images

Maximillian Alvarez is editor-in-chief at the Real News Network and host of the podcast Working People, available at InTheseTimes.com. He is also the author of The Work of Living: Working People Talk About Their Lives and the Year the World Broke.

More articles by Maximillian Alvarez

“The People of Chicago Run the City”: Brandon Johnson on His Progressive Vision

We spoke with Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson about public safety, the housing crisis and building a movement against the neoliberal status quo.

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers union, stands on a picket line in London, England.

Rail Workers of the World, Unite!

Railroad workers and union reps from the US, UK, and France discuss the class struggle in their respective countries and how these struggles are connected internationally in this special episode of the ‘Working People’ podcast.

A video screenshot of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio.

Wall Street Caused the East Palestine Crisis

Rail companies are trying to turn astronomical 45% profit margins—and no one's stopping them. An interview with railroad worker Matt Weaver.

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