This Wreckage

General strike in Spain! Riots in France! Port blockades in 33 countries! The hot autumn is heating up and we're here for it with roving seafarer and workers inquirer Alex Colston to talk about his time with the dockworkers of Italy as they prosecuted a shutdown against the Israeli-American war machine.
Topic include: the use of land and sea blockades by capital and workers alike, alter-globalization and communization theories of logistics, the connection between class consciousness and antiwar activism and more!

https://progressive.international/wire/2026-11-02-block-everything-again-how-genoas-dockworkers-helped-build-italys-general-strike-on-october-30-and-what-comes-next/en/
https://progressive.international/wire/2026-10-29-instruments-of-death-how-gioia-tauro-dockworkers-fight-arms-shipments-at-a-port-designed-for-isolation/en/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DfHJalBBkme/
https://progressive.international/wire/2026-10-26-livornos-dockworkers-are-learning-how-to-jam-the-war-machine/en/

Occupy Oakland: https://labornotes.org/2011/12/west-coast-port-shutdown-sparks-heated-debate-between-unions-occupy
Spain roiled by first general strike in 14 years: https://thefrozenseainside.com/the-only-thing-worth-beginning-is-the-end/ https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/819099fe-066a-43e2-9d1d-f6823c28fbd7 Song: Inno dei lavoratori del mare - Anthem of the workers of the sea (Anarchist Sailors Song)

NEWS EPISODE! A sigh of relief following another Blue Wave, and some speculation about who might be performing the Trump White House Ballroom in eight years.
Hear the full episode by supporting the show at https://www.patreon.com/c/thiswreckage
Sanders says trump may sign progressive legislation: https://x.com/SimplySubstance/status/2118208950789190109
AI, Trump Stock, down. MAGA crash? https://unwall.app/www.ft.com/content/7c6ceb4f-d7b1-49ec-9047-0e2e4cd2615c?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Dem-socialist 300% more appealing to genz than maga: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/exit-polls
Anthony Constantino article: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/anthony-constantino-donald-trump-sticker-mule-congress-stefanik/

Sean, Andy, and Dr. Z celebrate our favorite holiday by sharing our thoughts on the horror of You Can See Everything, Ken Russell's The Devils, and the post-Digger discourse around political cinema
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ILC Halloween party rsvp: partiful.com/e/La8RUfmMXdYMRHdtfhDM?c=iD-TRXTI
ILC Dumber and Worse movie night: https://www.instagram.com/p/De7EoF2q-IR/

CAPITAL CITY author Samuel Stein returns to the show for the first time in seven years to chat about his new book A Right To Housing?
Our discussion looks at the challenges of making progress on housing rights in New York, let alone decommodifying housing, and how to keep the faith against all doubts.
Interview with Woodbine: https://woodbinenyc.substack.com/p/take-back-the-city-an-interview-with
Song: Iggy and the Stooges - I Got A Right

On October 17th at Woodbine in Manhattan Sean KB of the Independent Labor Club of New York City hosted the following public assembly.
Guests were Gregory Butler of Gangbox News and IUOE, Leroy of IBEW Caucus of Rank and File Electrical Workers, Tom of TWU 100 and Transit Workers for a Fighting Union, and Joe M of Local Union 20 (Staten Island) and Carpenters Rank and File Together.
Join the Independent Labor Club, we have chapters in NYC, NJ, Chicago, Philadelphia, Puget Sound and Columbia River and are looking to start more with your help: https://ilclabor.com/