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Tom Alter

Labor historian and socialist activist, formerly tenured professor of history at Texas State University, fired in September 2025 for remarks at a socialist conference.

Nov 6, 2026

Heartland Labor Forum

Heartland Labor Forum

The British General Strike of 1926 The Edge of Revolution and Fired for Being a Socialist – The Case of CWA Member Tom Alter

Nov 6 · 59m

Judy Ansell
Judy AnsellHOST
33:53
So can you tell us what was the conference you were at and what were you talking about before that statement we heard?
Tom AlterGUEST
34:00
Yes, this was a, um, online revolutionary socialism conference.
Tom AlterGUEST
34:07
Um, it was held over the weekend, um, before I was fired.
Tom AlterGUEST
34:11
Um, We had a large number of different panels and sessions from trans liberation, opposing ICE, Palestinian liberation.
Tom AlterGUEST
34:23
And my talk was kind of one of the less sexy talks.
Tom AlterGUEST
34:28
It was on a Sunday morning.
Tom AlterGUEST
34:30
And it was basically on working class organizing, both historically and today.

10 MINS LATER

Judy Ansell
Judy AnsellHOST
44:59
So can you tell us what is academic freedom and how your case fits in to the others?
Left Reckoning

Left Reckoning

Full Episode: Ilhan Omar Raided, Talarico Lie Blows Up in GOP's Faces

Oct 13 · 56m

David Griscom
David GriscomHOST
56:05
Um, as he has been, uh, targeted, uh, by, frankly, in my opinion, uh, total lunatics, uh, for-
Tom AlterGUEST
56:11
Complete freaks
David Griscom
David GriscomHOST
56:13
Uh-
Tom AlterGUEST
56:13
Yeah

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