In this episode, I sit down with my friend Eric, a blue-collar poet and Indigenous worker living just across the border in North Dakota. He opens up about what it means to struggle under a system that fails working people—from being denied healthcare to watching lawmakers vote against free school lunches.

Eric reads his poem Tax Me More for Freedom and shares a heartfelt vision of a better world built on community, care, and solidarity.

Support Eric and his family:

GoFundMe – Help KJ with his battle against a brain tumor Instagram – @standing348

YouTube – @ericstanding9898

Facebook – facebook.com/eric.road

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