Labor Song of the Month: “Harry Bridges”
Nowadays, the name Harry Bridges elicits no response from the average American. Some San Francisco Bay Area residents might connect his name to.
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OpEd
What’s up with wages? Nothing, and that’s a problem (not a puzzle)
Increasing inequality is a pressing problem requiring serious research and vigorous debate as we strive for policies that improve people’s opportunities and outcomes..
- by Daniel Graff
- September 20, 2018
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Events
Dis-Organized/De-Organized/Reorganized: Midwest Labor and Working-Class History Graduate Colloquium
The Midwest Labor and Working-Class History Graduate Colloquium met on May 26th, 2018 at the University of Iowa, where it was founded by.
- by Ashley Dorn
- July 3, 2018
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Marxism Beyond the Economy and Exploitation Beyond the Wage, Eva-Maria Swidler
Since its inception Marxism has largely operated with a narrow definition of the economy which closely resembles capitalism’s own, focusing on wage labor.
- by Ryan Poe
- December 6, 2017
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OpEd
“Bad Dudes”: Immigrants, Illegality, and Human Rights
By sweepingly associating immigrants who overstayed their visa or crossed the border improperly with criminal activity, the President built upon a long tradition.
- by Julie Greene
- February 27, 2017
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Labor History
Jews in the Labor Movement: Past, Present and Future
Think of the greatest strikes in US labor history. Apart from the garment workers’ strikes in New York and Chicago before World War.
- by Bennett Muraskin
- October 2, 2016
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People
Building a radically engaged library: East Side Freedom Library celebrates second year
Two years ago, founders of St. Paul’s East Side Freedom Library founders Beth Cleary and Peter Rachleff opened the doors to an institution.
- by Peter Rachleff
- July 5, 2016
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Labor History
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The Million Man March at Twenty: Revisiting a Spectacle of “Atonement,” Class Stewardship, and Patriarchy
The Million Man March commemorates its twentieth-year anniversary this month, which historians argue had problematic racial, class, and gender politics. Clarence Lang explores.
- by Clarence Lang
- October 16, 2015
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Teaching Blog
A Century of Teacher Organizing: What Can We Learn?
The history of teacher unionism is rich and vibrant, filled with numerous triumphs, tensions, and setbacks. For over a century, most education employees.
- by Adam Mertz
- October 30, 2014
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Colin Gordon, A Map To The Roots Of Ferguson’s Civic Unrest, on NPR
http://www.npr.org/2014/08/26/343484238/a-map-to-the-roots-of-fergusons-civic-unrest Ryan Poewww.ryanmpoe.com/
- by Ryan Poe
- August 29, 2014