A Tale of Two Futures: The Fate of the Dollar General Economy
Dollar General is everywhere. The most visible manifestation, of course, is the proliferation of their concrete block stores littering the landscape. But it’s.
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Billy Graham and the Evangelical Origins of Organized Labor
When I heard over breakfast that Billy Graham had died, the news ricocheted around my mind and stirred up lots of memories. The.
- by Ken Estey
- March 13, 2018
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How Might We Teach the History of Labor Journalism?
“The Labor Beat,” the new issue of Labor: Studies in Working-Class History guest-edited by Max Fraser and me, focuses on labor journalism’s past.
- by Christopher Phelps
- March 13, 2018
Film & Video
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Heather Booth – Changing the World: New Film Available on Women’s and Civil Rights Activist
Do you have activist students who have questions about how best to build a life around making social change? Do you want to.
- by Lane Windham
- March 12, 2018
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People
Labor and the Long Seventies
In the tumultuous 1970s, women and people of color streamed into unions, strikes swept the country — and employers launched a fierce counter-attack..
- by Chris Brooks
- March 5, 2018
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New Book Interviews
Keisha Blain on Her New Book, Set the World on Fire
LaborOnline’s monthly series on new books in labor and working-class history continues. Keisha N. Blain’s Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the.
- by Jacob Remes
- February 19, 2018
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LAWCHA Election Results
Election chair Nancy Gabin has reported the results of the LAWCHA election. To start with, more members voted than in any previous election..
- by Ryan Poe
- February 8, 2018
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Uber, the “Metropocalypse,” and Economic Inequality in D.C.
Public transit infrastructure in Washington, D.C. is crumbling. Metro and bus services have been cut. Fares have gone up. And, safety remains a.
- by Katie Wells
- February 7, 2018
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Winning Working-Class Voters with State Level Consumer Protection
Donald Trump’s election, made possible in part by his ability to capture the hearts, minds, aspirations, and votes of working-class men and women,.
- by Marc Dann
- February 6, 2018
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The Polk School – Women’s Leadership Development and Labor Extension
In 1988, the Labor Education Program (a labor studies extension school) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s School of Labor and Employment.
- by Emily E. LB. Twarog
- February 6, 2018