Sanders or Warren? Populist-Progressivism or New Deal? Take Your Pick!
Political commentators regularly identify both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as populists. Labor historian Leon Fink dives into the debate over their roots.
Contingent Faculty Committee Blog
Events
Opportunity
OAH 2020 – Contingent Faculty Workshop, Reduced Registration Fee, and Travel Grants
Contingent faculty are encouraged to attend a workshop – “Non-Tenure Track Faculty on Teaching” – on April 2, 2020, 6-9pm, at the Organization.
- by Eric Fure-Slocum
- November 6, 2019
Call for Proposals
“While There Is A Soul In Prison, I Am Not Free”: The History of Solidarity in Social and Economic Justice
In 1918, the American labor organizer and socialist leader Eugene Victor Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison for his anti-war activities.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- October 6, 2019
Call for Proposals
The Past is Always Present: PCB-AHA Annual Meeting
The 2020 PCB-AHA conference encourages participants to think about and discuss how historical knowledge and interpretation—of the distant as well as immediate past—advances.
- by Liesl Orenic
- October 1, 2019
Call for Proposals
Opportunity
Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation: Deadline December 2
The Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) is pleased to announce its annual Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class.
- by Julie Greene
- September 4, 2019
Call for Proposals
Opportunity
David Montgomery Award: Deadline October 1
The David Montgomery Award is given annually by the OAH with co-sponsorship by the Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) for the best.
- by Julie Greene
- September 4, 2019
LAWCHA
Workers of the World Unite (At Last)
Neoliberal globalization presents many challenges to labor organizing. Increased mobility of capital has led to a sharp increase in relocation, outsourcing, and offshoring.
- by Ronaldo Munck
- August 23, 2019
OpEd
Could Regional Reparations Help the Democrats Retake the Rust Belt?
States such as Ohio and Michigan have been hit with blight and economic downturn. Offering reparations to those hardest hit could be the.
- by Leon Fink
- August 23, 2019
Call for Proposals
LAWCHA
David Montgomery Award: Submission Deadline October 1, 2019
The David Montgomery Award is given annually by the OAH with co-sponsorship by the Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) for the best.
- by Rosemary Feurer
- August 23, 2019
LAWCHA
Is ‘Doing Your Best’ Ever Enough When You Are Working Class?
In 2016, I wrote about how Ken Loach’s film I, Daniel Blake illustrated the impact of the draconian British welfare system on working-class people. Watching.
- by Sarah Attfield
- June 23, 2019