Paul Robeson, Black Dockworkers, And Labor-Left Pan-Africanism
Paul Robeson was one of the greatest black internationalists of the twentieth century. A gifted actor and singer, he was also an unabashed.
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Greyhound Racing in Australia: The Demise of a Working-Class Pastime (and Why That’s a Good Thing)
The recent announcement that the New South Wales government in Australia was banning Greyhound racing starting in 2017 surprised many. They didn’t expect.
- by Sarah Attfield
- July 26, 2016
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Memories of Jim Green
When I moved to Boston in the fall of 1971, one of the first people I set out to meet was Jim Green,.
- by Jim O'Brien
- July 25, 2016
Labor History
Historical Marker for Sparrows Point Steel Mill
As part of our effort to make workers history public in the Baltimore area, we had a state historical marker erected in memory.
- by Bill Barry
- July 22, 2016
Activism
Call for Proposals
Bernhardt Labor Journalism Prize 2016 Call for Entries
The New York Labor History Association is pleased to announce this Call for Entries for the Second Annual Debra E. Bernhardt Labor Journalism.
- by Ryan Poe
- July 22, 2016
Labor History
The Right to Work, the Right to Carry, and the Right to Shoot
Cleveland's long history of guns is connected to anti-worker repression.
- by Chad Pearson
- July 18, 2016
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Socialism Comes to Philadelphia
On Sunday afternoon, March 9, 1930, the city of Philadelphia witnessed what the Public Ledger called “one of the most amazing demonstrations of.
- by Sharon McConnell-Sidorick
- July 14, 2016
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The Real Rebels: A Review of Free State of Jones with Reflections on Lost Causes
Responses to the Free State of Jones by Gary Ross, and starring Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Mahershala Ali demonstrate that such denials.
- by Mark Lause
- July 12, 2016
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Fellow Workers: Read this book!
If you want to read the god-honest and god-awful truth about being a left-wing radical in 20th century America, drop whatever you’re doing,.
- by Peter Cole
- July 8, 2016
Activism
Global Affairs Articles
Life after the Massacre: A View from Oaxaca
“I thought that it was raining,” education students wrote the day after police killed as many as 12 and injured dozens at protests.
- by Eric Larson
- July 7, 2016