Jake Altman on Socialism before Sanders
Our series of interviews with authors of new books in labor and working-class history continues. In this edition, Stephanie Riley interviewed Jake Altman.
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Jimmy Hoffa: Symbol of a Bygone Era
Jimmy Hoffa used to say he’d be forgotten ten years after his death. This was an uncharacteristically unintelligent judgment. Forty-four years after his.
- by Chris Wright
- December 2, 2019
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The Red Scare and Radical Unionism
One hundred years ago this November, a small army of federal agents, backed by police and vigilantes, launched the first of a series.
- by Ahmed White
- November 29, 2019
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Research on Graduate Assistants & Right to Unionize Challenges NLRB proposed rule
On November 20, 2019, National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Hunter College, City University of.
- by William Herbert
- November 27, 2019
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CFP: OAH 2020 Travel Grants
LAWCHA is proud to be able to offer eight travel grants ($300) to students, contingent faculty, and independent scholars presenting at the 2020 OAH in Washington.
- by Julie Greene
- November 23, 2019
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Los trabajadores y la lucha por la justicia social en el Chile neoliberal
Los derechos y las condiciones de trabajo han estado en el centro de la lucha por la justicia social que se mantiene hoy.
- by Angela Vergara
- November 19, 2019
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White Middle-Class Racism
What do you picture when someone refers to the “Trump’s base”? If you’ve watched television coverage of his rallies or read any of.
- by Sherry Linkon
- November 17, 2019
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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..
- by Leon Fink
- November 13, 2019
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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
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“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