The Contagion and a Cure
Mark Lause looks at the 1793 yellow fever pandemic in Philadelphia from a working class history perspective, and finds it informs us today..
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Portrait of a “Marriage”: Radicals & the Democratic Party
Prof. James N. Gregory has performed a real service with his “Radicals in the Democratic Party, from Upton Sinclair to Bernie Sanders” (re-posted.
- by Mark Lause
- August 12, 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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Comrades & Cowboys
In 1886, several prominent European socialists came through Cincinnati in search of insights into America. Their local comrades–“delightful German-American friends” took them to.
- by Mark Lause
- September 30, 2014
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Tony Benn’s quotes from the Guardian worth reflection
On March 14, Tony Benn, who had spent the better part of half a century in the British Parliament died. About twenty years.
- by Mark Lause
- March 16, 2014
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Department of Labor’s List of Books that Shaped Work in America ignores critical books
In honor of its centennial the Department of Labor began posting a list of “Books that Shaped Work in America”. What does it.
- by Mark Lause
- March 12, 2014