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The Wobblies and the Dream of One Big Union
A new history examines the lost promise and fierce persecution of the IWW.
by
Michael Kazin
via
The Nation
on
May 15, 2023
Lessons from the Wobblies for Labor Activism Today
Despite their failure to achieve their ultimate goal, the IWW and its resilient members can be examples for the resurgent unions of today.
by
Ahmed White
via
University Of California Press Blog
on
December 19, 2022
The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW
The recently rereleased 1979 film can teach today’s workers how to throw their weight around.
by
R. H. Lossin
via
The Nation
on
June 16, 2022
partner
MLK’s Radical Vision Was Rooted in a Long History of Black Unionism
Why unionism is so integral to achieving equality.
by
Peter Cole
via
Made By History
on
April 4, 2021
How the IWW Grew after the Centralia Tragedy
A violent confrontation between the IWW and the American Legion put organized labor on trial, but a hostile federal government didn’t stop the IWW from growing.
by
Julia Métraux
via
JSTOR Daily
on
January 13, 2021
Ben Fletcher's One Big Union
The hugely influential but largely forgotten labor leader Ben Fletcher couldn’t be more relevant to the most urgent political projects of today.
by
Robin D. G. Kelley
via
Dissent
on
October 29, 2020
partner
Why the Massacre at Centralia 100 Years Ago is Critically Important Today
Working-class radicalism once transcended nativist division — and can do so again.
by
Steven C. Beda
via
Made By History
on
November 9, 2019
The Bisbee Deportation of 1917
It had not only a pivotal effect in Arizona's own labor history, but also on labor activity throughout the country.
by
Sheila Bonnand
via
University of Arizona Library
on
January 1, 1997
The Obscene Invention of California Capitalism
A new history examines Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, the West Coast's settler ideology, and recent turbulence in the world of tech.
by
Malcolm Harris
,
Emma Hager
via
The Nation
on
March 15, 2023
War Fever
The crusade against civil liberties during World War I.
by
Eric Foner
via
The Nation
on
February 7, 2023
partner
What If Environmental Damage Is A Form of Capitalist Sabotage?
Worker sabotage is a weapon of the weak, but capitalist sabotage causes much greater damage.
by
R. H. Lossin
via
Made By History
on
November 22, 2022
Joe Hill Was Killed for Singing Labor’s Song
The labor troubadour Joe Hill was executed by a Utah firing squad for a crime he almost certainly didn’t commit.
by
Cal Winslow
via
Jacobin
on
November 19, 2022
How World War I Crushed the American Left
A new book documents a period of thriving radical groups and their devastating suppression.
by
Joanna Scutts
via
The New Republic
on
October 18, 2022
Internationalism and Racism in the Labor Movement
A commitment to internationalism helped build multi-ethnic campaigns within the more radical and anti-authoritarian side of the US labor movement.
by
Livia Gershon
,
David Struthers
via
JSTOR Daily
on
September 30, 2022
Socialists on the Knife-Edge
American Democratic Socialism has deep roots in the very “American” values it is accused of undermining.
by
Hari Kunzru
via
New York Review of Books
on
July 28, 2022
How Did Amazon Workers Go Against a Rich Corporation and Win? Look Back 100 Years.
We don’t need to overanalyze it. It came down to genuine solidarity that the Amazon Labor Union organizing committee built among themselves and their co-workers.
by
Kim Kelly
via
NBC News
on
April 4, 2022
American Vigilantism
In the early 20th century, labor unrest and strike breaking were done not by the government, but by private agencies and self-appointed vigilantes.
by
Michael Mark Cohen
,
Matthew Wills
via
JSTOR Daily
on
December 26, 2021
partner
Scapegoating Antifa for Starting Wildfires Distracts from the Real Causes
Radicals have long been blamed for wildfires in the Pacific Northwest.
by
Steven C. Beda
via
Made By History
on
September 18, 2020
The Free and the Brave
A patriotic parade, a bloody brawl, and the origins of U.S. law enforcement’s war on the political left.
by
Bill Donahue
via
The Atavist
on
August 24, 2020
America’s Missing Labor Party
The history of labor strikes shows that, in order to achieve lasting success, workers need to capture political power.
by
David Sessions
via
The New Republic
on
October 2, 2018
Two Ways of Looking at the Bisbee Deportation
A century-old image and the film it inspired.
by
Katherine Benton-Cohen
,
Robert Greene
via
Lapham’s Quarterly
on
August 30, 2018
Repressing Radicalism
The Espionage Act turns 100 today. It helped destroy the Socialist Party of America and quashes free speech to this day.
by
Chip Gibbons
via
Jacobin
on
June 15, 2017
Mapping American Social Movements
Interactive maps showing the historical geography of influential American social movements since the late 19th century.
by
Civil Rights History Consortium
via
University of Washington
partner
The Early History of “Selling America to Americans”
Using film and advertising to sell capitalism and nationalism to immigrants in the early 20th century.
by
Caroline Jack
via
HNN
on
November 26, 2024
In 1917, Columbia’s Clampdown Remade the Antiwar Movement
When police raided Columbia University in May, commentators drew parallels to the 1968. But the school’s hostility to the antiwar movement traces back to 1917.
by
Dan La Botz
via
Jacobin
on
July 11, 2024
Jack Conroy and the Lost Era of Proletarian Literature
In the midst of the Depression, Conroy helped encourage a new generation of working-class writers.
by
Devin Thomas O’Shea
via
The Nation
on
April 30, 2024
Looking for a Lineage in the Lusk Archive
The records of a New York surveillance committee from the time of the First Red Scare document a radical world—and its demise.
by
Ben Nadler
,
Oksana Mironova
via
Jewish Currents
on
July 18, 2023
The Espionage Act is Bad for America—Even When it’s Used on Trump
A relic of WWI that helped destroy the anti-war left, it remains a threat to news outlets, political organizers, and challengers of the surveillance state.
by
Alex Skopic
via
Current Affairs
on
July 13, 2023
When Socialists Put an End to Pasta Inflation
The history of food inflation during World War I, and the riots that halted it, show how capitalists take advantage of consumer expectations to price gouge.
by
Brian Callaci
via
Jacobin
on
June 11, 2023
New Hampshire Removes Historical Marker For Feminist With Communist Past
The state removed the educational marker after Concord Republicans complained about Elizabeth Gurley Flynn's communist ties.
by
Andrew Jeong
via
Retropolis
on
May 17, 2023
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