Crossword politics
by Camila Valle
Camila Valle interviews puzzle constructor Natan Last about the sometime hidden, sometimes open politics of crosswords.
Iraq’s October revolution
by Sam Salour
Sam Salour summarizes an important new book that maps the recent uprisings in North Africa and West Asia.
Amazon workers and the southern key?
An Alabama song
by Sumona GuptaSumona Gupta provides an important introduction to the background behind the current efforts to unionize Amazon workers in Alabama.
Where is UPS going?
by Joe Allen
Joe Allen calls attention to the ongoing restructuring at UPS, evidenced by the recent sale of UPS Freight, and why this sale and the recent history of UPS restructuring should be red flags for rank and file Teamsters and the union as a whole.
Defund the police
Assessing the state of the movement
by Haley PessinHaley Pessin looks at the advances and setbacks of the defund movement and how the Left fits into these efforts
Save our school
The fight for the future of the University of Vermont
by Paul FleckensteinPaul Fleckenstein reports on the struggle to oppose the budget cuts and restructuring at the University of Vermont.
Writings on the “putsch”
by Aaron Amaral and Scott McLemee
Aaron Amaral and Scott McLemee provide a digest, with links and excerpts, of some of the best of the recent commentary about the events at the U.S. capitol on January 6, 2021.
Understanding unions in the United States
A primer on labor law and history
by Andy SernatingerAndrew Sernatinger describes the basics of labor law and obstacles for labor organizing in the United States.
Meet the new boss
Does Biden’s education secretary pick indicate a new phase of education reform policy?
by Eric Maroney & Jay PoppaEric Maroney and Jay Poppa, provide a background to Biden’s nominee for Education Secretary, Miguel Cardona, and insight into what education activists might expect over his administration.
How rock became white – part 3
Whitewashing the history of Classic Rock
by Geoff BaileyIn the final of a three-part series, Geoff Bailey, looks at the racial politics of rock and roll in the creation of “Classic Rock”, and how they inform a critique of the concept of cultural appropriation.