On May 8, 1863, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen was founded at a meeting in Marshall, Michigan. Today, the Engineers are one of the oldest unions in the.
Ted Turner is dead. Although not much in the news for the past two decades, Turner played an outsized role in creating twenty-first century America. He wasn’t the worst billionaire.
This is the grave of Tom Glazer. Born in 1914 in Philadelphia, Glazer grew up in a Russian Jewish household. At least at first. But in fact, he had it.
Racism is dead, according to John Roberts. Mississippi Republicans agree. When House members meet this month for a special session to redraw state Supreme Court districts, they will convene in the Old.
I wish we could get back to important issues in this nation, like Obama's tan suit: A company backed by two of US President Donald Trump’s sons reportedly invested in.
This is the grave of Elisha Bartlett. Born in 1804 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Bartlett was well enough to get a good education, including at New York schools. He grew.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had a May Day talk in Barre, Vermont, which was of course last night. The people who put this on in the.
Mother Jones did a long interview with me about the state of the labor movement, our labor history, and the idea of the general strike. I have to say, I.
