Last week, the online book club of my new book (available to the reading public here and here) discussed how the 1946 Employment Act jettisoned the New Deal’s legacy of direct job creation i
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In the liminal space between the midterm elections (very much a blue wave) and the seating of a Democratically-controlled House, the political situation is remarkably fluid and indistinct, especially
Last week, the online book club of my new book (available to the reading public here and here) discussed how the Works Progress Administration triumphed over the Public Works Administration’s
As I mentioned a while back, CUNY’s School of Labor and Urban Studies is hosting a book party for my new book (available here and here) and I now have details for that event: When: October 19
Last week, the online book club of my new book (available to the reading public here and here) began with a discussion of the origins of direct job creation policy, the scholarly and political reas
(The following post is by our very own Murc, with very minor edits by yours truly. Enjoy!) Cynthia Nixon’s loss yesterday wasn’t absolutely foreordained, but the writing had been on the wall almos
I’m very excited to announce that my first academic book, People Must Live By Work: Direct Job Creation in America, from FDR to Reagan, officially hits shelves today, September 4th! (You can buy a c
(by special correspondent David Attewell) As many of you have no doubt read, New York politics saw a major shock last week as 28-year old democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upset Joe Crowle