Paul Ryan, unfortunately the latest Irish-American politician to forget the roots of his people and become a right-winger, has had a very racist week. Blaming black people for inner-city conditions is another in a long history of rich people blaming the poor for their own...
Author: Erik Loomis
On March 18, 1970, postal workers around the nation went on strike. This illegal but pioneering strike of public sector workers not only forced the Nixon Administration to cave but.
As I have said for many years now, agriculture is going to lose out in the water wars of the West. With continued urban growth and the political weight behind.
Well, the revamped 538 site is up and if it's going to feature articles about attempting to count the number of rats in New York, I'm on board.
The first thing I noticed when reading this Gallup poll of what concerns Americans is how low environmental issues and climate change are on the list. The second thing I.
I don't need to read any of these children's books to know Rush Limbaugh deserves the Children's Choice Book Award for his no doubt outstanding magnum opus, "Rush Revere and.
Mike Elk's long piece on southern white masculinity and the defeat of the UAW in Chattanooga is well worth your time. There's a long history in the South of working-class whites showing political deference to their social and financial superiors and it came to play...
If there's one thing I learned when the gun nuts attacked me in late 2012, it's that conservatives take the specifics of language very seriously and abhor violence. That's why.
On March 14, 1954, the great labor film Salt of the Earth, a fictionalized version of a 1950 Mine, Mill strike in the zinc mines of southwestern New Mexico, premiered.
The U.S. military's use of film during World War II was remarkable. The bravery of the cameramen, risking and often losing their lives, in taking this footage is amazing. Of course, it took good direction to turn unbelievable footage into a good film. In The...
Columbia University named the 2014 winners for the Bancroft Prize today, which is the most prestigious prize in the field of U.S. history. This year's winners are both close to.
The American Federation of Government Employees released an interesting press release today: The American Federation of Government Employees today expressed its profound disappointment regarding a plea deal that will allow.