I've read a lot of writing by members of the Industrial Workers of the World. Propaganda, songs, pamphlets, newspapers, posters, etc. The I.W.W. may have been completely ineffective at actual unionism, but it sure could articulate the disgust many working-class people had toward capitalism in...
Author: Erik Loomis
I watched Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank the other night. It was a pretty excellent film, even if the plot twist was predictable. Essentially, a very confused, messed-up, and angry 15.
Of course any post on the top 10 films in history is basically trolling for comments. But they were interesting comments. And here's a few additional thoughts based upon them:.
On August 4, 1942, the United States and Mexico made an agreement to deliver contract Mexican labor to American farmers in order to serve as cheap replacement labor during World War II. While the Bracero Program helped fill the labor shortages, it also opened up...
If you haven't read Karla Zabludovsky's piece today on locals in Michoacán organizing to fight illegal logging by criminal gangs that is robbing them of their livelihood and traditional ways.
On August 3, 1981, the nation's air traffic controllers went on strike in arguably the greatest disaster in the history of American organized labor. Ronald Reagan's busting of the union.
For those Thursday night drivin' Robert Moses road lovin' readers out there, here's Hilary Harris' 1958 paean to the road, Highway.
Sight and Sound released its preliminary poll findings of the top 10 films in history. The big news is that Citizen Kane was finally booted from its 50 year roost.
What happens when 2 influential right-wing loons decide to declare war on each other? Let's get the popcorn ready! If Frank Gaffney gets his way, Grover Norquist won't be at.
Five years ago today, the I-35 bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, killing 13 people. The state of our infrastructure remains abysmal, with future disasters likely. We could fix all of these things, but we need to give more tax cuts to Mitt Romney. As usual, Class...
So Inside Higher Ed ran basically the worst article ever written about how to be a good graduate student, by Katy Meyers, Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology at.
Chris Marker, one of the world's greatest living filmmakers, died today. Best known for his science fiction short La Jetée, in my view the greatest science fiction film ever made*,.