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This Day in Labor History: September 16, 1920

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 16, 2023

On September 16, 1920, a bomb went off on Wall Street at 12:01 PM. It killed thirty people and seriously injured 143. Almost certainly the work of extremist Italian anarchists under the influence of Luigi Galleani, it remains the most deadly example of left wing...

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This Day in Labor History: April 1, 1913

By Erik Loomis

On April 1, 2023

On April 1, 1913, workers at the Draper textile factory in Hopedale, Massachusetts walked off the job in a strike led by Italian anarchists fighting for basic human rights. The.

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ACAB

By Erik Loomis

On January 26, 2023

A student of mine told me about this situation in Atlanta before it led to violence and this is just crazy stuff. Basically, the Atlanta Police Department wants to log.

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,279

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 17, 2023

This is the grave of Murray Bookchin. Born in 1921 in New York City, Bookchin grew up in the left-wing Jewish immigrant community of that city and time. His parents were immigrants, labor activists, and communists. Bookchin was very much part of that, a red...