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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,228

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 9, 2026

This is the grave of Jan Matzeliger. Born in 1852 in Paramaribo, in which is today Surinam, but was then Dutch Guiana, Matzeliger was the child of a relationship between a free man and a slave. Whatever that relationship was, it cannot be called consensual,...

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This Day in Labor History: May 25, 1806

By Erik Loomis

On May 25, 2026

On May 25, 1806, the Philadelphia Mayor's Court ruled in Commonwealth v. Pullis. This is the first known court case in American history about a strike. Of course, being controlled.

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This Day in Labor History: July 28, 1869

By Erik Loomis

On July 28, 2020

On July 28, 1869, the Daughters of St. Crispin was founded. This was the first national women's labor union in American history and, while short lived, a great example of.

Cambodian Shoe Factory Roof Collapse

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 16, 2013

This is a story that won't get lasting attention because of the small number of dead workers, but following the death of 1127 garment workers in Bangladesh, we have another factory collapse in the apparel industry. The roof collapsed in a Cambodian shoe factory, killing...

Jake Gibson https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/773bb4cc6b9881690357b217d1247066a6f4a11e0e8e7b07465533894619df46.jpg Good movie. Really scary for men.
Who says Republicans have no ideas about healthcare? · September 9, 2026
BiloSagdiyev To the right wing nationalist, no other country is allowed to be patriotic.
More price hikes courtesy of the affordability president · September 9, 2026
massappeal To quote the late, great Tom Lehrer, "It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years."
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,228 · September 9, 2026
Caveatimperator In A Christmas Carol, Bob Cratchit works a low-level office job. A job that by the standards of both Dickens' time and our own is considered a more prestigious job than working in a factory. And...
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,228 · September 9, 2026
BiloSagdiyev Dave Grohl has made Bob playing Hüsker Dü songs in a mini set in the middle of their long Foo Fighters concert a regular thing, I believe.
Music Notes · September 9, 2026