Although labor unions and Occupy groups are beginning to work together, differences in their approaches and attitudes are creating tensions. Two months ago, we argued that Occupy movements were likely to trigger the next upsurge of working class strike activity. Since then, it has become easier to see some of the ways this is playing [...]
A recent panel discussing what is next for Occupy Wall Street was diverse in ethnicity and age of the panelists, but narrow in political perspective. The shared belief that legislative reforms would constitute victory for the movement was disappointing. Sponsored by the journals Jacobin and Dissent, the stated purpose of the panel was to reflect [...]
Beyond nostalgia for polyester leisure suits, disco and “Charlie’s Angels,” the ’70s are emerging as a subject of serious historical investigation. In paticular, a number of recent works have called attention to the troubles of the labor movement in that decade. Economic conditions worsened as the U.S. faced competition from European and Japanese industry and rising [...]
“The Barbarian Nurseries” is the second novel of Hector Tobar; he is author of “Translation Nation” and, according to his website, he is ”a novelist, a journalist, the son of Guatemalan immigrants and a proud native of the city of Los Angeles.” This tale of racial and class divisions within one Southern Californian household sounds promising. Publishers Weekly [...]
Tony Horowitz, author of numerous books including “Confederates in the Attic,” turns to a historical subject in his new book, “Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War.” The focus on an individual fighting for social change, rather than either the founding fathers or obscure individuals, is fairly unusual in mainstream [...]
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