The margins and the centre: for a new history of the Cultural Revolution
Submitted by Nao on Nov 10 2014 15:47
Repost of an informative reflection on the lessons to be learned from China's "Cultural Revolution" in light of China's grim political situation circa 2014, centered on a review of Yiching's Wu's pathbreaking new book, Cultural Revolution at the Margins.
Review: Local 8 shows interracial unionism key to victory
A review by Matt White of Peter Cole's book, Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive- Era Philadelphia.
Review: Ben Fletcher of Local 8 Docks
A review by Jon Bekken of Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly, a book edited by Peter Cole.
Novella tells a story of alienation in a tough economy
A short review of Jarrod Shanahan and Nate McDonough's novella It's a Tough Economy,
Review of an oral history of IWW Strikes 1971-92
A review by Mark McGuire of John Silvano's Nothing in Common: An Oral History of IWW Strikes 1971-1992.
Review: Dishwasher Pete wanders, entertains, rebels
A review by Scott Satterwhite of Dishwasher, a book based on a zine about a man attempting to have a dishwashing job in all 50 states of the U.S.
A Sideways Look – Sounds Like London
Submitted by svartfrosk on Sep 7 2014 15:39
A short review of "Sounds LIke London" by Lloyd Bradley.
Review: Chris Rhomberg, The Broken Table: The Detroit Newspaper Strike and the State of American Labor (2012)
A critical review of Chris Rhomberg's The Broken Table: The Detroit Newspaper Strike and the State of American Labor.
The dubious virtues of propaganda: Ken Loach's "Land and Freedom" - Gilles Dauvé
Gilles Dauvé reviews Ken Loach's film on the Spanish Civil War, Land and Freedom.
Review: “Solidarity unionism” is a beginning, not an ending
A review by Lou Rinaldi of Staughton Lynd's Solidarity Unionism: Rebuilding the Labor Movement from Below.
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