A short history of radical puppetry - Kerry Mogg A short history of puppets, puppeteers and working class politics from the English Civil War to the streets of Seattle in 1999.
A very brief history of racism - Workers Solidarity Movement A quick look at the origins of racism in modern society from its roots in the justification of…
A short history of May Day The history of the world holiday on the 1st May - May Day, or International Workers Day, held in commemoration of four anarchists executed for…
1901: The assassination of President William McKinley An account of assassination of the President of the United States, William McKinley, by young…
2003-2004: Los Angeles supermarket strike The history of a huge five-month strike and lockout of 70,000 supermarket workers in California, which ended in defeat.
1972: The Quebec general strike The story of one of the largest working class rebellions in American history. 300,000 workers participated in North America's largest general…
1971: The Attica prison uprising Against the background of the mass revolutionary, black power and prisoners' movements in the US, a five day revolt began on September 9, 1971 at…
1919: The Seattle general strike A general strike of 100,000 workers, which saw the city shut down and all essential services provided under workers' control.
The Lawrence textile strike, 1912 - Sam Lowry A short history of the strike of 20,000 textile workers, mostly women and girls who included native and immigrant workers, which won big…
The Pullman railway strike, 1894 - Howard Zinn Howard Zinn on the history of the militant struggle of workers at the Pullman railway car company in Chicago against wage cuts and sackings, in…
The great railroad strike, 1877 - Howard Zinn Howard Zinn's short history of the biggest industrial dispute in American history by that time, shutting down half the country's rail network.
The Lynn shoe strike, 1860 - Howard Zinn Howard Zinn's history of the strike of 20,000 US shoe manufacturing workers - men and women - in New England. Lasting several weeks, the strike…
