The killing of Eric Garner and the failure of social justice unionism Rather than providing a strategy for fighting racism, social justice unionism has led some union…
Uprising of 20,000 - Tony Michels A short history of a massive general strike of 20,000, mostly female and Jewish, garment workers which lasted 11 weeks and won significant…
Withered aristocracy #1 - by way of introduction An introduction to what will hopefully be an intermittent series of musing on life and labor within the New York City building trades and…
Discussion: anarchist shop experiences - Mike Harris An article discussing the personal experiences of anarchist organising on-the-job in the New York area in the early 1980s.
The challenges of administering misery in the two New York Cities An article looking at New York City as a new 'progressive' mayor takes power.
Gays take on cops: From rage to madness The following is a report by Howard Blum in The Village Voice (Sept. 3, 1970) of a gay march/riot that took place in NYC on August 29, 1970. The…
Throwing a Wrench in the "Capitalism Works" Piece I'm not sure quite where to start my rant on this public art project in Times Square by Steve Lambert (http://gothamist.com/2013/09/12/talk_about…
The national US Postal Service wildcat strike, 1970 - Jeremy Brecher Jeremy Brecher's short history of the successful nationwide illegal wildcat strike of American…
Last exit to Brooklyn - Hubert Selby Jr. Series of stories set in 1950s Brooklyn; a local union official struggles with his sexuality during a strike, a sex worker trawls the bars for…
A moving story: with afterword - Jocelyn Cohn and James Frey In 2012, workers at a small moving company in New York City rose up against bad pay and dangerous…
Postmodern anti-hero: capitalism and heroism in Taxi Driver - Matthew Iannucci Film theory examining the themes of masculinity, media reportage and cinema worship in the landmark…
