Monthly Archives: April 2011

This Week in History: May Day and the Haymarket Affair

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Katie

This week marks the 125th anniversary of the events that turned May 1 into International Workers’ Day. Continue reading →

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Reclaiming “Freedom”

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Katie

What is the appeal of the right wing? How do they get their votes? This is a persistent and puzzling question for liberals, and by now there is a standard answer. Continue reading →

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A Warning to the U.S. Government from Transnational Capital

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Katie

The news is out this morning that the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s is threatening the United States with a credit downgrade, expressing concern that the U.S. government will fail to adopt a sufficiently bold plan to reduce the federal deficit. Continue reading →

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Radical Movies: The Hustler

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Scott

by S. Myers To be radical is to go to the roots. All great films are radical, just as great art in general is radical. For, to move us emotionally art must cut through those superficial explanations that society forces … Continue reading →

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The Student Loan Bubble

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Katie

Rising student debt is far from the only sign that not all is well with the college system in the United States. Continue reading →

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Solidarity Unionism II: What Went Wrong?

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Katie

The half century from 1900 to 1950 was the formative period of industrial unionism. It was also a time of disappointed radical hopes. Continue reading →

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