Kim Scipes provides an expansive discussion of the labor landscape in the US, including the distinction between trade unions and labor movements,…
A “PROCESSURAL” PARADIGM[i] To surpass the understanding of the structural paradigm, the differences must be delineated. A processural paradigm is hereby advanced.…
Two great waves of social movements from the “bottom” of societies have shaken the world since 1986, including significant protest movements in…
Hamilton Nolan is one of an emerging group of journalists who have taken over the “labor beat” in US journalism. This book…
Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, sent his folks home early in July for summer recess so they wouldn’t have to…
I just got back from a quick visit to the KMU Labor Center in the Philippines in late June (2025). KMU, which…
For those of us in and around the trade union movement, Eric Blanc’s new book is an important contribution. He builds on…
The issue of communism in the United States, with a particular focus on the CPUSA (Communist Party of the United States of…
Looking Ahead: US Unions Must Look Beyond Themselves to Save Themselves[1] The labor movement in the United States used to be respected…
The American Federation of Labor (AFL), and later the AFL-CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) have carried out their own foreign policy since…
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