The death of AFL-CIO President John Sweeney has evoked examinations of his legacy. One can praise the good things but its important to address the bad things so we can have a more accurate understanding of his time
Kim Scipes
Kim Scipes, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Purdue University Northwest in
Westville, Indiana. He is one of the founders of LEPAIO, the Labor Education Project on the AFL-CIO International Operations (https://aflcio-int.education). . A former Sergeant in the USMC, he “turned around” on active duty, and has been a
political and labor activist for over 50 years. He has published four books and over 250 articles in the US
and in 11 different countries. His writings, many with direct links to the original article, can be found on-
line at https://www.pnw.edu/faculty/kim-scipes-ph-d/publications/; his latest book is Building Global
Labor Solidarity: Lessons from the Philippines, South Africa, Northwestern Europe, and the United
States (Lexington Books, 2021, 2022 paperback). Kim can be reached at [email protected].
Review of Cuban Health Care: The Ongoing Revolution, by Don Fitz (Monthly Review Press)
Honor your loved ones and the ones who served for their personal ideals and attributes. They deserve that
By 1971, the Marine Corps had suffered racial outbreaks at every major Marine base in the world, except one
New Thinking on the Crisis of Labor
New Thinking on the Crisis of Labor
A review of American Labour’s Cold War Abroad: From Deep Freeze to Détente, 1945-1970, by Anthony Carew
It is rare to get an intelligent, well-sourced and coherent discussion of issues today such as the role of history in education, politics and scholarship, but David Detmer of Purdue University Northwest has provided such with this book
Observations from a Week in the Philippines, July 21-27, 2018, and Possible Ramifications
Engaging with this book will help each of us further think out what we want to see in the future
