The green movement has more to thank workers in polluting industries than you might expect. Source: How coal miners and factory workers helped found the environmental movement

We are not living through a Second Gilded Age, but a Second Redemption—what white supremacists proudly called their crushing of Reconstruction. Source: Who Is working-class, and why it matters – International Socialism Project

At the top of the ballot, Amendment 1, also known as the Workers Rights Amendment, offers voters the chance to constitutionally protect the fundamental right of Illinois workers to unionize and collectively bargain over wages, hours, working conditions and economic benefits. Source: Illinois Workers Rights Amendment – Vote yes on November 8th – International Socialism … Continue reading Illinois Workers Rights Amendment – Vote yes on November 8th – International Socialism Project

Shortly after Ellen Cassedy graduated from college in 1971, she joined her friend Karen Nussbaum as an office worker at Harvard University. The pair—close friends who first met as undergraduates—quickly began speaking with other female typists and administrative assistants about the need for better pay, better working conditions, and better and more respectful treatment from their often-condescending … Continue reading ‘Working 9 to 5’: A Firsthand Account of the Women’s Movement, Labor Union and Iconic Movie 

Documented and preventable tragedies mean nothing to Republican legislators bent on helping employers pad their bottom lines at kids' expense. Source: Opinion | The GOP's Abhorrent Attack on Child Labor Laws | Common Dreams

This blog is/was The Gurdjieff Con, and Gurdjieff's theme of the Work was actually an exploitation meme with a reactionary counterrevolutionary hidden core. So put here some material about working class issues, and socialism... Railroad workers and union reps from the US, UK, and France discuss the class struggle in their respective countries and how … Continue reading Rail Workers of the World, Unite! 

Descent of Man Revisited This is one of the most popular books here with tens of thousands of downloads. The Darwin para This is one of the most popular books here with tens of thousands of downloa… Source: Descent of Man Revisited – 1848+: The End(s) of History

Again, interesting. But what are we to conclude from this? A crypto-creationism lurks in these exposes but that is clearly no answer. The design issue is transparent but has no explanation in scien… Source: James Tour: The Goalposts Are Racing Away | Evolution News – 1848+: The End(s) of History