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The Great American Turkey

Livia Gershon JSTOR
The turkey was semi-domesticated and kept in pens in the American Southwest some 2,000 years ago—but not for the reason you think.

Amazon’s Anti-Union Model and the Damage Done

Paris Marx Jacobin
Canadian postal workers are striking for fair wages and better working conditions. This is putting them in direct conflict with the business model Amazon champions, where workers are treated as disposable and unions are crushed.

On Progress

Ruben Quesada Omnium Gatherum Quarterly, Brutal Companion
In the shadow of 9/11, poet Ruben Quesada shows us the destructiveness and death that come with "progress."

Reflecting on Seattle’s WTO Legacy

Julie Bouanna The Stand
By gathering to honor the spirit of the WTO protests, we hope to empower the labor community with practical tools and renewed inspiration to advocate for a fairer, more transparent trade system that values people, not just profit.

John Lewis: A Life

Steve Nathans-Kelly New York Journal of Books
"More than any Lewis biography to date," writes reviewer Nathans-Kelly, this book "captures that life’s complex, magnificent, and underappreciated second act.”

1934 and Now: History Lives!

Peter Rachleff Labor and Working-Class History Association
The 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters was a historic fight and victory in the history of the American labor movement.