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Inside ‘The Great Postal Heist’

Steve Wishnia Labor Press
The Great Postal Heist documents the culture of bullying that developed in the U.S. Postal Service after it was converted from a public service to a public corporation, after the great wildcat strike of 1970.

Race after information-value

Marc Kohlbry Radical Philosophy
This is a wide-ranging work that explores the relationship between the emergence of what's been called "racial capitalism" and the history and development of capitalist uses of information.

Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62

Ellen Barry and Alex Traub The New York Times
As a medical student, Dr. Farmer decided to build a clinic in Haiti. It grew into a vast network serving some of the world’s poorest communities.

The Power of Recognizing Higher Ed Faculty as Working-Class

Helena Worthen Working Class Studies Association
Nearly 75% of faculty in higher education are precarious workers, more like restaurant and hospitality workers, gig performers, contract healthcare workers, and delivery drivers than the tenured professor.