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The Nazis’ First Try

Mark Jones Project Syndicate
A century after Adolf Hitler's first attempt to seize power in Germany by force, it is worth remembering the economic and political conditions that gave the Nazis momentum in the first place.

Steward’s Corner: How AA Flight Attendants Scored a Huge Strike Vote

Jenny Brown Labor Notes
Union flight attendants at American Airlines recently delivered a strike authorization vote of 99%, with 93% turnout. The staggering total was the result of not only a membership itching to walk out but a campaign that engaged rank-and-file members.

Trade Unionist Harry Bridges Remade the Labor Movement

Gabriel Winant Jacobin
Radical labor leader Harry Bridges helped create one of the US's most powerful unions, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Its founding principles were anti-racism and worker autonomy, which he learned from rank-and-file dockworkers and