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Why MLK is Relevant to Today's Food Industry

Errol Schweizer The Bittman Project
MLK’s economic philosophy is relevant today, where up to 75% of grocery employees are food insecure, where seven of the ten lowest paying jobs are in the food industry, where farmworkers are mostly excluded from basic labor protections.

How Did MLK Jr. Become a Socialist?

Eric Blanc Labor Politics
A forgotten network of radicals helped teach King how to organize—and how to link civil rights to economic redistribution for all.

It’s Literally ICE vs. Good

Josh Johnson YouTube
In the tradition of great moral storytellers reaching back to Mark Twain, Josh Johnson brings his own stories to bear to dissect the gangsterism, insanity and violence being perpetrated in our country today

This Week in People’s History, Jan 21–27, 2026

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Striking steel workers in 1946
A High-Water Mark for U.S. Labor Unions (1946), The Night the U.S. Air Force Almost Nuked North Carolina (1961), A Massive Protest Was Cancelled, But Not Before It Had Great Success (1941)

Mayor Mamdani Can Empower New York’s Municipal Workers

Marc Kagan Jacobin
New York City Hall has traditionally had an antagonistic relationship with the city’s municipal workforce. Mayor Zohran Mamdani can chart a new course, working collaboratively with city workers to deliver better public services.