A Union’s Strength Comes from the Power to Strike
The Indypendent
Here is a book on union organizing that seems about to become a classic for our times.
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Returning the ‘three sisters’ – corn, beans and squash – to Native American farms nourishes people, land and cultures
The Conversation
The research project, “Reuniting the Three Sisters,” explores what it means to be a responsible caretaker of the land from the perspective of peoples who have been balancing agricultural production with sustainability for hundreds of years.
John Carpenter, Apocalyptic Filmmaker
Jacobin
John Carpenter’s movies provide visions of societies falling apart. No wonder his work is resonating now more than ever.
Wishbone of The Good Lord Bird: Historical Fiction and Poetic Truth
LAWCHA
Reviewers have couched their discussion of The Good Lord Bird by pointing out its portrayal of history against the backdrop of ongoing protests about persistent racism.
Portside Says: Multiracial Democracy or No Democracy at All
Portside
The danger of a fascist-like regime consolidating its power has been averted. For now. But make no mistake: The issue of whether we will move forward or be dragged into an abyss has been postponed, not decided. Please help - Portside's annual appeal.
Thanksgiving Letter from Harry
poets.org
The prize-winning poet Carl Dennis offers an ironic thanksgiving greeting, one that reminds us of what blessings we North Americans have as well as the abuse we have made of those very blessings.
Bella Abzug - The Fighter
New York Review of Books
On the feisty congresswoman’s posthumous return to the spotlight. Abzug’s encounters with sexism pushed her toward feminism, and so did the support she received from female constituents and supporters after she was elected.
Loïs Mailou Jones, an Artist and Educator Who Made History
Hyperallergic
Rebecca VanDiver surveys Jones’s work from the 1920 to the ’90s and considers how definitions and conceptions around Black art have changed.
The Mythic Whiteness of the Hillbilly
Boston Review
Ron Howard’s Netflix adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy continues a long tradition of seeing hillbillies as a symbol of pristine American whiteness. It’s the same nostalgia Trump has mobilized on the far right.
The Thanksgiving Myth Gets a Deeper Look This Year
The New York Times
For many Native Americans, the Covid-19 toll and the struggle over racial inequity make this high time to re-examine the holiday, and a cruel history.
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