Race riots were a sadly persistent theme of American history. But this one was a bit different.
While the coal industry is in terminal decline, it still shapes the culture of central Appalachia.
In October of 1845, having been silenced by government censors—and on the run from possible extradition—Karl Marx once thought about moving to Texas.
Historian Robin Blackburn has completed a trilogy of books that provide a comprehensive Marxist account of slavery in the New World. He spoke to Jacobin about the intimate links between the slave systems in the Americas and the origins of capitalism.
Deteriorating working conditions have led to a shift in perspective, sparking an unprecedented wave of worker activism.
When the Ford workers Hunger March to deliver a list of 14 demands to Henry Ford became the Ford Massacre . . . and ultimately led to the organization of the Rouge plant by the United Auto Workers.
A century after his birth, EP Thompson’s empathy with those facing scorn and condescension is more relevant than ever. The first paragraph starts: “The working class did not rise like the sun at an appointed time. It was present at its own making.”
There is a widely held belief, especially among white people, that social welfare programs primarily benefit African Americans. Yet, in virtually all U.S. social support programs, whites are the largest demographic group of recipients.
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What is paradoxical is that U.S. imperial ideology happens to be not fascism but an all-encompassing and intolerant liberalism refitted for rationalizing military and political expansion.
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