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[Podcast] Oil Can Eddie and the Battle for the Steelworkers’ Union

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Roger Biles and Mark Rose discuss the legacy of Eddie Sadlowski, a charismatic and progressive Chicago steelworker who, unhappy with the United Steelworker of America’s closed-rank authoritarian leadership and tepid support for rank-and-file members, led a highly visible yet unsuccessful dissident campaign in the contentious election for the USWA’s presidency in 1977.  read more »

[Podcast] Schools and the Rise of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Brown World

Dr. Matt Kautz explores how evolving school disciplinary practices, changes in crime reporting, and political pressure in the decades following school desegregation led to the rise of student suspensions, expulsions, dropouts, and the school-to-prison pipeline in Detroit and other cities.  read more »

[Podcast] The Worthy Wages Movement for Childcare Workers

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Dr. Justine Modica discusses the Worthy Wages movement centered in Seattle from the 1980s through the 2000s.  read more »

[Podcast] Awaiting Their Feast: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War II to COVID-19

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Dr. Lori Flores discusses food systems in the US and Northeast region specifically, illuminating how the nation has developed a growing appetite for both Latinx food and Latinx food laborers, who are often underpaid and under-nourished as they help grow, process, transport, prepare, and serve food across the country.  read more »

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