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When a greedy steel magnate tried to tear up workers' rights, Pennsylvania steelworkers fought back “We are asking one another as we pass the time of day Why working men resort to arms t … read more

On this MLK Day, our historian Pete talks about the radical promise of the Reconstruction years “White historians had for a century crudely distorted the Negro’s role in the Reconstruction yea … read more

The story of the strike that ended in a massacre... American democracy, both political and economic, took huge strides forward when the Union won the Civil War in 1865. Constitutional amend … read more

Born on this day in 1890, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn devoted her life to the radical struggle “History has a long-range perspective. It ultimately passes stern judgement on tyrants and vindicates … read more

Begun on this day in 1894, the Pullman Strike was one of the most significant strike actions in US history “It seems to me that if it were not for resistance to degrading conditions, the tendency … read more