A Bookish Strike
Jennifer Albert Mann reports on the recent UAW Local 2110 strike at HarperCollins Publishers and argues that, considering the union’s past militancy, HarperCollins workers should …
Month: December 2022
Probabilistic Approaches to Political Economy and Labor with Machover, Farjoun & Zachariah
Rudy joins Emmanuel Farjoun, Moshé Machover and David Zachariah for a discussion on their two books Laws of Chaos: A Probabilistic Approach to Political Economy …
How the Rail Carriers, Wall Street, and the US Government Crushed Class I Freight Rail Workers
Shuvu Bhattarai reports on the status of the U.S. railworkers struggle in the aftermath of Congress’ forced tentative agreement. Introduction Four railroad unions, representing 55 …
The Workers’ Opposition in the Russian Communist Party with Barbara C. Allen
Annie and Lucas join Barbara C. Allen, editor of the recent collection of documents The Workers’ Opposition in the Russian Communist Party: Documents, 1919-30 and …
The Horizons of Emancipatory Political Theater: Boal’s Theater of the Oppressed in Light of Brecht and Rancière
Renato Flores explores the development and impact of Brazilian dramaturg Augusto Boal’s influential ‘Theatre of the Oppressed,’ historically contextualizing Boal’s idiosyncratic approach to theater as …
Letter: Reply to Carp and Manos
If the letters of Christopher Carp and Patricia Manos are any indication, some readers may have confused an essay of critical reflection for an attempt …