“While these lines are written, a student movement is agitating France….” Olivier Delbeke reports from France. For more on the history of May Day, see this article. Introduction Fifty years ago today, […]
50 Years ago today: France on May Day, 1968
The Russian Revolution turns 100!
by Roger Silverman in London November 7th, 2017 marks the centenary of an event whose impact still today reverberates throughout the world. The Russian revolution remains a constant spectre at the feast […]
100 Years Ago: April, 1917
This spring marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution – an event that shocked the entire world and changed it forever. Today, as turmoil and chaos, the threat of war, revolution […]
A Brief History of May Day
By: Luke Pickrell May Day has its origins in the United States around the struggle for an 8-hour workday. At the time of the first May Day rally in 1886, work days […]
The Police: Past, Present, & Future
by Luke Pickrell This article draws heavily from a much longer piece – “Origins of the Police” – by David Whitehouse. I’ve summarized some important points and added original thoughts, including […]
The New Orleans General Strike of 1892
The New Orleans General Strike lasted five days and completely shut down what was then American’s 12th largest city. The strike involved 25,000 workers and is considered the first general strike to […]
Moctezuma and the Crisis of Aztec Society
“History is the most dangerous of subjects.” So said Malcolm X, and a history class I’m taking at Laney College shows why. Called “world history” and taught by Dr. Susan Kahn, it […]
Remember Sophie Scholl!
“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause? Such a fine sunny day, and I have to go, […]
100 Years Ago This Week: Ireland’s “Easter Rebellion”
Ireland was the first colony of imperialist Britain. 100 years ago this week, several thousand Irish men and women rose up, arms in hand, to oppose British colonialism. There are many lessons […]
Netanyahu: Who Really Collaborated With the Nazis?
According to official figures (Wall St. Journal, 10/22/2015), Israeli forces have killed 50 Palestinians in recent days, only 19 of whom are even accused of having attacked Israelis. In order to justify […]