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Unions Backing Historic People’s Climate March
By Jeremy Brecher Delegates to Connecticut State Council of Machinists (CSCM) conference at the end of June voted unanimously to endorse and participate in the historic People’s Climate March set for Sunday, September 21, 2014 in Manhattan. This was just the most recent of a growing number of union endorsements for the March. New York…
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Leaning In and Fighting Back
By Ella Mahony Residents of Cambridge, MA often playfully call the city “The People’s Republic of Cambridge”, a tongue-in-cheek reference to its lefty politics and multicultural vibe. But the city is also well known for hosting a worldwide bastion of privilege and power, Harvard University. It is that paradox that is playing out right now…
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The World Cup: Panem et Circenses et Transit (Killjoy Alert!)
Kafui Attoh is an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at the Murphy Institute. The World Cup is upon us! All praise be to FIFA! In less than a week, millions of people worldwide will tune into what promises to be the largest global bread and circus event of the year. Indeed, an estimated half a million…
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Precarious Solidarity – Labor and The Environmental Movement
This post was written by Penny Lewis, an Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at The Murphy Institute For the second time in two weeks the New York Times has devoted its lead news story to reports about our unfolding environmental cataclysm. Last week’s lead brought home the fact that climate change is happening now, covering reports…
