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International Women's Day marchers in San Antonio hold signs celebrating Emma Tenayuca.

The Militant Passion of Emma Tenayuca

84 years ago this week, this Mexican American labor organizer led one of the largest strikes in Texas history—and was arrested and blacklisted for her trouble.

by Kim Kelly via The Nation on February 1, 2022

An illustration of two men in 1770s clothing fighting in a river.

Has the World Gone Mad? An Interview with Sarah Swedberg

Swedberg's new book shows how prevalent concerns about mental illness were to the people of the early American republic.

by Sarah Swedberg, Rebecca Brannon via Nursing Clio on March 25, 2021

A TV Documentary Shows the Deep Roots of Right-Wing Conspiracy

In 1964, the John Birch Society was the most active far-right group in the United States—unless you count the Republican Party.

by Richard Brody via The New Yorker on January 14, 2021

Stymieing the People

A Review of "Design for the Crowd: Patriotism and Protest in Union Square."

by Thai Jones via The Metropole on June 3, 2020

Another Time a President Used the “Emergency” Excuse to Restrict Immigration

It was 1921, and it changed the character of the United States for decades.

by Joshua Zeitz via Politico Magazine on April 22, 2020

Reviving the General Strike

Organizers seeking to spark far-reaching work stoppages in the United States can invoke a powerful fact: It has happened before.

by Mark Engler via The Nation on September 1, 2019

Earth First! and the Ethics of American Environmentalism

Why a radical group of environmentalists turned to direct action in defense of wild nature.

by Kassia Shaw via Edge Effects on October 9, 2018

May Day's Radical History

The date of Occupy's strike has ties to the eight-hour day movement, immigrant workers and American anarchism.

by Jacob Remes via Salon on April 30, 2012

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