@aimloiselle
Writer, historian, educator, snacker, gardener Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican & Southern White Women Fought for Place in American Working Class (UNCP 2023) US labor history, women and global capitalism, pop culture representations of work and wealth
On Saturday 14 March @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com will discuss their forthcoming book 'Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed' at @arminiusdebat.bsky.social.
Secure your seat 👉 dedependance.eu/events/muski...
GREAT idea!!!
"most useful for policy scholars, but it will also appeal to graduate students and advanced researchers in international relations, political science, and global governance who seek to engage critically with adaptive and experimental approaches to complex problem-solving"
The 20-something billionaires who run Kalshi and Polymarket are battling it out to be the top prediction market company. Observers and former insiders say the feud is just heating up. n.pr/4rhtF7z
A young environmental activist transforms herself into a beaver in this off-the-wall eco-themed comedy. It's the liveliest film to emerge from Pixar in years. n.pr/4sthHbW
An administration of groomed hyper femininity (Noem, Bondi) and masculinity (Hegseth). Gender studies helps students analyze the power of the images and sound bites that also waste millions of tax dollars.
Laughable if they were not so potent.
#womenshistory
This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...
Deadly war in mode of drunk bro w Solo cup:
-They are toast and they know it.
-We are punching them when they're down. How it should be.
-Dumb, politically correct wars of the past were the opposite of what we're doing here. They had vague objectives with restrictive, minimalist rules of engagement.
I am facilitating this conversation of practical hope -- what are the material needs for launching alternative programs and colleges? The people, funds, land, students?
Join us and spread the word !*!*!*!*!*!*
@sfndhe.bsky.social
@aaup.org
@higheredlabor.bsky.social
@rooseveltinstitute.org
Top-down international agreements have not succeeded. (Especially in this era of authoritarian egomaniacs like Putin, Trump, etc.)
Solving the global climate crisis through local partnerships and experimentation >>>
#climatechange
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union jobs, the real policy for working-class people
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#workingclass
Signs of suffering in Florida’s executions have not deterred Gov. Ron DeSantis from writing a record number of death warrants.
Also must say if you read this and got to the part about Georgia Wellness Group, there is so much more that @garnethenderson.com and @autonomynews.co reported in January. Give it a read and subscribe!
That's how researcher Beatriz Garcia Nice describes the new U.S. stance under the Trump administration to programs addressing gender-based violence. n.pr/46Ds6JJ
Great review of Tabitha Arnold's Gospel of the Working Class in The Guardian. You will be able to read Jessie Wilkerson's interview with Arnold in the September issue of @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
public comment opportunity:
The NEA & NEH support job opportunities for union creative professionals in every state, while providing Americans w/access to enriching programs that lift up local economies. That’s why we must urge Congress to commit to increased funding for the NEA & NEH in FY27. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
so true
Republicans are once again trying to do what they do best: cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy.
Amazing. The @labornotes.bsky.social conference isn't for another three months, and general registration is already closed. I'm thrilled that they sold out so fast, disappointed that I know many of you who want to attend may not be able to.
labornotes.org/2026
Reading this in 2026 sparked two responses. It's a tactical guidebook for alliances of workers, community members, environmental groups. But written in 2023, so the examples are tempered by a situation in which regulations they used have been dismantled. But there good lessons here!!
#climatechange
Moving beyond cars is a labor issue!!!!!
If workers and unions can have the time and space to join this movement, what momentum. Workers in new fields, loosened from the false notion that they have to hold on to the fossil fuel economy.
#workingclass
#laborhistory
Good news that Republican senator questioning this misuse of funds... just hope he also asks some of the administration dudes.
What’s happening with the USMCA?
Our @toddntucker.com will join @brookings.edu on Wednesday to discuss how the landmark North American trade deal has held up amid tariffs and the continued battles over executive trade authority.
Details below on attending in D.C. or joining virtually ⬇️
“The same people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have only grown better organized and are now embedded in the machinery of government,” one legal expert said about a meeting of election deniers held last week.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Martha S. Jones (2013 ACLS Fellow) and Kate Masur (2020 Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellow) have submitted a historians’ amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara.
Learn more about scholars working to increase public understanding and inform policymakers on birthright citizenship: bit.ly/4pz9XEk
It all started with 3M -- and a woman scientist warned them before they put the PFAS chemicals into hundreds of products.
#PFAS
Really appreciate reviewer's respectfulness - scholars work on books for years, simple questions some reviewers bring up as 'concerns' were most certainly already considered.
"some readers may question the “global” reach of her archive... However, this narrow focus is likely a deliberate choice; by"
Dimick successfully argues that if we are to survive the Anthropocene, we must do more than just track the rising mercury; we must learn to read the breaking of the seasons.
#climatechange
Sarah Dimick. Unseasonable: Climate Change in Global Literatures. Columbia University Press, 2024.
Women's History Month
the organizations and shared actions
The Redstockings, 1970s
#womenshistory