Learning the Lessons from the Education Strikes
Journalist Eric Blanc sat down and engaged with me in a long conversation about what we are learning thus far from the education strikes. Read the interview here. Read More
John Weiner interviews me about the Janus case: The Nation Podcast
In an early March Nation Magazine Podcast, John Weiner interviews me about the Janus case. The discussion covers Janus, and, a wide range of topics relating to the labor movement. Listen to the interview here » Read More
My Interview with Sarah Jaffe, on Janus, Strikes, and How to Defeat Austerity
Sarah Jaffe and I sat down in late March to reflect on the West Virginia education strike, the Parkland student Protests, the Janus supreme court case, and why I believe mission driven workers, mostly female, hold the key to rebuilding the US labor movement. Read and listen to the interview here » Read More
ISO New Zealand Reviews Raising Expectations
End of the day, this book is a bloody good read. Don’t be surprised if you open it after dinner and find yourself up til 3am, flipping the pages as fast as you can to find out what happens to a slimy gun smuggler turned professional union buster as exhausted shift nurses develop the courage to tell him where he can shove his intimidation tactics and blackmail. Read More
Look Left Reviews Raising Expectations
It’s easy to become disillusioned with the state of the labour movement. With unions immersed in rearguard actions and membership often seen as little more than an insurance policy, it’s fair to say that they are not the fighting organisations called for by the circumstances. It’s instructive, then, to look at what unions can be and can do in the present day. Read More