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Ode to a labor troubadour: Woody Guthrie
July 13, 2012We pause now from the almost constant commentary on active politicians and political activism to render an ode to Woody Guthrie.
Read moreBook review: “Woody, Cisco and Me”
July 12, 2012This seems a good time to review a remarkable book that covers one of the least-discussed periods of Woody's life.
Read moreTop 10 reasons to love Obamacare
July 12, 2012There are lots of reasons to love the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, experts say. If only states start to implement it.
Read moreWoody Guthrie’s first Daily Worker column
July 12, 2012Woody SezĀ "The national debit is one thing I caint figger out"
Read moreToday in labor history: air conditioning patented by black inventor
July 12, 2012Today in 1949 African American inventor Frederick McKinley Jones submitted 3 patents: for an automatic refrigeration system for trucks; the starter generator; and a generator for cooling gas engines - and hence air conditioning was born!...
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