Books
For Valentine’s Day, a love poem
February 12, 2014I wrote this poem while sitting at a bookstore in Rockford, IL. In a creative mood, I heard a woman's voice - the rest is history.
Read more“Empire’s Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan”
January 30, 2014"Empire's Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan," by Klassen and Greg Albo, asks the question, "Why did the Canadian government go to war in Afghanistan in 2001?"
Read moreSan Francisco labor celebrates two heroic women workers
December 6, 2013The public is invited to join the San Francisco Labor Council in celebrating two outstanding workers and mothers, Teresa Mina and Lupe Chavez, who have fought for their families and all immigrants, amazing true life stories...
Read moreSyd Hoff and A. Redfield: Two sides of the same coin
November 14, 2013An almost unknown dimension of his amazing career, discovered by his heirs only after his death in 2004, was Hoff's work for left-wing periodicals in the '30s.
Read moreToday in labor history: Death of unionist Karen Silkwood
November 13, 2013Her life was featured in Silkwood (1983), an Academy Award-nominated film based on an original screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen.
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