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“Part of their soul was missing”: Scottish steelworkers lost more than jobs
February 5, 2019Statistics never capture the emotional narratives of deindustrialization.
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What’s British imperialism up to in Oman?
January 29, 2019Britain signed an ‘assistance’ treaty with Oman in 1798. In 2017 it was found to be instructing the monarchy on “how to deal with strikes and stifle protests,” a very long imperial engagement.
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The deported ghosts of Bisbee still haunt Arizona today
January 29, 2019Labor history is not a soap opera, and Arizona’s recent history of deportation shows the ghosts of Bisbee were never exorcized.
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Review: “I Am the Night” scratches surface of bizarre Hollywood true crime
January 28, 2019The mystery of the Black Dahlia murder serves as a backdrop for what ends up being a more human interest tale.
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‘An Inspector Calls’: A super supernatural socialist show
January 28, 2019As the British emerged victoriously from WWII, having fought a “people’s war,” the masses wanted something to show for their six-year-long struggle.
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