Nicholas James
LATEST ARTICLES BY Nicholas James
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Labor
Missouri workers join worldwide strike against Amazon
November 28, 2022Fed up with brutal working conditions, workers in St. Louis join Amazon strikers worldwide, shutting down plants in 30 nations.
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Labor
Small business owners, unite! An appeal for owner-operators to unionize
May 9, 2022We like the idea of “being our own boss,” but it’s a complicated concept that’s not as simple as it might sound.
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Labor
Grievances at Webster University lead to student organizing
December 6, 2021Fed up with unilateral changes by administrators, students forming a student union.
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U.S.
Metalcore guitarist tells how he became NYC Councilman Justin Brannan
March 13, 2020"I can honestly say, growing up, I learned just as much about world history listening to The Minutemen, Napalm Death, and The Dead Kennedys as I did in history class."
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Culture
Working-class issues move to the forefront in Extreme music
July 11, 2019A nuanced change has occurred in the underground musical genres of punk, metal, and their hybrid product: hardcore.
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Labor
Striking Ferguson workers score a big win and a new contract
March 20, 2018After 104 days on the picket line, the workers at Christian Care Nursing Home have won a major victory.
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World
Hungary: Life after communism for a communist party
August 25, 2017A conversation with Thürmer Gyula, leader of the Hungarian Workers Party, on life in neoliberal Hungary.
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U.S.
East Saint Louis, hit by hard-times, down but not out
August 12, 2015At its height in the 1950's, East Saint Louis had a population of 82,366. Only about one-third remain today.
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