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The campaign for a New Deal for Higher Education in the United States must address the fact that more than two-thirds of faculty members in higher education today are temporary employees working in demoralizing gig-economy conditions, too... more
The campaign for a New Deal for Higher Education in the United States must address the fact that more than two-thirds of faculty members in higher education today are temporary employees working in demoralizing gig-economy conditions, too many of whom suffer from low pay, large class sizes, and excessive workloads that punish rather than reward excellent teaching.
Research Interests: Higher Education, Labor unions, Faculty, Supporting Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Unions and Education Politics, and 4 moreEffect of Adjunct Faculty on University Governance, Effect of Adjunct Faculty on University Teaching, Effect of Adjunct Faculty on University Labor Standards, and Adjunct/Contingent Faculty
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Review of Robert Justin Goldstein, American Blacklist: The Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations (2008); Ivan Greenberg, The Dangers of Dissent: The FBI and Civil Liberties Since 1965 (2010); and Tim Wiener, Enemies: A... more
Review of Robert Justin Goldstein, American Blacklist: The Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations (2008); Ivan Greenberg, The Dangers of Dissent: The FBI and Civil Liberties Since 1965 (2010); and Tim Wiener, Enemies: A History of the FBI (2012).
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Overview of FBI files on Herbert Hill, longtime NAACP activist.
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A close reading of the FBI file of former Black Panther Party Activist Richard Aoki, for a news web site.
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History of Yesler Terrace public housing project in Seattle and attempts to save it from destruction through use of historic preservation laws.
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History of attempts to resist gentrification of and protect small businesses in North Rainier Valley through use of historic preservation law.
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Interview with Cathy Galbraith about African American history and historic preservation in the Pacific Northwest, particularly Seattle and Portland.
Short history of the preservation of Pike Place Market in Seattle, with an emphasis on the connection between the preservation of buildings and the provision of social services to poor people, that also addresses ongoing issues about... more
Short history of the preservation of Pike Place Market in Seattle, with an emphasis on the connection between the preservation of buildings and the provision of social services to poor people, that also addresses ongoing issues about whether historic preservation can benefit tourists and residents at the same time.
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Interview with Abby Rubinson about historic preservation in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood.
Interview with Amanda McGarty at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) about ways to reach out to young people about local history in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
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Why do so many charity and housing programs, with all their benevolent rhetoric, end up being so inadequate, mean-spirited and counterproductive? This is not a new question. But Feldman’s answer — in a brief academic work of political... more
Why do so many charity and housing programs, with all their benevolent rhetoric, end up being so inadequate, mean-spirited and counterproductive? This is not a new question. But Feldman’s answer — in a brief academic work of political theory — is worth exploring, even if few non-academics will read his book, which, though readable, isn’t particularly accessible.
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If the economic crisis has given you a sense of historical déjà vu, you’re not alone. Unregulated capitalism’s latest failure has people increasingly turning to the past — to the history of the Great Depression and the New Deal — for... more
If the economic crisis has given you a sense of historical déjà vu, you’re not alone. Unregulated capitalism’s latest failure has people increasingly turning to the past — to the history of the Great Depression and the New Deal — for concepts and metaphors to make sense of the present and express visions for the future. To put the current crisis in broader historical perspective, Real Change spoke with Alice O’Connor, an historian of the American welfare state at UC Santa Barbara, during her recent trip to Seattle.
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No matter who the next President of the United States is, he will be unable to provide any quick fix to the economic and environmental crises threatening our society. And no matter which political party controls the White House or... more
No matter who the next President of the United States is, he will be unable to provide any quick fix to the economic and environmental crises threatening our society. And no matter which political party controls the White House or Congress, we will still be tasked with creating and deepening new political coalitions to meet these challenges head on.
In his new book, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, Van Jones, co-Founder of Green For All and a former community organizer with the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, Cal., offers a simple but radical new program. He calls for a new, multi-class, multi-racial, and multi-generational coalition of people to organize around the creation of a “green New Deal.” Real Change interviewed Jones in anticipation of his upcoming visit to Seattle on Nov. 12 and 13.
In his new book, The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems, Van Jones, co-Founder of Green For All and a former community organizer with the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, Cal., offers a simple but radical new program. He calls for a new, multi-class, multi-racial, and multi-generational coalition of people to organize around the creation of a “green New Deal.” Real Change interviewed Jones in anticipation of his upcoming visit to Seattle on Nov. 12 and 13.
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Local efforts to do something about “street conditions” are part of a national phenomenon. Across the country, communities have responded to “quality of life” issues by criminalizing begging or putting public property off-limits. In The... more
Local efforts to do something about “street conditions” are part of a national phenomenon. Across the country, communities have responded to “quality of life” issues by criminalizing begging or putting public property off-limits. In The Right to the City: Social Justice and the Fight for Public Space (New York: Guilford, 2003), Syracuse University professor Don Mitchell says that a just society makes the public’s space available to all.
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Discussion of my book, Black Power at Work, with a particular focus on the history of the United Construction Workers Association in Seattle.
Interview with KBCS 91.3 FM about my book, Black Power at Work, with a focus on the history of the United Construction Workers Association in Seattle.
A discussion of my work documenting the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Washington state in the 1920s. Here is a link to this special section of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project:... more
A discussion of my work documenting the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Washington state in the 1920s. Here is a link to this special section of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project: http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/kkk_intro.htm
Steve Scher on KUOW's Weekday interviewed me and James Gregory about our work on the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project. Unfortunately the streaming audio is no longer available on their website. Email me if you'd like an... more
Steve Scher on KUOW's Weekday interviewed me and James Gregory about our work on the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project. Unfortunately the streaming audio is no longer available on their website. Email me if you'd like an audio compact disc copy of the show.
Reflections on lessons learned from the history I wrote of the Ku Klux Klan in Washington State in the 1920s: https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/kkk_intro.htm
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History of the "racial reconciliation" staged by building trades unions and President Richard Nixon, through which building trades union leaders taught Nixon how to reach out to organized labor and the white working class for... more
History of the "racial reconciliation" staged by building trades unions and President Richard Nixon, through which building trades union leaders taught Nixon how to reach out to organized labor and the white working class for the 1972 election in exchange for the President withdrawing his support for affirmative action in the construction industry.
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A history of the first two years of the United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) in Seattle, Washington, and its struggle to represent black workers entering the construction industry under court order separately from organized... more
A history of the first two years of the United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) in Seattle, Washington, and its struggle to represent black workers entering the construction industry under court order separately from organized labor and employers.
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Robert Justin Goldstein, American Blacklist: The Attorney General’s List of Subversive Organizations (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2008) Ivan Greenberg, The Dangers of Dissent : The FBI and Civil Liberties Since 1965 (New York:... more
Robert Justin Goldstein, American Blacklist: The Attorney General’s List of Subversive Organizations (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2008) Ivan Greenberg, The Dangers of Dissent : The FBI and Civil Liberties Since 1965 (New York: Lexington Books, 2010) Tim Wiener, Enemies: A History of the FBI (New York: Random House, 2012)