Socialist Party of America History and Geography
Submitted by jondwhite on Jan 19 2017 21:06
Courtesy Mapping American Social Movements Project, University of Washington. Find an interactive version at http://depts.washington.edu/moves/SP_intro.shtml
Here are two dozen maps and charts exploring the geography of Socialist Party activity.
1909: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Strike
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 18 2017 20:04
Two years before the horrific fire that claimed 146 garment workers, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the focal point for a struggle that encompassed the entire garment industry of the city of New York
1996-8: Sierra Blanca Community Opposes Nuclear Waste Site
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 18 2017 18:48
History of the campaign against building a nuclear waste disposal site in a Texan town. The campaign was notably in that it mobilised people across the US and Mexico and that the $55 million deal was supported by State Governor George W. Bush, President Bill Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
Don't Make A Wave: The Campaign Against Nuclear Testing on Amchitka Island
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 16 2017 22:08
Article on the history of the campaign to stop nuclear weapons tests on the Alaskan Island on Amchitka. The campaign would lead to the founding of Green Peace.
Looking back on Obama's deportation regime
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 16 2017 17:00
The Obama administration's approach to illegal immigration was to severely enforce penalties for immigration related crimes. This approach led to record deportation numbers and an unprecedented explosion in the immigrant prisoner population.
Looking back at Obama’s bailouts: HAMP
Submitted by Soapy on Jan 12 2017 01:20
As Obama leaves office, a quick look back at a little known chapter in his administration reveals much about his presidency.
The Texas-Vermont-Maine nuclear dump: bringing environmental racism home
Article from 1998 on the dumping of nuclear waste from Vermont and Maine in Texas. The article details the involvement of Bernie Sanders in sponsoring the bill that led to the dump being authorized.
“No Humans Involved”: An Open Letter to my Colleagues
A letter by Sylvia Wynter written in response to the Los Angeles riots in 1992.
The German coast uprising of 1811
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 8 2017 16:30
A short history of possibly the largest slave uprising in the United States, in Louisiana in 1811, written by Rhae Lynn Barnes.
