Whether on Caribbean plantations in the seven­teenth century or in Amazon warehouses today, the powerful have constantly developed new techniques to control workers—and new justifications for doing so...

"Free speech" advocates are killing free speech

I wanted to put together a post that tracks how right-wing civic thought programs have rapidly been taking over the academic hiring space in the humanities, especially in fields like history (mostly A...

A Quarter Century after 9/11

The newly-created Office of Worker Power is inspired by a similar effort by the Democratic Socialists of America and the United Electrical Workers that has helped thousands across the country…

By Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber StoreyAugust 26, 2026 The Chronicle of Higher Education just published an interview with Johns Hopkins President Ronald Daniels. It highlights among other things th...

In the ancient world, debt forgiveness was a regular tool to control the economy. Why have we forgotten it?

A museum that seeks to understand American history through the lens of the African American experience.