Rich Yeselson, a writer who lives in Washington, D.C., is writing a book about the Taft-Hartley Act.
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Sanders and Warren Take Aim at Taft-Hartley
Both candidates favor repealing much of the law that slammed the brakes on unions’ growth. Read more
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Harnessing the Power of the New Working Class
If the new proletariat starts identifying as a class, it could transform politics. Read more
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James Madison’s Worst Nightmare
Today’s Republicans have become the very kind of obstructionist faction—with apocalyptic politics—that the primary author of our Constitution warned us against. Read more
The Year in Preview: Labor's Outlook
2014 doesn't look like it's going to be all bad for unions, but it won't be all good, either. Read more
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Our Passivity Surplus
As recent calamities show, change takes empathy—plus insisting on making yourself heard. Read more
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This Is Not Wisconsin. It's Worse.
If union adversaries can pass a right-to-work law in the home of the once-powerful United Auto Workers, they can pretty much do it anywhere. Read more
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George McGovern: America's Critic and Champion
The former presidential candidate challenged the country he loved while firmly embracing its people. Read more
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From Democrat to Republican to Democrat again, from his fierce opposition of Robert Bork to his cutthroat cross examination of Anita Hill, Specter was always, above all, a politician. Read more
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Obama's Usable Past
Reading Obama as cut loose from history is incorrect. Obama's promise is not to remove us from history but rather to find a "usable past" in American ideals of equality, justice, and fraternity. Read more
