Origins of the Knights of Labor Uriah Stephens founded the Knights of Labor (KOL) on December 28, 1869. The KOL leadership often denounced socialists and anarchists. Yet the union attracted and spawned many radicals. Daniel DeLeon was one of them. He would go on to cofound the IWW and become a leader of the Socialist […]

Victor Serge was born on this date in Brussels. Serge was a novelist, poet, historian, & militant activist most well-known for his novel, “The Birth of Our Power.” In 1909 he moved to Paris, where he collaborated with Raymond Callemin on the newspaper L’anarchie. Callemin was executed in 1913 for his role in the Bonnot gang

A Panel Discussion And Readings With: Fascists, authoritarians, and capitalists exploit existing prejudices and bigotries within marginalized communities to divide them and get them fighting among each other. They exploit these bigotries to disrupt their movements and their solidarity, and to reduce their effectiveness. In this workshop, several working-class writers will read excerpts from their

Introduction Here is my long overdue review of “Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times,” by Amy Sonnie and James Tracy (Melville House Publishing, 2021). Long overdue, but particular timely, with the recent passing of José “Cha Cha” Jiménez (August 8, 1948 – January 10, 2025). Jimenez was an activist

Anywhere But Schuylkill Won Honorable Mention for Book of the Year from the Coffee Pot Book club.