Harry Targ : 'Right to Work (for Less)' in Indiana

Workers in Indiana opposing HB 1104. Image from PR Watch.'Right to Work (for Less)' in Indiana:The historic battle against workersBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 17, 2012WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana -- Fifty working people assembled at a town hall meeting in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Saturday, January 14, to share information about the latest phase of Indiana�s battle over a new �

Bob Feldman : Populism, Labor Organizing, and White Chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890

Flag of the Texas Farmers Alliance. Image from HHS AP US History.The hidden history of TexasPart VIII: Populism, labor organizing, and white chauvinism in Texas, 1876-1890By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2012[This is Part 8 of Bob Feldman's Rag Blog series on the hidden history of Texas.]Between 1870 and 1890 the number of people who lived in Texas increased from 818,000 to 2,235,000