Kari Lydersen
Lydersen is the author or co-author of three books: Out of the Sea and Into the Fire: Latin American-US Immigration in the Global Age; Shoot an Iraqi Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun (co-authored with Wafaa Bilal), which she was recently named a ‘Best Book of 2008’ by Booklist; and Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover, and What it Says About the Economic Crisis.
Lydersen teaches journalism at Columbia College and to high-school students. Her work can be read at www.karilydersen.com.
Most Recent Articles view all 65
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The Hidden Cost of Storytelling: Journalists and PTSD
By Kari LydersenJohn McCusker was living his dream as a photojournalist covering his beloved and colorful hometown… more
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Rank & File Rabble-Rousers Agree: Union Leaders Out of Touch
By Kari Lydersen CHICAGO—Don't wait around for your lethargic union leadership—get out there and organize, organize, organize. Seek… more
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Good News for Former Republic Windows Workers
By Kari Lydersen CHICAGO—Serious Materials, the California company that bought Republic Windows and Doors factory after workers occupied… more
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Rethinking Green Jobs on the Rez
By Kari Lydersen Native American lands in the west – from the Dakotas to Arizona – are sometimes… more
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Native American Uranium Miners Still Suffer, As Industry Eyes Rebirth
By Kari Lydersen ACOMA, NEW MEXICO—On the Navajo Nation, almost everyone you talk to either worked in uranium… more
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Chronicling Illinois’ Forgotten Mine Wars
By Kari Lydersen The brutal battles fought by union miners in Appalachia are legendary. But Illinois artist and… more
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