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Richard Greenwald
Richard Greenwald is a labor historian and social critic. . His essays have appeared in In These Times, The Progressive, The Wall Street Journal among others. He is currently writing a book on the rise of freelancing and is co-editing a book on the future of work for The New Press, which features essays from the county’s leading labor scholars and public intellectuals.
Greenwald is the author of The Triangle Fire, the Protocols of Peace and Industrial Democracy in Progressive Era New York (2005), co-editor of Sweatshop USA: The American Sweatshop in Historical and Global Perspective (2003), and is currently writing a book about C. Wright Mills and labor. He is a member of the editorial board for the journal Working USA.
Most Recent Articles
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Culture
Digging the Underground Press
The Sixties' scrappy alternative newspapers were the oxygen that kept the era's movements going. more »
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Working
Triangle Fire: Remembrance of Things Past—and Present
Last week there were, as there should have been, many events in New York City and beyond remembering more »
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Working
The Triangle Fire 100 Years Later: Lessons Learned and Unlearned
This Friday is the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Fire. On March 25, 1911, 146 mostly young immigrant women died in more »
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Working
Rethinking ‘the Last Days of the Working Class’
In Stayin' Alive, Jefferson Cowie draws a surprising portrait of the 1970s The 1970s are the Rodney Dangerfield more »
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Working
Why Are Sweatshops So Invisible? One Answer: The Media
As the 100th anniversary of New York City's Triangle Fire tragedy approaches (it's March 25th), I have been more »
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Working
Might New Union Leaders Speak—and Act— for All Workers?
In his inauguration speech in mid-June, new United Autoworkers Bob King returned the focus of his once powerful more »
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Working
What’s Missing From the Movement? Leaders!
They're needed more than ever this Labor Day There will, no doubt, be lots of posts and articles more »
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Views
A Modest Proposal for Teacher Tenure Reform
Lifetime employment should be earned. more »
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Working
Rushing for the Exits: Public Employees Take Retirement Over Retrenchment
As the economy continues to stumble and state budgets (most many months late) have been slashed to the more »
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Working
Collaboration Power: How Are Unions and Educators Joining Forces?
I participated in a remarkable event this past weekend, the Education and Labor Collaborative, hosted by Adelphi University more »
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