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This Day in Labor History: January 4, 1977

By Erik Loomis

In General

On January 4, 2018

On January 4, 1977, Augustus Hawkins, a congressman from California, introduced what became the Humphrey-Hawkins Act. This full employment bill initially promised making the government the employer of last resort to ensure basic economic justice for all Americans. The watering down of this bill by...

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Jimmy Carter, Radical?

By Erik Loomis

On September 20, 2015

I certainly respect Jimmy Carter's post-presidency. And one can argue he was underrated as a president. A bit, I guess. But he was significantly to the right of his own.

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This Day in Labor History: August 7, 1978

By Erik Loomis

On August 7, 2015

On August 7, 1978, President Jimmy Carter declared a federal emergency at Love Canal, New York, in response to the discovery of massive amounts of toxins underneath a school and.

Republicans Fall in Line, Democrats Fall in Love

By Erik Loomis

In General

On July 30, 2014

I'm certainly interested in Rick Perlstein's new book, although who knows when I will have time to read it. While it sounds like he probably gives more transformative agency to Reagan than I am really comfortable with, I have no doubt the insights will be...

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Carter and Keystone

By Erik Loomis

On April 17, 2014

Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, and other Nobel Peace Prize winners are right about Keystone. Former president Jimmy Carter has joined a group of Nobel laureates who oppose construction of the.

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Final President’s Day Note

By Erik Loomis

On February 17, 2014

Jimmy Carter was by no means a great president, but he really got screwed over by the media for stupid things like the supposed rabbit attack. I guess the media.

Jimmy Carter and Organized Labor’s Decline

By Erik Loomis

In General

On May 4, 2013

Historian Jefferson Cowie tells the following story in his outstanding book on the decline of labor and the transformation of the white working class, Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class. In 1979, a reporter asked International Association of Machinists...

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Carter’s Revenge

By Erik Loomis

On September 18, 2012

The story behind Jimmy Carter's grandson encouraging the taper of the Romney speech to release it is awesome. Basically, Jimmy Carter IV got sick of Romney saying bad things about.

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Jimmy Carter, Founding Father of the Beer Revolution

By Erik Loomis

On August 18, 2011

I don't even know if Jimmy Carter drinks alcohol, but this Tom Philpott piece on the struggles of the beer conglomerates to keep control over the market suggests that no.

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