From grassroots petitions to high-level negotiations, the tireless work of women’s health advocates made mifepristone a reality in the United States—and a lifeline for millions.

Signed 60 years ago this week, Executive Order 11246 was a landmark step by President Lyndon Johnson to advance equal opportunity in employment. But just two days into his second term, President Trump revoked EO 11246— a significant rollback of protections that had stood for six decades.

If a revenge-addled minority can take over one of our political parties and dominate sectors of the media, it can cause enough disruption to make ordinary politics dysfunctional.

Overall, D.C.’s bookstore workers are noticing a shift in energy. “The vibe is bad.” lithub.com/federal-troo...

Amidst nice words and failed promises, heat still kills California farmworkers www.sanluisobispo.com/opinion/opn-...

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First, an important & exciting announcement for folks used to reading these threads on Substack—my wife @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social & I have a new public scholarly website Black & White & Read All Over, & these threads will be fully migrating over here. blackwhiteandread.com

one of the most fun and cool podcasts on music -- it has history, intersectionality in all ways, great rhythms, and sharp humor

The Puerto Rican band blends bomba, plena and salsa into its sound, trading ocean blues and sunset pinks for playful jazz breaks and tasteful synthesizer effects.

This week’s Fresh Take newsletter includes our dispatch from New York City’s Climate Week, plus a billion-dollar war over red sauce, foraging’s revival and more.

another cool podcast @moneyontheleft.bsky.social Superstructure is a MMT podcast for critical theory, media culture & aesthetics that are committed to unconditional inclusion and intersectional politics.

Looking forward to using this in my Climate Change: Political-Economic History to Solutions Who Makes Cents: History of Capitalism Podcast @womenknowhistory.bsky.social

We are excited to announce Labor's Big Book Forum for 2025! Scheduled for Fri 10/17, 2-4pm ET via Zoom, this year we feature Rudi Batzell's (@rbatzell.bsky.social) new book: Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery (@uchicagopress.bsky.social)

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are up against unprecedented corporate CEO greed and inequality. We stand in solidarity with Starbucks baristas across the country as they fight for their fair share of the profits THEY create.

I love a nuanced discussion-debate of the shift to massive income and wealth inequality and the resulting (predictable if not inevitable) resentments, polarization, and violence. @oah.org

Fri 10/3 8pm ET So many educational justice problems come down to money. Why is district closing schools? Firing teachers and paras ? Shuttering programs? Budget shortfalls and sky-is-falling updates from board, superintendent, and business office? @higheredlabor.bsky.social @sfndhe.bsky.social

Ready for this series -- we cannot stop climate change. It is here. But we can organize responses to slow it, reverse parts of it, mitigate it, and help all species adjust to it. Religious leaders on it! @pbs.org

Today at #ClimateWeekNYC, we announced a major leap toward meeting our collective climate pollution reduction target. What we’re doing is working – and we’ll keep pressing forward. ➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releas...

How do billionaire team owners not only pay a lower tax rate than some of their superstar players, but also a lower rate than the people who sell concessions at the games? ➡️ Revisit our 2021 story: https://propub.li/47ZbFJ3

Apologies for sign-in wall. But if you can get this through your library, well worth it. "During a lesson on the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, I watched a classmate discreetly shift in their seat, prop their laptop up on a crossed leg, and highlight the entirety of the...

Still one of the best responses to the tech utopian AI hype. It is just a simple, often slanted and dull internet tool -- that also happens to accelerate climate change with all its energy use.

Do you know the exact year that CEO pay took off? And why then? It wasn’t exactly on purpose, and on our latest ep, an update on a 2016 episode, we find the cause (Hint: Two words - stock compensation).

This girl won the Student Podcast Challenge in elementary and middle school -- with HISTORY podcasts.

I really appreciate histories of humor and challenging power. I appreciate the Kimmel stand, but let's be honest, he's a multi-millionaire who has made the network millions.

This week, on September 25: Building New Futures: How Can Farmers and Journalists Support Each Other? #ClimateWeekNYC angelymercado.bsky.social @newmarkjplus.bsky.social @saratexas.bsky.social Learn more here: www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/build...

Thank you Northeast Popular Culture Association for this new fabulous thoughtful description of my book and for the Peter C. Rollins Book Prize!

Activity like this in my history teaching methods classes. In world of K-12, it is teaching soc studies through "informed action." First students research topic related to a current govt action (regulation, legislation, action), offer interpretations, send a postcard or call a politician office.

📢 Upcoming OAH Webinar Tomorrow at 6pm ET! Join us for a discussion on the history and meaning of birthright citizenship. 👉 Register now: ow.ly/Lrww50X12eZ This webinar is a collaboration between the OAH and @iehs.bsky.social.

@oah.org members ALANA Committee Meet-and-Greet 9/26, 12pm ET, hosted by African American, Latino/a, Asian American, and Native American (ALANA) Committee. Learn about ALANA and discuss DEI and ALANA histories in education and museums. Interested? Register here us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The Dragon Bravo fire continues to burn in remote pockets of the park. Federal officials have not yet provided details on their response to lawmakers.

Washington, DC! Don’t miss our Life After Cars book event/live show on October 30th at the Black Cat. Special guests TBA! www.etix.com/ticket/p/855...

The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.

Book podcast for "Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern Women Fought for Place in Amer Working Class" @uncpress.bsky.social @joursouhist.bsky.social @jwomenshistory.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @vulgarhistory.bsky.social @academiclife.bsky.social

"...prison staff “recreated” logs that were missing ....Two-thirds of the state’s roughly 100 jails and prisons in Texas are not fully air conditioned in inmate housing areas. Indoor temperatures over the summer can regularly top 95 to 100 degrees for days on end, the agency’s records show."

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

Labor4Sustainability "Earth is a Hot Shop" Young Worker Listening Proj Report "many young worker leaders attempting to organize at intersection of labor, climate, and social justice" @lawcha.bsky.social @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social link here: www.labor4sustainability.org/files/YWREPO...

Organizing for Power "Power Up" Four-part Course on Fundamentals of Organizing 11/18 and 20 to 12/2 and 4 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This Wed 9/24 4:00PT / 7:00ET with @AAUP and Critical Legal Collective SERIES: Higher Ed, Forgotten Pasts and Alternative Futures TOPIC: Indigenous Nations and Higher Ed <<<<<< >>>>>> @lawcha.bsky.social @rooseveltinstitute.org @rooseveltforward.org @sanders.senate.gov @jayapal.house.gov

Preorder link: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Living...

I miss going to the club and dancing -- need some space for joy, moving with people.

Important story! Gift link! The EPA's Office of Water has been told to stop publishing its research. They're studying PFAS and microplastics, how to best test drinking water for lead, and to test for naturally occurring arsenic in groundwater. By Amudalat Ajasa and @hannahnatanson.bsky.social

Farm workers were harvesting vegetables in Arvin, CA. They told us it was 105° and they were still working when they sent us this photo. #WeFeedYou #CALOR

"In 2023, Texas set aside $7.2 billion to subsidise new fossil gas plants...that fund has been a big fat flop...Developers say high costs & equipment shortages mean gas can’t compete with wind, sunshine & batteries, even with help from the fossil fuel lobbyists." www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...

***Book Reviewers for the JAEH Needed*** If you are interested in reviewing books for the Journal of American Ethnic History (@illinoispress.bsky.social ), fill volunteer reviewer form or send your contact information or email [email protected]. iehs.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Geography significant in so many issues. Been vaccinated w every possible vax since I was newborn. When I started in public ed, there were many requirements, so I kept getting vaccinated. Now I live in MA and governor required insurance pay for vaccines. Just got my flu, will get covid next week.

This is how billionaires are using the giant tax breaks we keep giving them, BTW.

Popular culture matters -- we need scholarly journals, academic presentations, big newspapers, PBS; we need union membership drives, labor culture, organizer trainings. But pop culture (not material evidence) major influence on people's worldview and understanding of power+money. Big pop culture.

Want to host a documentary watch party for Sun Day on September 21? We have a discussion guide to help: bit.ly/discuss-lwd 📝

🎬 The Light Won’t Dim, a documentary exploring the promise and urgency of solar power, is now LIVE. Featuring interviews with @sanders.senate.gov @billmckibben.bsky.social & solar experts from across the U.S. ⏯️ A story of resilience, equity and hope for the future ☀️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDK-...

I spent some time with @billmckibben.bsky.social talking about solar energy and walked away with a feeling that I almost had forgotten about: hope. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/16/m...