Oscar Winberg, author of ARCHIE BUNKER FOR PRESIDENT, writes about Rob Reiner's legacy and how All in the Family paved the way for shows like Southpark to use humor to criticize those in power in this Time Made by History op-ed ⤵️ time.com/7340699/rob-...

It's a structural problem caused by standardized testing, large classes, and a refusal to pay educators. I can't speak for secondary education, but I can say that at a college level, it's amazing how enthusiastic even your colleagues can be about gaslighting you that many of these are just fine.

David Lester, Paul Buhle, and I have created 4 graphic novels, all histories from below, published in the US by @beaconpress.bsky.social. They've been translated into Basque, Catalán, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, and Thai. We are looking for new translations. Any editors/presses to suggest?

Rather brief, but you get the idea. ‘Voodoo Rituals’ and Banana Wars: U.S. Military Action in Latin America www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

Thinking about one of my all-time favorite historians, CUNY grad Nick Salvatore, & what he did for cultural/political biography, radical history, Af-Am history. I am always telling folks about We All Got History: The Memory Books of Amos Webber. www.ithacavoice.org/2025/12/obituary-nick-salvatore/

Congratulations to Antwain K. Hunter, whose book A Precarious Balance: Firearms, Race, and Community in North Carolina, 1715–1865 was published by UNC Press last month! uncpress.org/978146968989...

Books make great gifts 🙂‍↕️ shop our Holiday sale and save 30% + free shipping on orders over $75 🙌 uncpress.org/holiday-sale/

Honored to learn that the esteemed *Library Journal* has named *Freedom Ship* one of the best books of 2025.

Still working on holiday gifts? Give the gift of history! Now 30% off with the @uncpress.bsky.social holiday sale!!! uncpress.org/978146966032...

So many UNC Press titles on this list 🤩

Thank you to @nelsonlichtenstein.bsky.social for this beautiful review of Capitalism: A Global History. jacobin.com/2025/12/beck...

preorders really help! smash the button here: bookshop.org/p/books/musk...

Cyber Monday got you hunting for deals? Don’t forget to snag some books for 30% off + free shipping on eligible orders during our Holiday Sale 📚🙌 uncpress.org/holiday-sale/

Overjoyed to note the publication of Lauren Duval's much anticipated, The Home Front Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence (@uncpress.bsky.social @oieahc.bsky.social 2025)! And just in time for spring syllabuses! uncpress.org/978146969005...

Here is a review I wrote of Sven Beckert’s impressive new book, *Capitalism: A Global History*, for the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/b...

How a system of colonial trusteeship converted Native wealth into settler capital. Vested Interests by Emilie Connolly is now available (20 Jan UK pub). Learn more and order yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #History #AmericanHistory #USHistory #ReadUP

Still need to find a dish to bring to Thanksgiving dinner? You can find inspiration and recipes in our Savor the South cookbooks 🥧 uncpress.org/search-grid/...

@smh-historians.bsky.social: can labor and military history work together? I discuss below with John Hall, Reena Goldthree, @tejnagaraja.bsky.social, revisiting our debate in the most recent issue of @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social (no paywall until February!): www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC-V...

The 2026 Summer Seminar in Military History is now accepting applications! Join top scholars & peers for an immersive experience in historical analysis and professional development. Submit the application form, 2-page cover letter, & CV by Dec. 12th! www.smh-hq.org/summersemina...

SMH is pleased to offer the Allan R. Millett Dissertation Research Grant. The winner receives an award of $1200.00 for doctoral dissertation research on a topic in any field of military history. For details on applying: www.smh-hq.org/millettnom.h...

Wonderful news that the @NextBigIdeaClub team has selected Capitalism: A Global History as a monthly must-read! nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/100...

Big news for the 250th! We at LCP & APS are organizing a conference: BLACK DECLARATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE — Before & After 1776. Please consider submitting a proposal! Featuring Annette Gordon-Reed and Nell Painter! Please spread the word! librarycompany.org/academic-pro...

Giving thanks today to Rosemary Feurer for this conversation on "The Wages of War" forum in the most recent issue of @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social (no paywall!) with historians John Hall, Reena Goldthree and @tejnagaraja.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC-V... See lawcha.org/2025/11/22/l...

If you are in Cambridge on December 2, join me at this Harvard Bookstore event on Capitalism: A Global History with the great @profmsinha.bsky.social . www.harvard.com/event/sven-b...

Thrilled to comment on Rudi Batzell's brilliant new book, Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery: Global Inequality, Racial Boundaries, and the Rise of Unions in American and British Capitalism, 1870-1930, at @socscihistory.bsky.social 2025! Buy it, people! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

A billion years ago, even mentioning the long history of histories of the American Revolution: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2016/01/27/t... 5/

Happening tomorrow! More details on GWU's calendar here: calendar.gwu.edu/event/unment...

If you missed @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social Big Book Forum a few weeks ago, featuring Rudi Batzell's 'Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery,' you can now watch a replay of the event, available here at LaborOnline. lawcha.org/2025/11/14/l...

Another must-read!

We're excited to share that Andrew Kinney will join UNC Press as the new W. Hodding Carter III Executive Editor 🎉 "UNC Press has always led the way in the publication of American history . . . I’m so excited to be joining such a remarkable team." Read more on the blog 👇 bit.ly/4i7t3yb

A two-year LABOR HISTORY postdoc @brownhist.bsky.social and @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social Possible foci: migration/displacement/ human trafficking; automation/technology/processes of global integration; or gender/sexuality/politics of reproductive labor Please apply!

Community members in Stockton, CA gathered at Delta College in October to unveil a new portrait and remember the life and work of historian and past LAWCHA member Dawn Mabalon. www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...

We also have an excellent slate of book reviews, starting with Stefan Aune reviewing Justin Jackson's (@justinfdjackson.bsky.social) The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the Making of American Colonialism in Cuba and the Philippines doi.org/10.1093/dh/d...

Our site is back!

Serena Zabin's book about the Boston Massacre is a must read on the massacre and the broader British occupation of Boston. #KenBurns #HATM

As one of “many more” (I can’t help myself, hell I won’t!), I wholeheartedly endorse this.

Out now, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World by @rickbell.bsky.social A wide angle view of a global event that never loses focus on the Revolution itself. Check it out! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/752265...

“Patriotism…, is not about hiding the stains of the past…. It means loving your country enough to tell its whole story. Once upon a time, that mission might have seemed middlebrow and dull. Today, for better or worse, it is positively revolutionary.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/a...

Looking for more Civil War books to add to your shelf? Check out @cwmonitor.bsky.social's Best Civil War Books of 2025 featuring a bunch of UNC Press titles 👏 www.civilwarmonitor.com/article/the-...

Rosemary Feurer reports from Terre Haute, Indiana, where Senator Bernie Sanders received the 2025 Eugene V. Debs Award. lawcha.org/2025/11/01/s...

Loved working with @uncpress.bsky.social on #FeedingWashingtonsArmy Out in paperback in February 2026.

Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Ron Schatz wrote an excellent piece about the exhibition "Labor and Art," made from art in the collection of dear friends, Joe and Delsa White. In the Bost Building, 623 East 8th Ave., Homestead, PA, until Dec. 23, MWF 10 am - 12 noon and by appointment. Check it out! lawcha.org/2025/11/04/l...

What connects labor and military history? The new LABOR Up for Debate, “The Wages of War,” tackles that question head-on. This WHOLE ROUNDTABLE is FREE to read for the next 3 months. doi.org/10.1215/1547...

Scott Reynolds Nelson joined a special Hallowe'en episode of America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the legend of the steel drivin' man John Henry and his lasting legacy. awf.labortools.com/listen/the-u...

Current events not scary enough this Halloween? Read "The Specter of War in Labor History," on LaborOnline, the Labor and Working-Class History Association website: lawcha.org/2025/10/20/t...

It's awesome that @lawcha.bsky.social and @illinoispress.bsky.social continue to partner to offer the Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History lawcha.org/grants-prizes/

New podcast with @alkleintop.bsky.social about her new book COUNTING THE COST OF FREEDOM: The Fight Over Compensated Emancipation After the Civil War just dropped on the UNC Press Presents Podcast via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social 🎧👇 newbooksnetwork.com/counting-the...

So excited for this!!

Hey @smh-historians.bsky.social: interested in connecting American labor and military history? Check out our debate on "The Wages of War" in the new Sept. 2025 issue of @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social, including essays by John Hall, Reena Goldthree, and Tej Nagaraja...