Strikes, Boycotts, and the Power of Not Showing Up
Books that trace the long history and sharp tactics behind coordinated economic disruptions, from union-led boycotts to modern May Day blackouts targeting billionaire influence and inequality.
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There Is Power in a UnionPhilip DrayA sweeping history of American labor that situates contemporary May Day mobilizations within the long struggle between...Shelf signal: Unions & Labor
From the Folks Who Brought You the WeekendPriscilla Murolo, A.B. ChittyAn accessible overview of US working-class history that helps explain how labor institutions and culture shape modern...Shelf signal: Social History
Fight Like HellKim KellyA recent, inclusive account of contemporary labor revival and organizing tactics that connects directly to union-led...Shelf signal: Labor & Industrial Relations
Shut It DownLisa FithianA practical activist guide to direct action and strategic civil disobedience that illuminates how coordinated economic...Shelf signal: Activism & Social Justice
When We Fight, We WinGreg Jobin-Leeds, AgitArteA youth-facing movement history that traces successful modern campaigns and the organizing lessons relevant to...Shelf signal: Activism & Social Justice
StuckAri Fliakos, Yoni AppelbaumA account of how local governance and inequality shape organizing terrain, useful for understanding why unions press...Shelf signal: Cities & Urban Planning
Dark MoneyJane MayerAn investigative look at the role of concentrated wealth and dark money in politics that explains the targets and...Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
PlunderBrendan BallouAn exposé of private equity and corporate extraction that clarifies economic grievances motivating mass protest and...Shelf signal: Private Equity