Monday August 24th marks the 50th anniversary of the Bombing of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison–otherwise known an the Sterling Hall Bombing–carried out by four Madison radicals (the “New Year Gang”) in the very early hours of that day during UW’s late-summer break. This violent and dramatic act of protest […]
The U.S. Postal Strike of 1970 and Present-Day Crisis
The U.S. Postal Service is currently facing a financial crisis alongside concerns about keeping workers safe during the pandemic and preparing for the November election as more states seek to expand access to vote-by-mail programs. On today’s show, we discuss all this and more with historian Philip Rubio, author of the new book Undelivered. Over […]
Remembering the 1970 Jackson State Shootings
Tomorrow, May 15, marks the 50th anniversary of the 1970 police shooting of Black students at Jackson State College (now University) in Mississippi that left two dead and twelve wounded. Coming just eleven days after the Ohio National Guard fired on students at Kent State, the Jackson State shooting never received the same national media […]
