Archive:Michael Kazin
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KI Hosts Last Labor Lab of 2011-2012
On Monday, April 30, the Kalmanovitz Initiative sponsored the final event of its 2011-2012 “Labor Lab” series. Titled “99% Spring: Whose Streets? Labor, Civil Disobedience and Social Change,” the discussion featured Stephen Lerner, a leading organizer and one of the planners of the 99% Spring, and Michael Kazin, Georgetown professor of history and an expert in 20th Century social movements.
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99% Spring: Whose Streets? Labor, Civil Disobedience and Social Change
Stephen Lerner, one of the leading organizers of the 99% Spring, shared his thoughts on the movement, in conversation with Michael Kazin, Georgetown Professor of History and co-editor of Dissent.
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American Workers in an Age of Austerity
It’s not news that America’s workers are under assault. But in the midst of today’s global economic crisis, what can we learn from the past as we strategize for the future? In January 2012, Dissent magazine and the Kalmanovitz Initiative hosted a panel addressing this important question.
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