Happy to have this piece out, connecting the struggles of paraprofessional educators in NYC past and present and highlighting big gains militant paras and their unions have made in recent years.

Happy pub day to Pollyanna Rhee 이채영! Her brilliant new UChicagoPress history of Santa Barbara points to the hiding-in-plain-sight conservatism of mainstream environmentalism and offers much to our debates about growth, abundance, and democracy #envhist

Catch her insights on these topics and more on our New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) episode: newbooksnetwork.com/natural-attach…

Thanks so much to Brian Hamilton for this very fun conversation about my book!

I never thought about it, because no American college student protestors have murdered anyone on their campuses.

Stephen Malkmus performing The Wild Kindness by Silver Jews live at Moth Club (London, 2019)

Really looking forward to this conversation with BostonTeachersUnion paras at BPL South Boston this Thursday! Join us in person or on Zoom at 6pm. bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6810081…

Looking forward to presenting tomorrow at EDRA: "Architecture and Housing Justice in North America: A Human Rights Framework for Practice and Pedagogy." EDRA56 (EDRA) Designing Communities for Climate Action and Resilience Halifax, Nova Scotia bit.ly/3HaSMYg

The meat and potatoes historian has logged on. New class in July.

The folks at Illinois Press made everything 50% off through 6/16, so tons of great labor history titles and more are in the $15-16 range. LAWCHA friends in particular, check it out! You can get my book, "Para Power," for $15 and the "Pandemic and the Working Class" for $16.

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I saw this first hand myself. The aunties LOVE Zohran!

Andrew Cuomo has conceded the New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.

biggest endorsement yet tbh

Trump’s a felon, thrice married and has been bankrupted four times. A shining example of overcoming the odds

Huge thanks to Jacob Remes for interviewing Steve Striffler and me for LAWCHA's LaborOnline last week. Really enjoyed the chance to talk about our Illinois Press edited collection, "The Pandemic and the Working Class." lawcha.org/2025/07/29/ste…

Huge thanks to Dan Golodner for interviewing me about "Para Power" on the Reuther Library WSU's podcast. Couldn't have written the book without the archives and Dan's guidance through them (as well as travel grants for grad students)! reutherlib.blubrry.net/2025/08/21/par…

📰PRESS RELEASE: Columbia University Begins School Year by Filing an NLRB Charge that Risks Student Workers’ Right to Unionize Nationwide

At the Urban History Association meeting this year? We'll see you there! Whether you're attending or not, you can now browse our virtual exhibit. Check out our featured books and get 30% off & free domestic shipping with promo code EX58110: buff.ly/BF143Yd #UHA2025