You may know the name Mother Jones from the progressive news magazine & website. But its namesake, Mary Harris “Mother” Jones however, was a fearless fighter for the working class and a tireless labor activist. Her wealthy opponents in industry and congress labeled her “The most dangerous woman in America!” Mary Jones combined radical organizingContinue reading “Mother Jones, the Mother of Labor Unions”
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Poland’s SOLIDARITY Movement was the 1st Crack in Communism
Poland’s Solidarity [Solidarnosc] labor union was nothing less than Revolutionary, the 1st crack in the Soviet Union’s Iron Curtain, leading to its ultimate demise. Since the mid-1970s, Poland’s Communist economy was spiraling downward — production had plummeted, wages stagnated, and shortages were everywhere. In 1979, the new Polish Pope John Paul II famously visited Warsaw,Continue reading “Poland’s SOLIDARITY Movement was the 1st Crack in Communism”