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Working class history

6 April 2008 – Textile workers strike in Mahalla, Egypt

by Phil Butland on 01/04/2026
This week in working class history
Protestors at the Good Trouble Protest in DC in 2025 celebrating the spirit of John Lewis, civil rights activist dating back to the 60s. One person holds up a huge banner with the words "Release the Jeffrey Epstein files NOW. Republicans support pedophiles." Another, in the foreground holds a small sign saying "This is not a left or right moment. It's a right or wrong moment."
Opinion

The Epstein files psyop

by Liliana Cofalka on 28/03/2026
A class analysis of the Epstein files and their release
Working class history

30 March 2018 – Great March of Return

by Phil Butland on 24/03/2026
This week in working class history
Didier Eribon leans one arm on a small table. He is wearing a dark coat, zipped almost all the way. He is looking off the the left, eyes shining and smiling slightly, looking as if he is about to say something. He is standing in front of a large rusted metal column at a park.
Interviews

Didier Eribon: “Governments that impose cuts are criminal because they consolidate the far right in power.”

by Ana Barrena on 21/03/2026
The French philosopher visited Bilbao to talk to Alana S. Portero about the importance of friendship.
Working class history

23 March 1931 – Revolutionaries hanged in connection to the Lahore conspiracy case

by Manu Kalia on 18/03/2026
This week in working class history
Working class history

16 March 1968 – My Lai Massacre

by Phil Butland on 10/03/2026
This week in working class history
Poster for Women's Day, March 8, 1914, demanding voting rights for women
Working class history

8 March – Women*’s Day History

by Inês Colaço on 03/03/2026
This week in working class history
The cover of "From the Free Speech Movement to the Factory Floor."
Reviews

Hands that built a movement

by Hossam El-Hamalawy on 28/02/2026
Review of 'From the Free Speech Movement to the Factory Floor' by Andrew Stone Higgins
Working class history

25-26 February 1941: Dutch Workers take a stance in the February Strike

by Jitske Grift on 24/02/2026
This week in working class history
News and Analysis

The Castle in the Air

by Louis Kushner on 09/02/2026
What do we mean by stability? And is it a good thing?
Working class history

11 February 1990: Release of Nelson Mandela

by Phil Butland on 04/02/2026
This week in working class history
Working class history

30 January 1968: Tet Offensive

by AJ Emerich on 27/01/2026
This week in working class history
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