May Day and the Long Fight Against Concentrated Wealth
Books that trace the history of International Workers' Day, the tactics of labor organizing and mass protest, and the forces concentrating wealth that today's movements are pushing back against.
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There Is Power in a UnionPhilip DrayComprehensive history of American labor that grounds the meaning of May Day and the eight-hour movement referenced in...Shelf signal: Unions & Labor
Fight Like HellKim KellyContemporary account of labor struggle and organizing that connects past union battles to present-day protests and...Shelf signal: Labor & Industrial Relations
From the Folks Who Brought You the WeekendPriscilla Murolo, A.B. ChittyAccessible survey of American working-class history useful for readers seeking context for modern May Day actions.Shelf signal: Social History
When We Fight, We WinGreg Jobin-Leeds, AgitArteA concise, movement-oriented primer on recent social movements and organizing tactics relevant to mass protests and...Shelf signal: Activism & Social Justice
Dark MoneyJane MayerInvestigation of wealthy political influence that explains the 'billionaires' target of May Day messaging.Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
Tyranny of the MinoritySteven Levitsky, Daniel ZiblattAnalysis of how political institutions have been captured and why reform matters for movements challenging concentrated...Shelf signal: National Government