Democracy

In the foreground, a white woman with short dark hair and a red-orange sleeveless shirt gestures to an easel with a large pad on it. She holds a microphone and two markers in her hands. People are clustered around her; those facing the camera are all women, two white and one Black. The woman at the easel is Katey Lauer. She’s facilitating a state meeting of West Virginia Can’t Wait.

Electoral Strategy

Mapping the Moment: Katey Lauer says West Virginia Can’t Wait

Marcy Rein

Disillusioned with both political parties, West Virginians are experimenting with new ways to build working-class political power.

A woman with a warm smile stands in front of a wooden fence holding a clipboard. She wears a red T-shirt that says “Working America AFL-CIO,” and a beige hijab.

Labor and the Art of Big Tent Construction

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Kim Fellner

How can unions build a sense of shared community interest among members of differing backgrounds and opinions?

Black-and-white photo. An African American man in a white shirt, suit and tie is seated at a table reading. Several white people stand over him as he does, mostly men, some in sunglasses, expressions ranging from hostile to indifferent. A file cabinet behind the reader to the left has a hand-written sign, “Freedom Registration File 2”; a sign taped to a lectern identifies the credentials committee.

‘The White Republic’: Response by Van Gosse

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Van Gosse

The white republic has not been a monolith, historian Van Gosse suggests.