Moral Economy and the Causes of Wage Inequality
How important are labor unions for combating wage inequality in the United States?
Punks vs. Cowboys in Reagan Country
A bastion of both the Old and New Right, Orange County in the late 1970s seems an unlikely place for punk rockers.
Colonialism, Resistance, and Liquor
For both the Shawnee of North America and the Sámi of northern Europe, alcohol provided by colonizing powers was a symbolic and practical political issue.
Labor Day: A Celebration of Working in America
Our best stories about workers' rights, labor unions, and international movements to improve working conditions, from the factory to the farm.
The Pomegranate in History and Myth
Used heavily in early medicine and at times for opposing aims, the pomegranate shows a marked versatility in its cultural connotations and connections.
Anne Shakespeare: Toward a Biography
Let’s check in with Anne Shakespeare, née Hathaway, about whom so little is known.
Christopher, the Dog-Headed Saint
Although the tradition has largely faded in the Western church, Saint Christopher sported a canine head through much of Christian history.
Taking “Stock” of Salmon and Word Choice
The long debate over spawning habits and genetics belies the problems caused by categorizing fish with a term associated with finance and breeding.
The Wonderful World of the Water Ski
Invented in 1922, water-skiing quickly became shorthand for American ideas on beauty, athleticism, and affluence.
Mexico, 1910: An Influential Sneeze or a Home-Grown Revolution?
Historians are rethinking the claim that the Panic of 1907 in the United States helped spark the Mexican Revolution.