Posts by Pamela
From the Archives: Who Made the Map of the Modern Middle East?
Sometimes life and/or deadlines take over, making it difficult for me to provide new blog posts on a regular schedule. This is one of those times. For the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing posts from the archives, an occasional guest post, and maybe a book review or two as I finish some of the exciting…
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From the Archives: Eugene V. Debs: Socialist for President, Over and Over Again
Over the Labor Day weekend, My Own True Love and I attended a Labor Day program that was part of the AFL-CIO’s “labor in the pulpit” program, which featured a group called the Bound for Glory Singers who focus on Woody Guthrie’s music. My Own True Love was on the stage singing; I was in…
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The Great Panic of 1893
As I’ve mentioned before, occasionally an event, or person, or book, or idea begins tracking me down.[1] It shows up in footnotes or casual asides in books I’m reading. Eventually, I give in and go down the rabbit hole. Then, if it’s interesting or important enough, I share it with you. That is, after all,…
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