David B. Feldman is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research focuses on capitalist globalization and migrant labor.
Mark Jay and Philip Conklin,
A People’s History of Detroit (Durham: Duke University Press, 2020), 320 pages, $26.95, paperback.
Four decades have passed since Howard Zinn published
A People’s History of the United States, retelling the history of the most powerful capitalist nation-state through the eyes of the downtrodden and oppressed. In its own peculiar way, Zinn’s text was something of an unintended rejoinder to Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign slogan: “Let’s Make America Great Again.” Organized labor and the powerful social movements of the 1960s and early ’70s found themselves on the back foot as factories shuttered across the industrial heartland and a pervasive sense of decline spread throughout much of the U.S. populace. If, on the one hand, Zinn rejected the notion that the Unite
One of the few bits of advice Steve Yzerman imparted on Dylan Larkin was not to change. The captaincy of the Detroit Red Wings is an honor, but it’s one Larkin earned by being who he is.
In an announcement that has been awaited for a year and a half, Larkin on Wednesday was named the 37th captain in team history; he’ll debut in his new sweater Thursday when the Wings open the 2021 season before empty stands at Little Caesars Arena. Larkin has known of the news since meeting Tuesday with Yzerman, who was captain of the team for two decades and has served as its general manager since April 2019.
Jake Cronenworth is a trade candidate who would fill a real need in Detroit
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The San Diego Padres, after years of building one of the most formidable farm systems in the sport, have begun leveraging leveraging assets to forge a monster in San Diego. Settling three deals that would each have been headline news over the span of just 36 hours, Padres general manager AJ Preller transformed his team into one of the most terrifying squads in baseball. The acquisition of Blake Snell, Yu Darvish, Victor Caratini, followed by the signing of Korean star infielder Ha-Seong Kim, set his team up for success in both the upcoming season and seasons to come, it’s hard not to admire the sheer boldness of his opportunistic dealings.