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Williamsburg Radicale

Joey Skee

A brief note on the lost world of Italian-American radicalism.

The Triangle Legacy

Alice Bonvicini

March 25, 2011 marks the Centennial of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. A day of remembrance and at the same time a day for celebrating the progress that workers have made...

The Verses and Battles of Arturo Giovannitti

Antonella Iovino

The Italian poet and trade unionist is remembered on the 150th anniversary of the Italian Unification to relive his contributions of political activism and poetry to the American...

Italian Working-Class Women in the US at the Start of the 20th Century

Susannah Gold

A new book, "Living the Revolution: Italian Women's Resistance and Radicalism in New York City, 1880-1945," rescues from invisibility Italian working-class women's political...

Radical Italian American Christmas Cards

Laura E. Ruberto

Thinking about next year’s holiday cards, I turn to the leftist artists, Tina Modotti and Pietro di Donato.

Remembering Maria Margotti (1915-1949)

Laura E. Ruberto

A rice worker, a partisan, a woman, a mother, Maria Margotti was killed sixty years ago by carabinieri during a strike on May 17, 1949.

Radical Espresso: Mario Savio and Berkeley’s Free Speech Movement

Laura E. Ruberto

What happens when a Berkeley café lays claim to an Italian American free thinker?

Breastfeeding Breasts!

Laura E. Ruberto

In honor of my two young children and World Breastfeeding Month, a few thoughts on the work of women’s breasts.

Remembering James Groppi

Joey Ski

Activist James Groppi (1930-1985) marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in the struggle for freedom.

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