July 28, 2000
Historians as Allies of the Labor Movement
For several years now, we've been hearing about the shortcomings of so-called public intellectuals. Their efforts are neither new nor daring; they mistake the word for the deed; they are unable to bridge the chasm between academe and the public and, therefore, they make little impact on culture or politics.
For scholars like myself, who study labor history and seek to influence the current union movement, the problem is especially troubling. Many of us came of
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