Michael A McCarthy

Michael A. McCarthy is a sociologist and activist in New York City focusing on American politics and organized labor.

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What the Labor Movement Can Learn From an Art Auction

Occupy Wall Street Rally at Sothebey's auction house, November 9th. (Screengrab: toolbox303) Disruptive tactics were the basis of labor's revival in the 1930s. Most labor historians call …

By: Michael A McCarthy ,; Truthout

November 20, 2011

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Why Privatizing the Golden Years Wouldn’t Work

Russ Gregory, 70, third from left, a retired Central Falls Fire Department captain, listens to Robert Flanders, a state-appointed receiver who is trying to right the cities finances, during …

By: Michael A McCarthy ,; Truthout

October 14, 2011

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Trump Expands Cuba Sanctions; Díaz-Canel Says Nation Won’t “Surrender”

Natural Disasters Disrupt Addiction Treatment Putting Recovery at Risk

US Appeals Court Ruling Targets Access to Abortion Medication

TPS Holders Fear SCOTUS Ruling Could Send Them Back to Harm’s Way

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Trump Expands Cuba Sanctions; Díaz-Canel Says Nation Won’t “Surrender”

Natural Disasters Disrupt Addiction Treatment Putting Recovery at Risk

US Appeals Court Ruling Targets Access to Abortion Medication

TPS Holders Fear SCOTUS Ruling Could Send Them Back to Harm’s Way