Berry Craig is a professor emeritus of history at West KY Community College, and an author of seven books and co-author of two more. (Read the rest on the Contributors page.)
Gerth: “If Cameron hasn’t figured out that he’s fighting against the very principles that have allowed him to succeed in life by now, it’s doubtful if he ever will.”
The Lee statue is now the subject of a new film, “Ghosts of a Lost Cause.”
Don’t be misled – if Trump is reelected, he will work to destroy the labor movement.
As he closed out this year’s convention, outgoing president Bill Londrigan warned delegates about a grave threat facing our nation.
At the close of this year’s AFL-CIO convention, Bill Londrigan stepped down as president. Berry Craig shares Londrigan’s departing comments.
Fain will be speaking at the KY AFL-CIO convention in Lexington, along with other well-known union leaders.
Mullin also said “sometimes you need to get punched in the face.” These newspapers decided to oblige him.
Sen. Mullins’s offer to fight a union president right in the U.S. Senate echoes an earlier, even more violent episode.
Apparently, Jamie Comer is the reincarnation of another First District congressman.
Some in Western KY are asking “What more could Andy Beshear done to win in our part of the state?” Others have some insights as to why.
The Mitch McConnell tactic of “make them dislike your opponent more than they like you” backfired this time.
The tone was set at Fancy Farm, and hasn’t changed: Beshear still calls for vision and unity, while Cameron preaches division and hate.
How bad would a Cameron win be for labor? “The sky’s the limit.”
The crowd filled the hall in Paducah, and included some Republicans who are for Beshear.
Here’s a sampling of the union support for Beshear at the Paducah rally.
Daniel Cameron is angry about the ads, calling them racist. Historian Brian Clardy says the ads are accurate.
