Just remember – I told you so.
KY Repubs are all about ease of voting – until Dems start winning. Berry Craig puts a marker down that he told us so some years ago.
Berry Craig
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.)
Arlington, KY
Scared of young voters, Repubs pass anti-college-ID bill
They were okay with using a student ID to vote – until Andy Beshear won re-election.
Shawn Fain, myth buster
Once and for all, Shawn Fain of the UAW had laid waste to a long-time myth about Donald Trump.
Repubs are coming after higher education, including here in Kentucky
From tenure to diversity, Republicans are determined to reshape colleges and universities into mirrors of their right-wing world view.
“The energy was unbelievable” – UAW endorses Biden
Both Biden and UAW president Shawn Fain received multiple standing ovations at the event.
Brian Clardy issues strong call to action
“We have work to do. The struggle didn’t end on a bloody balcony in Memphis.”
A tale of two trials
“The odds of the United States falling into dictatorship have grown considerably because so many of the obstacles to it have been cleared, and only a few are left.”
GOP-sponsored bill to axe tenure is 'fiscally unsound'
As part of their ongoing attacks on higher education, the Repubs in Frankfort are now going after tenure. Berry Craig explains why it’s a bad idea.
Andy Beshear, the Mel Ott of Kentucky
Andy Beshear proved that nice guys can, indeed, finish first.
'Union members help people, whether on the shop floor or out in the community'
This MLK weekend, we need to remember that Dr. King saw the labor movement and civil rights movement as allies.
Cameron says he’s fighting ‘woke’ – but he’s really just helping rich people get richer
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 Murray monument to white supremacy and slavery
The Lee statue is now the subject of a new film, “Ghosts of a Lost Cause.”
Trump will attack the unions – just as another authoritarian did
Don’t be misled – if Trump is reelected, he will work to destroy the labor movement.
Londrigan issues warning in his last speech as AFL-CIO president
As he closed out this year’s convention, outgoing president Bill Londrigan warned delegates about a grave threat facing our nation.
‘I will never leave the labor movement.’
At the close of this year’s AFL-CIO convention, Bill Londrigan stepped down as president. Berry Craig shares Londrigan’s departing comments.
UAW President Shawn Fain: 'U Are Welcome'
Fain will be speaking at the KY AFL-CIO convention in Lexington, along with other well-known union leaders.
