Strikers Sit Down and Win in “Midnight in Vehicle City” – Chicago Review of Books

Strikers Sit Down and Win in “Midnight in Vehicle City” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] On December 30, 1936, workers took over the General Motors factory in Flint, Michigan and held it for 44 days, facing down bosses, vigilantes, and police. Through their strike, workers won a living wage, better working conditions, and recognition of their union, the United Automobile Workers of America (the UAWA, later known as the … Read more

City of Red Midnight: A Hikayat

City of Red Midnight: A Hikayat

[ad_1] In this spell-binding tale, a Pakistani storyteller captivates a group of wide-eyed tourists with a nesting doll of interlocked stories about a trickster and a hidden city ruled by the Queen of Red Midnight.     1: FROM THE LIPS OF BABA KAHANI   Hatim took them to the chai-khana on Main Boulevard partly … Read more