Videos

Georgetown University Professor Joseph McCartin taught a class on the post-industrialization transformation of work, starting in the 1960s and continuing through the end of the 20th century.…

Panelists talked about the role of the Catholic Church in educating, organizing, and advocating for immigrant laborers from the 1800s to the 1940s. According to the Census Bureau, between 18…

Joseph McCartin, associate history professor at Georgetown University, recounted the call for an illegal strike by the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) in August 198…

Georgetown’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, in association with Dissent, The Nation, and The American Prospect, hosted a forum about national politics, progressives a…

Julian Zelizer talked about the book he edited, The American Congress: The Building of Democracy, published by Houghton Mifflin. He gathered 40 essays by renowned historians to capture the l…

Professor McCartin talked about the history of the U.S. labor movement, recent disputes over the future of the movement, and the power of organized labor. He responded to audience telephone …

Georgetown University Associate Professor of History Joseph McCartin talked about the Great Depression, including causes and effects. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and ele…