Shaun Richman
@shaunrichman.org
Labor guy in higher ed. Author, "Tell The Bosses We're Coming" (Monthly Review, 2020) & "We Always Had a Union" (U. of Illinois, 2025). Contributing writer: In These Times, Jacobin, American Prospect.
The Staten Island Advance tried to pretend that the results of the NYC Mayor came in too late for the morning print edition. But no problem calling NJ Governor.
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Staten Island Advance tried to pretend that the results of the NYC Mayor came in too late for the morning print edition. But no problem calling NJ Governor.
Greetings from 1973.
October 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Greetings from 1973.
What a hopeless situation with no potential solution whatsoever.
October 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
What a hopeless situation with no potential solution whatsoever.
This one really got me recently.
October 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This one really got me recently.
Oh, good. I was worried.
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Oh, good. I was worried.
Memo to my university administrators:
October 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Memo to my university administrators:
One of these things is a reference to a 30-year-old Simpsons joke.
October 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
One of these things is a reference to a 30-year-old Simpsons joke.
The last time a living dude put himself on U.S. currency, it was a $10,000 bill. It's been illegal since 1869.
October 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The last time a living dude put himself on U.S. currency, it was a $10,000 bill. It's been illegal since 1869.
LinkedIn just retired the President of the AFL-CIO.
As far as social media faux pas go, I still prefer when Trumka tweeted "Hey man"
As far as social media faux pas go, I still prefer when Trumka tweeted "Hey man"
September 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
LinkedIn just retired the President of the AFL-CIO.
As far as social media faux pas go, I still prefer when Trumka tweeted "Hey man"
As far as social media faux pas go, I still prefer when Trumka tweeted "Hey man"
Another world is often possible. 1939.
September 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Another world is often possible. 1939.
What?! I guess before corporations began making endless variations of the same product line, they tried to convince customers to use their one famous product for all kinds of additional purposes?
September 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What?! I guess before corporations began making endless variations of the same product line, they tried to convince customers to use their one famous product for all kinds of additional purposes?
Almost certainly apocryphal, but these concerns that labor leaders don’t demand enough of the Democratic leadership are older than 70 years!
August 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Almost certainly apocryphal, but these concerns that labor leaders don’t demand enough of the Democratic leadership are older than 70 years!
Do you remember when some unions demanded co-determination? Yeah, it was before my time too.
August 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Do you remember when some unions demanded co-determination? Yeah, it was before my time too.
Most Staten Islanders are not sub-moronic troglodytes. But our idiots are louder than other boroughs' idiots.
August 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Most Staten Islanders are not sub-moronic troglodytes. But our idiots are louder than other boroughs' idiots.
Even among people who can *explain* the concept of parasocial relationships, this is often true!
August 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Even among people who can *explain* the concept of parasocial relationships, this is often true!
Cuomo campaign’s going great. He’s going to lock up the support of last century’s Republicans.
July 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Cuomo campaign’s going great. He’s going to lock up the support of last century’s Republicans.
Plural form of four-letter word.
July 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Plural form of four-letter word.
I'm now editing So Long, Dental Plan." I love this section, which inadvertently explains exactly why there are no stories like this now.
July 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I'm now editing So Long, Dental Plan." I love this section, which inadvertently explains exactly why there are no stories like this now.
Janet was rescued from California, to make room in the shelters for lost/abandoned pets from the wildfires. She seems pretty liberal so far.
July 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Janet was rescued from California, to make room in the shelters for lost/abandoned pets from the wildfires. She seems pretty liberal so far.
Adopted a new puppy. Her name is Janet. Like all of the dogs in my life we got her from North Shore Animal League. It's a shelter that rescues from a lot of other shelters. My previous dogs, Roy and Alfred were rescued from shelters in Tennessee.
July 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Adopted a new puppy. Her name is Janet. Like all of the dogs in my life we got her from North Shore Animal League. It's a shelter that rescues from a lot of other shelters. My previous dogs, Roy and Alfred were rescued from shelters in Tennessee.
SUCH an easy unsubscribe prompt.
June 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
SUCH an easy unsubscribe prompt.
