stayin’ alive
a friend aptly characterized this book as “stupidly titled but awesomely good” and boy was he right. cowie presents a compelling argument about the promise that organized labor could shift into something more meaningful — collective economic rights to stand alongside individual civil rights — but didn’t, for lots of economic and political reasons, all of which fundamentally boil down to the fact that power attempts to always maintain power. and let’s not forget about his apt analyses of contemporary songs, movies, and tv shows.
