Cody R. Melcher is an assistant professor of sociology at Loyola University New Orleans.

12.11.2022

• Cody R. Melcher

A Catholic University With a Radical History Faces a Union Drive of Its Own

Catholic radical Louis J. Twomey’s labor institute at Loyola University New Orleans trained a generation of workers for class struggle. A new union drive among the university’s food service workers draws on that legacy of the best of Catholic trade unionism.

05.25.2022

• Cody R. Melcher

What Do Socialists Actually Believe?

No major US poll has asked if respondents identify as socialist, much less what they actually think. A new survey finds that socialists aren’t just more pro-redistribution and class-conscious than liberals — they’re also far less racist and xenophobic.