Jon Wiener

Contributing Editor

@JonWiener1

Jon Wiener is a contributing editor of The Nation and co-author (with Mike Davis) of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.

Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers: What Went Wrong? Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers: What Went Wrong?

The UFW had two souls—the strike, and the boycott. 

Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Five Worst Political Books of 2011 Five Worst Political Books of 2011

Bill Clinton on jobs, Chris Matthews on JFK and Dick Cheney on himself.

Dec 21, 2011 / 5 Books / Jon Wiener

Five Best Political Books of 2011 Five Best Political Books of 2011

From the security-industrial complex to the war to end all wars.

Dec 15, 2011 / Blog / Jon Wiener

David Montgomery, 1927–2011 David Montgomery, 1927–2011

A remarkable life as an organizer and historian.

Dec 2, 2011 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence

Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence

A nearly unanimous vote at our greatest public university.

Nov 29, 2011 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Berkeley Faculty: No Confidence in  Chancellor Over Campus Police Violence

Berkeley Faculty: No Confidence in Chancellor Over Campus Police Violence Berkeley Faculty: No Confidence in Chancellor Over Campus Police Violence

Linking arms, the chancellor said, “is not non-violent.”

Nov 25, 2011 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Pepper Spray on Campus: A Tale of Two Videos

Pepper Spray on Campus: A Tale of Two Videos Pepper Spray on Campus: A Tale of Two Videos

At UC Davis, students let the cops know “we are not like you.”

Nov 21, 2011 / Blog / Jon Wiener

How Homeland Security Increases Your Cancer Risk How Homeland Security Increases Your Cancer Risk

Why you should tell them “I'd like to opt out.”

Nov 2, 2011 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Occupy Fox News: A Message to Murdoch Occupy Fox News: A Message to Murdoch

Rich media = poor democracy.

Oct 21, 2011 / Blog / Jon Wiener

Hard Hats and Hippies, Together at Last: The Action at Occupy Wall Street Hard Hats and Hippies, Together at Last: The Action at Occupy Wall Street

Change comes to working class politics.

Oct 14, 2011 / Blog / Jon Wiener

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