LABOR HISTORY TODAY PODCAST: Patriotism, Paranoia, and Labor on Trial
Chris Garlock | Published on 9/6/2025
On this week’s Labor History Today: Historian Dr. Jeffrey Johnson tells
the story of the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing and the infamous frame-up of labor leader Tom Mooney, who spent more than two decades behind bars before his eventual release and pardon. Recorded live at the 9th Annual Reuther-Pollock Labor History Symposium, Johnson explores how xenophobia, anti-labor fervor, and miscarriages of justice from a century ago still echo loudly today.