Aimee Loiselle
@aimloiselle.bsky.social
Writer, historian, educator, snacker, gardener
Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican & Southern White Women Fought for Place in American Working Class (UNCP 2023)
US labor history, women and global capitalism, pop culture representations of work and wealth
Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican & Southern White Women Fought for Place in American Working Class (UNCP 2023)
US labor history, women and global capitalism, pop culture representations of work and wealth
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Thank you Northeast Popular & American Culture Association for selecting my book "Beyond Norma Rae" for the Peter C. Rollins Prize for a work that makes a significant contribution to the field.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
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uncpress.org/book/9781469...
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As prof for soc stud methods, I tell candidates to avoid AI in all ways. "You provide the alternative of talking, brainstorming, drafting, with their own thinking. The challenges are part of learning." They said first assignment in School of Ed was "write better prompts for AI for lessons"...
"I’ve concluded that instead of teaching students to read and write, I should be teaching them how to prompt AI better. If only I’d had a better education in AI prompt writing, I’d be able to get AI to create more AI-proof teaching materials for me."
I Need AI to Write Better Lesson Plans So My Students Stop Using AI to Write Their Papers
I care deeply about my students’ learning, but with all the new technologies available to help them cut corners, I worry that they’re not doing the...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As prof for soc stud methods, I tell candidates to avoid AI in all ways. "You provide the alternative of talking, brainstorming, drafting, with their own thinking. The challenges are part of learning." They said first assignment in School of Ed was "write better prompts for AI for lessons"...
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Over the last 6 months, the Justice Department has demanded full, unredacted voter rolls from dozens of states.
The goal? To build the federal government’s first-ever national database of registered voters using their private info.
The goal? To build the federal government’s first-ever national database of registered voters using their private info.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Over the last 6 months, the Justice Department has demanded full, unredacted voter rolls from dozens of states.
The goal? To build the federal government’s first-ever national database of registered voters using their private info.
The goal? To build the federal government’s first-ever national database of registered voters using their private info.
Accessible and illuminating Planet Money segment on current tariffs and how they are impacting working folks with both costs and loss of sales
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Days of our Tariffs : Planet Money
Tariffs. They’ve been announced, unannounced, re-announced, raised and lowered. It’s an on-going saga with billions at stake!On today’s episode, we run full-on at the twisty, turny drama of life with ...
www.npr.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Accessible and illuminating Planet Money segment on current tariffs and how they are impacting working folks with both costs and loss of sales
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
Industrial societies have to do renewables better than they did with previous energy systems. These are labor, environmental, and public health issues <<<<<<
When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout
When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout
The Moss Landing battery fire became an unintended experiment – showing how burning lithium-ion cells scattered nickel, cobalt and manganese over a protected marsh.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Industrial societies have to do renewables better than they did with previous energy systems. These are labor, environmental, and public health issues <<<<<<
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Across the West, porcupines are vanishing. Wildlife scientists are racing to find where porcupines are still living, and why they’re disappearing.
From our friends at @highcountrynews.org:
From our friends at @highcountrynews.org:
The mystery of the missing porcupines
They are nowhere to be seen in the West, and scientists are racing to figure out why.
www.motherjones.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Across the West, porcupines are vanishing. Wildlife scientists are racing to find where porcupines are still living, and why they’re disappearing.
From our friends at @highcountrynews.org:
From our friends at @highcountrynews.org:
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Blue states have repeatedly tried to rein in crisis pregnancy centers.
But as faith-based organizations, pregnancy centers have a powerful shield: the First Amendment.
But as faith-based organizations, pregnancy centers have a powerful shield: the First Amendment.
This confusing Supreme Court case could reshape oversight of crisis pregnancy centers
New Jersey's broad subpoena against an anti-abortion chain has made for some strange bedfellows.
www.motherjones.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Blue states have repeatedly tried to rein in crisis pregnancy centers.
But as faith-based organizations, pregnancy centers have a powerful shield: the First Amendment.
But as faith-based organizations, pregnancy centers have a powerful shield: the First Amendment.
Connecticut Council for the Social Studies
Teacher Awards
Nominations due 3/13
>> celebrate history teachers <<
Teacher Awards
Nominations due 3/13
>> celebrate history teachers <<
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Connecticut Council for the Social Studies
Teacher Awards
Nominations due 3/13
>> celebrate history teachers <<
Teacher Awards
Nominations due 3/13
>> celebrate history teachers <<
New England Historical Association
Sat 4/11
Middlebury
Sat 4/11
Middlebury
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
New England Historical Association
Sat 4/11
Middlebury
Sat 4/11
Middlebury
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Antarctica’s melt affects everybody but won’t hit every coastline the same.
New maps show where seas could rise the fastest, and why millions of coastal residents should pay attention now 🌊https://buff.ly/IqPoz1g
New maps show where seas could rise the fastest, and why millions of coastal residents should pay attention now 🌊https://buff.ly/IqPoz1g
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Antarctica’s melt affects everybody but won’t hit every coastline the same.
New maps show where seas could rise the fastest, and why millions of coastal residents should pay attention now 🌊https://buff.ly/IqPoz1g
New maps show where seas could rise the fastest, and why millions of coastal residents should pay attention now 🌊https://buff.ly/IqPoz1g
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Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
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Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
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🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.”
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.”
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
(cc: Speaker Sexton)
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Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog dweller end up on holiday tables? (from The Conversation in 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
The botany behind why cranberries became a Thanksgiving staple
Cranberries add color and acidity to Thanksgiving menus, but they also have many interesting botanical and genetic features.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog dweller end up on holiday tables? (from The Conversation in 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
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The US committed to public education funded by the public for the whole public. This has required years of efforts to push for this ideal -- privatization and vouchers are doing more than undermining the system, they allow people to profit from it.
An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The US committed to public education funded by the public for the whole public. This has required years of efforts to push for this ideal -- privatization and vouchers are doing more than undermining the system, they allow people to profit from it.
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The Trump administration's policies are creating an unintended consequence: food waste and inefficiency at a time when U.S. hunger is rising. buff.ly/yReyyMM
As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste
Despite the administration’s claim of streamlining the government to make its operations more efficient, a range of recent federal policies have, in fact, exacerbated food wastage.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Trump administration's policies are creating an unintended consequence: food waste and inefficiency at a time when U.S. hunger is rising. buff.ly/yReyyMM
"His name is Sam but could have been Samantha, for this boy—one of the most famous kids in children’s literature, the hero of Jean Craighead George’s beloved My Side of the Mountain—was meant to be a girl, meant to be a woman. Meant to be the author herself."
My Side of the Mountain - Orion Magazine
On Jean Craighead George’s most famous book, Walden’s legacy, and the dream of togetherness
orionmagazine.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"His name is Sam but could have been Samantha, for this boy—one of the most famous kids in children’s literature, the hero of Jean Craighead George’s beloved My Side of the Mountain—was meant to be a girl, meant to be a woman. Meant to be the author herself."
Bunk Exhibit:
Social Safety Net
What is the government's obligation to those in need? Who should be responsible for funding that assistance; how do we define "needy" in the first place? As this exhibit demonstrates, these are questions that many generations of Americans have struggled to answer.
Social Safety Net
What is the government's obligation to those in need? Who should be responsible for funding that assistance; how do we define "needy" in the first place? As this exhibit demonstrates, these are questions that many generations of Americans have struggled to answer.
Social Safety Net
What is the government's obligation to those in need? Who should be responsible for funding that assistance, and how do we define "needy" in the first place? As this exhibit demonstrates, these are qu...
www.bunkhistory.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Bunk Exhibit:
Social Safety Net
What is the government's obligation to those in need? Who should be responsible for funding that assistance; how do we define "needy" in the first place? As this exhibit demonstrates, these are questions that many generations of Americans have struggled to answer.
Social Safety Net
What is the government's obligation to those in need? Who should be responsible for funding that assistance; how do we define "needy" in the first place? As this exhibit demonstrates, these are questions that many generations of Americans have struggled to answer.
Building political-economic power through pop culture -- great piece.
"The profusion of broadly trumpeted political rhetoric in stories of self-made success made the concept available and attractive for other storytellers..."
#pophistorian
"The profusion of broadly trumpeted political rhetoric in stories of self-made success made the concept available and attractive for other storytellers..."
#pophistorian
The Men Who Made America’s Self-Made Man
A new myth appeared during the presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson.
www.historynewsnetwork.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Building political-economic power through pop culture -- great piece.
"The profusion of broadly trumpeted political rhetoric in stories of self-made success made the concept available and attractive for other storytellers..."
#pophistorian
"The profusion of broadly trumpeted political rhetoric in stories of self-made success made the concept available and attractive for other storytellers..."
#pophistorian
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the "Thrilla in Manila" fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Suzuko Morikawa shows their face-off to be a "crucible cultural conflict" that extended beyond the ring and captured the tensions of the mid-1970s. 🗃️
clioandthecontemporary.com/2025/10/01/t...
Today is the 50th anniversary of the "Thrilla in Manila" fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Suzuko Morikawa shows their face-off to be a "crucible cultural conflict" that extended beyond the ring and captured the tensions of the mid-1970s. 🗃️
clioandthecontemporary.com/2025/10/01/t...
The “Thrilla in Manila” at 50: A Retrospective on Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and the Power of Their “Calculated Blaze”
At the 50th anniversary of the fight, the “Thrilla in Manila” emerges as not only the story of two extraordinary boxers’ pushing themselves to their physical limits, but also embodies creativity an…
clioandthecontemporary.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of the "Thrilla in Manila" fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Suzuko Morikawa shows their face-off to be a "crucible cultural conflict" that extended beyond the ring and captured the tensions of the mid-1970s. 🗃️
clioandthecontemporary.com/2025/10/01/t...
Today is the 50th anniversary of the "Thrilla in Manila" fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Suzuko Morikawa shows their face-off to be a "crucible cultural conflict" that extended beyond the ring and captured the tensions of the mid-1970s. 🗃️
clioandthecontemporary.com/2025/10/01/t...
Historians of recent US -- insightful piece about late-20th and an exemplar article for how academic historians can write as pop intellectuals.
Pop culture of massive chart hit + scholarly analysis + vernacular vocab and syntax = smart pop history nugget
@cliocontemporary.bsky.social
Pop culture of massive chart hit + scholarly analysis + vernacular vocab and syntax = smart pop history nugget
@cliocontemporary.bsky.social
What the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Can Teach Us Fifty Years Later
Fifty years ago the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a Lake Superior storm. But more than the “gales of November” wrecked the Fitz. The ship was also the casualty of a globalizing neoliberal…
clioandthecontemporary.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Historians of recent US -- insightful piece about late-20th and an exemplar article for how academic historians can write as pop intellectuals.
Pop culture of massive chart hit + scholarly analysis + vernacular vocab and syntax = smart pop history nugget
@cliocontemporary.bsky.social
Pop culture of massive chart hit + scholarly analysis + vernacular vocab and syntax = smart pop history nugget
@cliocontemporary.bsky.social
Plastics are a crisis -- petrochemicals driving climate change, workers in toxic manufacturing and waste facilities, and of course destruction of habitats all over the world.
The scariest -- nanoplastics everywhere, bloodstreams, placentas, toddlers' internal organs.
The scariest -- nanoplastics everywhere, bloodstreams, placentas, toddlers' internal organs.
RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he’s part of an administration embracing it.
RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he's part of an administration embracing it.
Plastic is everywhere—including in us.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Plastics are a crisis -- petrochemicals driving climate change, workers in toxic manufacturing and waste facilities, and of course destruction of habitats all over the world.
The scariest -- nanoplastics everywhere, bloodstreams, placentas, toddlers' internal organs.
The scariest -- nanoplastics everywhere, bloodstreams, placentas, toddlers' internal organs.
This is a labor issue -- workers deserve safety and oversight of these transportation corporations
DOT is on an unprecedented deregulatory blitz. The Trump admin calls this cutting red tape. Left unmentioned is just how many of the targeted rules sought to prevent deaths/injuries.
"The regulations are written in blood," one former official told me. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"The regulations are written in blood," one former official told me. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is a labor issue -- workers deserve safety and oversight of these transportation corporations
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As 7 days of #OrangutanCaringWeek is coming to an end, here are 7 ways your support helps save and protect orangutans. Thank you for being here with us, for championing orangutans and celebrating their incredible species with us this week 🫶 #OCW #SaveOrangutans #Orangutans
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
As 7 days of #OrangutanCaringWeek is coming to an end, here are 7 ways your support helps save and protect orangutans. Thank you for being here with us, for championing orangutans and celebrating their incredible species with us this week 🫶 #OCW #SaveOrangutans #Orangutans
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What do you mean Jungle School is over for the day?!
Hilarious Jainul serving some serious attitude when it's time to head back to his night enclosure 😆
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
Hilarious Jainul serving some serious attitude when it's time to head back to his night enclosure 😆
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What do you mean Jungle School is over for the day?!
Hilarious Jainul serving some serious attitude when it's time to head back to his night enclosure 😆
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳
Hilarious Jainul serving some serious attitude when it's time to head back to his night enclosure 😆
BORA is a collaboration with our COP partners, and the Ministry of Forestry 🌳