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J.N. Cheney

J.N. Cheney is an aspiring Marxist historian who focuses on the labor movement, radical politics, and community action in the Mohawk Valley. He currently holds a BA in history.
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First of the City and Last of the State: Benjamin Nichols and Ithaca's Flirtations with Socialism

J.N. Cheney, June 18, 2025

J.N. Cheney provides a retrospective of New York State's last socialist municipal administration, the Ithaca, NY mayoral tenure of DSA member Benjamin Nichols. Read Article.

Frankfort-Schuyler Central School in 2021 (Donna Thompson/Times Telegram)

The 1971 Frankfort-Schuyler Teachers Strike and The Unique Paradigm Against Public Employees

J.N. Cheney, February 12, 2025

J.N. Cheney recounts an illegal 1971 strike by public school teachers in New York State's Frankfort-Schuyler District, arguing that their struggle exemplifies the fight for public employees' right to strike. Read Article.

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Stop the Presses, Start Fighting!: The 1967 Newspaper Strike in Utica, New York

J.N. Cheney, November 15, 2024

J.N. Cheney recounts the 1967 Utica, NY newspaper workers' strike, arguing that the trajectory of the struggle and the demands raised by the strikers exemplify Marx's notion of proletarian development. Read Article.