In the reading on the Movement of the Unemployed, Piven and Cloward discuss the preconditions for insurgency, different forms of insurgency, the formation of a poor people’s coalition, and the gains and the failures of the New Deal.

1. In the reading on the Movement of the Unemployed, Piven and Cloward discuss the preconditions for insurgency, different forms of insurgency, the formation of a poor people’s coalition, and the gains and the failures of the New Deal. Give a quick summary of this reading explaining these themes.

2. In his work on the Alabama communists, Kelley discusses the underground organizing of 1929-35. Explain how the workers organized under conditions of racism and other forms of repression.

3. Mitrani explains the rise of the Chicago Police Department in response to the rising working class movements of the late 19th century. Explain the role of the businessmen in the development of the Chicago Police Department.