Derek Seidman

Derek Seidman is a writer, researcher, and historian living in Buffalo, New York. He is the former research director of the corporate watchdog group LittleSis (also known as the Public Accountability Initiative). Over the past decade, his research and writing has focused on corporate power, the labor movement, the fossil fuel industry, and U.S. militarism. His writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Jacobin, Nonprofit Quarterly, In These Times and other outlets. His research has been referenced in the Guardian, Politico, Houston Chronicle and other media. He's currently a regular contributor to Truthout and LittleSis's Eyes on the Ties new site. He has a PhD in history from Brown University and has taught courses on labor history and social movements at several universities.