He was the chair of the Department of Social Science at New College, Columbia University; labor editor of the newspaper PM; and the author of the popular history books Man’s Worldly Goods and We, The People.
他是哥伦比亚大学新学院社会科学系主任；PM报的劳动编辑；和流行历史书《人类世俗商品》（Man’s Worldly Goods）和《我们人民》的作者。