**Peter Linebaugh *is Professor of History at the University of Toledo. He writes extensively on British history, Irish history, labor history and the history of the colonial Atlantic. His books include The Magna Carta Manifesto *, The Many-Headed Hydra and The London Hanged, and he contributes freq...

**Peter Linebaugh *is Professor of History at the University of Toledo. He writes extensively on British history, Irish history, labor history and the history of the colonial Atlantic. His books include The Magna Carta Manifesto *, The Many-Headed Hydra and The London Hanged, and he contributes frequently to CounterPunch.