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On America, part 1: Making Millionaires

Chilli Sauce — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 02:07:59 +0000

The first in a three part series examining to some of the underlying assumptions of American political thought. Part 1 focuses on our working lives, the contradictions of the economy, and why too many of us struggle to get by.

In my life I've made a lot of millionaires, but none of them have ever been me.

1915 to 2015 - A Century of Genocide

Devrim — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 12:29:11 +0000

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A look back at the Armenian genocide of one hundred years ago, and other Turkish genocides again minorities such as Greeks, Assyrians and Kurds.

Working class protest, popular revolt, and urban insurrection in Argentina: the 1969 Cordobazo - James P. Brennan

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 23:34:40 +0000

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Study of the 1969 uprising in the Argentine city of Cordoba, known as the Cordobazo, which saw students and workers rise up against the military dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Onganía with a series of strikes and urban riots.

Beyond Procedural Justice: Finding Our Foundations in the Worst Case Scenario

Eviction Free Zone — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 00:36:14 +0000

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When organizing around housing, there are almost always extenuating circumstances like bank fraud and illegal actions by property managers and landlords. But what about when there isn't? Do we no longer organize against evictions and foreclosures, or does this reveal the real goal of housing justice work?

Withered aristocracy #2 - heavy construction and critical faculties

Schwarz — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 22:14:22 +0000

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An attempt at an explanation for the long absence of the Withered Aristocracy blog.

...solidarity is the gallows humor when you're digging with spade shovels in boot-high muck while 25 feet down in a trench while the temperature is hovering just above zero and you have to laugh together so you don't scream alone.

Max Schwarz

New series of factory stories from China

Nao — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 15:09:00 +0000

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Chinese worker activists have been documenting and analyzing the situation and struggles of factory workers in the Pearlriverdelta in South China over the past few years. Since 2012 they have been publishing reports the magazine "Factory Stories" (工厂龙门阵 gongchang longmenzhen).

The central goals of this publication are to develop a thorough understanding of the factory and workers' real situation, to analyze the lessons gained from past and present struggles, and to spread information.

The editors of "Factory Stories" from the Pearlriverdelta in China

Towards a history of the German Communist Workers Party (KAPD) - Communist Bulletin Group

Juan Conatz — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:01:56 +0000

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A history of the German Communist Workers Party (KAPD), a council communist organization that exists in Germany during the 1920s.

Struggles ‘Made in India’ – On the series of factory riots, occupations and (wildcat) strikes in Delhi’s industrial south, 2014

AngryWorkersWorld — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:26:42 +0000

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The following article documents material concerning eighteen factory struggles in Delhi’s industrial belt between early 2014 and mid-2015.

Tapan Sen, vice president of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, said that by enforcing a law that restricts workers’ participation in unions, the government is pushing them towards more militancy. “If you push someone against the wall, what will they do?” asked Sen. “They will hit back at you.”

What does a union mean to you? #1

Juan Conatz — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:25:19 +0000

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An interview by New Syndicalist of a sex worker's experience in the industry.

Step up - x375824 & x375431

Juan Conatz — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:19:16 +0000

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An article by x375824 & x375431 about the growth of the IWW in the UK.