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“Civil Wars” ignores the political lessons

admin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:53:22 +0000

"The Civil Wars in US Labor" does not explain why a generation of activists failed to democratize the unions and what the next generation of activists must do differently to avoid repeating that failure.

“I got sick and tired of being treated like crap”

admin — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:14:15 +0000

by Jane Edgett - Hundreds of thousands of Canadian families have been plunged into poverty by a workers compensation system that denies them support.

Hungry for Solutions

admin — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:01:13 +0000

Gabor Maté’s books are commercially successful because they tap into popular awareness of social problems while avoiding the uncomfortable conclusion that social revolution is required to solve them.

Madness, Power and the Media

admin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:00:37 +0000

Author Stephen Harper explains how media images of madness and mental distress reflect and reinforce the unequal social relations of capitalism.

Solidarity Divided: A Return to Class Politics?

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:57:34 +0000

by Susan Rosenthal - "Solidarity Divided" calls for a return to the class-struggle politics that originally built the unions. However, these politics did not come from the unions, but from the socialists who were active inside of them.

Book Review: Solidarity Divided

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:00:19 +0000

by Immanuel Ness - Solidarity Divided is the first major work to address seriously - without personal attacks and exaggeration - the 2005 crisis and split of organized labor.

The Shocking Disaster of Capitalism

admin — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:59:15 +0000

Naomi Klein reminds us that free people don’t choose wars and free markets. They choose peace and government services like universal health care. That's why "radical capitalists" must use shock tactics to impose their anti-human policies on unwilling populations.

Can Psychotherapy Change the World?,

admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:40:20 +0000

Gloria Steinem, James Hillman and Michael Ventura believe that psychotherapy can heal a crisis-ridden world. Are they on to something, or are they leading us up a blind alley?

Babel

admin — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:33:07 +0000

In film and in life, the human struggle to connect conflicts with the social structures that block connection.

Who Killed The Electric Car?

admin — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:24:42 +0000

The myth of “consumer power” hides who really makes the decisions.