Effective strikes don’t play by the bosses’ rules. They are not polite; they are defiant. Effective strikes say, “Our lives matter more than your rules, your laws, and your profits.” They get stronger every day and don’t stop until they win.
A system of competing nation-states in a global economy is an unworkable combination. A global economy requires cooperation based on common interest, while competition among nations assumes conflicting interests. Surely we can find a way for people to shape their societies and cooperate to solve global problems.
The 1960s global revolt offered hope for liberation from capitalism, a hope that was not fulfilled.
Why are gender rebels being attacked? Why are they being attacked now? Who benefits from such attacks?
There are basically two responses to immigration: the racist response calls for closing borders, and the socialist response calls for workers to be as free to move through the world as the goods they produce.
The digital revolution changed how we work. Gig giants are using this change to erase workers’ rights and lower the floor of established labor practices.
Socialism is the Best Medicine