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Insurgent Communards: The Road to Revolution
The Paris Commune was founded on March 18, 1871. A few days before the 150th anniversary, we look at how the ground was prepared for the first working-class government in history.
Source: Insurgent Communards: The Road to Revolution | Left Voice
The US Working Class Meets the Elections and Loses Ground
Disunity in the working class represents a gift to the capitalists. Vast numbers of white voters, many belonging to the so-called “white working class,” backed the racist candidate for president: 58% of whites voted for Trump, as did 55% of white women. Latinxs and African Americans turned out in droves. Counter-balancing racists in both parties, they secured the election for Joe Biden.Creation of the New Deal in the 1930s proved the usefulness of working-class unity in propelling social reforms. Presently the working class is splintered and, now at least, prospects for the proposed Green New Deal are unfavorable.
Source: The US Working Class Meets the Elections and Loses Ground - CounterPunch.org
The Nightmare Facing the Poor and Working Class If There’s Not Another Stimulus
As millions of U.S. workers face unemployment, food insecurity and eviction amid the coronavirus pandemic, the limited aid provided by the federal government’s flawed CARES Act from March has long since dried up.
Source: The Nightmare Facing the Poor and Working Class If There’s Not Another Stimulus | Portside
The Working Class Is the Vast Majority of Society
The Senate Just Abandoned the Working Class Without a COVID-19 Relief Package
Federal unemployment has dried up, rent is past due, evictions are proceeding, the cupboards are bare, and the Senate has adjourned without passing a new coronavirus relief package. Their abandonment of the working class is shameless, but hardly shocking.
Source: The Senate Just Abandoned the Working Class Without a COVID-19 Relief Package
The American Working Class on Unfamiliar and Dangerous Terrain: A Fightback Begins
The working class in the United States faces tremendous difficulties, but there are some hopeful signs of movement.
Source: The American Working Class on Unfamiliar and Dangerous Terrain: A Fightback Begins - New Politics
Precarious Work Isn’t New — It’s Part of How Capitalism Functions
Claims that the working class no longer exists often suggest it’s been replaced by a “precariat” who don’t get a regular salary. But this precarious condition has been the experience of most workers throughout capitalism’s history — and where we did get stable employment, it was because we organized.
Source: Precarious Work Isn’t New — It’s Part of How Capitalism Functions
working class science fiction of the marxists…//Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Reformism | Socialist Revolution
I am often baffled by leftist/marxist strategy:they confess to the complete failure of their own strategy but then turn around and reaffirm the whole set of cliches that have fallen out of date, assuming they ever had a valid moment. Continue reading “working class science fiction of the marxists…//Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Reformism | Socialist Revolution”
Breaking the Chains of Command
For centuries, working-class people have been sent to die in wars for empire. The rich history of soldier revolt isn’t just about foreign policy — it’s about breaking the power of the mighty in society as a whole.
Source: Breaking the Chains of Command
