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Paul Boggs on Right-Wing Populism
by x365097 In the last five years, the U. S. mainstream has seen a sharp increase in right-wing populist activism, from the Ron Paul supporters of both the 2008 and 2012 election cycles to the Tea...
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The Need for an Organized Working Class
by x365097 Two hundred years ago, the Industrial Revolution made major changes to the the way people work. Wherever it spread, the capitalist factory system put pressure on the feudal agricultural...
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Your Power as a Worker
by x365097 When you’re at work, you’re likely to receive dozens, if not hundreds, of do-it-or-else orders from the boss or manager on a day-to-day basis. What happens when you disobey? Maybe nothing...
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The Illusion of Self-Employment in a Capitalist Economy
by x365097 It’s considered a high honor in the American value system to open a business and “be your own boss.” From a Wobbly point of view, a problem with this idea, even for those who operate without...
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Southern Maine IWW Condemns US Preparations to Attack Syria
NO WAR BUT CLASS WAR Since the 9/11 attacks of 2001, the US government has destabilized and invaded country after country in the name of the Global War on Terror. In so doing, they have diverted untold...
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To Stave Off Zombie Apocalypse, Organize a New Society Within the Shell of...
by x365097 Let’s think back to late summer, 2008 — half a decade ago, right about now. It had been more than five years since the invasion of Iraq by the US, and nearly six years since the invasion of...
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Who Gets Paid When Machines Do the Work? A Look Back at the Luddites, and Why...
200 years ago in England, artisan cloth workers launched what became known as the Luddite uprising, smashing machines which were “destroying their trades, undercutting wages and forcing them into...
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Industrial Interdependence and Industrial Unionism
On how many workers does your lifestyle — even your survival — depend? The food you eat today — how many workers helped to plant it, to tend it, to pick it, to process it, to ship it, and to sell it to...
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How Much Democracy Can Exist Under Capitalism?
by x365097 In the western countries, we hear constantly from the ruling class about the virtues of democracy. In the US in particular, political democracy and the right to vote for elected...
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What Kinds of Workers Deserve a Union?
by x365097 The standard of living for US workers has been stagnating or in decline for the last four decades despite enormous leaps in productivity. Labor unions, organizing on the shop floor to shut...
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