Month: May 2022

Labor movement, Work

Starbucks Unionizes

The tally of unionized Starbucks locations is continuing to grow.  The Starbucks Workers United union campaign continues to produce astounding election wins week after week.  260 stores have petitioned for National ...

1 min read

History, International relations, police, Politics

A Cold War Enigma: Who Began East Europe’s Stalinist Purges?

From 1948—1954, a paranoid Stalin oversaw massive purges in Eastern Europe's Soviet-bloc countries. But did the CIA exploit his paranoia to 'weaken communism'?

4 min read

War

Ukraine War: Resistance Continues

Russia Number of people arrested so far for participating in antiwar protests = 15,442 (including 100 indicted on criminal charges) Number of people subjected to administrative penalties ...

1 min read

Capitalism, Work

Accidents Will Happen — And That Is No Accident

Accidents will happen. Under any social system. People are imperfect. They make mistakes and those mistakes sometimes cause accidents. Some accidents may be a matter of pure ...

2 min read

Book Review, Class, History, Socialism

Classless Cities

Marx and Engels thought that some time before the dawn of recorded history there took place several closely interrelated transitions that transformed human life – from wandering ...

2 min read