Work
Capitalism, Class, Labor movement, Marxism, Work
Letting the Cat Out of the Bag
About an imaginary conversation that originally appeared in the October 1937 issue of The United Automobile Worker.
Protests Across China
Videos that went viral in China last month showed FoxConn workers fleeing factories in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, to escape lockdowns ordered due to COVID-19. FoxConn is a Taiwanese-owned ...
Humanity on a Cross of Iron
A surge is underway in military spending and arms sales, fueled by the war in Ukraine and the confrontation over Taiwan. Global demand for advanced weaponry is ...
Book Review, Capitalism, Economics, Politics, Technology, Work
Automation: An Open Letter to Andrew Yang
Dear Andrew Yang I followed with interest your campaign as a candidate in the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential primaries. You are widely known for advocating Universal Basic ...
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 ...
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 ...
Slavery in the US Today: Operation Blooming Onion
You thought that slavery had been abolished in the United States? Earlier this year federal prosecutors completed Operation Blooming Onion. They uncovered a conspiracy to bring in ...
Capitalism, Class, Economics, Work
A Novel That Makes Socialists
Robert Tressell’s The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists is a book that has made (or helped make) many socialists, at least in Britain. It has long been popular in our companion party, ...
