After two violent and tense months, striking teachers in the Mexican state of Morelos have started negotiations with the state over an education reform bill being forced through parliament with the support of the teachers' union head.
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Documents, personal accounts and analysis - from a time when a very high level of class struggle dominated Italian society. Despite their differences - the state, church, fascists, Communist Party and unions were all united in opposition to the the radical social movement.
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An entertaining and atmospheric account of May 68 from street level, alongside amusing correspondence betweed Fred and the libcom group.
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First issue of an irregular workers' bulletin put together by users of the website, libcom.org. This issue focuses on the 2008 pay dispute over sub-inflation pay offers.
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A history of the anarchist and workers movements in Spain from its origins in the late 19th century up to the start of the Civil War.
I'm wondering if anyone has the original source for the following quote by Otto Von Bismark: “Crowned heads, wealth and privilege well may tremble should ever again the Black and Red unite!” Apparently, he proclaimed this upon hearing of the schism in the First International in 1872.
I originally came across the quote in an article called "Shall Red and Black Unite? An American Revolutionary Document of 1883" by Chester Destler (awesome name!) in the Pacific Historical Review, Dec. 1945, but with no reference. I also googled it, and found two articles that also use the quote - one from a libertarian socialist magazine in the 70s and another from some bizarre U.S. conspiracy theory sounding rant - but no references.
Any help is would be much appreciated.