A journey into libertarian historical memory; Casas Viejas, January 1933
Submitted by Steven. on May 15 2017 16:56
A short history of the tragically unsuccessful uprising of anarchist peasants in the small town of Casas Viejas which ended in a brutal massacre of the participants by the Republican government.
Coalition representing 350,000 announces May 1st strike
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 23 2017 13:41
Workers will strike on International Worker's Day to protest worsening conditions across the country
Captain Swing was here!
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 19 2017 16:46
A short history of the 1830 Swing riots by Stuart Booth. Farm bosses would receive threatening letters from a fictional “Captain Swing”, and if they didn’t submit to the demands their premises would be attacked.
The Tolpuddle martyrs, 1834
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 19 2017 13:47
The history of the Tolpuddle martyrs: a group of six agricultural workers from Dorset, England who were sentenced to transportation to Australia for attempting to form a union.
Reactionary group shoots at campesinos and residents opposed to the New Airport in Atenco, Mexico
Submitted by Ruptura Colecti... on Mar 10 2017 11:03
A group of between 30 and 40 people violently attacked members of the Frente de Pueblos en Defensa de la Tierra (FPDT) and others who are opposing the construction of the new international airport of Mexico City.
The English Revolution, 1640
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 8 2017 19:37
Christopher Hill's Marxist analysis of the English civil war and revolution in the 17th century, published in 1940.
Strategies for resistance under neoliberalism: lessons from the Zapatistas and the Landless Workers' Movement
Submitted by Victory Of The ... on Feb 18 2017 09:58
This essay examines the Zapatista Army of National Liberation and the Landless Workers' Movement and the ways that these movements have been able to persist for decades and surpass frequent limitations of revolutionary action under neoliberalism. These lessons are essential for efforts to build counter-power.
Review: Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers, and the Question of Unions in Contemporary Capitalism
Loren Goldner's extensive review and analysis of Frank Bardacke. Trampling Out The Vintage. Cesar Chavez and the Two Souls of the United Farm Workers (Verso).
Violence in the 1979 Imperial Valley Lettuce strike
LA Times article from 1986 discussing the court hearings about violence deployed during the Imperial Valley lettuce strike 1979. The article is not sympathetic to the workers, but contains information not easily found elsewhere.
Lettuce Strike Apparently Succeeding Despite Odds
Washington Post article from 5th February 1979 on the Imperial Valley Lettuce Strike
