Our passive society
Submitted by Marx-lover on Aug 23 2018 07:55
A short history of how our society became so rife with collective passiveness.
On "Bullshit Jobs"
This is a review of David Graeber's book "Bullshit Jobs."
Council communism or councilism? - The period of transition
Submitted by Fredo Corvo on Feb 23 2017 11:39
Book review of Philippe Bourrinet “The Dutch and German Communist Left (1900-68); ‘Neither Lenin nor Trotsky nor Stalin!”, ‘All workers must think for themselves!’”, Leiden/Boston (Brill) ISBN 978-90-04-26977-4.
Why is there no labor party in the United States? - Robin Archer
Why is the United States the only advanced capitalist country with no labor party? This question is one of the great enduring puzzles of American political development, and it lies at the heart of a fundamental debate about the nature of American society. Tackling this debate head-on, Robin Archer puts forward a new explanation for why there is no American labor party–an explanation that suggests that much of the conventional wisdom about "American exceptionalism" is untenable.
Anti-worker's Inquiry
Open the door, turn on the light, heat up the water, check the refrigerators, lay out the chairs, clean the tables, light the candles, put out the ashtrays, check the register, count the change, cut the limes, put on music, wash the glasses, turn on the fan, pour the beer, mix the drinks, serve the customers, listen to their stories, comfort their loneliness, make the ice, clean the counter, tell a joke, take the money. The floor is wet, pool table scratched, darts bent, ash on the couch, smoke in the air, glasses broken, wallets stolen, clothing torn. The night is long and full of terrors.
Hawaii: class militancy or cultural patriotism?
Submitted by Comrade Motopu on Jun 28 2015 10:44
An examination of the reactionary aspects of some of the cultural politics in Hawaii.
