Fragments: a memoir - Sam Dolgoff
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 18 2015 16:58
A 1986 memoir by Russian-born American anarcho-syndicalist Sam Dolgoff (1902-1990) with lots of interesting information about the anarchist movement in the US and New York in particular in the 20th century.
The killing of Eric Garner and the failure of social justice unionism
Submitted by Scott Jay on Dec 8 2014 04:11
Rather than providing a strategy for fighting racism, social justice unionism has led some union members to embrace the most racist institution in society for fear of alienating their co-workers.
Uprising of 20,000 - Tony Michels
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 17 2014 00:40
A short history of a massive general strike of 20,000, mostly female and Jewish, garment workers which lasted 11 weeks and won significant improvements.
Withered aristocracy #1 - by way of introduction
Submitted by Schwarz on Sep 13 2014 15:59
An introduction to what will hopefully be an intermittent series of musing on life and labor within the New York City building trades and struggles within and against business unionism.
Discussion: anarchist shop experiences - Mike Harris
An article discussing the personal experiences of anarchist organising on-the-job in the New York area in the early 1980s.
The challenges of administering misery in the two New York Cities
An article looking at New York City as a new 'progressive' mayor takes power.
Gays take on cops: From rage to madness
Submitted by wojtek on Oct 10 2013 21:36
The following is a report by Howard Blum in The Village Voice (Sept. 3, 1970) of a gay march/riot that took place in NYC on August 29, 1970. The march took place just months after the first Christopher Street Liberation Day, commemorating the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, and shows the deep connection to prisoner solidarity in early Gay Liberation-era actions.
Throwing a Wrench in the "Capitalism Works" Piece
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Sep 13 2013 18:53
I'm not sure quite where to start my rant on this public art project in Times Square by Steve Lambert (http://gothamist.com/2013/09/12/talk_about_capitalism_in_the_heart.php), given that it perturbs me on so many levels. The artist might respond, "That's the point!" And certainly I'd like to respond, "You're right!" Instead, my first disgruntlement with this piece it that it only appears to perturb, and so cleverly.
The national US Postal Service wildcat strike, 1970 - Jeremy Brecher
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 13 2013 18:01
Jeremy Brecher's short history of the successful nationwide illegal wildcat strike of American postal workers: the first major strike of federal government workers.
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