Insane Dialectical Posse (IDP)

Insane Dialectical Posse (IDP), a revolutionary group in the US Bay Area, 2000s

Hyundai auto plant grand opening 2005

The Second Industrialization of the American South - Will Barnes

"The Second Industrialization of the American South," written by the late Will Barnes in 2007, is…

1901 San Francisco Strike of Teamsters, longshore and maritime workers

California labor: Total engagement

This chapter from Carey McWilliams, California: The Great Exception (1949) tells the history of class war in San Francisco, when "all of labor …

Republic Windows & Doors factory occupation

The Working Class, World Capitalism and Crisis: A General Perspective

The following remarks by Will Barnes constitute a more or less coherent reflection the larger part…

Oakland General Strike kids part of the 99%

Oakland’s Third Attempt at a General Strike

On November 2, 2011, Occupy Oakland — coming out of the international Occupy Movement — called for a General Strike. It was the third time a…

IDP anti-war banner

No War But the Class War

Banner in February 15, 2003 anti-war demonstration in San Francisco. Created by the Insane Dialectical Posse and photo depicts breakaway march up…