Images from the 'Wisconsin uprising' To mark the 4th Anniversary of the protests that emerged in Wisconsin in response to an austerity bill pushed by the Governor to break public…
When interventions die: wobbling towards 'old beardism' A response to some of the articles written by 'Wobbling Towards Communism', an informal group of…
Preventable mistakes - Juan Conatz An account by Juan Conatz of a failed attempt to respond to a firing at work.
“I never met a man I admired more”: Vincent St. John (1876-1929) A short biography written by Juan Conatz of Vincent St. John, who was a hugely important and…
Contractualism should be avoided A reply to an article that appeared in the Industrial Worker newspaper, titled 'The contract as a tactic'.
Zines and underground comics of the 1980s and 1990s A blogpost about various 'zines, underground comics and alternative publications I was exposed to during the late 1980s and 1990s.
Occupy City Council!: Minneapolis and sewer socialism A mostly finished writing on Ty Moore, Socialist Alternative, Occupy and SEIU in Minneapolis. For…
Ghosts of Leninist past: a review of The Roots of American Communism A review and some comments from Juan Conatz on Theodore Draper’s history of the various factions…
Shotgun organizing - John O'Reilly & Juan Conatz John O'Reilly and Juan Conatz talk about 'shotgun organizing' which they define as an individualized way of thinking every problem needs to be…
Contemporary IWW slang & lingo A glossary of currently used, mostly in the Twin Cities, IWW slang and lingo.
Iowa Radical History blog update + idea for project on Dubuque Packing Company A repost from another blog I run, with a personal update and an idea for a project about the Dubuque…
Personal issues with 'writer's block' - Juan Conatz Juan Conatz goes over some reasons for his personal problems with being able to write, exploring underlying reasons behind the 'writer's block'.
