Reading guide to 'Capital' - Simon Clarke A reading guide to Marx's 3 volumes of 'Capital' by Simon Clarke.
1960: South Korean Student Protests In 1960 repression and electoral fraud pushed students throughout South Korea to take action against the regime. The protests (called the April…
2011-12: Disabled Bolivians March to La Paz In 2011 a group of disabled Bolivians marched through the country to the capitol to push for increased support and to combat stigma. They were…
1956: Haitian General Strike Against Dictator In 1956 Haitian workers and students turned to mass demonstrations, blockades and a general strike to rid itself of a Dictator Paul Eugène…
1944: Guatemala General Strike Overthrows Dictator Workers and students in neighbouring El Salvador had driven out their dictator by using a general strike to cripple the regime. That same year…
1922: Guayaquil General Strike Workers in the southern Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil struck due to increased economic pressures. The strike brought the city to a halt and gained…
1946: The Great Hawai'i' Sugar Strike In 1946 sugar plantation workers across the islands of Hawaii from all ethnic backgrounds shutdown the entire plantation system in the states…
1949: Hawaii Longshoreman Strike Longshoremen in Hawaii were paid less than other longshoreman in the United States. They struck to get an equal pay rate, and were out for 177…
2010: Burmese Migrant Workers Strike Burmese workers in Khon Kaen struck against abuses by their employer who exploited their immigration status.
1909: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Strike Two years before the horrific fire that claimed 146 garment workers, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the focal point for a struggle that…
1983-85: Bolivian Protests and Strikes Defeat President In 1983 Bolivia elected a left wing president supported by a coalition of leftist parties and union…