Negroes and the Crisis of Capitalism in the U.S. - W.E.B. Du Bois An article on the state of the domestic US economy and the beginning of moving manufacturing to the South. Mainly focuses on the issues facing the black workers. It's conclusion contains some unqualified praise of the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China.
The Hosts of Black Labor: W.E.B. Du Bois The possibility of higher wages and less racially motivated violence attracted many thousands of Black Americans to Northern states in the 1920's…
Socialism and the Negro Problem: W.E.B. Du bois W.E.B. Du Bois published this article as a public criticism of attitude and strategy of the Socialist Party of America, accusing it of…
1996-8: Sierra Blanca Community Opposes Nuclear Waste Site History of the campaign against building a nuclear waste disposal site in a Texan town. The campaign…
1919-21: Trinidadian General Strike Frustrations over racism and low wages lead to a series of strikes from 1919-21, involving every sector and most ethnic groups on the islands.
1945: Black Rhodesian Rail Workers Strike Black workers on the Rhodesian Rail way (Zimbabwe and Zambia) struck against unfair working conditions and company racism.
1948: Zanzibar City General Strike In 1948 dock workers in Zanzibar struck for higher pay, the use of force by the British Colonial authorities lead to other workers coming out in sympathy making the strike a general one.
Homeplace (A Site of Resistance) This essay, by bell hooks, was first published in 1990 in Yearning: Race, gender, and cultural politics. Boston, MA: South End Press. Chicago
The Re-Enchantment of Humanism: An Interview with Sylvia Wynter Sylvia Wynter interviewed by David Scott. First published in Small Axe in 2000.
The Texas-Vermont-Maine nuclear dump: bringing environmental racism home Article from 1998 on the dumping of nuclear waste from Vermont and Maine in Texas. The article details the involvement of Bernie Sanders in sponsoring the bill that led to the dump being authorized.
“No Humans Involved”: An Open Letter to my Colleagues A letter by Sylvia Wynter written in response to the Los Angeles riots in 1992.