Being Human After 1492
Essay first published in The Con, Johannesburg, in response to the election of Donald Trump.
Foundations of Oppression: The Antebellum South Appalachian Class Dynamic
“Black” anger shakes the rotten pillars of bourgeois and democratic “civilization” - Bordiga, 1965
I'm not a Bordigist, but... This text by Bordiga on the Watts Rebellion of 1965 seems somehow relevant to recent protests against racism.
I discovered the French translation and realised that there was no decent English translation of the text available. Plus, the French edition had some relevant footnotes, including one quite harshly criticising Bordiga for being soft on the American Antebellum slave economy...
Debunking the myth of "Irish slaves"
1881-4: Canboulay Riots
Slaves and Proletarians: The Debate Continues
Martin Glaberman responds to Noel Ignatiev on the question of whether slaves are proletarians.
1831 The Jamaica Slave Rebellion
1848: Impact of Revolution on French Colonies
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