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Interview with a CNTista
By Deric Shannon
Over the summer I had the pleasure of staying in Madrid with my brother. Most of my time was spent relaxing and recovering from work, but I did take some time to meet up with local comrades while I was there.
The second time I got together with the CNT folks there, they were doing roving pickets of Hotel Vincci. As a result of an unfair firing (Is there ever a “fair” one?), they were exerting pressure on the hotel by paying a visit to its Madrid locations. My compa, Abbey, and I tagged along for three of the locations where we stood outside the hotel and fliered, informed patrons and prospective patrons about the hotel’s bad labor practices, stickered the outside of the hotels, and got the cops called on us once (they never showed).
Posted on August 31, 2010
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25th Anniversary of the Hormel Strike
Some 25 years ago, the workers at the Austin, Minnesota plant of the Hormel Corp. embarked on a long and brave fight. A fight which was not only right but fought “from below”. This fight and the rank-and-file efforts to wage and control the struggle captivated the attention of all militant workers.
In the Workers Solidarity Alliance’s print version of ideas & action Steve Boyce, Jake Edwards and Tom Wetzel penned an excellent, article, “Slaughterhouse Fight: A Look at the Hormel Strike” In recognition of the 25th Anniversary of the struggle, we are re-publishing the article below.
Posted on August 31, 2010
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Let’s Talk About Another Burning Color: Black Flame vs. Red Fire Extinguisher?
by Nate Hawthorne
In this article I discuss the treatment of marxism in a recent book on the anarchist tradition, Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism. I argue that the book’s treatment of marxism is not up to the book’s otherwise high standards. This is not simply a matter of historical interest. This relates to how left libertarian revolutionaries define the intellectual traditions we draw on and learn from. More importantly, this relates to what contemporary left currents we see as fellow travelers – who we talk to and who we see ourselves alongside. I call for more discussion between anarchists and marxists, particularly for discussion of particular works and ideas rather than speaking in generalities about capital ‘M’ capital ‘A’ Marxism and Anarchism and debates over which is better. Read more
Posted on August 24, 2010
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Vacant Hotel Occupied
by Tom Wetzel
On July 19th members of Direct Action to Stop the Cuts occupied a vacant 41-room hotel in San Francisco’s Mission District. The action was intended to demonstrate the city’s inaction on housing. While thousands of people sleep on the streets or live in very crowded living conditions in small apartments, potential housing units sit vacant.
Posted on July 26, 2010
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Victory in Fight for Union Freedom in Germany
Review: International Socialist Review on “Contemporary Anarchism”
The BP Oil Spill
Workers Solidarity Alliance Holds Continental Conference
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