Over a hundred years ago a frightened President Grover Cleveland pushed congress to recognize Labor Day as a federal holiday in 1894. (The September holiday was first observed in 1882 by the Central Labor Union of New York.) In the …
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WSA statement of solidarity with Wisconsin Workers
WSA extends solidarity and our most sincere wishes for victory to the workers of Wisconsin in their current fight. And to all public sector workers now struggling against attacks on their pensions and their rights.
The rank-and-file workers have demonstrated …
Read moreWage Theft in America – Two Approaches
From Trial by Fire
… Read moreMercedes Herrerra is a 39-year-old Mexican immigrant living in Houston, Texas. Working primarily for staffing agencies, she first started cleaning houses and sports facilities in 1996. Paid meager wages, working long hours and travelling some distance
WSA Statement Against Political Police Raids
On September 26th the FBI raided homes and seized personal belongings (phones, computers, etc.) of anti-war and international solidarity activists – mostly people associated with Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) – in Minneapolis, Chicago and other cities, accusing them of …
Read more21st Century Economic Depression?
By Tom Wetzel
American capitalism faces multiple worsening crises. Vast unemployment, huge numbers of home foreclosures, and cuts to public services are symptomatic of an economic system in crisis. The role of the USA as global cop to protect corporate …
Read moreLet’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 …
Read moreVacant 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 …
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