Category: Ideas

What is Class Oppression? Who is the Working Class?

By Tom Wetzel

Occupy Wall Street highlighted class inequality in the USA through its talk about the concentration of income and wealth in the hands of “the 1 percent.” This does put a bullseye on the ruling class in our …

Posted: November 15th, 2014 under Anti-capitalism, Economy, Ideas, Labor, Syndicalism.

Why Consensus Decision-making Won’t Work for Grassroots Unionism

By Tom Wetzel

Syndicalists have always supported a form of direct democracy based on majority rule. Like most American unions, the Industrial Workers of the World officially endorses Robert’s Rules of Order — although some of their smaller branches use …

Posted: November 3rd, 2014 under Debate, Ideas.

The Revolutionary Party Is An Oxymoron

By Steven Fake

Kshama Sawant

The campaign of socialist Kshama Sawant for the Seattle City Council continues to attract excitement on the left for her strong showing. A Counterpunch contributor recently called it a “highly significant” development. I wish her well of course. A …

Posted: September 13th, 2013 under Anti-capitalism, Debate, History, Ideas.

3 Ways Organizing With Friends Can Lead to Failure

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By Brandon Feld

Sitting among a group of college aged friends that all dress and talk in the same way is a recurring scene in activism and organizing groups around the world. In large part, organizing takes the form of …

Posted: July 27th, 2013 under Culture, Debate, Ideas.

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