The Tactical Utility of VIOLENCE, Part 2

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The Tactical Utility of VIOLENCE, Part 2

November 8, 2010 syndicalist 1

Continued from Part 1…

By Mike Kolhoff

After the Great Uprising

Although the great uprising of 1877 failed to achieve working class emancipation, it did demonstrate the potential of armed workers to challenge the power of the capitalist state. The …

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25th Anniversary of the Hormel Strike

August 31, 2010 Ideas&Action 0

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 …

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The Tactical Utility of VIOLENCE, Part 1

April 30, 2010 Ideas&Action 3

By Mike Kolhoff

Old Joke:
On Ellis Island, early in the 20th century, an elderly eastern European man is being processed for immigration into the United States. He stands before the desk of the immigration officer who loudly asks him, …

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May Day

April 30, 2010 Ideas&Action 0

On this year of the 124th anniversary of the Chicago Haymarket Martyrs’ valiant struggle for workers freedom, let us not let their spirit and their efforts to create a new world be forgotten. On this occasion, let us also not …