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French Revolution 'Redux' or 'The New Feudalism'? Income gaps and democratic ideals
In 1972, Chinese Communist leader, Zhou En-lai, was reported to have answered US President Richard M. Nixon's question on the impact of the French revolution on western civilization, with the line that 'it is still too early to tell'.
While it may still be too early to tell, one thing the French revolution did give us was the trio of ideals of 'equality, solidarity and liberty', and of course out of those we got liberalism and socialism and, in reaction against the…
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Some thoughts on workplace groups | Netzwerk IT
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The Telekommunist Manifesto - Revolution is calling [Must Read]
The Telekommunist Manifesto, Dmytri Kleiner, October 2010
Peer-to-Peer Communism vs. The Client-Server Capitalist State
Society is composed of social relations. These form the structures that constitute it. Computer networks, like economic systems, then may be described in terms of social relations. Advocates of communism have long described communities of equals; peer-to-peer networks implement…
Added by Orsan Senalp on February 8, 2011 at 10:02 — 1 Comment
Review of Scipes, 'AFL-CIO's Secret War...'
A Union Activist's Call for Change
Friday 31 December 2010
by: Nick Egnatz | Online Journal | Op-Ed
Kim Scipes’ new book “AFL-CIO’s Secret War against Developing Country Workers” (Lexington Books, 2010)…
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Crackdown on Organised Labour [another Sid Shniad posting]
This excellent program on Democracy Now focuses effectively on the intensifying class warfare
focusing on the union movement, especially public sector unions.
focusing on the union movement, especially public sector unions.
Crackdown on Organized Labor
This crackdown is decades old and is part of a broader, well-orchestrated business agenda. The
assault has little to do with the current money crisis, and is a textbook example of what writer…
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assault has little to do with the current money crisis, and is a textbook example of what writer…
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First National Conference of South African Unions, Social Movements, Civil Society
South Africa: First national Conference of the Democratic Left called
A call to the 1st national Conference of the Democratic Left
Unite to make Another South Africa and World possible!
A call for united anti-capitalist action and for democratic left politics
Issued by the Interim Steering Committee of the Conference of the Democratic Left
December 7, 2010 -- This is a call to social movements, trade unions, other progressive mass organisations,…
Added by peter waterman on December 20, 2010 at 9:14 — No Comments
Lovink and Riemens: 12 Theses on Wikileaks
Peter sez:
Wow!
Best piece on Wikileaks I have so far found. Note criticism also of its own practices as a 'single person operation' and distance from the 'another world is possible movement'.
Now read on...
http://www.eurozine.com/pdf/2010-12-07-lovinkriemens-en.pdf
Geert Lovink, Patrice Riemens
Twelve theses on…
Added by peter waterman on December 13, 2010 at 14:51 — No Comments
Slavoj Zizek: Austerity Packages or a Permanent State of Emergency?
http://mondediplo.com/2010/11/02economy
Le Monde diplomatique, English Edition, December 2010
New economic territory
A permanent state of emergency
The explosion of anger seen on the streets of Paris, Madrid, Athens and Bucharest is a sign of people's exasperation and desire for change,…
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A New Unionism in the UK?
Peter sez:
Although unauthored, I am guessing that this contribution is not an official one of the TNI but, possibly, of UK feminist-socialist thinker/activist, Hilary Wainright. I say this knowing of her involvement with the Newcastle project mentioned below as well as her knowledge of Latin American developments. I will be asking TNI to inform us about the author and the conference referred to. I hope to respond to this piece in a week or two, but…
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Although unauthored, I am guessing that this contribution is not an official one of the TNI but, possibly, of UK feminist-socialist thinker/activist, Hilary Wainright. I say this knowing of her involvement with the Newcastle project mentioned below as well as her knowledge of Latin American developments. I will be asking TNI to inform us about the author and the conference referred to. I hope to respond to this piece in a week or two, but…
Added by peter waterman on November 9, 2010 at 17:45 — No Comments
Coldwar History of ICFTU: Liberal Workers of the World Unite!
Rodríguez García, Magaly
Liberal Workers of the World, Unite?
The ICFTU and the Defence of Labour Liberalism in Europe and Latin America
(1949-1969)
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2010. XVI, 338 pp., num. tables and graphs
Trade Unions Past, Present and Future. Vol. 5
Edited by Craig Phelan
Print: ISBN 978-3-0343-0112-1 pb.
SFR 71.00 / €* 48.70 / €** 50.10 / € 45.50 / £ 41.00 / US-$ 70.95
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Liberal Workers of the World, Unite?
The ICFTU and the Defence of Labour Liberalism in Europe and Latin America
(1949-1969)
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2010. XVI, 338 pp., num. tables and graphs
Trade Unions Past, Present and Future. Vol. 5
Edited by Craig Phelan
Print: ISBN 978-3-0343-0112-1 pb.
SFR 71.00 / €* 48.70 / €** 50.10 / € 45.50 / £ 41.00 / US-$ 70.95
Order online:… Continue
Added by peter waterman on November 2, 2010 at 11:29 — No Comments
Rescue of Chilean miners - joy and admiration ... and also sober reflections
Dear Friends,
Along with many others I wept with joy and admiration watching the remarkable rescue of the 33 Chilean miners.
Since the mid 70's I have been friends with a number of Chileans and their families who have…
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Added by Don Sutherland on October 15, 2010 at 2:20 — 1 Comment
"I had come to California to help" by Ed Sadlowski
‘I had to come to California to help’
by Ed Sadlowski | Fri, 09/03/2010 - 4:06pm
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Ed Sadlowski (left), veteran labor reformer, is helping the NUHW Organizing Committee at Kaiser Permanente in Antioch,…
Added by Alan L. Maki on September 11, 2010 at 17:42 — No Comments
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