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Oakland Leads the way: Which way forward for OWS

OAKLAND LEADS THE WAY

November 2^nd the working class of Oakland outflanked the labor bureaucracy, the Democratic Party, the cops, the anti-labor Taft-Hartley law and kicked Wall Street where it counts by shutting down the Port of Oakland.

A racially diverse cross-section of Oakland 10-20,000 strong, made up of workers (organized and unorganized), unemployed, youth, students, parents, elders, disabled, marching bands, affinity groups, anti-police brutality…

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Added by Charles Rachlis on November 7, 2011 at 16:10 — No Comments

Revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East: The Permanent Revolution Unfolds!

REVOLUTIONS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST:

THE PERMANENT REVOLUTION UNFOLDS!

The National Revolution revives

This statement was originally written during the early days of the Tunisian revolt and does not attempt to deal in detail with the quick moving escalation of revolutionary uprisings in…

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Added by Charles Rachlis on February 1, 2011 at 6:16 — No Comments

SEIU 1000, Art Pulaski, & SF Labor Council join forces with Jerry Brown to shaft State Workers

No Faith in Traitorous Union Hacks or Democratic Party Politicians!

Walker and Pulaski Join Forces with Brown to Shaft State Workers!

Labor helped put Brown in office, and many state workers thought we had the right, in return, to expect some immediate relief from the vicious attacks imposed by the previous governor. But Brown has turned…

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Added by Charles Rachlis on January 18, 2011 at 15:58 — 1 Comment