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Not a Simple Story: The Stansbury Forum reviews Cal Winslow’s “Radical Seattle”

Not a Simple Story: The Stansbury Forum reviews Cal Winslow’s “Radical Seattle”

February 20, 2024

In December of 1997 I was hired by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) to become their first Director of Organizing. At its International Convention in Hawaii in June of that same year the union had decided to dedicate 30% of its revenue to organizing and build out a department.... When we got to the dock in West Seattle, I stepped off the launch, lost my footing and fell halfway into the drink. Great start for an Organizing Director! ¶ Cal Winslow’s important book Radical Seattle reintroduces me to the region through the lens of the history of one of labor’s great moments, the Seattle General Strike of 1919....

Rx for socialists battling pessimism: Marx & Philosophy reviews “Can the Working Class Change the World?”

Rx for socialists battling pessimism: Marx & Philosophy reviews “Can the Working Class Change the World?”

February 20, 2024

Furnishing the Marxian critique of capitalism with contemporary examples drawn from not only the US experience, but the global condition and struggles of the working-class, Yates provides a compelling argument for why the answer is affirmative. Not only can the working class change the world; it must–‘there really is no choice’. This book puts paid to any suggestion that such sentiments are utopian….

Gerald Horne on Radio Sputnik’s “By Any Means Necessary”

Gerald Horne on Radio Sputnik’s “By Any Means Necessary”

February 20, 2024

Hosts Sean Blackman and Jacqueline Luqman are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, to talk about his new book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century, why the police lynching of George Floyd isn't a 'bug' but a 'feature' of a system fundamentally based on settler-colonial violence, and how white supremacy manifests in the bipartisan imperialist aggressions of US foreign policy.

From the 16th century to the last words of George Floyd: Margaret Prescod talks with Gerald Horne about the history of enslavement

From the 16th century to the last words of George Floyd: Margaret Prescod talks with Gerald Horne about the history of enslavement

February 20, 2024

Dr. Gerald Horne, a longtime guest and friend of Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod, has released a new book, The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century. The apocalypse makes reference to the time period in which African and Indigenous people were enslaved, tortured and killed by the millions. In his book, Dr. Horne revisits the history of the 1500s, a century often overlooked when it comes to colonial history....

“Anti-Immigrant Policies Are Not Only Cruel, They Also Have an Economic Cost”–David Wilson, via Truthout

“Anti-Immigrant Policies Are Not Only Cruel, They Also Have an Economic Cost”–David Wilson, via Truthout

February 20, 2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the government agency that processes visas, green cards and citizenship applications, claims it’s going broke. USCIS officials are threatening to furlough some 13,400 employees as early as August 30, after initially planning the measure for August 3. The furloughs would add to what was already a huge backlog in application processing, creating a disaster for tens of thousands of immigrant applicants. As many as 126,000 people already approved for citizenship may not be naturalized in time to register for the November elections....

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