Category Archives: American Culture

What is Social Movement Unionism?

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Richard Moser

Sixth in the series: On Organizing What is Social Movment Unionism? The rarest and most politically charged form of unionism, social movement unionism is also the most difficult form of working-class rebellion to define or realize. When the borderlines between working … Continue reading →

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Both Interest And Ideals: Working Idealism In

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Richard Moser

Sixth in the Series: On Organizing   Working Idealism In : Engage the People Peace and economic justice is not something we need just for the workers of the Maquiladoras or the people of the Middle East: it is necessary … Continue reading →

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Labor and the Cold War: The Epic Fail

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Richard Moser

Fifth in the series: The Principles of Organzing     Cold War Liberalism During the Cold War, Labor unions violated their own sacred principle of solidarity by joining with imperial elites and corporate interests to weaken militant trade unionism abroad … Continue reading →

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On Organizing: Both Interest And Ideals

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Richard Moser

Fourth in the series: On Organizing Both Interests And Ideals Organizers usually accept the idea that self-interest is the best starting point for empowerment.  Unions are predicated on serving the interest of working people. Social movements too advocate the peoples’ … Continue reading →

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Up Against the Wall: Corporate Power and Empire

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Richard Moser

Eight in a series of ten posts on MLK.  Corporate Power and Empire [T]he Black revolution is much more than a struggle for the rights of Negroes. It is forcing America to face all its interrelated flaws—racism, poverty, militarism, and … Continue reading →

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A New Revolutionary Strategy

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Richard Moser

Seventh in a series of  ten posts on MLK. The Revolution in Revolutionary Strategy “The way of acquiescence leads to moral and spiritual suicide. The way of violence leads to bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers. But, … Continue reading →

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The Civil Rights Revolution is the American Revolution

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Richard Moser

Sixth is a series of ten posts on MLK. An American Revolution And I knew that as they were sitting in, they were really standing up for the best in the American dream. And taking the whole nation back to … Continue reading →

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A Revolution of Values

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Richard Moser

Fifth is a series of  ten posts on MLK. A Revolution of Values “Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal opposition to poverty, racism … Continue reading →

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The Political and Rhetorical Strategies of Martin Luther King

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Richard Moser

First in a series of ten posts on MLK. Introduction Martin Luther King was one of the few political leaders, then or now, that was able to articulate a coherent political strategy that emerged from and connected with on-the-ground social … Continue reading →

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