Category Archives: Empire

What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Richard Moser

  If you are wondering how one of the greatest strikes in recent history came out of a place we were told was a “Trump County” backwater then read this. This slender book packs quite a punch. Elizabeth Catte takes … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Cooperation, Corporate Power, Empire, History, Labor Movement, Movement Culture, Organizing Method, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Mueller the Politician

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Richard Moser

This also was in Counterpunch   Mueller has proven himself quite the politician. I was hoping that the indictments would bring some sort of resolution to the investigation and force all the evidence to become public. But no, this investigation … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Corporate Power, Empire, Green Party, History, Red Scare, Strategy, War, Working Class | 2 Comments

How Corporate Power Killed Democracy

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Richard Moser

Find this also at CounterPunch and Popuar Resistance Corporate Power is the Fusion of the Corporation and the State The rise of Corporate Power was the fall of democracy.  Over the long haul, US politics has revolved around a deep tension … Continue reading →

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Trump, Empire and Our Long Retreat to Tyranny

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Richard Moser

This article also appeared in Counterpunch. There has been a lot of worry about the Constitution and basic democratic rights since Trump’s election. And worry we should. But, Trump did not fall from the sky, he is a product of … Continue reading →

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Reclaim the Discourse on White Privilege

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Richard Moser

Fourth in the series: Organize the White Working Class! Reclaim The Discourse on White Privilege The idea of White privilege is an indispensable tool for teaching white people how we had been blinded and bribed into becoming the tools and … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Electoral Strategy for 2016, Empire, History, Movement Culture, Organizing Strategy, Racism, Strategy, White Privilege, White Supremacy, Working Class | 4 Comments

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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