Category Archives: Labor Movement

Mamdani and the United Front We Need

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Richard Moser

What should we make of Mamdani’s stunning victory? Much of the commentary —regardless of vantage point— is grandiose, highly speculative, and without context. So let’s ground ourselves in the broader politics, available evidence, and, above all, history.  Then maybe we … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Maydays

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Richard Moser

Mayday is a holiday dedicated to international working-class solidarity. Born in the United States on May 1, 1886, during a time of intense class conflict, Mayday became the recognized labor holiday worldwide. However, it has rarely been celebrated in the … Continue reading →

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The Left Can Only Win if There Is A Left

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Richard Moser

Also, find this essay in CounterPunch. “The U.S. couldn’t choose the Left: There wasn’t one. When there is no more left, there is no limit on the Right. When there is no fight over programme the election becomes a casting … Continue reading →

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Moral Crusade or Class Interest? Does the US Working Class Have a Material Interest in Ukraine?

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch. Moral crusade or working-class interest? Which should guide our actions on Ukraine and the escalating conflict with China? How do we work through the dilemmas of peace activism given the contradictory mess that is the War in Ukraine? Start … Continue reading →

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Basic Training For Organizers

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Richard Moser

As a labor organizer, I had thousands of conversations with the “unorganized.” But, much of my work was “organizing the organizer” — preparing members and activists to talk to their co-workers. I use the method in the video as a … Continue reading →

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Stand With The Peace Movement

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Richard Moser

These are challenging times for the US peace movement. We are struggling to find our bearings. The people of the US have been subject to a level of propaganda and censorship unprecedented in recent history. How can we respond? There are … Continue reading →

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Workers Are Walking Out

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Richard Moser

Workers Are Walking Out After decades of retreat, it might just be that workers are coming into their own as a force for social change. Forty years of punishing austerity and a two-tiered labor system pitting new, temporary, or part-time workers against … Continue reading →

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How They Stole $79 Trillion. How We Take It Back.

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Richard Moser

Between the mid-1930s and mid-1970s worker organizing and unrest created a degree of economic democracy not achieved since. It was quite an accomplishment. After several decades of increased standards of living for most US workers, corporate actors organized a counter-attack … Continue reading →

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What is Austerity? That is the 50 Trillion Dollar Question.

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Richard Moser

The modern system of austerity took shape in the mid-1970s and we are still in its grip. Austerity is meant to trap us in a destructive double-bind; the race to the bottom for millions of people is also the race to … Continue reading →

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Cold War Liberalism and The Labor Movement: The Epic Fail

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Richard Moser

Cold War Liberalism During the Cold War, Labor unions violated the basic principle of solidarity by joining forces with Imperial elites to weaken militant trade unionism abroad — usually under the mantle of anti-communism. By undermining unions, AFL-CIO foreign policy helped corporations … Continue reading →

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