Category Archives: Red Scare

Jackson Lears on the War in Ukraine

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Richard Moser

Eminent US historian Jackson Lears weighs in on Ukraine. This essay first appeared in the London Review of Books. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a catastrophic violation of international law. The US and its Nato allies must do everything possible to bring … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, American Exceptionalism, Empire, History, Military, Organizing Strategy, Red Scare, Strategy, War, White Supremacy | Tagged Cold War, History, New Cold War, War | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in American Culture, American Exceptionalism, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, Empire, Green Party, History, Labor Movement, Military, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, police state, Red Scare, Strategy, unions, War, War creates Climate Change, Working Class | Tagged anti-imperialism, Cold War, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Green Party, Movement Strategy, New Cold War, peace, unions, War | 5 Comments

How They Stole $50 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 →

Posted in American Culture, austerity, Capitalism, Corporate Power, Empire, History, Labor Movement, Military, organizing, Organizing Method, Organizing Strategy, Racism, Red Scare, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, Strategy, union organzing, unions, War, Working Class | Tagged austerity, class analysis, class struggle, History, organzing, unions | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Capitalism, Corporate Power, Empire, History, Labor Movement, Military, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Red Scare, Socialism, Strategy, unions, War, Working Class | Tagged Cold War, Empire, Labor Movement, New Cold War, unions, War | 1 Comment

Organizing White Workers When The Klan Is In The Shop

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Richard Moser

With the rise of the extreme right, the Klan and its modern descendants are definitely “in the shop.” Here’s a story from a long time ago but it could have happened only yesterday. This is not a heroic tale just … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, History, Labor Movement, Martin Luther King, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Method, Organizing Strategy, Racism, Red Scare, union organzing, unions, White Privilege, White Supremacy, White workers, Working Class | Tagged union organizing, unions, White Supremacy, White workers | 3 Comments

January 6th: Cops, Vigilantes, and the Ruling Class

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Richard Moser

As more and more evidence comes in, much of it reveals collusion between the neo-fascists who were the hard-core and vanguard of the mob and the police, military, politicians and President. While some of the overwhelmed Capitol Police resisted the … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Corporate Power, History, Masculinity, Military, Organizing Strategy, Racism, Red Scare, union organzing, unions | Tagged collusion, fascism, January 6, police, vigilantes | 5 Comments

Cops and Constitutions

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Richard Moser

(Doug Brown/ACLU of Oregon) The cops are violating the Constitution by attacking people exercising their basic rights — — that much is obvious. The rounding up of random protestors because they “fit the description” is related to the discriminatory policing that … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, American Exceptionalism, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, Empire, Military, Organizing Strategy, Racism, Red Scare, revolutionary strategy, White Supremacy, Working Class | Tagged American Revolution, Corporate Power, Empire, Racism, War, White Supremacy | Leave a comment

What is the General Strike?

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Richard Moser

Also at CounterPunch. The General Strike in the US is a multi-faceted, poly-centered resistance movement responding to the general crisis of capitalism and corporate power triggered by the Covid-19 crisis. The pandemic is revealing to millions what was always well … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Capitalism, Climate Change, Cooperation, Corporate Power, electoral strategy, Empire, Green Party, History, Labor Movement, Military, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Red Scare, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, union organzing, unions, White Supremacy, Working Class | Tagged Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, organizing, organizing strategy, revolutionary strategy, union organizing, unions | Leave a comment

Russia-gate: The Dead But Undead

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Richard Moser

Attention all Russia-gaters! Under the cover of pandemic, the US finally dropped charges against those dastardly Russian meme-bombers! Just in case you think this is yet another conspiracy led by Trump’s DOJ to hide something, the case against the troll farm … Continue reading →

Posted in American Culture, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, electoral strategy, Electoral Strategy for 2016, Empire, History, Labor Movement, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Red Scare, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, Strategy, unions, War, Working Class | Tagged Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Movement Strategy, organizing, organizing strategy, revolutionary strategy | Leave a comment

Bossing Grown Folks Around: The Open Letter to the Greens

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch Before a single primary vote has been tallied a number of big-shot progressive Democrats are already calling for the Green Party to stand down in an “open letter.” Of all the issues we face, why focus so … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Climate Change, electoral strategy, Empire, Green Party, History, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Red Scare, revolutionary strategy, War creates Climate Change, Working Class | Tagged Climate Change, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, election strategy, Green Party, Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, organizing, revolutionary strategy | 7 Comments