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How Would Martin Luther King Vote in 2016?

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Richard Moser

  “In addition to the development of genuinely independent and representative political leaders, we shall have to master the art of political alliances. Negroes should be natural allies of many white reform and independent political groups, yet they are commonly … Continue reading →

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Bernie Is Leftists’ Divinely Appointed “Hitman”

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Richard Moser

Guest Blogger, Revolt Against Plutocracy‘s  Patrick Walker delivers a much needed message to the “Left.” Bernie Is Leftists’ Divinely Appointed “Hitman” The political left needs to wake up now. Love him or loathe him, Bernie Sanders has succeeded in doing something … 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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Wake Up Zombie, Kick Up a Big Stink!

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Richard Moser

I have invited Patrick Walker of Revolt Against Plutocracy (RAP) to be a guest blogger. Walker and his fellow political revolutionaries at RAP are a leading force in the grassroots Sanders surge. Best of all they have a strategy. Check … Continue reading →

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Clinton’s Updated Tammany Hall — Destroying Democracy and Climate Too

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Richard Moser

I have invited Patrick Walker of Revolt Against Plutocracy (RAP) to be a guest blogger. Walker and his fellow political revolutionaries at RAP are a leading force in the grassroots Sanders surge. Best of all they have a strategy. Check … Continue reading →

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Sanders Correctly Rattles Sabers—at the Climate Change Enemy

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Richard Moser

I have invited Patrick Walker of Revolt Against Plutocracy (RAP) to be a guest blogger.  Walker and his fellow political revolutionaries at RAP are a leading force in the grassroots Sanders surge.  Best of all they have a strategy. Check out … Continue reading →

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On Organizing: The Personal is Political

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Richard Moser

Third in the series: On Organizing The Personal and the Political Personal politics — deeply felt and enduring — might just be the only politics that really matter. In the late 1960’s, Carol Hanisch and others in the emerging women’s … Continue reading →

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On Organizing: Between Change and Continuity

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Richard Moser

Second in the series: On Organizing Between Change and Continuity Organizers work in the creative tension between change and continuity. Organizers usually become committed to their work out of deeply held desires for fundamental social and cultural change yet they … Continue reading →

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