Tag Archives: American Revolution

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 →

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Inside/Outside Strategy Revisited

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Richard Moser

What is Strategy? Strategy is a plan — a proposed course of action. Strategy demands the analysis of current conditions and statements of desired goals. But, the primary focus of strategy is “how.” How do we work the transition between … Continue reading →

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Ten Best Messages for Waging Peace

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch. The rapid response to US war moves against Iran has been an exciting start toward rebuilding the anti-war movement we so desperately need. Thousands took to the streets in more than 80 cities. It’s a great beginning. … Continue reading →

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War is War on Mother Earth

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Richard Moser

Second in a series on War and Climate Chaos. Read the first here. Also find this article at Counterpunch. “In order to achieve the massive systemic and cultural transformations required for mitigating climate change…we’re going to have to deal with … Continue reading →

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Beyond Corporate Power

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch The problem is not that the corporations are “out of control,” the problem is that the corporations are so much “in control.” By seeing neoliberalism as Free Market Fundamentalism (FMF) rather than Corporate Power we underestimate the challenges … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Go Home Again: The Liberal State Is No More

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch. In a previous article I argued that often confusing and divergent arguments within the neoliberal critique could be best understood as the tensions between two opposing currents of thought. One tendency understands neoliberalism as the unfettered reign … Continue reading →

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Neoliberalism: Free Market Fundamentalism or Corporate Power?

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Richard Moser

Also in CounterPunch. I’ve been hearing about neoliberalism for a long time now and never could make much sense of it. It turns out the story we tell about neoliberalism is as contradictory as neoliberalism itself. Two currents within the … Continue reading →

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Is the Green New Deal a “Revolutionary Reform?”

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Richard Moser

The movement around the Green New Deal is the ultimate testing ground for the kind of political skills and strategy needed to win the most important political battles of all. What do you think of the Green New Deal? … Continue reading →

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Both The Commune And Revolution

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch The environmental crisis grows ever more dire but we are no closer to a grand political solution because that requires nothing less than a revolution: we must replace corporate power with economic democracy and war with peace. In … Continue reading →

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Whiteness Won’t Be Wished Away

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Richard Moser

Ninth in the series: Organize the White Working Class! White Workers Have Double Consciousness White workers have at least a dual identity — we are both workers and white. The history of white working-class community organizing as told by Amy Sonnie and … Continue reading →

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