Tag Archives: Corporate Power

What is 21st Century Fascism?

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Richard Moser

The Dictatorship of Big Money Twenty-first-century fascism is the dictatorship of big money. Finance, fossil fuels giants, other large corporations, and the military-industrial complex, have effectively merged with the state, calling the shots in Washington. An immense surveillance and propaganda machine … 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 →

Posted in American Culture, American Exceptionalism, austerity, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, Empire, History, Labor Movement, Military, police state, War, War creates Climate Change, White Privilege, Working Class | Tagged anti-imperialism, Climate Change, Cold War, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Labor Movement, War | 4 Comments

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

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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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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Can White People ‘Organize Their Own’ Against White Racism?

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Richard Moser

“ Their (the poor “whites”) own position, vis-a-vis the rich and powerful . . . was not improved, but weakened, by the white-skin privilege system.” “The ‘white race’ is the historically most general form of ‘class collaboration.” Theodor W. Allen* … Continue reading →

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Strike, Sick Out, Slow Down: The General Strike and You.

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Richard Moser

Also at Counterpunch. The strike, sick out, and slowdown are among the most effective weapons in the arsenal of class struggle. They disrupt production and interrupt the flow of profits. But the most effective weapons are also the most demanding. … Continue reading →

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From Strike Wave to General Strike

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Richard Moser

Above photo: Yasmine James (center with microphone), the McDonald’s worker attacked while working at a St. Petersburg restaurant, spoke to a crowd at a worker rally Tuesday. Spectrum News image. Thanks to Popular Resistance. Also in Counterpunch and Popular Resistance. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Cooperation, Corporate Power, electoral strategy, Empire, Labor Movement, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Method, Organizing Strategy, Prefigurative politics, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, Strategy, unions, Working Class | Tagged Corporate Power, Democratic Party, History, Labor Movement, Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, revolutionary strategy, 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 →

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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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