Tag Archives: organizing strategy

I Ain’t Marching Anymore

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Richard Moser

This essay also appears in CounterPunch. Chris Lombardi’s book, I Ain’t Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars, couldn’t be more on time. As the US ramps up its proxy war in Ukraine and paves the way for even wider … 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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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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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 →

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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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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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The Inside is Connected to the Outside: The Inside/Outside Strategy Revisited

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Richard Moser

The Inside/Outside Strategy (IOS) claims we need to work both inside and outside the dominant order to win. Most critiques of IOS correctly point to the shortcomings and dangers of working within the system. But, this weakness is also a … Continue reading →

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Climate Crisis Means the Ruling Class has Failed. Can the Working Class Inherit the Earth?*

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Richard Moser

Power For Profit is Still the Prime Directive The climate crisis is proof positive that the ruling class is an utter failure — but it will not fall on its own. Can the working class rise to the challenge? It … Continue reading →

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Doubling Down: The Military, Big Bankers And Big Oil Are Not In Climate Denial –They Are In Control And Plan to Keep It That Way.

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Richard Moser

Also in CounterPunch “Capitalism, militarism and imperialism are disastrously intertwined with the fossil fuel economy….A globalized economy predicated on growth at any social or environmental costs, carbon dependent international trade, the limitless extraction of natural resources, and a view of … Continue reading →

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The Interlocking Crisis: War and Climate Chaos

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” — James Baldwin Climate change is the apex crisis of all time and the US military is the prime crisis multiplier. As … Continue reading →

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