Some 40 years ago, this writer got into a debate in the Alameda County Building Trades Council with that council’s executive secretary. The executive secretary was pushing the line that our unions should […]
It has been a scarce two weeks since the Greek working class put the radical Syriza party into power in Greece. They did that to put an end to the starvation there […]
One of the arguments of the bosses and their representatives is that an increase in the minimum wage will cause prices to increase – that we’ll be paying $15 for a MacDonald’s […]
There is no doubt about it: Winning a $15 per hour minimum wage for Seattle workers would be a small but significant victory for the entire working class. It would increase the […]
When the US economy collapsed in 2007-2008, many people thought it signaled a long-term economic crisis. That does not seem to have happened, so far. Although the recovery has not been very strong, it has […]
According to an article in today’s Wall St. Journal, Thanksgiving weekend sales actually declined from last year. This was the first time this has happened in seven years. The figures account for the early Thanksgiving […]
When Wall St. investor gurus start looking at environmental issues and resource depletion issues as a major factor in investing, then you know things are really serious. Here’s an interview from today’s […]
by John Reimann An article in today’s Wall St. Journal confirms the theory of the tendency towards overproduction. Entitled “Stagnant Wages Are Crimping Economic Growth”, the article explains that at the “end” […]
Note: The document below was produced by the Workers International Network (WIN) in 2009. It tries to lay out some of the main developments in the world today, but WIN does not […]
This article from Truthout.org details the concentration of wealth as well as the interconnections of the wealthy and their corporations. Of course, it doesn’t say what to do about it, but the […]
