The following is excerpted from Chapter 2 of Marcy’s “High Tech, Low Pay: A Marxist analysis of the changing character of the working class,” first published in 1986. Note that a few selected words have been updated to reflect current usage. Marcy is the late chairperson of Workers World Party. . . .
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This is a slightly edited version of this article (subheads were added), published on Oct 21, 2009, in Workers World. For the masses of workers and oppressed people in this country — those whose days are consumed with trying to survive and feed their families, keep a roof over their . . .
Continue reading WW commentary: Spirit of Harper’s Ferry raid lives on at Workers.org
The following resolution was passed unanimously on Feb. 10, 2020. Whereas sanctions and economic blockades are being imposed by the United States and its allies — in violation of international law — against countries that resist Washington’s neoliberal policies and regime change efforts; and Whereas U.S. imposed sanctions are a . . .
Continue reading San Francisco Labor Council resolution: Abolish U.S.-imposed economic sanctions at Workers.org
Philadelphia Hydraulic fracturing, known as “fracking,” is the process of forcing chemical-laden water into underground shale formations in order to extract natural gas and oil. This practice escalated in the early 2000s. When communities negatively impacted by fracking protested, the energy industry launched massive advertising campaigns promoting natural gas obtained . . .
Continue reading Big Oil spreads the ‘Big Lie’ about toxic waste at Workers.org
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