Graffiti, in one form or another, has been a form of human expression since the birth of our species. Its modern incarnation developed during the late 1960s in the Northeastern United States, primarily in Philadelphia and New York. A few aspects differentiated it from simply writing political slogans or obscenities in public spaces and on [...]
By Michael Barker (Reprinted with permission) Abstract People power is the dynamic driver of social history, with history merely being the documented response of elite power-brokers to popular demands for justice. Recognizing the latent power and desire of normal people to overthrow their oppressive rulers, more far sighted elites have long recognized the need to [...]
By Brian Stetten When on Earth are we going to wake up and begin questioning the very nature of our economic and political systems? In June of last year, Conservative Member of Parliament Cecil Parkinson on BBC made the surreal statement, “The capitalists are destroying capitalism.” He stated this with a certain amount of surprise, [...]
Progressives (anti-imperialists and anti-capitalists) must avoid many traps designed to render us completely ineffective. We must clearly understand our situation, in order to act constructively. One fact that we must appropriate is that the crisis of capital is no longer a cyclical one. Instead it is a deeply rooted systemic crisis, from which, so far, [...]
“Walmart doesn’t destroy small businesses, capitalism does.” The title quote is from an article by Pablo Babanegra of Miami Autonomy and Solidarity. It sums up problems within local movements fighting the entrance of Walmart into their communities, and focuses on the construction of the Walmart Super Center in Midtown Miami (which has met intense opposition [...]
By Doug Enaa Greene “Let’s not change bosses, let’s change life.” -May 1968 One of the constants of election year 2012, aside from nearly identical parties, is the focus on jobs. Whether it is Obama’s latest stimulus or Romney’s promise to “unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of America,” both candidates claim they want to create jobs. [...]
One Struggle has an article on the website Salty Eggs. It was written collectively by our investigation team. Watch for future articles, every 2 weeks. It starts like this... Graffiti, in one form or another, has been a form of human expression since the birth of our species. Its modern incarnation developed during the late [...]