“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. [...]
Following is a conversation between Anu Muhammad (an organizer with the National Committee in Bangladesh, which works against resource extraction and imperialism), two members of One Struggle (Daniel and Stephanie McMillan), plus Irtishad Ahmad and Swapan Majhi. It took place at FIU (Miami), in October 2012. Anu Muhammad: Tell me about your organization. Stephanie McMillan: [...]
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 [...]
by Ricardito Ramos There is a specter haunting the world A specter with its own voice and story to be told breathe is being pumped back into the masses a breathe that might end the domination of ruling classes, that might culminate in the destruction of the destroyers, the tyranny of the “employers”, a final [...]
By Patches Sitty As an anti-capitalist who has plenty of time to carefully plot the downfall of society as we know it, I often hear many ask why taking a role as an entertainer is relevant to deconstructing capitalism. Therefore, it is time I ask my comrades in struggle to make an important distinction: it’s time to quit harshing [...]
By De Guerre Nom In July 1944, as World War II drew to a close, delegates from 44 Allied countries met in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire for the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference to draw up plans for the management of the world economy in the aftermath of the most destructive war in history. [...]