Monthly Archives: July 2010
To the Lumpen Mass…..or does it explode?
Did the problems of the Black Panthers come from their base in people outside of the formal economy? Where are the borders of the working class? Can Marx’s concept of the “lumpenproletariat” help explain conditions in the modern-day ghetto? How … Continue reading
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Moving Beyond Violence vs Non-Violence: Justice for Oscar Grant means justice for all
by Rebelde The Oscar Grant movement and the 2009/2010 rebellions in Oakland have triggered a lot of discussion about violence versus non-violence. What are the correct tactics to fight against state violence? How do we get justice for innocent Black … Continue reading
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Lessons from the Struggle: Oscar Grant Rebellions of 2009
Every day now Oscar Grant is in the news. Mehserle is waiting for his verdict and most people’s thirst for justice will not be satisfied with a manslaughter verdict. It’s not clear what’s going to happen the day of the … Continue reading
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It’s Dark But It’s Promising, This Marxist Feminist Ground
After an anti-budget-cut organizing meeting last spring, I told a Marxist party militant that I’d heard he argued “feminism is bourgeois.” He explained that it’s bourgeois because it seeks to end oppressive social relations without overthrowing capitalism, and that of … Continue reading
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