2016: the hottest year on record
Submitted by libcom on Aug 15 2017 17:00
A new report by a US government agency has found that temperatures in 2016 were the highest in 137 years of direct measurements, breaking the record for the third consecutive year.
Thousands demonstrate across the world in memory of anti-racist protester killed in Charlottesville and in solidarity with Antifa
Submitted by oscha on Aug 15 2017 10:19
In the past two days, several thousands people across the United States and beyond organised rallies and demonstrations in memory of Heather Heyer, the anti-racist activist killed while confronting white supremacists. Protesters in the USA, Europe and beyond also expressed solidarity with the Antifa actions.
Violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville ends in murder
Submitted by libcom on Aug 15 2017 09:15
Charlottesville, VA – The “Unite The Right” rally took place as scheduled in Emancipation Park on Saturday afternoon. As expected, thousands of anti-racist protesters arrived to confront the neo-nazis, KKK members, and other self-identified racists and fascists who had gathered around the statue of Robert E Lee.
#UniteTheRight torch rally swarms student protest
Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 12 2017 09:37
Several people received minor injuries after a far-right march attacked a student counter-protest in Charlottesville last night. The march was taking place ahead of today's “#UniteTheRight” rally, which is expected to be the largest neo-Nazi protest in the USA since 2002.
The Coal Miners’ General Strike of 1949-50 and the Birth of Marxist-Humanism in the U.S.
Written by Andy Philips with a foreword by Raya Dunayevska this gives an overview of the 1949-1950 US coal strike by a participant.
What is a workplace? Race, Workplace Struggle, and the IWW
Submitted by OliverTwister on Aug 10 2017 18:37
Factory committees, shop floors, collective bargaining, contracts. What do those words mean to you? Well, it depends on your life experience, of course. To me and other workers in my industry, those words have been associated with folks who have “real jobs.” You see, even though I work a real job in a real industry, all industries are not treated equally.
1904-83: A Time-line of the Industrial Workers of the World
Submitted by Reddebrek on Aug 9 2017 12:44
Originally Titled, 95 Years of Revolutionary Industrial Unionism, by Michael Hargis—featured in Anarcho Syndicalist Review, #27 and #28. This time line copied from the web site of the Industrial Workers of the World
Militant tactics in anti-fascist organizing: interview transcript
A transcript of an interview on radio station KPFA with longtime anti-fascist activist Kieran.
The Hilo massacre, 1938
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 1 2017 11:47
Detailed history of the Hilo massacre, Hawaii's Bloody Monday, when police opened fire at a crowd of unarmed striking longshoremen, injuring 50, written by William J. Puette in 1988.
Puerto Rico: flame of resistance
Submitted by Comrade Motopu on Jul 29 2017 03:58
This is a hard to find book providing an overview of resistance leaders, movements, and attempts at self-government in Puerto Rico.
