The Latest from Black Rose/Rosa Negra
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Emancipation of the Working Class: The Legacy of the IWW
Founded over 110 years ago on June 27, 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World, or IWW, created an iconic legacy and rich history of militant unionism in the U.S. The union was founded by radical unionists and currents within the labor movement with the purpose of building an alternative to the conservative trade unionism…
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Anarchism, Power, Class and Social Change
This article by Brazilian anarchist Felipe Corrêa discusses the relationship of anarchism with power, class, and revolutionary social change. Starting from a definition of anarchism it proposes to conceptualize power in terms of asymmetric, or uneven, relationships between social forces. It also puts forward that anarchists have a conception of power based on the belief…
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Audio Bakunin: Revolutions Podcast on Mikhail Bakunin
One of the key early figures of anarchism, Russian revolutionary Mikhail Bakunin, is brought to life in two detailed and well researched episodes of Mike Duncan’s Revolutions Podcast. The series focuses on great revolutions of the modern era including the French, Haitian, American and Mexican revolutions, with the current focus on the Russian Revolution of…
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Audio for the Revolution: Podcasts with Black Rose/Rosa Negra
Podcasting has quickly taken on the role for the left that the pamphlet or personal blogs that were popular in the late 2000s and early 2010s. It’s where many turn for discussions on the important issues of the day. Podcasts also fit into our lives as many listen along while at work, commuting or doing…
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When and Why Did Unions Start Signing Contracts?
This piece from the Organizing Work blog explores an important but often little discussed question of the historical origins of labor contracts in the U.S. The current dominant model of formal collective bargaining agreements which include provisions against striking and job actions, also known as “workplace contractualism,” has not always been the dominant model. The…