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A new, radical reading of the US constitution. An adroit collection of essays exposing the constitution for what it really is – a rulebook to protect capitalism for the elites.  Written by 55 of the richest white men of early America, and signed by only 39 of them, the constitution is the sacre... Read More about We the Elites: Why the US Constitution Serves the Few

When Workers Shot Back argues that the escalation of working-class conflict drives rather than reacts to capital's consolidation and reorganisation.... Read More about When Workers Shot Back: Class Conflict from 1877 to 1921 (Historical Materialism)

Rumours of the death of the global labour movement have been greatly exaggerated. Rising from the ashes of the old trade union movement, workers' struggle is being reborn from below. By engaging in what Karl Marx called a workers' inquiry, workers and militant co-researchers are studying their worki... Read More about Workers' Inquiry and Global Class Struggle: Strategies, Tactics, Objectives

An adroit collection of essays exposing the constitution for what it really is – a rulebook to protect capitalism for the elites.  Written by 55 of the richest white men of early America, and signed by only 39 of them, the constitution is the sacred text of American nationalism. Popular percept... Read More about We the Elites: Why the US Constitution Serves the Few

Rumours of the death of the global labour movement have been greatly exaggerated. Rising from the ashes of the old trade union movement, workers' struggle is being reborn from below. By engaging in what Karl Marx called a workers' inquiry, workers and militant co-researchers are studying their worki... Read More about Workers' Inquiry and Global Class Struggle: Strategies, Tactics, Objectives

The United States looks today much like it did in the late 19th to early 20th century. Open class conflict is disappearing, strikes are becoming rare, unions are declining, corporate power is growing, and work is insecure and contingent. When Workers Shot Back: Class Conflict from 1877 to 1921 explo... Read More about When Workers Shot Back: Class Conflict from 1877 to 1921 (Historical Materialism Book #162)