NOTE: issue #6 of 8th Route Readers Club had Bromma’s paper “New World, Hard Choices”. Following is an exchange around his paper. To read the original paper by Bromma, click here. An Exchange on “New World, Hard Choices” 4/8/03: I liked your paper. My main concern is the concern that …
Introduction Hundreds of millions of working-class women are flooding out of the countrysides of the world into the cities. In an epic upheaval, pervaded with human suffering, these women are being channeled into the manufacturing and service industries of a radically transformed global economy. This wholesale relocation and reorganization of …
Divided World Divided Class, just published by Kersplebedeb (the books finally arrived on friday!), charts the history of the âlabour aristocracyâ in the capitalist world system, from its roots in colonialism to its birth and eventual maturation into a full-fledged middle class in the age of imperialism. It argues that pervasive …
Caliban and the Witch Women the Body and Primitive Accumulation (Sylvia Federici, Autonomedia 2004) reviewed by Karl Kersplebedebto view as PDF click here Womenâs oppression is a subject at the center of our struggle for human liberation, but serious discussions as to why women suffer distinct forms of oppression, and …
so yesterday were the quebec elections. the pq won a minority government (although i guess in theory the liberals and the more right-wing caq could form a coalition) but not enough seats for a majority, which means it will be difficult to push through any controversial legislation. which is probably …
Part One âThereâs never been a âquestionâ for us, only a task, a goal: the struggle to REGAIN our independence as a separate people with interests which oppose those of the empire. A goal for us, is a âquestionâ for those outside the nation who have a different nationality, and/or …
Marilyn Buck, Former Political Prisoner Marilyn Buck was imprisoned for 25 years in the united states for her anti-imperialist actions carried out in support of national liberation, women’s liberation, social and economic justice. While in prison she developed uterine cancer, which resisted treatment. Seriously ill, she was released on July …
August 8th, 2012 in Montreal Inside/Out: Celebrating the Life and Work of Marilyn Buck Wednesday, August 8, 6pm-8pm Casa del Popolo, 4873 Boul. St-Laurent facebook:Â https://www.facebook.com/events/394752210574434/ Marilyn Buck was an anti-imperialist, a feminist, an artist and a revolutionary, who spent almost half of her life in prison as a result of …
I must admit that it is difficult for me to write an honest review about Com. David Gilbertâs âLove and Struggleâ (you can purchase your personal copy here), especially because of the enormous respect that I have for him and the sacrifices that he has made for the revolutionary cause, …
This weekend is the St-Jean, which i would guess probably resembles other nationalist holidays in nations-without-a-state: massive crowds, lots of partying, confused politics, often fights with cops or just between people. For that section of the left here that considers Quebec independence a worthy goal, the St-Jean has all the …