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The Cult-Building Tendency

April 2, 2024 Cde-Editor Katsfoter 3

This is the essence of the cult-form: in order to extract labor and money from its membership, commit abuses with impunity, and maintain absolute control over the money and labor lodged in the organization and its members, the leadership must maintain absolute control and block all avenues of accountability.

People march during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march in Seattle, Wash., on April 23, 2022. Jason Redmond/AFP—Getty Images

Undead Unionism

August 13, 2023 Cde-Editor Katsfoter 0

Cde. Editor Katsfoter performs a deep dive into the history of business unionism in the U.S. Empire, and its implications for struggle today.

A photograph of the 1939 nazi "German American Bund" rally at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of nazis stands in front of a stage. Across the stage is a row of U.S. flags and centered is a towering portrait George Washington, flanked by U.S. and nazi flags.

Ur-Fascism in America

June 22, 2023 Cde. Pariah 0

Cde. Pariah argues that Umberto Eco’s work on Ur-Fascism has merit and utility in a Marxist analysis of fascism in the United States.