The Cost of Doing Business: Human Sacrifice
We might be tempted to shrug it off, and say “These things just happen.” But they don’t just happen. They are the result of deliberate policy decisions, made by those who value profit over everything.
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Revolutionary History: The Haymarket Massacre and the Origins of May Day
Eight men — socialist and anarchist leaders — stood accused. The trial, Illinois v. Spies et al., started on June 21, 1886, and went on until August 11. The judge was openly hostile to the defendants. No union members or anyone with socialist sympathies was permitted to be seated on the jury. The jury returned eight guilty verdicts. The judge sentenced all but one man to be hanged.
East Palestine, Ohio: The Latest Front in the Class War
In the coming days, Norfolk Southern will try to defend itself. Some of what you’ll hear is even true […]
Revolutionary History: The St. Louis Commune, 1877
How did socialists in St. Louis, Missouri briefly convert a spontaneous rail strike into a revolutionary commune, uniting Black and white workers? And why did they ultimately fail?