Flashback: Michael Parenti On What Really Scares The Ruling Class
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"Class analysis without race & gender dangerously ignores how white supremacy and patriarchy mimic broader oppressions within the proletariat. Race & gender analysis without class shields the capitalist class by amplifying bourgeois voices that do not have proletarian interests at heart."
Do Celebrities Redirect Revolutionary Energy Away From The Streets And Into Performances?
The Banking Class and Jeffrey Epstein seemed to think so: It does present an interesting theory: that Black Lives Matter was essentially co-opted by the Democratic Party (and affiliates) to prevent it from becoming another Occupy Wall Street movement.
Are General Strikes Finally Taking Hold In America?
Withhold your labor, and the employer has few options (yes, even with machines and AI at their disposal):
How Could a Person Voter For Trump *And* Mamdani?
People seem to forget that there was an overlap of Donald Trump voters and Bernie Sanders voters in 2016. Back then, they both spoke to class issues (albeit in different ways) and this resonated with voters...specifically white men.
Newsweek: USDA Tells Grocery Stores Not to Give Discounts to Customers
Oh SNAP : The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has told grocery stores not to give special discounts to around 42 million Americans who use food stamps. An email sent by the department to stores, posted on X by Catherine Rampell, co-host of MSNBC's The Weekend, said: “You cannot treat SNAP-EBT customers differently than any other customer.” The directive comes as benefit payments remain on hold during the ongoing federal government shutdown. Newsweek contacted USDA via its website on Monday, outside of regular working hours for comment. [SNIP] USDA emailed grocery stores around the country telling them not to offer special discounts or deals to SNAP recipients amid the freeze, warning that doing so would violate the program’s “Equal Treatment Rule.” That rule requires stores to sell eligible food items to SNAP-EBT customers at the same prices and under the same conditions as other shoppers. The email said: “Offering discounts or services only to SNAP-eligible customers...
