Some commentators thought that Joe Biden as president would mean a Keynesian turn in the US. The same hopes and illusions had developed in the early days of Barack Obama’s presidency in 2009.
Month: December 2021
From October to December: A union update
A recent article on this site analyzed the recent period in the US that many were calling Striketober. The purpose of today’s piece is to look at developments since then.
Assange facing extradition to US: Where is the outrage?
Earlier this year an investigative report from Yahoo! News revealed that leading figures in the US government had discussed the possibility of kidnapping or assassinating Assange during the seven years he was taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Beyond Striketober: The class struggle today
The purpose of this presentation is to examine Striketober, the series of strikes that received a great deal of media attention this Fall.
