Exploitation (lifeblood of capitalism) is rooted in 2 things: private property & wage labor. Destroying the (natural) commons was a deliberate move that commodified not only land, but life itself, compelling us to sell/rent ourselves (forced dependency) to capitalists for wages.
Hating the rich isn't just emotional or visceral; it's an important stage of class consciousness. Because there is a sound, logical, structural reason to hate the rich. Understanding the history and basic mechanisms of capitalism will lead any working person to this conclusion.
Industrial Workers of the World condemns the invasion of North-East #Syria by the Turkish state, and calls on all trade unionists to support the #Rojava revolution in any way they can.
Long live #international Solidarity!
#WomenDefendRojava#riseup4rojava
Thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump pulling troops out of northeast Syria, French ISIS fighters, captured in recent years by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, are said to be escaping their captors https://t.co/fXjIREpJes
The president’s businesses made themselves appear more profitable to lenders and less profitable to tax officials. One expert calls the differing numbers “versions of fraud.”
https://t.co/MImNxzPPby
New, from @lizziepresser: Sick, poor and disabled people are going to jail because of medical bills they cannot afford to pay and repeated court hearings they are unable to make. https://t.co/URTBmRNBpG
This is the price I am ready to pay if this is what it takes to stand up for what I believe is right.
It’s worth it.
My Op-Ed with @BostonGlobe
https://t.co/cRl5ZqyTmf
President Trump has increased U.S. forces in the Middle East by about 14,000 since May. He’s not bringing them home; he’s sending them there. https://t.co/LPtHxtTAEL
Turkish bank charged in Manhattan federal court for its participation in a multibillion-dollar Iranian sanctions evasion scheme https://t.co/2ZzbB6vehP
Breaking via WSJ: A grand jury has issued a subpoena related to Manhattan federal prosecutors' investigation into Rudy Giuliani, seeking documents from ex-Rep. Pete Sessions about his dealings with Giuliani and associates, according to people familiar. https://t.co/BXKuRDW5K9
I knew the El Paso shooter was a white man when they started talking about how the brain isn’t fully formed at 21. Because they treat black children like adults at 9, 10, 11, and 12.