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Learning to Strike and Win
From JacobinA New International Left-Labor Network What set Strike School apart from other trainings was not only its content but its ambitious scope. Thousands of activists from seventy countries, were brought together across industries, unions, and national borders. For months, dozens of … [Read more...] about Learning to Strike and Win
It’s Going to Take More Than Antitrust Law to Rein in Big Tech
From JacobinSearch History Microsoft’s own antitrust odyssey is the most instructive. Much like Google Search, Microsoft’s Windows had a near-total monopoly in a crucial tech market — the operating systems that run desktop computers (the entire industry until the mobile era). The company had a … [Read more...] about It’s Going to Take More Than Antitrust Law to Rein in Big Tech
Donald Trump Was a Monster Forged by the American Free Market
From JacobinDonald Trump was everyone’s monster. “Monster” comes from monstre and monstrum, a portent, … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Was a Monster Forged by the American Free Market
How To Avoid Another Trump
From JacobinNeoliberalism and Postmodern Conservatism Trumpism was both a departure from and a continuation of the neoliberal status quo. On a rhetoric level, Trump broke with the traditional neoliberal outlook by asserting a nationalist project rather than trying to use US power to advance an … [Read more...] about How To Avoid Another Trump