By Willie Baptist and Kristin Colangelo
Political tactics or forms of struggle and organization of the working-class arise spontaneously from particular economic, social, and political conditions. They are not invented by
By Emiliano Vera
Emiliano Vera is an organizer with the Illinois Poor People’s Campaign, the University of the Poor and the UPoor Unity Across Language team, and the Western Illinois Democratic
By Willie Baptist and Kristin Colangelo
History, primarily through the economic impact of the micro-electronic revolution, has broken down the capitalist system into two globalized and hostile camps. One camp is
By Willie Baptist and Kristin Colangelo
Today, the world is undergoing an unprecedented technological change from the industrial age to the information age. This transformation has given the capitalist economy its
By Willie Baptist and Kristin Colangelo
“Power never takes a step back except in the face of more power.” – Malcolm X, Message to the Grassroots (1963)“One unfortunate thing
By Willie Baptist and Kristin Colangelo
“We are homeless but not helpless…freedom is not free. We only get what we are organized to take!” Chris Sprowal, Lead Organizer and First President, National
by Bruce Parry
During the first year of the pandemic, the number of billionaires across the world grew by nearly a third, to 2,755 people. Here in the U.S., Jeff Bezos,
By Willie Baptist, Charon Hribar, and John Wessel-McCoy
Having an accurate estimate of your enemy and yourself is the first basic principle of the art and science of strategy and tactics.
By Tim W. Shenk
Jeffrey D. Sachs’s latest book, The Ages of Globalization (Columbia University Press, 2020) sets out to draw lessons from seven eras of human history, from the Paleolithic
By Willie Baptist, Charon Hribar, and John Wessel-McCoy
This is part five of a six-part series published by The Journal of the University of the Poor. Read Part 4.
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