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Category Archives: Economy
Is the Strike Back?
This article has been adapted by the author from his talk at the Strike School event at the IMC on May 5. For almost two centuries the strike has been the characteristic and most important form of protest for working-class … Continue reading
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Posted in Economy, Inequality, labor, Labor militancy, Labor/Economics, Section, union soldarity
Tagged economy, inequality, labor militancy, labor organizing, strikes, union solidarity
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The Poor People’s Campaign Continues
The Poor People’s Campaign is a grassroots movement that began in the 1960s and continues to this day, aiming to address issues of poverty, inequality, and social justice in the United States. The campaign was initially launched by Rev. Dr. … Continue reading
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A Time of Monsters: The New Nadir and the Crisis of the Black Worker
We currently reside in what Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci called “A Time of Monsters.” Exacerbated by the catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic, the Black working classes continue to struggle under what Black Studies scholar Sundiata Cha-Jua has dubbed “the New Nadir.” For … Continue reading
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Posted in African Americans, African Americans, Economy, labor, Labor/Economics, Politics
Tagged Black workers, economic inequality, economic racism, new nadir, underemployment
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The Value of Transaction Taxes on Financial Instruments
Financial transaction taxes (FTT) are an innovative system whose time has come again. There has been a narrow FTT in the UK since 1694, which raised $4.9 billion in 2020, and it hasn’t prevented the City of London from being … Continue reading
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Posted in Corporations, Economy, Labor/Economics, Tax policy
Tagged Corporations, economics, finance, taxes
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Union Women on the Move
Hopeful signs of a labor resurgence are everywhere. Despite another decline in the unionized percentage of the labor force and the stalemate in efforts at labor law reform, new frontiers in union organizing have emerged, strikes are on the upswing, … Continue reading
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Posted in Economy, Labor, Labor militancy, Women, Worker Health and Safety
Tagged Labor, labor history, organizing, women
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Governor Pritzker has the Power to Halt All Utility Shutoffs by Signing an Executive Order
Robin Brown’s utilities in Champaign were shut off by Ameren Illinois on September 18, 2020, in the midst of our historical COVID-19 pandemic. When asked about how utility shutoffs affected her, Brown said “I’ve had to give away and separate … Continue reading
Posted in Corporations, COVID pandemic, Economy, IL, Justice, Labor/Economics, State Government
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The Proposed Constitutional Amendment on the Ballot for a “Fair Tax”
Right now, the Illinois State Constitution forbids progressive taxation on income. In other words, it forbids doing what the IRS does on your federal income tax—taxing you at a rate that depends on your income. On your federal income tax, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Economy, Elections, IL, Illinois taxes
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May Day Rally 2019
This is the text of a speech given at the GEO May 1 rally on the UIUC Main Quad. Thanks to the GEO for having me. Not just because May Day is truly and historically a celebration of anarchist labor … Continue reading
Opposition to the Proposed ICE Dwight Detention Center Continues.
Efforts to halt the construction of a 1200-bed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dwight, Illinois continue at both the state and local level. The proposed facility would be built and operated by the Virginia-based, for-profit prison company … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Human Rights, incarceration, Refugees
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Occupy: Thirty Years In, Ten Years Out …
It’s been ten years since the Occupy Movement filled streets across 82 countries with protesters decrying the rampant political and economic inequality exposed in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Davep, of the Public i editorial collective, looks back … Continue reading
Posted in debt, Economy, Occupy Movement
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What Can We Learn from the Yellow Vests?
The last Saturday in March marked “Act XX” for the the Gilets Jaunes or Yellow Vests protests, the 20th consecutive weekend citizens have marched in the tens of thousands and occupied traffic roundabouts across France. Since hundreds of thousands mobilized … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economy, France, Free Speech
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A New Option to Finance A Clean Energy Future for Everyone
While renewable energy technologies have made tremendous strides in recent decades, financing and investment options for those who want to go green have remained scarce. The Clean Energy Credit Union (CECU), chartered by the American Solar Energy Association in 2017, … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment, Environment, solar energy
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New Philosophy of Government and Entitlement Programs
I would like to propose that the first function of central governments around the world should be to print or otherwise issue and distribute enough money, new or de novo money (usually called “base” money), to all of their legal … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, safety net
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History Matters: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Fight for Economic Justice
By Stephanie Fortado Dr. Stephanie Seawell Fortado is a Lecturer at the University of Illinois Labor Education Program, providing workshops and extension programming for unions and the general public on the Champaign-Urbana campus and throughout Illinois. Before joining the University, … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, Economy, Justice, labor, Voices of Color
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Ban Fracking in Illinois this Year
By Lois Kain Lois Kain lives in Urbana and is a member of Food and Water Watch and Sierra Club. Illinois has so far avoided the damages that inevitably result from horizontal, or directional, High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing (HVHF), known … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment, Environment, health, Land, social services
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FAIR TAX NEEDED in ILLINOIS NOW!
by Germaine Light Germaine Light is a retired high school biology teacher, Illinois Education Association-Retired member and activist, and member of the Responsible Budget Coalition, who lives in the woods on the Vermilion River in Vermilion County. The state income … Continue reading
Posted in Community Forum, Economy, Illinois taxes
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The 2018 U.S. Militarized Budget
The 2018 U.S. Militarized Budget My premise is that the military budget, as proposed by the current administration, is a principal reason for the strangling of our civil society. This article explains why it is unnecessary, why it is promoted, … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Foreign Policy, Middle East, military
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OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, THE HIDDEN COSTS OF WAR
“War is a racket!” This was a famous quote from retired U.S. Marine Corp General Smedley Butler in 1934. Butler stated that “I spent 33 years in the Marine Corp, most of my time being a high-class muscle man for … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment, Foreign Policdy, Foreign Policy, labor, Middle East, military
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Restoring Life’s Mutual Economy
by George Hardebeck Success has been sold as taking as much as we can, as fast and long as we can, replacing Life’s true green for printed green. Economy, as separate from ecology, is a grand delusion to suit the … Continue reading
Worker Co-ops in Illinois and Their Future
Jacqueline Hannah Jacqueline Hannah has been a manager and organizer in the US cooperative movement for 12 years, merging her passion for local just economies with her desire to empower individuals and communities to create their own solutions. Originally from … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Worker Cooperatives
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