The panel on the proposed Global Labour Charter here at the World Social Forum on January 29 demonstrated in stark terms the historic dead-end of trade unionism. The Charter was cautiously embraced by some, dismissed by others, but in any case, has yet to be written by a broad effort (Peter Waterman, who invited me [...]
This came to me via a Midnight Notes friend, and given the frenzy and local enthusiasm for the “Green New Deal” I thought it timely to just put them right up for general viewing and discussion… curious to hear rebuttals if anyone wants to take that up… “… A few critical theses against green capitalism. [...]
The other night I went to the SF Art Institute to speak to a class on “The Contested City.†The students had been given Nowtopia to read and a bunch of intelligent questions were prepared. The 3-hour class was given over to “grilling†me in a friendly but pointed way, which I really enjoyed. Analogously [...]
