Is resistance futile? Since the last economic downturn, there has been a tremendous surge of new grassroots activism — mostly on the left, in keeping with the dominant historical pattern. … Continue reading Does Protest Still Matter? Lessons from NYC; Activist Capital, USA
Inequality is accelerating at an alarming rate as corporate political power is expanding and worker rights and protections are shrinking. The hyper concentration of wealth in the hands of a … Continue reading A Failing Marriage: Democracy and Capitalism
RSVP HERE What can explain the decline in labor force participation among U.S. working class men, as well as their rising rates of suicide and overdose? Kathryn Edin, co-author of … Continue reading Kathryn Edin: The Tenuous Ties of Working-Class Men
What is the meaning of the thousands of strikes in China? Do these strikes add up to a "labor movement"? How can solidarity between Chinese and American workers be built? … Continue reading Brown Bag Lunch: Striking to Survive: Workers’ Resistance to Factory Relocations in China by Fan Shigang
Please join us for the launch of Volume 9 of the Journal of Design Strategies, Cooperative Cities, which provides a critical insight to the way women have conceptualized and fostered … Continue reading Cooperative Cities: Feminist, Social, & Emancipatory
