5LL #186 - Unions, Base-building, Defund, Energy, Feminism

Strikes Do Not Rise and Fall With the Rate of Profit
Nate Holdren, Organizing Work
Historian Nate Holdren questions the assumptions about why strikes have risen and fallen over the last century.
Dissolving the People and Electing Another: On Base-Building and Revolutionary Culture
Marisa Miale, Cosmonaut
Drawing from the experience of the Democratic Socialists of America and Marxist Center, Marisa Miale examines the everyday, interpersonal level of party-building and argues for a revolutionary strategy that can weave together cultural intervention, base-building and political unity.
What's Next for the Defund Movement?
Kandace Montgomery, Robin Wonsley Worlobah, Andrew R. Hairston, Willie Burnley Jr. and Makia Green, In These Times
Five police abolitionists from around the country—some of them newly elected to city councils—talk about lessons from 2021 and plans for 2022.
Toward an Energy Democracy
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, New York
What would a more climate-friendly political structure look like? An energy democracy would be a good place to start.
Feminism and Crisis
Edna Bonhomme, The Baffler
Women for decolonization and debt justice.
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