Marble Falls Full disclosure isn’t necessary probably, but I’m a sucker for any book and author that takes organizing seriously, especially community or labor organizing. Working behind the scenes in a small, but committed and hearty subculture, the rewards are incalculable, so the lack of attention to the practice and profession is not …
Category: Labor Organizing
Lula Back in Brazil
New Orleans We have to celebrate election victories when we can. Given the rampaging uncertainty of the US midterms, it was comforting to find one election that came out the way the polls suggested. Admittedly, the election was in Brazil, which may not mean a whole lot to some, but given the size …
Organizing on the Inside
Pearl River There was a time in the late 1960s, when there was a lot of talk among many of us, who were hoping and wishing for change in America, about whether we could make it happen by working on the inside. We were radicals of a sort, so when these late-night discussions …