Workers’ Actions Against Israel Generally More Important Politically than Street Activism, but Street Activism that Disrupts Daily Life May Reinforce Workers’ Actions

Recently, Barcelona workers from Spain, in conjunction with coordination with some NGOs, refused to export military equipment destined to Israel: Barcelona dock workers refuse to deal with weapons ships heading to Israel "The Barcelona port's decision to refuse handling weaponry headed to Israel follows a similar move by Belgian transport unions last week." The Barcelona port stevedores' … Continue reading Workers’ Actions Against Israel Generally More Important Politically than Street Activism, but Street Activism that Disrupts Daily Life May Reinforce Workers’ Actions

An Inadequate Critique of a Radical Basic Income: The Case of the Toronto Radical John Clarke, Part Three: Basic Income

Introduction In two earlier posts, I criticized the views of the  radical activist here in Toronto, John Clarke (see  Critique of the Limited Aim (Solution)–Decent Wages–of a Radical Social Democrat: The Case of the Toronto Radical, John Clarke: Part One and   Critique of a Limited Definition of the Problem: The Case of the Toronto Radical … Continue reading An Inadequate Critique of a Radical Basic Income: The Case of the Toronto Radical John Clarke, Part Three: Basic Income