John Case
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Case
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Culture
Piketty says it’s ‘Time for Socialism,’ but has no time for class struggle
January 10, 2022There is no mention of class or strategy in Piketty’s Time for Socialism. There is no mention of enforcing “peaceful co-existence” in his version of internationalism. Imperialism is no longer worth mentioning, even in the midst of...
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Opinion
Dreaming of Brexit
June 28, 2016Globalization is unstoppable. Even war will only produce a pause in the process. But its shape, boundaries, and direction are all subject to initiative.
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Opinion
Any sandwich but socialism, please
April 21, 2016This column is the author's response to Paul Krugman's column in the April 15, 2016 edition of the New York Times.
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Arts
“The Mine Wars”: Turning coal into the diamond of solidarity
February 11, 2016"Coal miners and coal companies in West Virginia clashed in a series of brutal conflicts over labor conditions and unionization."
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Opinion
Greece put its faith in democracy, but Germany vetoed it
July 15, 2015The heroic struggle of the Greek people against a nation-killing austerity regime has failed, at least for now.
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World
What the Greek “no” vote means for American workers
July 6, 2015All the workers of the world, I hope, hear the Greek voice, as in ages past they did. Solidarity. Its time is now.
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Opinion
Drawing a line in the sand on TPP is a mistake
June 3, 2015I am opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, as well as the enabling legislation being debated in Congress.
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Labor
Parables for organizers: Don Tormey and the plane crash
April 15, 2015Tormey's parable of union leadership: "The most important person on the plane became a passenger who was a union organizer; why her?"
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