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Blue-Collar Battleground: AFL-CIO Chiefs and Steelers in W PA
Photo: AFL-CIO's Sweeny and ObamaSteelworkers and Steelers Go All Out for Obama in Western PA By Carl DavidsonProgressives for ObamaOrganized labor has set its sights on winning Western Pennsylvania...
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What Made Pennsylvania Blue: Labor and Hard Stuggles for Justice
First hand report from a polling place in the heartland of the 'bitter white worker.'Photo: Overflow Voters at Raccoon VFDMaking History at the Raccoon VFD Polling Place By Carl DavidsonBeaver County...
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Bumpy Road Ahead: Obama's Victory and the Left's Tasks
The Bumpy Road Ahead: New Tasks of the Left Following Obama's VictoryBy Carl DavidsonProgressives for ObamaAmerican progressives have won a major victory in helping to defeat John McCain and placing...
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Steelworkers, Hip-Hoppers and Tree-Huggers Get It On at 'Green Jobs 2009'!
Blue-Green Insurgency Gets Fired Up at the DC Green Jobs Conference By Carl Davidson Keep On Keepin' On!When you walk into a large and stately Washington, DC hotel lobby and find it teeming with...
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Dynamic Duo: Green Jobs Meets the Solidarity Economy
Green Jobs Meets the Solidarity Economy: A Dynamic Duo for Changing the World A Review of 'Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems'By Van Jones, Harper-Collins, 2008 By...
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Amherst: Solidarity Economy's USA Coming Out Party
Carl Davidson's first hand report on the first national conference of the US Solidarity Economy, which is part of a global effort of grassroots groups and people to defend themselves against the...
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High Energy Overflow at NYC's Left Forum 2009
NYC's Left Forum: 'Turning Points' in Exploring New Ideas, and Seeking Common GroundBy Carl DavidsonKeep On Keepin' OnNew York City's annual 'Left Forum' this year was a solid success. Under the theme...
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Contra Newsweek's Faux Socialism: Davidson's 11 Theses
Eleven Talking Points On 21st Century Socialism By Carl DavidsonSolidarityEconomy.netMay 1, 2009The current discussion around socialism in left and progressive circles in the U.S. needs to be placed in...
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Obama's 100 Days in 500 Words or Less
Photo: Rightwing poster vs ObamaObama’s First 100 Days: The Situation and Tasks of the LeftBy Carl DavidsonSolidarityEconomy.NetAsking for a Report Card on Obama’s first 100 days is easy enough—as long...
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Building the Left Pole of the Emerging Progressive Majority
Photo: Helmut Scholz of Germany's Die Linke, Chris Matlhako of the Communist Party of South Africa, and Angela Davis of the CCDS, at the CCDS 6th Convention in San Francisco, July 23-26.It's Our Time...
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Pittsburgh: Worker Coops Meet to Save the Rust Belt and the Rest of Us, Too
Report: 5th Eastern Conference On Workplace DemocracyWorker and Community Coops Gather in Rust Belt’s Pittsburgh to Build Solidarity By Carl DavidsonSolidarityEconomy.NetNearly 200 cooperative economy...
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Western PA Progressives Take On Blue Dog over Health Care
Western PA vs. Blue Dogs: Progressive Democrats Take ‘Medicare for All’ To Congressman AltmireBy Carl DavidsonBeaver County BlueProgressive Democrats and labor unions in the 4th Congressional District...
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On the Labor Day Bus with Beaver County Steelworkers
Pittsburgh's Labor Day: Showing Our Solidarity, Organizing New Forces By Carl DavidsonBeaver County BlueIf you want to get a good picture of the hard core of the Western Pennsylvania working class and...
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Pittsburgh: Watching 'Capitalism: A Love Story' with Michael Moore and...
Michael Moore’s Labor Fans Hit Pittsburgh’s Streets For a Film PremiereBy Carl DavidsonBeaver County BlueWhen we heard Michael Moore was going to do a surprise premiere of his new film, ‘Capitalism: A...
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Pittsburgh G20 Diaries: Demanding Jobs in 'The Hill'
First-Hand Report: Demanding Jobs at the G20Pittsburgh Diaries: Day One March for Jobs in ‘The Hill’By Carl DavidsonBeaver County BlueThe ‘G20? is a big deal in Pittsburgh, with multiple stories in the...
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Pittsburgh G20 Diaries: Union Teach-In, Ninjas, Stiglitz, and Steel City Rockers
Photo: USW Blue-Green Rally at G20 for Green Jobs, Clean EnergyUnion Teach-Ins, a Nobel Laureate Ninja Turtles and Steel City Rockers By Carl Davidson Beaver County Blue One of the first things you see...
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Pittsburgh G20 Diaries: Day Three - Huge March vs. 'State of Seige'
Photo: PDA's Randy Shannon with banner, center, next Michael McPhearson of Vets for Peace with Rick Kimbrough, right. Pittsburgh G20 Diaries: Day Three10,000 Marchers Beat Back The Steel City's 'State...
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Steelworkers Plan Job Creation via Worker-Owned Factories
Photo: High-tech Machine Tools from MCC‘One Worker, One Vote:'US Steelworkers to Experiment with Factory Ownership, Mondragon StyleBy Carl Davidson SolidarityEconomy.netOct. 27, 2009--The United Steel...
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Taking on Pittsburgh's Blue Dog: Beaver County Workers Want Health Care...
Photo: Gilda Deferrari, PDA member in Hopewell Township, sends Altmire a message to change course on health careHealth Care ‘Street Heat’ On the Rise at Altmire’s Aliquippa OfficeBy Carl DavidsonBeaver...
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Never Turn Back - Report on SNCC's 50th Anniversary
Firsthand report from SNCC's Historic 50th Anniversary Gathering in Raleigh, NC, April 15-18. By Carl Davidson and other CCDS participants.
View ArticleWhy Creating Green Jobs Is So Tough: 2010 Conference Report
Carl Davidson's sympathetic but critical overview of the 2010 Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference this month in Washington, DC
View ArticleUSSF in Detroit: Envisioning the Future, Fanning the Flames
Carl Davidson on US Social Forum in Detroit: Envisioning the Future, Fanning the FlamesI'm heaving a sigh of relief now that this piece is done. The Detroit USSF was simply too massive and overwhelming...
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Mondragon Diaries: Five Days Studying Cutting-Edge People and Tools for Change
This is a first-hand account of a remarkable 50-year old successful experiment in shaping the future, the worker-owned and controlled Mondragon Cooperatives thriving in Spain's Basque Country, and now...
View ArticleWhat Really Happened at 'One Nation'? - Carl Davidson's Take on It
Carl Davidson's first hand report capturing the spirit and the substance of the 'One Nation Working Together' rally in DC Oct 2, 2010
View ArticleSolidarity and Hope at Ft Benning's 'School of the Assassins'
Carl Davidson's reportback on the 5000+ from across the country who made the annual pilgrimage to Fort Benning, GA, to be a voice for the voiceless against murder and torture.
View ArticleSocialist Group Speaks Out on Arizona Killings and the Right
Following is a statement released today by the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism on the events in Arizona and the Aftermath. The author of this diary, Carl Davidson, is a...
View ArticleDon't Mourn, Organize! Dept: PA Progressives Plan New Battles
A first-hand account of last weekend's 'Progressive Summitt' held in Pittsburgh, by veteran organizer and writer, Carl Davidson
View ArticlePA' s Aliquippa: The Small Tough Town That Keeps Making Waves--and Football...
The big feature on Aliquippa and football in Sports Illustrated keeps stirring up discussion. Here's a short commentary by a working-class hillbilly intellectual native son who's also a national leader...
View ArticleGreen Jobs Meeting in DC: Frustration with Austerity Sabotaging a Green and...
Carl Davidson's firsthand report on the 'Good Jobs, Green Jobs 2011' conference in DC Feb 8-10, revealing some deep frustration with neoliberals in Congress and the White House.
View ArticleThe Real Crisis: When Everything Decent Is 'Off the Table'
Carl Davidson's Topical 'Keep On Keepin' On' Columns
View ArticleJobs and GOP ‘Dialectics’: Turning Things Into Their Opposites
Carl Davidson's Topical 'Keep On Keepin' On' Columns
View ArticleLondon: 'Shock Doctrine' Is a Two-Way Street
Carl Davidson's 'Keep On Keepin' On' Commentaries
View ArticleMore Taxes for More Wars? Scrambled Brains in High Places
Carl Davidson's 'Keep On Keepin' On' Commentaries
View ArticleProgressive Cynicism and Misplaced White Anger: The Far Right’s Two Magic...
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View ArticleNo Wimpy Tinkering, We Need A Real Jobs Program
Carl Davidson's 'Keep on Keepin' On' Commentaries
View ArticleHegemony, the Short Course: Why Neoliberals Like Newt Have a Hard Time with...
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View ArticleJobs Debate: GOP Spewing Class Hatreds
Carl Davidson's 'Keep On Keepin' On' Commentaries
View Article'Street Heat': It's Solidarity Time with the Young People on Wall Street
Carl Davidson's 'Keep On Keepin' On' Commentaries
View ArticleBlocking Evictions, Fanning the Flames: Victory on Wall Street
Carl Davidson's 'Keep On Keepin' On' Commentaries: 'We Shall Not Be Moved!' on Occupied Wall Street
View ArticleOn the Topic of Obama, the GOP Can't Even Blush Anymore
On the Topic of Obama, the GOP Can't Even Blush Anymore Carl Davidson's 'Keep On Keepin' On' Commentaries
View ArticleTragedies, Crimes and Trayvon Martin: Newt Uses the 'Race Card' vs Obama
Carl Davidson's 'Keep On Keepin' On Commentaries, this one aimed at Newt and the GOP's 'Southern Strategy' against Obama in the Trayvon Martin Outrage.
View ArticleGun Control, 'Black Hordes' and the Lesser Known Reasons for the 2nd Amendment
Carl Davidson, national co-chair of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism, offers a nuanced view on gun control and an interesent take on the 2nd Amendment's history.
View ArticleStrategic Thinking on the U.S. Six Party System
Carl Davidson''Keep On Keepin' On' Commentary on Strategic Thinking
View ArticleINSTANT ANALYSIS: My Two Cents
INSTANT ANALYSIS: My Two Cents. President Barack Obama’s 8th and final State of the Union message accomplished two tasks. First, he revisited and reaffirmed the original political vision that got him...
View ArticleINSTANT ANALYSIS: My Two Cents on the Last Dem Debate before the First...
By Carl DavidsonKeep On Keepin’ OnThe three Democratic contenders—Senator Bernie Sanders, Secretary Hillary Clinton and Governor Martin O’Malley—all sharpened their swords in a clashing debate in...
View ArticleUpdating Our Strategy: Revisiting the U.S. ‘Six Party System’ Hypothesis
By Carl DavidsonKeep on Keepin’ On“Successful strategic thinking starts with gaining knowledge, particular gaining adequate knowledge of the big picture; of all the political and economic forces...
View ArticleINSTANT ANALYSIS: MY TWO CENTS ON TRUMP'S SPEECH TO CONGRESS
By Carl DavidsonKeep On Keepin' On!‘Thin Gruel’ is the term I groaned at the TV as President Trump made his way out of the Chamber, meaning it was long on applause lines and short on substance. I was a...
View ArticleThe U.S. ‘Six Party System’ 3.0: Revising the Hypothesis Again
The U.S. ‘Six Party System’ 3.0: Revising the Hypothesis AgainBy Carl DavidsonKeep on Keepin’ On“Successful strategic thinking starts with gaining knowledge, particular gaining adequate knowledge of...
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