Marx on Trade Unions

A common misconception is that trade unions are a critical part of Marx’s theory of revolution. I’m here to convince you that is not the case, and the presence of unions in the First International was merely a temporary and doomed-to-fail alliance of convenience. The First and Second Internationals The International was formed on 28 …

The Beginning of Modern Western history

Pretty much everyone knows about the beginning of civilization. Around 4000 BCE different civilizations started to pop up in a few river valleys in Africa and Asia. Sumer was organized as an early dynasty around 4500 BCE. The Indus valley civilization appeared around 3300 BCE. It remained stable for 2000 years. China was established as …

Almost every police shooting is a crime

This is a very simple argument. In the United States, people are innocent until proven guilty. The only way to prove guilt in our legal system is in a court of law. Self-defense is a right as well. As long as a person under arrest does not try to attack a police officer, under which …

The End of Legal Abortion, How We Got Here

In 2000 Al Gore probably won the Presidential election, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 majority stopped the vote counting in Florida, handing Bush the presidency. Bush would be reelected in 2004 which is how John Roberts and Alito got onto the Supreme Court. This was one opportunity to create a liberal majority that was …

If Biden was a European

I have a thought, if we were to find similar parties to the main caucuses in the American political spectrum, what would they be? We have 6 major parties in the United States. They are: Congressional Progressive Caucus, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders New Democrat Coalition, Joe Biden Blue Dog Coalition, Joe Manchin and Kirsten …