[P2P-F] Fwd: Class Struggle Revisited

[Michel Bauwens]

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GTI Bulletin - October 2018

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*GTI Bulletin October 2018*

Dear Friends,

Once upon a time, the working class stood at the forefront of struggles for
social and economic justice. Pushed to the wall by the capitalist system,
the industrial proletariat spawned a mighty movement able to win essential
shop-floor concessions and social welfare protections. But this very
success, along with harsh neoliberal counterblows and massive economic
changes, has undercut the militancy and unity of the labor movement.

Is it time, then, to bid farewell to the working class as a core change
agent? Not so fast, argues Guy Standing in The Precariat: Today’s
Transformative Class?
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The essay examines the shifting class structure under global capitalism,
and finds new bases for hope. Standing argues that the “precariat”—the
growing army of workers leading precarious lives of insecure jobs and
uncertain futures—could crystallize into a new mass class for spearheading
progressive change.

It’s an intriguing hypothesis, but not all scholars and activists are sold.
A roundtable on Debating the Precariat
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raises critical questions, and Standing offers a spirited response.

Ultimately, forging a global movement for systemic change will take more
than revitalizing working-class solidarity. Many social actors and
oppositional streams must come together in common cause and shared vision.
In the American context, Medea Benjamin’s incredible journey as an activist
and organizer has taken her across peace and justice battlegrounds from the
1960s to the present. She talks about her life and times, and the
challenges ahead, in Living on the Frontlines of Resistance
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Carry it on,
Paul Raskin
GTI Director

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*The Precariat: Today's Transformative Class?*
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*Guy Standing*

Global capitalism is roiling class structure and forging a new mass class
of precarious workers. The fight for a universal basic income can help
catalyze this “precariat” as a transformative change agent.
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*Debating the Precariat*
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A roundtable on “The Precariat: Today's Transformative Class?,” with a
response from the author. Featuring Evelyn Astor, Bill Fletcher, Nancy
Folbre, Azfar Khan, Alexandra Köves, George Liodakis, Ronaldo Munck,
William I. Robinson, Pritam Singh, Eva-Maria Swidler, and Alison Tate.
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*Living on the Frontlines of Resistance*
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*Interview with Medea Benjamin*

Activist Medea Benjamin talks about her life at the forefront of the fight
for peace and justice, and the need now more than ever to organize beyond
borders.
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*MacroScope*
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*A Scan of Critical World Developments *
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*Climate Call to Action*
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*The latest IPCC report sounds the alarm. Will the world wake up? *

*Is the World Losing Its Conscience?*
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*The results of Sweden’s recent elections are but the latest in Europe’s
wrong turn rightward.*

*Throwing Away the Throwaway Economy*
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*Countries are taking action to curb runaway plastic waste.*

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