Ben Nelson
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Just another guy hoping to learn more, spread smiles, and change the world. Proud Ball State University alumnus. #FightBack
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Without solid data, discussions about class and class consciousness are often just guesswork. Empirical Marxist studies of class structure and class consciousness are invaluable for a robust socialist politics, and we need more of it. jacobin.com/2024/03/marx...
We Need a Revival of Marxist Class Analysis
Without solid data, discussions about class and class consciousness are often just guesswork. Empirical Marxist studies of class structure and class consciousness are invaluable for a robust socialist...
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The “pro-worker” conservatism of figures like Oren Cass and his American Compass think tank offers narrowly targeted measures to select workers while terrorizing immigrants and maintaining management’s control over the workplace and politics. jacobin.com/2025/10/oren...
The Many Contradictions of a Conservative Labor Movement
The “pro-worker” conservatism of figures like Oren Cass and his American Compass think tank offers narrowly targeted measures to select workers while terrorizing immigrants and maintaining management’...
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Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant, which joined the United Auto Workers last year, is the first in the South to have unionized through an election since 1940. As first contract negotiations stall, the UAW is gathering pledge cards for a possible strike. jacobin.com/2025/10/chat...
Tennessee Volkswagen Workers Gear Up for a Potential Strike
Chattanooga’s Volkswagen plant, which joined the United Auto Workers last year, is the first in the South to have unionized through an election since 1940. As first contract negotiations stall, the UA...
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The problem with Donald Trump’s recent firing of six members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board isn’t who he decided to fire — it’s the board’s very existence as a tool of colonial rule over Puerto Rico. jacobin.com/2025/10/puer...
The Colonial Logic of Puerto Rico’s FOMB
The problem with Donald Trump’s recent firing of six members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board isn’t who he decided to fire — it’s the board’s very existence as a tool of colon...
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