May Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. Mainly because I’m what many ‘mericans would describe as a commie. It’s not a good description. I’m a Libertarian Socialist, a Utopian Idealist, a Democratic Confederalist – and a member of the USA branch of the Democratic Socialists. I’m not a communist, however, though I…
Happy International Workers Day. Today more than ever, the workers of the world need to unite. As billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk try to force their workers to return to factories despite the COVID-19 risks (and without additional pay or benefits) and as Donald Trump and Republican governors try to re-open their states…
Hawaii has a long history of exploiting labor of the many for the profit of the few. In the days before European contact, the common people, the maka’aina worked the taro patches and fishponds for the chiefly class – the ali’i. And yet, despite the feudal nature of this relationship between worker and master –…