We Need to Say What Socialism Will Look Like
Socialists can't wave away concerns about the feasibility of a future socialist society — we need to offer people credible answers.
Articles by: Sam Gindin
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Sam Gindin was research director of the Canadian Auto Workers from 1974–2000 and is now an adjunct professor at York University in Toronto.
Stopping the GM Shutdowns
What can workers and communities do when the company pulls the plug on an entire workplace? Tariffs and boycotts won’t cut it — the only answer is democratic planning.
Bob White (1935–2017)
Canadian union organizer and leader Bob White was committed to charting an independent and democratic course for workers.
Building a Mass Socialist Party
The response to Bernie showed that a socialist party in the United States is possible. But there is no shortcut to building power.
The Power of Deep Organizing
Jane McAlevey's No Shortcuts provides a dynamic framework for building union power.
Follow the Money
Canadian autoworkers are demanding control over companies' investments. Will it work?
Beyond Social Movement Unionism
Bringing together weak unions and weak social movements isn’t enough. We need a new kind of socialist party.
Chasing Utopia
Worker ownership and cooperatives will not succeed by competing on capitalism's terms.
Less Work, More Power
The struggle against overwork can unite workers and help rebuild the labor movement.
The Syriza Dilemma
What would constructive pressure on the Syriza government look like?
Is Another Crisis Looming?
There's much talk of stagnation in the American economy. But radicals shouldn't assume capitalism is on its last legs.
When History Knocks
Naomi Klein rightly blames capitalism for climate change. But she doesn't go far enough.
Paying Dues
Ending dues check-off will not reverse the labor movement’s bureaucratization and conservatism.
Unmaking Global Capitalism
Nine things to know about organizing in the belly of the beast.
Raising Our Expectations
Jane McAlevey challenges the Left to stop lamenting its disappointments in the working class and address our own failures.
Underestimating Capital, Overestimating Labor
There was no crisis of profitability heading into the financial crisis and there is even more obviously no profitability crisis now.
Lessons from Chattanooga
Workers need a functioning, relevant Left with feet both inside and outside unions.
Clarifying the Crisis
How should we assess the 2008 economic crash — and the political possibilities beyond it?
The Unmaking of the Canadian Working Class: An Interview
Part two of a roundtable on what’s next for Canadian workers.
Art in the Age of Fatalism
If art is to engage the world as an active force, it needs to be both grounded in the world of everyday life and go beyond it.