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99th_Monkey

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31. Workers Unite to Buy-out Corporate America!

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 05:35 PM

Mar 2013

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This is a juncture in History where Labor needs to make an abrupt LEFT hand
turn on a dime, to focus like a laser beam primarily on leveraging worker buyouts
of "distressed" business (the ones that vultures like Bain Capital prey upon); and
secondarily focus on both retaining extant collective bargaining contracts and on
incubating and supporting worker-owned startup businesses.

The workers can take back what's been stolen, but this is the ONLY means by which
they can; because history illustrates clearly that at the end of the day OWNERSHIP
is EVERYTHING, i.e. including that it ultimately trumps any collective bargaining
"victories" of the past, before the 1% figured out how to buy off 1/2 of the workers
to begger and bugger the other 1/2.

http://www.workerscontrol.net/authors/worker-cooperatives-united-states-historical-perspective-and-contemporary-assessment
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/08-6
http://www.nceo.org/
http://www.usworker.coop/front

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Hugo Chávez’s Rotten Legacy [View all] Nye Bevan Mar 2013 OP

What does the Economist have to save about corporations backed by Western governments malaise Mar 2013 #1

Agreed. Any narrative that conflicts with the Neoliberal Multinational Corporate narrative..... marmar Mar 2013 #5

Absolutely malaise Mar 2013 #20

Workers Unite to Buy-out Corporate America! 99th_Monkey Mar 2013 #31

Some Facts, With Thanks To Mr. C. Carpenter.... The Magistrate Mar 2013 #2

Don't look for those in the Economist malaise Mar 2013 #3

The Economist is edited by a bunch of young Conservatives in London Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #28

Haiti is where they'd like us all to be malaise Mar 2013 #41

Looks like inflation there is currently 20%. So prices double every 4 years (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #15

All Things Are Relative, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2013 #17

Some.. sendero Mar 2013 #24

Your economists: Kolesar Mar 2013 #33

Thanks Sir for graphs! burrowowl Mar 2013 #42

Credit Goes To Mr. Cal Carpenter, Here, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2013 #43

Thanks for posting some facts about the Chavez record. Old and In the Way Mar 2013 #53

Those are telling graphs daleo Mar 2013 #56

They got rid of Meta. Puglover Mar 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #13

+1 ...they'll have to pry this +1 from my cold dead hands! L0oniX Mar 2013 #26

Rec! n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #62

to most of the world a rotten leader is one who doesn't allow corporations to pillage spanone Mar 2013 #6

+1 aquart Mar 2013 #36

interesting point of view mitchtv Mar 2013 #7

"... buy himself popular support, with social programmes and handouts." Tsk. Tsk. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #8

And being bought by corporations through lobbyists malaise Mar 2013 #21

The Economist? Really? JackRiddler Mar 2013 #9

Chill out commie!! Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #10

has the Wall Street Journal and New York Times been consulted yet? Alamuti Lotus Mar 2013 #51

I demand to know what the Washington Post thinks about it. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #60

check the original "Chavez Dead" thread, they've already been screened Alamuti Lotus Mar 2013 #61

They endorsed Obama for President in both 2012 and 2008, and Kerry in 2004 (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #14

I see. Party-line reply. JackRiddler Mar 2013 #27

+1000s (n/t) bread_and_roses Mar 2013 #55

They endorsed Margaret Thatcher(the woman who destroyed or tried to destroy all that Nye Bevan Ken Burch Mar 2013 #45

Interesting to those of us who didn't know about the real one. Thanks. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #48

Here's the real Nye Bevan's Wikipedia entry, for anyone who wants the truth: Ken Burch Mar 2013 #52

Thanks for the background. He absolutely would NEVER have been a Chavez hater. Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #50

Used when a "Che" avatar would be too obvious lol n/t Catherina Mar 2013 #57

What a bunch of bullshit. Rex Mar 2013 #11

So why did they endorse Obama for President in both 2008 and 2012? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #16

Because he is a pro-business POTUS? Rex Mar 2013 #18

is that your benchmark for rationalizing any piece of right-wing garbage you read? frylock Mar 2013 #35

No. But anyone who endorses Barack Obama for President, not just once but twice, Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #37

The Economist also endorsed Reagan in 1980.. frylock Mar 2013 #39

And Bill Clinton in 1992 (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #40

And Margaret Thatcher and John Major.,..they EVEN endorsed the Tories in 1997 Ken Burch Mar 2013 #46

The right is having a pity party for the oligarchs. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #12

The S word worked much to their chagrin Rex Mar 2013 #19

K&R! Capt. Obvious Mar 2013 #22

R#1 & K n/t UTUSN Mar 2013 #23

The Economist? LMFAO ...what a joke. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #25

The Economist doesn't like Chavez. That's a shocker. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #29

"He hollowed out the economy....". I'd argue George W. Bush did MUCH worse.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #30

bleh noiretextatique Mar 2013 #32

you mad, bro? KG Mar 2013 #34

Well, I admit to being a little jealous that his corpse will be displayed in perpetuity (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #38

You can display your corpse any time you want. Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #47

Do you not get the horrible irony of using a link from the ultra-Thatcherite ECONOMIST in your OP Ken Burch Mar 2013 #44

Very amusing, thanks. I love the disgruntled, whiny tone. nt bemildred Mar 2013 #49

Poor people now can live decently Brayshawna Williams Mar 2013 #54

YAY - only about another week of this stuff! tjwash Mar 2013 #58

The article seems to a gloss attack piece. bluestate10 Mar 2013 #59

How predictable coming from you. :) idwiyo Mar 2013 #64