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The Refusal of Work

October 25, 2021 / baseblogger

For decades, the left has split roughly into a pro-work and an anti-work camp. David Frayne doesn’t exactly frame his book The Refusal of Work as a contribution to that debate. But lots of people on the anti-work side cite it in support of their views. And so, I recently read The Refusal of Work with an eye toward its implications for that debate.

I’ll lay out a few thoughts on The Refusal of Work in this post. I think the book makes some valuable contributions to moral and political debates about work. It lays out some of the problems with work and helps us imagine alternatives. But I don’t think Frayne does many favors for the anti-work socialist camp.

About That October 15 Fake Strike

October 11, 2021 / baseblogger

I’m sure some readers know about the planned ‘general strike’ on October 15. Or is it a fake strike? At least, many know that a group claims it’s planning one. Is it really planning one? Maybe. Probably not. Will there be a general strike on October 15?

No.

And that’s my topic for today. In fact, the October 15 event looks like a fake strike. I want to talk for a bit about the ‘fake strike‘: why it keeps happening, what it means, and what it says about the left.

9 Ways to Trick Your Millennial Workers

September 30, 2021 / baseblogger

So, many of us already know that the concept of ‘generations’ is just something marketing agencies cooked up to better sell products and services. Companies needed to understand broad trends. Trends tend to vary by age. Then, toss in some science and buzzwords. Stir. Out comes ‘Baby Boomers,’ ‘Millennials,’ and so on.

But companies also use this wicked troll to sell business ideology. And they do it through creating those fun little listicles. Here’s a link to one that I’ll use as my starting point for this one.

Let’s suppose you’re a manager of Millennial workers, and they’re catching on to your bullshit. What can you do about it?

Do Americans Vote Their Class?

September 20, 2021 / baseblogger

I regularly criticize leftist electoralism. Usually that criticism concerns strategic blunders and naive campaigns. I’m going to return to this topic in a couple of ways. First, I’m going to (once again) clear up some misconceptions about class and voting. After that, in a second post, I’ll address the left’s flawed view of the electorate.

How to Build a Working-Class Majority

September 13, 2021 / baseblogger

So, we know there’s a huge political space in the U.S. to the left of Joe Biden. Many of the groups in this space talk about how to build a political majority. Progressives talk about building a coalition majority. Leftists talk about building a working-class majority.

The DSA uses the term ‘multiracial working class’ to get at its target political group. But this term raises as many questions as it answers. Each DSA faction adopts it, and then uses it in varying ways.

Where does this leave us? We don’t know what a working-class majority looks like. At least, not in any settled way. Some leftists seem to think it’s already there for the taking. Others think we need to do far more work to form it. In this post, I’ll see what the data can tell us. Is there a working-class majority out there? What does a working-class majority look like?

Category: Class (Page 11 of 24)

The Refusal of Work

About That October 15 Fake Strike

9 Ways to Trick Your Millennial Workers

Do Americans Vote Their Class?

How to Build a Working-Class Majority

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