Archive - The Left Coast

The Rising of the South

Workers at the Chattanooga, Tennessee, VW plant won a landslide union representation victory, April 19. In doing so, they defied centuries of oppression…

Apr 21 •

Who Will Protect A.I.s from Humans?

Artificial Intelligence is now the hottest technological development in the world of science. The implications of stationary and walking bots are on a…

Apr 1 •

March 2024

The Decline of the West

The West includes the five white eyes; United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, plus the European Union, and Israel. They've…

Mar 7 •

February 2024

When Cousins War on Each Other

"In the Middle East, cradle of civilization, may yet be its grave." - Thomas Pynchon, V. Page 429 (Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005)

Feb 26 •

January 2024

The War to Save Democracy Intensifies

All eyes are focused on the terrible genocide being inflicted on Palestinian civilians. Benjamin Netanyahu, and many more, have decided to found a pure…

Jan 8 •

Welcome to a New Year! Who's Going to Clean Up the Mess that 23 Left Us?

Thanks for nothing, 23. You left us two wars, one declining, and one just getting started. And how about all that inflation? Lots of us can't afford a…

Jan 1 •

October 2023

Long Awaited Israeli Offensive May Begin, or Not

Will it or won't it? It's been delayed numerous times in the aftermath of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. In Ukraine delaying its counteroffensive did little…

Oct 30, 2023 •

War in the Middle East

The fighting in Israel/Palestine is a direct result of the rightwing cabal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Oct 14, 2023 •

August 2023

Creative Chaos: Why traditional labor bargaining doesn't work and how we can fix it next time.

A good contract can’t be won solely at the bargaining table, but it can be lost there. These fixes have been “battles.

Aug 7, 2023

Of Kennedys and Kings

The denial of Secret Service Protection for the candidate who is the son of an assassinated presidential candidate marks a new low in American political…

Aug 1, 2023 •

July 2023

Creative Chaos: Working without a Labor Contract

How to win a union when the boss thinks your down and out.

Jul 1, 2023 •

June 2023

Notes on Socialism in Our Time

Since the debacle of fighting Covid, beginning in 2020, more and more people have felt there must be a better way to live than under moribund…

Jun 20, 2023 •

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