How the Red Scare Became the Blue Scare
How the Politics of Fear Survived McCarthy, Mutated Within the GOP, and Reemerged in the Age of Trump I found myself thinking about McCarthyism the other day, not as a history lesson, but as a…
The Internet Says You Don’t Have to Pay Taxes. Here’s What It’s Not Telling You.
Every few years, usually when trust in government hits a new low, an old argument roars back to life: Paying taxes is voluntary. The Constitution doesn’t require it. The tax code isn’t compulsory law. This…
Corporations Deserve a General Strike
The Real Enemy Isn’t this Administration—It’s the Corporate Machine Behind It When frustration boils over, it’s easy to point the finger at the current administration, but a general strike isn’t about party politics. Political faces…
Boeing Machinists Strike in St. Louis:
Workers Hold the Line as Boeing Plans Replacement Hiring Event On August 4, about 3,200 members of IAM District 837 put down their tools at Boeing’s defense plants in Berkeley (St. Louis), St. Charles, and…
From Montgomery to Today
Lessons from the Bus Boycott for a Nation on The Edge of a General Strike By Dancing Quail In December 1955, Rosa Parks made a choice that would echo throughout history. On a bus in…
What The Hundredth Monkey Reveals About a General Strike
Updated September 9, 2025 The hundredth monkey effect—often retold as a sudden, mystical tipping point—makes a great story, but the science shows a slower, relationship-driven spread of new behaviors. That’s exactly how real-world movements grow,…
From Consumers to Citizens
Reclaiming Life from Corporate Control The Corporate Takeover of Everyday Life Over the past several decades, a quiet yet profound change has occurred: the essential needs of life—housing, healthcare, food, and education—have been transformed from…
Amazon Workers Strike Exposes the Grind
Profits for Them, Perils for Us By Dancing Quail From the coal mines of Appalachia to Detroit’s auto plants, America’s labor history is a story of blood, sweat, and the unbreakable will of workers to…
General Strike Strategy: Why Most Movements Struggle to Grow
Throughout history, major movements for economic change have rarely failed because people didn’t care about the issue. They more often fail due to a messaging issue. Movements often assume that if the case for change…