Bruce Lerro

5 days ago | socialistplanningbeyondcapitalism.org | Bruce Lerro

It is a not so well-known secret that for a long time England attempted to control the United States by getting its tentacles into Canada. But in previous decades Canada has fought for its independence and made alliances with the United States. However, in recent months, thanks to the edicts and decrees of the Orange Taco, Canada has distanced itself from the US. So the King of England decided to step in to renew Canada’s relationship with England.

6 days ago | socialistplanningbeyondcapitalism.org | Bruce Lerro

Africa may have the most diverse natural resources in the world. Yet the continent is the poorest in the world. Capitalist historians explain this problem as INTERNAL to African societies. They are superstitious, victims of irrational ethnic fighting and resistant to modernization processes like science. They say that, like some children, they fail to develop into mature industrial civilizations.

1 week ago | socialistplanningbeyondcapitalism.org | Bruce Lerro

This article identifies  the Orange Lobster’s planned cuts to Medicaid, housing assistance and Social Security in order to inflate the war budget. What is unusual about this piece is the quantitive breakdown of these cuts into digestible bullet points. What is also important is that the opposition to Trump has mostly come from CONSERVATIVE forces, not from the Neoliberals.

1 week ago | dissidentvoice.org | Bruce Lerro

From Promiscuity to PolyamoryIn the early 1970s I joined a community organization called Radical Psychiatry in Berkeley, California. The purpose of the group was to help people in the community who were suffering with moderate to severe mental problems so they did not have to go to a traditional psychiatrist or use drugs. As I recall, these community meetings were once or twice a week for a couple of hours for each meeting.

1 week ago | socialistplanningbeyondcapitalism.org | Bruce Lerro

This is a very good, short article about how to involve those who oppose union leadership in a process that is mutually beneficial. Listening to the opposition does not necessarily mean giving in or even compromising. The following is a five step process one leader used.