Sam Gindin

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"El hombre que quería ser rey": el método en la locura de Trump, las contradicciones en el método de Trump

1 week ago | vientosur.info | Sam Gindin

Se han levantado vientos contrarios en la carrera de Donald Trump para descarrilar y transformar el Estado y situar el Imperio estadounidense sobre una base radicalmente nueva, pero no por ello menos abrumadora. Esta vez, sin embargo, Trump ha llegado con una agenda más preparada, mientras que las fuerzas sociales para contrarrestar su avance siguen siendo una esperanza lejana.
The man who would be king: Method in Trump’s madness, contradictions in Trump’s method

2 weeks ago | links.org.au | Sam Gindin

First published at Nonsite on March 31 before Trump’s tariff announcement. Headwinds have emerged in Donald Trump’s rush to derail and transform the state and place the US Empire on a radically new — but no less oppressive — footing. This time, however, Trump came with a more primed agenda, while the social forces to counter his trajectory remain a remote wish. This facilitates Trump’s stubborn soldiering on. We do not know how far Trump will go.
L’homme qui voulait être roi : la méthode et les contradictions dans la folie de Trump - Presse-toi à gauche !

2 weeks ago | pressegauche.org | Sam Gindin

6 avril 2025 | https://socialistproject.ca/2025/04/man-who-would-be-king/Nous ne savons pas jusqu’où Trump ira. Aucune préoccupation ne doit être écartée, qu’il s’agisse de la menace d’une consolidation fasciste, de la crainte que les atteintes aux programmes sociaux soient presque irréversibles, de la dévastation supplémentaire du mouvement ouvrier ou des dommages aigus causés à l’environnement par quatre années d’inaction (ou pire).
The Man Who Would Be King

2 weeks ago | socialistproject.ca | Sam Gindin

Economy, Imperialism, USA • April 6, 2025 • Headwinds have emerged in Donald Trump’s rush to derail and transform the state and place the US Empire on a radically new – but no less oppressive – footing. This time, however, Trump came with a more primed agenda, while the social forces to counter his trajectory remain a remote wish. This facilitates Trump’s stubborn soldiering on. We do not know how far Trump will go.
Was the Teamsters’ Amazon Strike a Success?

1 month ago | rsn.org | Sam Gindin

The 2024 holiday season Amazon strike seemed driven more by a desire for media attention than the development of the deep worker base fundamental to forcing the company to accept a union. The world has radically changed over the past four-plus decades. Unions haven’t. Or at least they haven’t changed nearly enough to match what they’re up against.
Was the Teamsters’ Amazon Strike a Success?

1 month ago | jacobin.com | Sam Gindin

The world has radically changed over the past four-plus decades. Unions haven’t. Or at least they haven’t changed nearly enough to match what they’re up against. In this context, unionizing Amazon — iconic in status and fanatically anti-union — stands as a definitive challenge for this generation of trade unionists. The catch-22 is that while unionizing Amazon holds out the promise of renewing labor, bringing Amazon to heel demands an already-revived labor movement in place.
The Amazon Strike: Performative or Substantive?

1 month ago | socialistproject.ca | Sam Gindin

Labour • March 17, 2025 • The world has radically changed over the past four-plus decades. Unions haven’t. Or at least they haven’t changed nearly enough to match what they’re up against. In this context, unionizing Amazon – iconic in status and fanatically anti-union – stands as a definitive challenge for this generation of trade unionists.
Trump’s Auto-Tariffs: Form Formal Sovereignty to Substantive Sovereignty

1 month ago | socialistproject.ca | Sam Gindin

Canada • March 11, 2025 • The danger confronting Canadians is not President Trump’s on-and-off tariff toggle. That’s only a symptom. The more significant threat is our deep integration with, and hence dependence on, the US. This has compromised our formal sovereignty and will continue to block our substantive sovereignty – the democratic capacity to choose our own directions without external (i.e., US) pressures.
Trump’s Threats Expose Canada’s Utter Dependency On The US

2 months ago | socialistproject.ca | Adam King |Sam Gindin

Economy • February 5, 2025 • and United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada are understandably causing much consternation and debate. Some business leaders are forecasting dire warnings, union officials are calling for retaliation and relief while also sidling up with their corporate counterparts to present a united front. But these developments are about much more than tariffs.
Amazon Is Still a Health and Safety Nightmare for Workers

Oct 16, 2024 | jacobin.com | Sam Gindin

“We are going to be Earth’s best employer and Earth’s safest place to work.” — Jeff Bezos, April 2021At the end of March 2021, a unionization drive in Bessemer, Alabama, by the Retail Workers (RWDSU) — one of the earliest attempts to organize an Amazon fulfillment center — failed to get the requisite numbers for certification. The campaign nevertheless highlighted workers’ frustrations over health and safety and created anxieties among Amazon executives over future unionization drives.