The main dividing line is still race. This is the issue that must be focused upon in all working class organizations. — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
Life as we know it is fundamentally unsatisfying. I think most folks feel this to be true. They know that a life of aimless… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
If you do keep the faith and continue to be radical, very bad things can and do happen to you. At the very least… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
Many activists don't want to hear about some grand narrative, one that could unify all of our struggles. So the major issue that needs… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
What needs to be grasped is that the system itself is the cause of all of the misery in the world. This is a… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
I still believe that workers must be the basic force which must organize and eventually transform society (along with peasants in poor countries). This… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
We must not forget either that some of the system's resilience is due to its ability to coopt people with money and prestige. It… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
Capitalism is, in Mao's language, the main contradiction in the world today and so our efforts have to be focused on ending this system… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
I am sure that the experience of growing up in the heart of the working class and learning from my parents, and especially from… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
We are all, after all, just human beings, and most of us have a lot in common. — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
Young people are more likely to be idealistic and think that radical change is both necessary and possible. They may not yet be stuck… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
National chauvinism is a very tough nut to crack, since a vast propaganda network is in place to keep the workers whipped up into… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
The Vietnam War was so obviously evil and bore down most heavily upon working class youth that it made me think about things more… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
