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Am i reading too much into it or is the labor movement in the US lowkey seeing a revival this year

i think the answer is that workers have more bargaining power than ever (in recent memory) here in the US, there's a clear market leverage for the first time in a long time, but because of american culture, instead of this being collectively leveraged in any manner, it's instead been individualized for self gain on a per-scenario basis rather than utilized as a bargaining chip against overall capital or unions. i think some unions have for sure leveraged this (starbucks, john deere, kellogs, etc.) and have gained more support than they've had in years, but outside of pre-unionized industries (i.e. service jobs or factory type work), all of the bargaining power has just been fuel for climbing the class ladder type stuff. i know a lot of people who got better prior unobtainable type of jobs because of labor shortages, or people who bartered better wages or benefits, or older people who decided f*** it im retiring early instead of waiting for my pension (and have seen lots of talk of the three as well on wider social media and in regular media itself too), but none of this has translated to any form of inherent solidarity.

Interesting, I'll check this out.

I've always found it interesting how MLs have traditionally rejected Gramsci's theories about the power of art as being "idealist" when material history has shown the arts to play a monumental force in a revolutionary counter-culture.

However, the bourgoise subversion of revolutionary art must not be ignored, as Mark Fisher touches on in his book, Capitalist Realism, in which he discusses the way that the concept of anti-capitalism itself is commodified.

could you substantiate this claim that MLs (are you talking about the Comintern? Stalin? Lenin?, Post-Stalin Comintern? Who?) reject Gramsci's theory on the role of art in revolutionary movements? (How do MLs view art instead?)

theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alfredo-bonanno-anarchism-and-the-national-liberation-struggle

One of my favorite reads this week, provides a nuanced perspective.

roarmag.org/essays/hope-hopeless-times-holloway-interview

Good interview with John Holloway.

haters.noblogs.org/files/2022/01/Black-Armed-Joy.pdf

He can't substantiate most of the things he says about Marxism

While this should be as scary as suggested, the good news is that in the past 50 plus years, no other nuclear weapons have been lost – at least that we know of.

Not an Anarchist but this quote hard asf

"We are often defeated. However, no matter how often beaten, we cannot forget the joy we felt during the fight. The pleasure of stretching our will power. The pleasure of trying out our strength. The pleasure of seeing a manifestation of real camradely emotions among comrades. The pleasure of seeing the world clearly divided into friend and foe."

• Osugi Sakae