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‘Low-Wage Capitalism’ author speaks in Midwest
By
Kris Hamel
Published Sep 17, 2010 11:21 PM
A standing-room-only audience turned out Sept. 11 in Detroit to hear
“Low-Wage Capitalism” author Fred Goldstein speak on “What
the economic crisis means for workers and the ever-growing poor — and how
to strategize a working-class fightback.” Goldstein, a national leader of
Workers World Party and contributing editor of Workers World newspaper,
addressed a WWP/Harriet Tubman School public forum.
He explained the workings of the capitalist profit system of wage slavery and
exploitation and the character of the current economic crisis within the
context of the Midwest’s historical importance in manufacturing and
subsequent deindustrialization. A lively discussion took place afterwards and
many copies of “Low-Wage Capitalism” were autographed and sold.
The meeting also heard a report from Kris Hamel about the case of Ahlam Mohsen,
an Arab-American college student who is facing felony charges for putting a pie
in the face of U.S. Sen. Carl Levin as an anti-war protest. Journalist Abayomi
Azikiwe talked about an unprecedented rash of home fires that broke out in
Detroit on Sept. 7 and the role of banks and corporations in causing them. The
program was chaired by Andrea Egypt.
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