[Marxism] "The economic crisis and the resurgence of class conflict in the United States"

[Jerry Wells]

FYI: 

The economic crisis and the resurgence of class conflict in the United
States
By David North 
19 May 2009

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/may2009/rep1-m19.shtml

"The following is the text of a report given by David North, national
chairman of the Socialist Equality Party, to the WSWS/SEP/ISSE regional
conferences, “The world economic crisis, the failure of capitalism, and
the case for socialism.” This report is also available for download in
PDF." (Go to the above link, and click on "PDF")

The eight charts in the PDF version provide a key to the material
presented in the report.

* Man-Days lost in Work Stoppages involving 1,000 or More Workers
1947-2008
* Total UAW Membership
* UAW Assets
* UAW International Staff Income
* Top .01% (One Hundredth of One Percent) Income Share
* Income Share of .1% (One Tenth of One Percent)
* Income Share of Richest 1 Percent
* Correlation Between Strike Levels and Wealth Concentration 1948-2006