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Resurrecting American History, Labor History, and Musical Theater:
books, stage plays, music, videos, articles and more
Kyklos News and Events
The Book, “THE WAR AT HOME: The Corporate Offensive From Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush “, released 2006, is a 536 pp. account of corporate and government policies since 1980 attacking American middle and working class incomes, wages, jobs, pensions, taxes, health benefits, and social security , with analyses of the dual crises of the AFL-CIO and Democratic Party. Only $19.95 by credit card. At the photo immediately below click on How to Order by credit card via Paypal…
To order direct from publisher at special half price discount call 925-209-3933, fax 925-828-0792 or mail check for $11.50 plus $3.00 shipping (total $14.50) to ‘Kyklos Productions’, 211 Duxbury Ct., San Ramon, CA 94583. Click on ‘books’ tab above for the free 23 page Introductory Chapter overview and book Table of Contents. Click on ‘reviews’ tab above for book reviews.
Read Jack’s three part series from ‘Z’ magazine, March-May 2008, on the deepening financial crisis and recession: ‘From Financial Crisis to Global Recession’, Parts 1 and 2, and ‘Financial Crisis, Epic Recession and Depression’. Or read the three part series on the health care crisis: ‘The Collapse of the Postwar Health Care System in America’, ‘VEBAs in the Auto Industry’, and ‘Who Pays: How to Finance Single Payer Universal Healthcare’(Sept.-Dec. 2007). Then read Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the three-part series in “Z” magazine (Feb.-May 2007) on ‘The Trillion Dollar Income Shift , about how more than $1 trillion a year in income is being shifted annually today from 90 million working class families to the wealthiest 1% and corporations. Click on ‘Articles’ tab above to download the articles.
Watch for the premier of the play, “1934″, coming to Los Angeles in 2006–a musical in the Brecht-Epic Theater tradition about the San Francisco General Strike of 1934, featuring a cast of 12, with ten original songs and choreography in a multimedia presentation.
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The WAR AT HOME: The Corporate Offensive From Reagan to Bush is a non-fiction book about the history of corporate and government policies attacking incomes, wages, jobs, pensions and health care of American workers and the middle class since 1980. The book also covers the great American tax shift, the privatization of Social Security and Medicare, Free Trade, the collapse of Manufacturing, Offshoring, the Patriot Act impact on civil liberties and workers' rights, and the emerging dual crises in the AFL-CIO and Democratic Party. Click to read the book's Contents and the Preface. Advance order your copy today.
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Recent articles by Jack Rasmus from 'Z' magazine, 'In These Times', and other publications on the current economic and political crisis in the U.S. are available for purchase in multiple quantities at nominal cost. Included are articles on Social Security privatization, Bush tax policies, the health care costs crisis, collapse of private pension plans, jobless recoveries, the crisis in the Democratic Party, the decline of wages in America, and more. Order your union printed copies of each article in lots of 100, 500, or 1000 for your organization. Click the photo cartoon for more detail.
Cartoons by Jim Swanson.
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Kyklos offers audio CDs and music of original songs plus soundtracks from the stage plays of Jack Rasmus. Songs address themes of political protest, working class traditions and conflicts, and Brechtian-Epic theater contemporary cabaret in various musical styles including jazz, hip hop, rock, ballad, salsa, sea shanty and other traditional and contemporary forms. Kyklos also offers the complete 2.5 hour soundtrack of the acclaimed stage play, 'Fire on Pier 32', about the history of the west coast longshore workers and their union, the ILWU. Click on the photo for more information on the songs and soundtrack and to hear brief selections.
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Kyklos Productions is proud to present its latest video, now available on DVD or VHS, of the full length, 2.5 hour stage play, "Fire on Pier 32," which was performed to sold out audiences in San Francisco last year. "Fire" is a story in 3 acts, performed by an ensemble cast of 12, about the west coast longshore workers and their union, the ILWU, from the events of the 1934 San Francisco General Strike, up through the historic lockout of the workers by the companies in late 2002 on the eve of the Iraq war. Click the photo for more details about the video and the play.
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THE COLLECTED PLAYS features five full-length stage plays on American History, Labor, and political themes. Included in the volume are "1934: THE MUSICAL," a two hour production in the Epic Theater tradition about the San Francisco waterfront in 1934 with 10 original songs, chorus, choreography, and visuals. The two-part four hour play, "OUR TIME", a multimedia production about the transformation of America in the 20th century based on scenes of American Presidents from Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush. "LOCKOUT", a play about contemporary labor conflicts in the grocery, hotel and west coast ports since 2002. The acclaimed 2.5 hour multimedia production, "FIRE ON PIER 32", about the history of the west coast longshore workers and their union, the ILWU, from the 1930s to 2002. And "HOLD THE LIGHT", about a six month labor strike of young workers. Click the photo for more information about each play.
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About Kyklos Productions
Kyklos Productions was founded in 2003. Its mission is to bring artistic performances to stage, radio, music, video and book form that reflect the real historical experiences of American workers and their unions, and to resurrect that history in both traditional and new experimental ways in both content and form. Kyklos Productions offers new works independently, as well as jointly with other organizations or unions on a commission basis...
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About Jack Rasmus
Jack Rasmus is the author and producer of the various works featured on this website. He is the chairperson of the San Francisco Bay Area National Writers Union, UAW 1981, AFL-CIO, as well as playwright, producer, journalist and book author. Prior to pursuing a writing career, Jack was an economist, technologist, labor educator, and for a number of years a long time union organizer, business agent, and local union President...
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