Dyer Lum — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1839–1893 · United States · Theorist & organiser

Dyer Lum

Mutualism and the unions

Anarchism rooted in labour.

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Governance−92
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The labour anarchist and mutualist who tied Proudhonian free-credit economics to the militant union movement — a stateless market built from the workshop up.

social

Militant labour progressive.

economic

Mutual banking and cooperative exchange for the working class.

governance

Stateless economic organisation built through the labour movement.

Notable for
  • Mutualist labour theory
  • Haymarket defender
  • 'The Economics of Anarchy'
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