by Milena Germon (pictured on right)Maine Ever since I was little, I wanted to know everything about how the world worked. I had endless questions, and much to my family’s and school’s dismay, I was never satisfied by the final answer that “life isn’t fair” and “injustice is just a part of the system weContinue reading “Meet a Socialist – September 2024”
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Another Hottest Summer on Record, More Capitalist Climate Disasters on the Way
by SJ Dickie and Ali Senior Boston, MA Across the United States, cities are breaking records for highest temperatures on record, with no sign of cooling down. In 2022, the Secretary General of the United Nations declared that the climate crisis had passed the “point of no return” at which the damage to the environmentContinue reading “Another Hottest Summer on Record, More Capitalist Climate Disasters on the Way”
2024 Elections: Independents, Progressives, and Lefts Running for State and Local Offices
by Nick WurstSMART-TD Local 1473 & Railroad Workers United (personal capacity)Worcester, MA There are hundreds of independents, Greens, and left candidates who are running for office across the United States. Working-class people supporting these campaigns can be a step toward building a workers’ party. Here we highlight a few campaigns. Dan Osborn – Nebraska InContinue reading “2024 Elections: Independents, Progressives, and Lefts Running for State and Local Offices”
Anti-Worker Trump/Vance Campaign is No Alternative to the Democrats
by B.W. SculosVice President, Rio Grande Valley United Faculty (TFA/NEA) (personal capacity)Edinburg, TX Working-class people have every reason to despise and oppose the Democratic Party and its capitalist agenda, but Trump and Vance are no alternative for us. Many working-class people are rightly disgusted by Trump, both personally and for his right-wing political views. However,Continue reading “Anti-Worker Trump/Vance Campaign is No Alternative to the Democrats”
Solidarity with Bangladeshi Students & Workers
The global crises driven by capitalism and imperialism have converged in recent years to spark revolutionary moments around the world. The student-led mass protests in Bangladesh are a reaction to many of the same material forces as in nearby Sri Lanka, where the 2022 mass movement ousted the president. High inflation, electricity blackouts, shortages of fuel and other basic necessities have ravaged the lives of working people in both countries – meanwhile, the capitalist class and capitalist politicians who are responsible for these conditions have enormously profited.
Harris Will Continue Representing the Capitalists, not the Working Class
Biden’s campaign was on track to crash and burn after his debate with Trump. Despite leading Democrats – including so-called progressive or “left” Democrats like Sanders and AOC – backing Biden to the bitter end. Press conferences and a high profile television interview a week after the debate couldn’t save him. Biden’s interview performance reinforced the popular perception that he was losing it – both his mind and the election. These events triggered a sharp pause in big money donations from corporate execs and other capitalists into the Biden/Harris campaign and Political Action Committees (PACs) supporting it.
Why the Working Class Should Vote for Jill Stein and Cornel West
Working-class people in the US need an alternative to the two pro-corporate political parties. We have to build opposition to the Biden/Harris and Trump administrations’ support for the war in Gaza, the cost-of-living-crisis, and attacks on workers and immigrants’ rights. Despite claiming to be against the attacks on LGBTQ+ people and women by the Supreme Court and Trump administration, the Democratic Party (DP) has failed to deliver national protections for either group.
Stop the Genocide in Gaza, Fight for a Workers’ Party
As the Israeli state’s genocidal invasion of the Gaza Strip nears its one-year mark, growing unpopularity forced incumbent Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 Democratic ticket, partly fueled by his administration’s support for the onslaught against Gaza. Despite replacing Biden with current Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate, the Democratic Party refuses to change its position supporting the Israeli state as US imperialism’s foothold in the Middle East.
SOLIDARITY NEEDED: Argentina’s Right Populist Melei Government Intensifies Repression
The right wing populist regime of Javier Milei in Argentina is carrying out brutal neo-liberal attacks on the Argentinean working class and all oppressed peoples. It also unleashing brutal repression and in particular is targeting the Workers’ Party (PO), an affiliate of the electoral alliance, FIT, and the social movement, Polo Obrero. Judge Casanello hasContinue reading “SOLIDARITY NEEDED: Argentina’s Right Populist Melei Government Intensifies Repression”
Attempted Assassination at Trump Rally in PA: Individual Terrorism Will Not Defeat the Right
Photo by Gage Skidmore. Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at a “Chase the Vote” rally at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona on June 6, 2024. Via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Statement by the Executive Committee of the Independent Socialist Group On Saturday, July 13th, a lone gunman firedContinue reading “Attempted Assassination at Trump Rally in PA: Individual Terrorism Will Not Defeat the Right”
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