On Monday, January 20, Donald Trump took office as President of the United States for the second time. In his inaugural speech, Trump promised to immediately send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, declare that there are only two recognized sexes, and boost domestic oil production (climate change-fueled wildfires, unprecedented in scale, continue to devastate Los […]
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Bia Lacombe is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Kshama Sawant has helped workers in Canada. The victory of a $15 minimum wage in Seattle inspired struggles across Canada. Kshama has spoken in support of Jean Swanson’s election campaign in Vancouver three times. Now she is helping to win a ban on caste […]
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Bia Lacombe is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. In early January, in a near disaster in mid-air, an Alaska Airlines flight of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 was forced to make an emergency landing after a side “door plug” ripped off the plane. Passengers reported being sure they were going to die. […]
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Bia Lacombe is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. How Working People & Socialists Won Last month, thousands of local activists and young people in Seattle won a landmark victory in the abortion rights struggle — led by the office of socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, we succeeded in our fight to make […]
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Bia Lacombe is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Big business and the right wing are furious about the impact of socialist politics in Seattle and are going all-out to try to remove Councilmember Kshama Sawant from City Hall with a recall campaign. This recall effort to remove Kshama Sawant from office comes […]
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