While crisis and recession are common under capitalism, the contours of global capitalism have changed dramatically since 2008. There’s a real danger that in this new era of imperialist conflict, things could spiral completely out of control. The old neoliberal globalized order is falling apart, but this doesn’t mean it’s being replaced with anything better. […]
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Keep Mobilizing For A Strong Contract! After three days on strike, the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced it was offering 45,000 International Longshoremen of America (ILA) dockworkers 62% raises over six years after their historic strike that shut down 36 ports along the East coast. Though shy of the union’s demand of 80% raises, […]
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Chris Gray is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. How Amazon is Fighting Tooth-and-Nail to Stop Workers From Unionizing Its Biggest Air Hub To Amazon’s corporate suits at their headquarters in Seattle, the KCVG Air Hub in Northern Kentucky is often referred to as the “Death Star.” The massive $1.5 billion facility already […]
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Chris Gray is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Right-Wing Tropes, Gaslighting, and High-Paid Spies Following the historic union victory at the JFK8 fulfillment center on Staten Island, Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is gearing up for the next election at LDJ5, the 1,500 worker sort center across the street. Following the historic union […]
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Chris Gray is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The below is the text of a leaflet Socialist Alternative members distributed at protests the night of the non-indictment in Breonna Taylor’s murder. Under intense pressure from the political establishment, a Kentucky Grand Jury failed to charge any of the cops for the murder […]
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Chris Gray and Keely Mullen are members of Socialist Alternative in the US. Thousands of teachers and students flooded the Kentucky State Capital on Monday, April 2, to oppose vicious Republican-backed cuts to pension programs and the threat of cuts to education funding. The majority of counties were on spring break, but every one of […]
Continue ReadingChris Gray is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The prospect of a new Black freedom movement has been raised through nearly three months of heroic protests by the youth of Ferguson. Like the murder of Emmett Till in 1955, which helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, Mike Brown’s murder symbolizes the systematic […]
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