Who Can Solve the Climate Crisis?

Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. In an article titled “Understanding the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future,” 17 climate scientists from around the globe state that, “The scale of the threats to the biosphere and all its lifeforms—including humanity—is in fact so great that it is difficult to grasp for even […]

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Black Lives Still Matter

Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Ma’Khia Bryant, Adam Toledo, Daunte Wright: Chauvin Convicted, Movement Must Continue Just as the guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin was announced, Columbus police shot and killed another Black person, this time a sixteen-year-old girl named Ma’Khia Bryant. This was the second police shooting of […]

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Amazon Cheats in Bessemer

Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Key Lessons for the Fight to #UnionizeAmazon Socialist Alternative has been on the ground in Bessemer for a number of weeks helping build the BAmazon struggle. The below article is based on our observations and ongoing work in Alabama. Vote counting has come to […]

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Under Capitalism, More Pandemics to Come

Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Over a year has passed since billions of people’s lives were halted and turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, and while vaccinations are ramping up in some countries, the path to herd immunity is long and steep with hurdles like the threat of […]

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Amazon Plays Dirty in Bessemer Union Drive: Mass Solidarity Needed

Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Vote counting starts at the end of March, and Amazon will likely use every trick in the book to challenge ballots from union supporting workers to drag the union drive into the courts and delay a final ruling until late April. The deep south […]

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Biden’s Big Promises

Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. This isn’t the first time that Joe Biden has entered the White House during an economic catastrophe. It’s not his first time being sworn in while millions of Americans faced unemployment, eviction, foreclosure, and hunger. But this time is worse. On top of the […]

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Isolation, Stress, and Poverty: Capitalism and Our Declining Mental Health

Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Millions and millions of ordinary people are experiencing a tornado of escalating crises: from COVID-19, social isolation, unemployment and evictions, to the climate meltdown and food insecurity. It is no wonder people are struggling to cope.  In August, the Center for Disease Control released […]

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US: On the ground – Kshama Sawant reelection campaign

Rebecca Green is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. In a historic election, Kshama Sawant, Seattle’s socialist city councilmember and member of Socialist Alternative secured her seat on city council for a third term in office. Kshama Sawant has redefined what it means to be an elected official in Seattle and in the […]

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