A left-wing alternative to the two sides in dispute, based on a anti-imperialism, class struggle and socialism is urgently needed In power since 2013, Nicolás Maduro took office on 10 January for his third term as president of Venezuela. The inauguration took place despite the fact that Venezuela’s National Electoral Council had still not effectively […]
Continue Reading
Shockwaves sent through world capitalism The punitive tariffs announced by President-elect Donald Trump, 25 percent on all steel and aluminum imports along the paused tariffs against Canada and Mexico and the new tariffs on Chinese goods are a dramatic escalation of the global trade war. It is clear that the Trump administration is increasingly prepared […]
Continue Reading
What saves Milei in this situation, is the lack of a strong real political alternative and the role of the trade union bureaucracy in preventing a real struggle to turn the tables and topple the government. Hundreds of thousands of Argentinians flooded the streets on 2 October in defence of public universities and against president […]
Continue Reading
For a solution based on working class independence! The July 28 presidential election in Venezuela was a decisive turning point in the deepening political, economic and social crisis in the country. Beyond the dispute over whether or not to recognize the announced electoral result, the underlying issue is that neither the continuity of Nicolás Maduro […]
Continue Reading
The forces of reaction undoubtedly felt boosted when Javier Milei won Argentina’s presidential elections last November. A self described “anarcho-capitalist,” the former TV personality promised to take a proverbial chainsaw to the state sector with a slew of shock privatisations and austerity measures. Yet 3 months into his presidency and Milei’s all out assault on […]
Continue Reading
Elin Miller is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Libertarian far-right “outsider” Javier Milei, of the rightwing coalition La Libertad Avanza, has been elected president of Argentina. He defeated Sergio Massa of the “center-left” coalition Unión por la Patria by a 56% to 44% margin. This is a decisive defeat for the populist […]
Continue Reading
End the War on Gaza … and more from Canada and abroad! Subscribe to Socialist Alternative! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine […]
Continue Reading
Marcos Ariel is a member of Alternativa Socialista (ISA in Argentina). The Finance Minister and candidate of Unión por la Patria recovered from defeat in the Primaries where he had obtained 27.27% and this time he won, with 36.63%. La Libertad Avanza, Milei’s party, this time did not advance, obtaining 30.02%, practically the same votes […]
Continue Reading
Marcos Ariel is a member of Alternativa Socialista (ISA in Argentina). Don’t be paralyzed by the fear of the advance of the ultra-right, get organized and fight. At the end of August, when it was finally officially confirmed that the far-right candidate Javier Milei had won the open, simultaneous and compulsory primary elections (PASO) with […]
Continue Reading
Workers Rising! Youth demand Socialism Alberta Toronto Rent Strikes Manitoba Election Fighting Caste Oppression Life of a Student What Makes Me Angry Women’s Safety Chile 1970 – 73, Revolution and Reaction US: Workers Strike Back Capitalism’s New Cold War BC Solidarity 1983: A Near Revolution Housing Emergency Capitalism’s Highway to Hell … and more from […]
Continue Reading