Philip Locker is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Campaign Needs to Build Independent Political Power Boldly calling for a “political revolution” against the “billionaires and oligarchs” who have hijacked the political system, Bernie Sanders has launched an insurgent campaign for President. The only self-described socialist in Congress, Sanders explained his decision to […]
Continue ReadingKshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. On January 20, 2015 Socialist Alternative member and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant gave the #SocialistResponse to President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address. Watch here. The transcript is below. Sisters and Brothers, Six years ago, Obama was elected on the hope that he […]
Continue ReadingJoshua Kortiz is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The shock from the official Senate Intelligence Committee report revealing the torture by the CIA of more than 100 people is reverberating across the country and around the world. The report details sickening torture practices such as waterboarding, rectal feeding, sleep deprivation of up […]
Continue ReadingEljeer Hawkins is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. From Ferguson to Staten Island A Staten Island, New York, grand jury announced last week that it will not indict police officer Daniel Pantaleo for the illegal chokehold death of father of six and Staten Island resident, Eric Garner. This stunning announcement comes on […]
Continue ReadingBryan Koulouris is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. After Right Wing Gains, Working People Search For Way Forward The coming year could very well see increased struggle, on par with the explosive movements of 2011 around Wisconsin and Occupy. In 2015, the movements will have a higher consciousness and more openness to […]
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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Challenging Corporate Politicians Requires Stamina – But It’s Worth It With 18% of the votes for Jess Spear, Socialist Alternative evaluates its campaign which had a major impact in advancing the discussion on rent control, taxing the rich, and corporate politics. Socialist Alternative candidate Jess Spear’s campaign against Frank Chopp — the most powerful legislator […]
Continue ReadingTom Crean is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Big Gains for Republicans while Voters Support Progressive Ballot Measures The significant gains made by Republicans in the mid-term elections, in particular taking control of the U.S. Senate, have caused alarm for working-class and progressive people across the country. The Republicans also solidified their […]
Continue ReadingWilliam Blueher is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Upwards of 400,000 people participated in the People’s Climate March in New York City on Sunday. Billed as the largest climate change march in U.S. history, it far surpassed organizers’ original estimate of a 100,000 person turnout. The march was not only massive in […]
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Bryan Koulouris is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. On the eve of the historic climate march in NYC last weekend, over a thousand people packed into a church while hundreds more were turned away. They came to hear Bernie Sanders, Kshama Sawant, Naomi Klein, Chris Hedges and Bill McKibben. Thousands more have […]
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