Pedro Meade is a member of Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução (ISA in Brazil). As the 6-year alliance between left reformist parties Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc) BE and Partido Comunista Português (Portuguese Communist Party) PCP and the pro-capitalist PS was brought to an end, the snap general elections in Portugal of January 30 produced a […]
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Hugh Caffrey is a member of Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland). Socialist Alternative welcomes the news that former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn may be considering establishing a new left party, on behalf of which he would stand at the next general election as Labour will stand against him. There is no shortage of support […]
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Important Victory in an Ongoing Battle On Tuesday September 7, in the midst of a series of demonstrations by the Mexican ultra-right – a staunch enemy of women’s rights – the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation took a historic step with the ruling that declared the criminalization of abortion unconstitutional under the state […]
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Canada has now been under COVID-19 restrictions for three months and many provinces are starting to open up again, although the virus is not under control. Canada is not yet out of the first wave and is certainly not ready to deal with the inevitable second wave. The Liberal government has acted too little and […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. On Wednesday, Bernie Sanders announced that he was suspending his campaign for the presidency, effectively bringing it to an end. He was 300 delegates behind Biden and had a very difficult path to winning the nomination, but pulling out at this point has left […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Join Us for a Mass Protest and Conference in Milwaukee The Coronavirus is spreading, global markets are in chaos, and we need a political revolution now more than ever. Now is the time to deepen our fight for Medicare for All, a Green New […]
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Elan Axelbank is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The difference between Socialist Alternative and Democratic Socialists of America Many people new to the socialist movement may wonder: What are the differences between Socialist Alternative and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)? Do they work together? Why join one and not the other? Socialist […]
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Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael plunge to just 43.4% of the votes — an historic low. Sinn Féin dramatically surge, receiving the biggest share of the popular vote at 24.53%. Socialist TD Mick Barry re-elected. Socialist TD Ruth Coppinger missed out on being re-elected by a few hundred votes, but will be back. How can […]
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Keely Mullen is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. After months of attacks by the Democratic establishment against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives, she is firing back. Since her shock election to the House of Representatives in 2018, beating Democratic Party institution Joe Crowley, AOC has developed a following of millions because of […]
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Viki Lara is a member of Socialismo Revolucionario (CWI in the Spanish state). Pedro Sanchez was installed as president of the Spanish government in almost dramatic fashion, by only a two vote difference, after several vote changes, threats and insults by email and use of fascist graffiti symbols against the deputies who had announced their […]
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