Socialist Alternative councilwoman Kshama Sawant leads a protest march in Seattle, WA

Seattle and the Socialist Surge in the U.S.

Ty Moore is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Seattle’s Socialist City Councilmember, Kshama Sawant, is in the midst of a major fight for re-election. U.S. elections are long and expensive compared to most of the world. Seattle city elections are in two parts: a primary that runs through August 6 and then […]

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Sanders, Warren, and the Fight for Socialist Change

Tom Crean is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. How Far Can Capitalism Be Reformed? The 2020 presidential election marks a dramatic shift in U.S. politics. The debate in the Democratic Party has increasingly become defined by the ideas and proposals of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. In particular, Sanders, along with Alexandria […]

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Democratic 2020 Race Begins – Establishment Tries to Stop Sanders

Kailyn Nicholson is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The 2016 Democratic presidential primaries engaged a broad layer of young and left voters – many for the first time – thanks to the heated contest between former U.S. Senator and Walmart board member, Hillary Clinton, and self-proclaimed democratic socialist Bernie Sanders. The sharp […]

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US: The Growing Push to “Take Back” the Democratic Party

Calvin Priest is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. A huge debate is opening up among workers and youth about how to defeat Trump and fight for genuinely progressive politics. Packed meetings of hundreds of people, including many organized by Socialist Alternative, are being held around the country. One common idea is that […]

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