The 2003 film The Corporation explored the question “if a corporation is a person, what kind of person is it?” The film’s answer, in one of the best documentaries condemning corporations and capitalism, was that corporations are psychopaths. Psychopathy manifests itself in superficial charm, a grandiose sense of self-worth, a manipulative personality, pathological lying, lack […]
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Kshama Sawant is a Seattle City Councilmember and a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The reemergence of a socialist movement in the United States, and rapid growth of organizations like Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and Socialist Alternative (SA), is of enormous historical importance. This is not only because Marxism is beginning to […]
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Dan Kavanaugh is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Why we should unite against the corporate, right-wing recall campaign Big business, corporate Democrats and the right wing are once again going after Seattle’s socialist councilmember, Kshama Sawant, this time with a right-wing recall campaign. After Amazon and big business failed to defeat her […]
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Bia Lacombe is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Big business and the right wing are furious about the impact of socialist politics in Seattle and are going all-out to try to remove Councilmember Kshama Sawant from City Hall with a recall campaign. This recall effort to remove Kshama Sawant from office comes […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The political establishment, big business and the right-wing are seeking revenge by attempting a recall campaign against Councilmember Kshama Sawant. While the recall petition was filed by an individual, it appears to be an attempt to overturn last year’s reelection victory. A court has […]
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After a pause due to COVID restrictions, Socialist Alternative has produced a new 20-page bumper issue. For Socialist Reconstruction Canada “Reopens” to Uncertain Future For Climate and Jobs The Pandemic for Women’s Oppression The Dire State of Canadian Youth Police: A Tool of the Capitalist State Against Indigenous Peoples Capitalism Made COVID Disaster Kenny’s Attack […]
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Logan Swan is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The Tax Amazon movement and Seattle’s working class won a historic victory on Monday, July 6. Following a three year struggle against the richest man in the world – Jeff Bezos – and his political establishment, we’ve won a tax on big business in […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Working people just won a historic victory! Today, Seattle City Council took the final vote to pass an Amazon Tax that will raise well over $200 million per year to fund affordable housing. While the political establishment and corporate media will try to claim […]
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Our movement is beating Jeff Bezos (again)! Seattle City Council’s Budget Committee voted for a tax on Amazon and big business that will raise $240 million annually. This victory is the result of determined class struggle by a democratically-organized grassroots campaign, including 27,000 signatures on our ballot initiative to Tax Amazon. Our movement will remain […]
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Logan Swan is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. On Saturday, May 30, mass protests in Seattle demanding justice for George Floyd broke out, and were immediately met with the same police violence experienced by protestors across the country. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) deployed teargas and rubber bullets in such volumes that […]
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