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We’re proud to be on the steps of Congress with

We’re proud to be on the steps of Congress with @coribush demanding an immediate extension of the eviction moratorium! The Democratic establishment has been backed into a corner and is being forced to take action to keep people in their homes.

BUT, we can’t back down yet! What they concede to this movement depends on how fiercely we keep up to pressure. We need to #StayOnTheSteps until we get a full reinstatement of the eviction moratorium and REAL rent relief! #extendthemoratorium

Repost @pghsocialistalternative: Yesterday, the Co

Repost @pghsocialistalternative: Yesterday, the Community Control Over the Police campaign had its last big canvassing event with volunteers! Nineteen people gathered at Freedom Corner for a training session before heading out into various neighborhoods to collect signatures for a community-elected board with full powers over the police — hiring, firing, disciplinary powers, as well the ability to set budgets!

The past seven weeks have been very busy for our organization, but we know how vital the demand for community control is. And we’ve had overwhelmingly positive responses from working people in Pittsburgh. In many cases, people were eager to volunteer and help us reach our signature goal! This is exactly the kind of energy needed to win things from justice for victims of police violence, to free, accessible healthcare for all. It’ll take a mass, multiracial movement to win what working people truly need!

@pghsocialistalternative out with the campaign for

@pghsocialistalternative out with the campaign for community control of the Pittsburgh police! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

🚀 Sick and tired of the billionaires? 🔥 Feel

🚀 Sick and tired of the billionaires?
🔥 Feeling the heat from climate change?
🗓 Free this Sunday? Join us for an international virtual rally for a socialist world (on zoom or Facebook live).
✅ Get more details and register at the link in our bio!
@international.socialist.alt

#socialism #socialist #socialistalternative #internationalsocialistalternative #isa #socialists #international #internationalism #billionairespacerace #spacerace #billionairesshouldnotexist #jeffbezos #elonmusk #capitalismsucks #capitalismkills #systemchangenotclimatechange #climatechange #climatecrisis #boburnham

The tsunami of evictions that has loomed on the ho

The tsunami of evictions that has loomed on the horizon throughout the COVID-19 pandemic could soon arrive at our doorsteps as the eviction moratorium threatens to end. We can't rely on the Democrats to stand with renters over the powerful corporate landlord and real estate lobbies. We need to take matters into our own hands to fight for eviction defense, an expansion of the moratorium, and the cancellation of rental debt!

#CancelRent #NoEvictions #HousingForAll #RentControl #HousingCrisis #EvictionMoratorium

REPOST @sabayarea: Spears’ battle for an end to

REPOST @sabayarea: Spears’ battle for an end to her 13 year conservatorship demonstrates a medieval degree of sexism, from the hyper-sexualization of Spears as a teen that contributed to her breakdown, to the conservatorship forcing her to keep an IUD against her will.

Read more about Spears' story, its relevance in the broader context of attacks on women's bodily autonomy and rights, how the sexist, for-profit entertainment industry crushes genuine creativity, and how we can fight back. Link in bio or socialistalternative.org!

#freebritney #freebritneyspears #freebritneymovement #britney #britneyspears #notjustbritney #metoo #metoomovement #sexism #endsexism #fightsexim #reproductiverights #reproductiverightsforall #capitalismsucks #socialism #socialist #socialistalternative

Women’s oppression, a constant under capitalism,

Women’s oppression, a constant under capitalism, has worsened under the pandemic, with escalating attacks on abortion rights, children stuck at home and lack of affordable childcare that has forced women out of the workforce, and escalating rates of domestic violence. Birth rates have declined by 20% in the past decade largely because families can’t afford the costs of childcare. Denying women the right to an abortion exacerbates these issues and leaves working women even more vulnerable to emotional, financial, and health complications in life.

The fact is that nearly one in four women in America will have an abortion in their lifetime, so what we are discussing is not whether abortion will happen or not, but whether the law will allow for safe abortions to take place.

The most recent attacks on abortion rights come at the same time as a series of anti-trans bills and attacks on voting rights that disproportionately target Black voters. We need a mass movement like we saw in the 70s that won Roe v. Wade under a Republican presidency and conservative Supreme Court to fight attacks on all oppressed people. This means democratic planning meetings, occupying legislative buildings, and coordinating days of action.

Beyond this, we need to fight for trans-inclusive Medicare for All; free, safe, and legal abortion; free child care; voting rights for all; and a living wage for all people. Read more at the link in our bio!

#roevwade #defendroe #defendroevwade #prochoice #mybodymychoice #reproductiverights #abortionrights #legalizeabortion #makeabortionlegal #metoo #womensmovement #sexism #fightsexism #endsexism #womensliberation #socialistfeminist #socialistfeminism #endgenderbasedviolence #protecttransrights #trans #transgender #lgbtq #lgbtq🌈 #blm #blacklivesmatter #endracism

Over the last two months, large scale protests acr

Over the last two months, large scale protests across Colombia have presented the right-wing government of president Ivan Duque with a nationwide revolt against the poverty and inequality he has defended since taking power in 2018. The revolt reignited the protests of 2019 and, along with recent movements in Bolivia and Peru, provided a beacon to workers and the oppressed in Latin America and throughout the world.

Read the latest at the link in our bio, and follow @colombiaresiste.solidaridad and @international.socialist.alt for more on the inspiring resistance!

#colombia #colombiaresiste #cali #latinamerica #imperialism #usimperialism #austerity #movement #ivanduque

Social distancing, online learning, and unparallel

Social distancing, online learning, and unparalleled disruption of daily life, especially during key phases of childhood development, have left many youth struggling to cope with the toll of the past year-plus.

As capitalism continues to fail to meet the basic needs of young people, instead forcing them to bear the burden of repeated crises, it will only become clearer to legions of youth that the fight for a future is a fight for a socialist society built on collective well-being, not misery and exploitation.

Repost @kshamasolidaritycampaign 🚨BREAKING🚨

Repost @kshamasolidaritycampaign 🚨BREAKING🚨 Kshama Solidarity Campaign Announces It Will Collect Signatures to Force “Recall Sawant” Ballot to a November General Election

The Solidarity Campaign is taking the unprecedented step of collecting signatures for the Recall in order to try & force them onto the more democratic November general election ballot & thwart their efforts to suppress black and working-class voter turnout with a special election. Read our press release: tinyurl.com/PressReleaseJuly9

@socialistny hit the streets today to talk about t

@socialistny hit the streets today to talk about the urgent need for a mass movement to save the planet from capitalisms endless drive for profit 🌎 #socialism

Biden campaigned on the promise of reversing Trump

Biden campaigned on the promise of reversing Trump’s brutal immigration policies. ⁣
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Here’s what he’s actually done:⁣
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✖️Reunited just 7 families out of the 5,000 separated under Trump⁣
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✖️Continued use of Title 42 to deny entry to asylum seekers⁣
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✖️Overseen over half a million deportations and expulsions since taking office⁣
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✖️Allocated money to ICE for tens of thousands of detention beds⁣
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We can’t rely on either capitalist party to humanely address the historic migration crisis. A united movement of American-born and foreign-born workers must take up the fight for rights to asylum and citizenship for all undocumented workers, improved living standards for all regardless of immigration status, and an end to U.S. imperialism and the climate crisis which have created the desperate conditions forcing people to flee in the first place. ⁣
#BorderCrisis #migrantcrisis #biden #immigration #citizenship #kamalaharris #biden #immigrationreform #citizenshiprightsforall #democraticsocialism #CentralAmerica #guatemala #honduras #elsalvador

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We’re proud to be on the steps of Congress with

We’re proud to be on the steps of Congress with @coribush demanding an immediate extension of the eviction moratorium! The Democratic establishment has been backed into a corner and is being forced to take action to keep people in their homes.

BUT, we can’t back down yet! What they concede to this movement depends on how fiercely we keep up to pressure. We need to #StayOnTheSteps until we get a full reinstatement of the eviction moratorium and REAL rent relief! #extendthemoratorium

Repost @pghsocialistalternative: Yesterday, the Co

Repost @pghsocialistalternative: Yesterday, the Community Control Over the Police campaign had its last big canvassing event with volunteers! Nineteen people gathered at Freedom Corner for a training session before heading out into various neighborhoods to collect signatures for a community-elected board with full powers over the police — hiring, firing, disciplinary powers, as well the ability to set budgets!

The past seven weeks have been very busy for our organization, but we know how vital the demand for community control is. And we’ve had overwhelmingly positive responses from working people in Pittsburgh. In many cases, people were eager to volunteer and help us reach our signature goal! This is exactly the kind of energy needed to win things from justice for victims of police violence, to free, accessible healthcare for all. It’ll take a mass, multiracial movement to win what working people truly need!

@pghsocialistalternative out with the campaign for

@pghsocialistalternative out with the campaign for community control of the Pittsburgh police! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

🚀 Sick and tired of the billionaires? 🔥 Feel

🚀 Sick and tired of the billionaires?
🔥 Feeling the heat from climate change?
🗓 Free this Sunday? Join us for an international virtual rally for a socialist world (on zoom or Facebook live).
✅ Get more details and register at the link in our bio!
@international.socialist.alt

#socialism #socialist #socialistalternative #internationalsocialistalternative #isa #socialists #international #internationalism #billionairespacerace #spacerace #billionairesshouldnotexist #jeffbezos #elonmusk #capitalismsucks #capitalismkills #systemchangenotclimatechange #climatechange #climatecrisis #boburnham

The tsunami of evictions that has loomed on the ho

The tsunami of evictions that has loomed on the horizon throughout the COVID-19 pandemic could soon arrive at our doorsteps as the eviction moratorium threatens to end. We can't rely on the Democrats to stand with renters over the powerful corporate landlord and real estate lobbies. We need to take matters into our own hands to fight for eviction defense, an expansion of the moratorium, and the cancellation of rental debt!

#CancelRent #NoEvictions #HousingForAll #RentControl #HousingCrisis #EvictionMoratorium

REPOST @sabayarea: Spears’ battle for an end to

REPOST @sabayarea: Spears’ battle for an end to her 13 year conservatorship demonstrates a medieval degree of sexism, from the hyper-sexualization of Spears as a teen that contributed to her breakdown, to the conservatorship forcing her to keep an IUD against her will.

Read more about Spears' story, its relevance in the broader context of attacks on women's bodily autonomy and rights, how the sexist, for-profit entertainment industry crushes genuine creativity, and how we can fight back. Link in bio or socialistalternative.org!

#freebritney #freebritneyspears #freebritneymovement #britney #britneyspears #notjustbritney #metoo #metoomovement #sexism #endsexism #fightsexim #reproductiverights #reproductiverightsforall #capitalismsucks #socialism #socialist #socialistalternative

Women’s oppression, a constant under capitalism,

Women’s oppression, a constant under capitalism, has worsened under the pandemic, with escalating attacks on abortion rights, children stuck at home and lack of affordable childcare that has forced women out of the workforce, and escalating rates of domestic violence. Birth rates have declined by 20% in the past decade largely because families can’t afford the costs of childcare. Denying women the right to an abortion exacerbates these issues and leaves working women even more vulnerable to emotional, financial, and health complications in life.

The fact is that nearly one in four women in America will have an abortion in their lifetime, so what we are discussing is not whether abortion will happen or not, but whether the law will allow for safe abortions to take place.

The most recent attacks on abortion rights come at the same time as a series of anti-trans bills and attacks on voting rights that disproportionately target Black voters. We need a mass movement like we saw in the 70s that won Roe v. Wade under a Republican presidency and conservative Supreme Court to fight attacks on all oppressed people. This means democratic planning meetings, occupying legislative buildings, and coordinating days of action.

Beyond this, we need to fight for trans-inclusive Medicare for All; free, safe, and legal abortion; free child care; voting rights for all; and a living wage for all people. Read more at the link in our bio!

#roevwade #defendroe #defendroevwade #prochoice #mybodymychoice #reproductiverights #abortionrights #legalizeabortion #makeabortionlegal #metoo #womensmovement #sexism #fightsexism #endsexism #womensliberation #socialistfeminist #socialistfeminism #endgenderbasedviolence #protecttransrights #trans #transgender #lgbtq #lgbtq🌈 #blm #blacklivesmatter #endracism

Over the last two months, large scale protests acr

Over the last two months, large scale protests across Colombia have presented the right-wing government of president Ivan Duque with a nationwide revolt against the poverty and inequality he has defended since taking power in 2018. The revolt reignited the protests of 2019 and, along with recent movements in Bolivia and Peru, provided a beacon to workers and the oppressed in Latin America and throughout the world.

Read the latest at the link in our bio, and follow @colombiaresiste.solidaridad and @international.socialist.alt for more on the inspiring resistance!

#colombia #colombiaresiste #cali #latinamerica #imperialism #usimperialism #austerity #movement #ivanduque

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U.S. Politics

DSA Aims to Make Somerville the First Socialist-Majority City Council in the U.S.

How did the Working Class win the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Biden Betrays Progressive Promises: How Do We Win Real Change?

Lacking Organization, NYC Left Caught Flat-Footed in Race to Replace Mayor De Blasio

Debates on the Left

DSA 2021 Convention and the Direction of the Socialist Movement

July 31, 2021

Solidarity with the Cuban People Against Imperialism and Capitalist Restoration

July 19, 2021

Why Britney Spears’ Struggle Gets An Echo

July 7, 2021

Debates on the Left

Biden Betrays Progressive Promises: How Do We Win Real Change?

July 1, 2021

Biden and the Filibuster: What’s Actually Stopping Dems from Delivering?

June 10, 2021

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From Texas to the Supreme Court: Abortion Rights Under Attack

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Food Riots in South Africa: Build Organized Working Class Struggle Against the Criminal Capitalist Class!

ESwatini: Will Removing a King Bring Freedom?

Will There Be a Taiwan War?

Unprecedented Floods in Europe: Solidarity as the Last Line of Defence

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