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Understanding Britain’s Brexit Crisis

Britain's ongoing Brexit crisis has entered a new and spectacularly explosive phase. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is in a state of...
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Fighting for Medicare for All

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When the Iranian Masses Deposed a Dictator – The 1979 Revolution Didn’t Have to End in a Religious State

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Amazon vs. the Socialists in Seattle

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How Socialists Defeated Amazon’s Bid to Buy Seattle’s Elections

Kshama Sawant Re-Elected Despite Corporate PACs Spending $4 Million to Buy City Council Updated 11/12/2019 Despite...
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Amazon’s Bid to Unseat Seattle’s Socialist Too Close to Call

Kshama Sawant’s re-election hangs in the balance after $4.1 million was spent to defeat socialist and progressive candidates. The...
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Kshama Sawant ReElection Campaign Weekly Round-Up

Voting is in full swing! Make it your #1 priority to get your ballot in the mail or to a...
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Kshama Sawant ReElection Campaign Weekly Round Up

Amazon's money bomb backfires! Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren take to social media to warn against the danger of letting Amazon...
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Continuing the Fight for International Socialism

Danny Byrne is a member of the Provisional Committee of the CWI and Socialist Alternative (England, Wales and Scotland).
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Chicago School Unions Unite and Strike! Stand with Teachers, Educators, and Schools Workers to Win this Fight

On the morning of Thursday October 17, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) workers went out...
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In Defense of Marxism, 80 Years On

History
Leon Trotsky’s In Defense of Marxism is a book every Marxist needs to study. It’s a collection of letters and key documents...
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Book Review: Marxism and the Philosophy of Science

Culture

Kautsky and the Parliamentary Road to Socialism – A Reply to Eric Blanc

Theory

Reparations: A Socialist Perspective

Fighting Racism

100th Anniversary of the Murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

History

Fighting Racism

Reparations: A Socialist Perspective

The 2020 presidential elections are in full swing, and all of the Democratic Party presidential nominees have been asked the question, “Do...
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Youth Shut Down Pittsburgh After Killer Cop Acquitted: Justice for Antwon Rose II

On the evening of March 22, 2019 after a four day trial, Officer Michael Rosfeld joined the ranks of acquitted killer cops,...
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Stephon Clark Will Not Be Forgotten

It’s been one year since 22-year-old unarmed African American and father Stephon Clark was shot and killed by Sacramento police in his...
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Are These Ideas Useful to Fight Oppression? A Review of Killer Mike’s Trigger Warning

Hip-Hop artist, Killer Mike, has always been an interesting figure in the Hip-Hop scene. From creating the hit group Run the Jewels...
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Women's Rights

November 25: Socialist Feminist Struggle Against Gender Violence!

Reposted from worldsocialist.net (website of the Committee for a Workers' International) “We are not silent. We are not scared....
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Discussing Socialist Feminism at the CWI IEC

By Anne Englehardt, SAV (CWI in Germany) At the IEC meeting from August 12 to 16, comrades from 25...
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Review: Feminism for the 99%

Feminism for the 99%: A ManifestoBy Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, & Nancy FraserVerso Books, $12.95 Published in a time...
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Spanish State: “Wolf Pack” Rapists Convicted by Supreme Court

By John Hird (member of the Committee for a Workers International in the Spanish State) In an important victory...
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Economy

Japan & South Korea: Trade War Tensions Escalate

The ongoing trade war between Japan and South Korea has heightened with the decision by the South Korean government to sever their...
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CWI IEC Meeting: Resolution on World Economic Crisis

We are rapidly approaching a decisive turning point in world relations with a slowdown in the world economy increasingly pointing towards a...
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What do Trump’s Trade and Tech Wars Mean for Global Capitalism?

Rising U.S.-China Tensions: A New Era of Conflict The following article is written by Vincent Kolo of ChinaWorker.info, the...
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U.S.-China Trade War Escalates: Trump Ramps Up Tariffs Against China, Rocks Global Stock Markets

Vincent Kolo is a regular contributor at chinaworker.info President Trump’s “bombshell” decision to increase punitive tariffs against China from...
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Socialist Alternative Publications

A contribution to the debate on the historical lessons of the black freedom struggle and on the way forward today.

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Looking back on the greatest general strike in history, the lessons in this pamphlet remain relevant for today's movement.

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A look at the legacy of Bolshevism and the Russian Revolution, as well as its later degeneration at the hands of Stalin.

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On the ground look at the working class revolt that took place in Wisconsin in 2011.

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Youth and Students

Youth & Students

College Admissions Scandal: The Myth of Meritocracy Under Capitalism

In March, news broke of the indictment of dozens of individuals who had participated in a wide-ranging scheme to fraudulently admit students...
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Oakland Teachers Strike: A Victory Filled With Lessons

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Los Angeles Teachers Strike for an End to Privatization

Workers' Movement

Community Blocks Privatization of Houston Schools

Workers' Movement
Over 100 students, teachers, parents, and activists attended a special meeting of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) Board of Education on Tuesday, April...

Debates in the Movement – How Do We End Gun Violence?

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In the past two months, millions of students have participated in walkouts and demonstrations against gun violence in the U.S., most notably the biggest...

March 14: A Million Students Walk Out

Youth & Students
On March 14, nearly a million students walked out of school to say #Enough to gun violence. Following the horrific massacre at Stoneman Douglas...

Student Revolt Shakes America – Struggle Puts NRA on the Run

U.S. Politics
The March for Our Lives was one of the single biggest days of protest in U.S. history. With hundreds of thousands in D.C., and...

On the Ground at the #Enough Student Walkouts

Socialist Alternative In Action
This past Wednesday, nearly a million students walked out of their schools to demand an end to gun violence. These walkouts come after the...

Environment

Environment

Fires, Blackouts, Climate Change: Private Utility Enrages Californians

Saturday night at a high school homecoming dance in Oakland, the lights went out twice before the school finally cancelled the event....
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Watch Kshama Sawant’s Speech at Seattle Climate Strike Rally

https://youtu.be/kSiPuPeYp70 9/20/2019. Seattle City Councilmember and member of Socialist Alternative Kshama Sawant speaks outside Seattle City Hall on the urgent need...
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Millions Join Climate Strikes

Environment
In the first half of 2019, seven million people worldwide were displaced by extreme weather events. We are seeing the impact of...

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant Calls for City and School Board to Support Climate Strike

Environment
Seattle’s socialist city Councilmember Kshama Sawant is throwing down the gauntlet to other elected officials in the city: will they support workers...

Brazil: Save the Environment, Smash the System!

Environment
em português Since the 2018 elections, there has been a marked concern about the direction environmental policies would...

Global Climate Revolt Discussed at the CWI International Executive Committee

Environment
A damning report last year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that we have just 12 years to take action...

Karl Marx’s Ecological Socialism is a Guide for Today’s Struggle

Culture
By Arne Johansson. First published July 18 in Offensiv, weekly paper of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden). Reposted from socialistparty.ie.

Climate Catastrophe and the Case for a Planned Economy

Environment
The 20-warmest years on record occurred in the past 22 years and rising temperatures are just one symptom of the climate catastrophe...
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