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“Seattle is Dying”: Housing Crisis Fuels Polarization in City Council Elections

A “sensationalized spree of fear and hate-mongering,” is how Seattle’s Crosscut aptly characterized KOMO-TV’s special on the homelessness crisis. Called “Seattle is...
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IMF Warns of “Growth Slowdown” – Trump Increasing Economic Instability

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Can the U.S. and China End Their Trade War?

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Evict Corporate Developers – Build Social Housing

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Socialist Alternative Launches New Political Journal – The Fight for a Socialist World

Massive interest in socialist ideas has radically changed the political landscape in the U.S. As part of the growth of the left,...
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Oakland Protests Charter-School Billionaires!

On May 8, two-hundred teachers, parents, students, and community members gathered outside the Downtown Oakland Marriott to protest the NewSchools Venture Fund...
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Socialist Alternative In Action

#ColumbusStudentDeserve Fully Funded Schools, Not Corporate Handouts

On Wednesday, April 24, more than a thousand teachers and community members in Columbus, Ohio marched together to fight for school funding...
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International Workers Day Sees Increasing Class Struggle

Worldwide, May 1 is a working-class holiday. Originating in the fight for the eight-hour day in the 1880s in the U.S., it...
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Stop & Shop Strike Over: A Review and Lessons for the Future

The largest private sector strike in the U.S. in the past three years has ended. For eleven hard-fought days 31,000 Stop &...
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Socialist Alternative In Action

Grand Rapids Protests Trump’s Rally – Rejects the Trump Agenda

On March 28, over 1,000 people gathered in front of Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan to protest Donald Trump’s first...
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100th Anniversary of the Murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the murders of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the outstanding leaders of the German and international...
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Socialist Feminism and the New Women’s Movement

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The Communist International and the Fascist Threat

History

France 1968 and the Historic Role of the Working Class

History

Anti-Semitism: What It Is And How To Fight It

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Fighting Racism

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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Krasner’s Challenge To Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Appeal

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Women's Rights

Spain Strikes on International Women’s Day – Fight Against Sexism and the Right Wing

This International Women’s Day, as in 2018, women in Spain withdrew their labor, stopped the country, and took the streets sending a...
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Report: International Women’s Day – Worldwide Wave of Mass Struggle

International Women’s Day 2019 once again became a day of struggle around the world. It is, however, difficult to get an overview of...
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Action Needed to Stop Attacks on Abortion in Ohio

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Roe v. Wade Under Attack – Defend Abortion Rights!

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Economy

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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IMF Warns of “Growth Slowdown” – Trump Increasing Economic Instability

There were stark warnings about world economic prospects at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting Washington in early April. “A growth slowdown...
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Can the U.S. and China End Their Trade War?

Trump’s “easy to win” trade war drags on despite intensive efforts to make a deal The U.S.-China trade war...
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Fault Lines in the US Economy: Risk of Recession Grows

Ten years after the crisis of 2008, official unemployment is low and stock prices are high. But many working people see a different reality...
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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

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Community Blocks Privatization of Houston Schools

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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

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Massive Chemical Fire in Houston – Corporation’s Toxic Negligence

On Sunday, March 17, a leak at the Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) petrochemical plant in Houston caused a fire large enough to...
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Environment

40 Years After Three Mile Island Disaster

Reposted from The Socialist, newspaper of the Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales) Nuclear fission - dangerous, dirty...
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Youth Strike for Climate – Report on March 15 International Day of Action

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On Friday, March 15, over 1.4 million outraged youth took to the streets all over the world. They have taken a stand...

Heroes and Villains in the Fight Against Climate Change

Environment
Heat waves, dust bowls, dying oceans filled with microplastics, air polluted with smoke and aerosols, spreading diseases, economic collapse, resource wars, refugee...

Winning the Green New Deal Means Challenging Capitalism

Environment
“The one thing we need more than hope is action. Once we start to act, hope is everywhere. So instead of...

Cities Can Help Lead on Green New Deal

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The broad popularity of a Green New Deal in recent polls shows without a doubt that the American public wants their government...

Massive Climate Demonstrations in Europe: Build the Global Fightback!

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The Polar Vortex and Capitalism: Working People Must Lead the Fight Around Climate Change

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