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A minority of the CWI has bureaucratically forced through an unfortunate and damaging split in the worlds largest and most influential revolutionary...

Housing

A Socialist Plan for Seattle’s Housing Crisis

July 12, 2019

Debate over the affordable housing crisis in Seattle is dominating the City Council elections. Seattle tops the charts for new apartments built,...

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Worker's Movement

Amazon Workers Walkout on Prime Day at the MSP1 Warehouse in Shakopee, MN

Socialist Alternative In Action August 9, 2019

On July 15, the first day of Amazon’s “Prime Day,” workers at Amazon’s MSP1 warehouse in Shakopee, MN planned a six-hour strike...

#RedForEd Ready To Heat Up the New School Year

Workers' Movement August 9, 2019

Pittsburgh Library Workers Fight to Form a Union

Socialist Alternative In Action August 7, 2019

Profiteers Plunder Philly Hospital: Working-Class Fightback Needed

Socialist Alternative In Action August 5, 2019

Rebuilding a Fighting Labor Movement – The Lessons of the Teachers’ Revolt

Theory

In Defense of Marxism, 80 Years On

History August 14, 2019

Leon Trotsky’s In Defense of Marxism is a book every Marxist needs to study. It’s a collection of letters and key documents...

Book Review: Marxism and the Philosophy of Science

Culture August 1, 2019

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

Theory July 18, 2019

Reparations: A Socialist Perspective

Fighting Racism July 15, 2019

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

History January 15, 2019

Fighting Racism

Reparations: A Socialist Perspective

July 15, 2019

The 2020 presidential elections are in full swing, and all of the Democratic Party presidential nominees have been asked the question, “Do...

Youth Shut Down Pittsburgh After Killer Cop Acquitted: Justice for Antwon Rose II

April 4, 2019

On the evening of March 22, 2019 after a four day trial, Officer Michael Rosfeld joined the ranks of acquitted killer cops,...

Stephon Clark Will Not Be Forgotten

April 3, 2019

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...

Are These Ideas Useful to Fight Oppression? A Review of Killer Mike’s Trigger Warning

April 1, 2019

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

Review: Feminism for the 99%

July 16, 2019

Feminism for the 99%: A ManifestoBy Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, & Nancy FraserVerso Books, $12.95 Published in a time...

Spanish State: “Wolf Pack” Rapists Convicted by Supreme Court

July 2, 2019

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

500,000 on the Streets in Swiss “Women’s Strike” – Solidarity & Struggle is Powerful

June 18, 2019

By Valerie Leary, ROSA activist and Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) member. Originally posted on the website of ROSA - Socialist Feminist...

Brutal Abortion Bills Passed – Fightback Needed to Defeat the Right!

May 24, 2019

In late May, the Republican-controlled Alabama Legislature passed, and the governor signed, a near complete ban on abortion. This is now the...

What do Trump’s Trade and Tech Wars Mean for Global Capitalism?

June 24, 2019

Rising U.S.-China Tensions: A New Era of Conflict The following article is written by Vincent Kolo of ChinaWorker.info, the...

U.S.-China Trade War Escalates: Trump Ramps Up Tariffs Against China, Rocks Global Stock Markets

May 17, 2019

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

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

May 1, 2019

There were stark warnings about world economic prospects at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting Washington in early April. “A growth slowdown...

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

April 22, 2019

Trump’s “easy to win” trade war drags on despite intensive efforts to make a deal The U.S.-China trade war...

Socialist Alternative Publications

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

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

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

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

Youth and Students

Youth & Students

College Admissions Scandal: The Myth of Meritocracy Under Capitalism

April 23, 2019

In March, news broke of the indictment of dozens of individuals who had participated in a wide-ranging scheme to fraudulently admit students...

Oakland Teachers Strike: A Victory Filled With Lessons

March 6, 2019

Los Angeles Teachers Strike for an End to Privatization

Workers' Movement January 20, 2019

Community Blocks Privatization of Houston Schools

Workers' Movement May 2, 2018

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