Ten years after the crisis of 2008, official unemployment is low and stock prices are high. But many working people see a different reality — wages are stagnant, the cost of living is skyrocketing, and...
Read More →Dear Sisters, I am writing to congratulate you, and other newly elected socialists, on your elections and to outline the lessons of our experience in Seattle since my first election to the city council in...
Read More →Seattle is the fastest growing major city in the US, and has topped all other cities in active construction cranes for the third year running in 2018. The area is home to giants like Amazon...
Read More →The following document was adopted by the National Convention of Socialist Alternative in Chicago on October 20. Introduction The two years since our last national convention have witnessed incredible political convulsions. From Bernie Sanders’ campaign...
Read More →Socialist Alternative held its biggest ever National Convention on October 20-22. Over 300 socialists from across the country gathered in Chicago to talk about the crisis of global capitalism, the rising wave of labor struggle,...
Read More →On Tuesday, October 30, after this article was first published, Trump visited Pittsburgh. Tens of thousands gathered in Squirrel Hill to protest Trump, even diverting his motorcade. The main message of the organizers was “Words Matter”...
Read More →Statement from Socialist Alternative on New York Governor’s Election Next month, millions of New Yorkers will head to the polls hoping to defeat Republicans and open the door to progressive change in the state. But...
Read More →Transcript: “Hi my name is Mari Sitner. I’m a student at Emerson College and a member of Boston Socialist Alternative. I’d like to end this protest by acknowledging a few people. I want to...
Read More →La tarde del 2 de julio la entrada de la oficina del ICE (Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EEUU) en el barrio de Chinatown de Filadelfia fue bloqueada por el movimiento Ocuppy...
Read More →Earlier in the summer, the Seattle music and arts community was shocked when it was announced that a beloved music venue, The Showbox – which since 1939 has hosted acts from Duke Ellington to Pearl...
Read More →On June 29, 2018, Portland State University (PSU) police officers Shawn McKenzie and James Dewey shot and killed Jason Washington, a 45-year-old black man, U.S. Postal Service worker, and U.S. Navy Veteran, who tried to...
Read More →Ten years after the crisis of 2008, official unemployment is low and stock prices are high. But many working people see a different reality — wages are stagnant, the cost of living is skyrocketing, and...
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