The work of Theodore Allen (The Invention of the White Race, 1994 & 1997) presents a powerful argument for class as the underlying unifier in capitalist society and against ‘race’ as […]
The Future International
THE FUTURE INTERNATIONAL Socialists and the movement against capitalism by Roger Silverman This discussion document is an attempt to suggest how socialists should best approach the current worldwide movement against capitalism. It […]
British EU vote: “Lexit” or “Rexit”?
Note: The socialists who support Britain leaving the European Union console themselves by calling for a left exit or “lexit”. This is like somebody preparing to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge and […]
President Trump/Sanders, Congress, and the US Constitution
They wrote the US Constitution for contingencies exactly like this. On the one hand, there is Bernie Sanders. Free higher public education? End “Citizens United” to “take the money out of politics”? Change […]
The Gathering Storm
Workers and youth in the United States and around the world should pause and think about what is happening. The Western media is talking a lot about the Islamic State seizing power in […]
Islamic State: The Rise of a Fascist Movement
Beheadings, mass slaughter, terrorist bombings — all of this is accompanying the advance of the Islamic State with its recent victories in Palmyra, Syria, and Mosul, Iraq. These are having repercussions around […]
Elections and the workers’ movement
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave revolt that shook up the entire slave owning South. His revolt was just one of many. It was followed 28 years later by John Brown’s […]
What is Revolution?
A new movement is underway in the United States. Many of those who make up this movement are looking for a road to revolution. From the introduction to this new pamphlet: Revolution, […]
“You can’t have capitalism without racism.”
A mid west carpenter reports having several discussions with co-workers about the Michael Brown case. He says that the co-workers (all white) at first defend the police. “Are you kidding?” he asks […]
Two New York Cops Shot
We have just received news that a young black man, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, has reportedly shot and killed two New York cops in revenge for the police murder of Eric Garner. This will […]