Much of the left in the US is basically taking the same position that Donald Trump is taking regarding Syria. As the New York Times reports: Trump’s position is “that the United […]
Debating an apologist for Putin/Assad

Yesterday (Dec. 17), we had a chance to debate with an apologist for Putin/Assad (and Iran’s Rouhani and their client, Hezbollah) on WRFU’s World Labor Hour. (Hear it here, starting at about 60 […]
Interview with Farooq Tariq, Pakistan’s Working Class Hero
Debate within Socialist Alternative

The open support for liberal Democrat Bernie Sanders by Socialist Alternative provoked a debate within that group back in the first part of 2016. In response, the leadership of Socialist Alternative sent […]
Kshama Sawant on the Presidential “Debate”

For socialists, a major part of participating in capitalist elections should be to use them as a public forum to bring forward a socialist perspective. First and foremost in the US, that […]
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 […]
Economics, Oppression and Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders focuses almost exclusively on the issue of income inequality and related issues – “breaking up the big banks”, student debt, etc. Even when pressure forces him to talk about the […]
Appeal to Socialist Alternative
Comrades: At the Democratic Party “debate” on Saturday (12/19), the word “Israel” did not come up once. This is at a time when literally fascist settler thugs are roaming the streets and […]
Socialist Kshama Sawant’s Support for Bernie Sanders Criticized
As the only public official who’s a socialist, what Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant says and does matters. That’s why her most open support yet for liberal Democrat Bernie Sanders is […]
15 Now Tacoma Can Win; Sawant Refuses Support
Tacoma 15 Now is the only branch of “15 Now” nationally that is really trying to win a $15/hr. minimum wage now, as opposed to in 5 or 7 years from now. […]