“Across the Middle East, poor and working class people are voicing outrage at systems they view as rigged. Protests erupted in cities across Iran starting in late December, triggered at least in part by […]
Have we turned the corner?
Iranian Revolutionary Upswing
Reprinted from the Alliance of Middle East Socialists By Behrouz Jalilian In the past few days the protests, the rallies and the rebellion of the Iranian people, the people of the lower […]
Iran protests: A turning point?
Are the protests in Iran a turning point in the global class struggle? They started on Thursday in Iran’s second largest city, Masshad around the issues of high prices and unemployment. The […]
Some Thoughts on World Perspectives
A starting point for socialists is to understand the psychology – the consciousness and the mood – of the working class and to understand the forces at work that shape that psychology. How […]
The New Orleans General Strike of 1892
The New Orleans General Strike lasted five days and completely shut down what was then American’s 12th largest city. The strike involved 25,000 workers and is considered the first general strike to […]
Wildcat! The 1999 SF Bay Area Carpenters Wildcat Strike: A Video Documentary
In the late ’90s, construction was booming in northern California. That’s why carpenters were pissed off when their union leadership settled a cut-rate contract that the members didn’t even have the right […]
A Patriotic International Workers Day
May Day – International Workers Day – last year saw a march from the Port of Oakland through the (still) predominantly black and working class West Oakland to downtown Oakland. Although […]
International Food Workers’ Union Opposes Greek Austerity
The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) has made a strong statement opposing austerity in Greece. “A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre […]
Marxism and the Struggle in Greece
The Marxist economist Michael Roberts has an interesting and important piece on the economic plans of the present leadership in Greece and also the criticisms of the main left opposition there. The […]
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, […]