by Luke Pickrell This article draws heavily from a much longer piece – “Origins of the Police” – by David Whitehouse. I’ve summarized some important points and added original thoughts, including […]
The Police: Past, Present, & Future
Who is the Syria Solidarity Movement?
“The Only position that PFP (Peace and Freedom Party) has Re Syria is that we oppose any and all US/ Nato Intervention….” So wrote a prominent member of the Peace and Freedom […]
Gorsuch and Acosta: Representing the Financial, Environmental and Sexual Predators
You would have to be a capitalist or Rip Van Winkle to expect anything positive to come from Trump’s appointments, but that’s not the point. Looking at his two latest to be […]
The Developing Mood in the US
An unprecedented ferment is developing around the country. That’s what we’ve been hearing from people we’ve talked with around the country. New Orleans The mood there is symbolized by the 7-10,000 that […]
Women’s March and the Coming Battles
Exactly what the mainstream of US capitalism feared now seems to be under way: Trump has poked a hornets’ nest. Consider: “The Metro public transit system reported that about 275,000 trips had […]
A New Political Party: “Blueprint” or Perspectives?
A bit of a discussion is under way (again) about an alternative to the Democrats. Seth Ackerman has written an article “A Blueprint for a New Party”, for example. His “blueprint” is […]
Syria: Can Any Capitalist Force Provide a Solution?
Can any capitalist regime help the masses of Syrian people? That is the question of the hour. Some, incredibly including some socialists, believe so. They base this belief on the view that […]
Political Shifts and the Unions: Labor Day, 2016
“Labor Day” is traditionally the official opening of US election campaigns. In this presidential election year, it is useful to compare the state of affairs of the two main parties of big business […]
Lessons of “Brexit”
It’s almost old news now, but the lessons of the recent vote in Britain should be learned by socialists, especially because level of confusion about the vote is astounding. Take the Black […]
Britain Votes to Leave EU: What it Means
Some People in the US are confused about the meaning of the vote in Britain to leave the European Union. Maybe the meaning can be seen most clearly from the fact that […]