1877: A Legacy To Celebrate

March 28, 2022 by Alan Johnstone

1877: A Legacy To Celebrate

Workers’ struggles fill many of the forgotten pages of American history. The great labor uprising of 1877 is a case in point.

But What About the Wage-Price Spiral?

September 1, 2022 by Michael Schauerte

But What About the Wage-Price Spiral?

In nearly every media interview in recent months, Mick Lynch, general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and …

Petya and the Authorities

August 17, 2022 by World Socialist Party US

Petya and the Authorities

The authorities are pushing the idea of love for the motherland-nation into the heads of the common people, presenting the idea in an extremely perverted form …

Humanity on a Cross of Iron

August 7, 2022 by Stephen Shenfield

Humanity on a Cross of Iron

A surge is underway in military spending and arms sales, fueled by the war in Ukraine and the confrontation over Taiwan. Global demand for advanced …

Accidents Will Happen — And That Is No Accident

May 5, 2022 by Stephen Shenfield

Accidents Will Happen — And That Is No Accident

Accidents will happen. Under any social system. People are imperfect. They make mistakes and those mistakes sometimes cause accidents. Some accidents may be a matter …

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A Witness at Ludlow (1965)

From the 1965 – number 3 issue of The Western Socialist Edit. Note: In The Western Socialist, No. 3-1965 there appeared an article entitled,The Ludlow Massacre (1913) ...

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The Wildcat Strike (1953)

From the July-August 1953 issue of the Western Socialist (EDITORIAL NOTE: A wildcat strike is a work. stoppage which has taken place in violation of a contract ...

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How Progressive Ideas Protect Inequality

An article excerpt which condemns reformism and leadership.

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Life in the New York Cities (2014)

A review of a book which shares stories that highlight the stark contrast of economic inequality that in New York City.

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Profit Hotel (Dirty Gossip About Capitalism)

A look at the connection between war, the security state, and capitalism.

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Book Review: The Alternative to Capitalism

A review of a book, co-authored by two SPGB alumni, which analyzes capitalism, clarifies the meaning of socialism, and fleshes out the few genuine socialist tendencies.

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Russia: Report of a Meeting of the Anti-Putin Opposition

From Vladimir Sirotin (Moscow), translated with explanatory notes by Stefan Yesterday [January 5, 2012] I was at a sickening meeting of the Organizing Committee for Honest Elections ...

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Public Ownership and Common Ownership

This article was written by Anton Pannekoek and was originally published in our journal, The Western Socialist. The acknowledged aim of socialism is to take the means ...

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The Meaning of the U.S. Midterm Election Results

For Republican politicians and the corporate media, the U.S. midterm election results are supposedly evidence of “a massive conservative trend sweeping the nation.”[1] Proclaiming the victory of his ...

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May Day 2010

Written by FN Brill We’re celebrating the 124th anniversary of a General Strike held to win the 8 hour work day. That General Strike of May 1, ...

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