The First Emancipation
Dramatic news spreads among the slaves. Their masters are at war! ... Soon it is rumored that any slave who crosses the lines into enemy-held territory goes free. A scene from the Civil War? No! From the War of Independence!
Capitalism, Class, media, News, police, Politics
Why We Can’t Breathe
What is the significance of the mass movement of social protest? A powerful and moving commentary from the group Internationalist Perspective.
Capitalism, Class, News, police, Politics
“When the Looting Starts, the Shooting Starts”
Who and what do the police protect? Three articles on the Black Lives Matter movement from the July 2020 issue of The Socialist Standard
Against Police Violence and Racism
The United States is in the midst of a massive social movement against police violence and racism. As socialists we support this movement wholeheartedly and without reservation.
Capitalism, Class, Economics, Environment, healthcare, Marxism
The Virus and the Money-tree
A Marxian analysis of the pandemic, its origin, and its economic impact. Reposted from the magazine Internationalist Perspective.
Capitalism, Economics, Environment, Marxism
Hope or Hoax: Reflections on the Green New Deal
Can a Green New Deal within capitalism resolve the climate crisis? The author of this article, reproduced from the journal Internationalist Perspective, argues that any such program would be either inadequate or incompatible with the capitalist drive for growth.
Plane Crashes: Profit Before People
John Ayers of the Socialist Party of Canada examines how capitalist firms put profit before people, taking plane crashes as examples of the tragic consequences. But, he explains, capitalist firms HAVE to operate that way.
Anton Pannekoek: The Destruction of Nature
A recently rediscovered essay by an early 20th century socialist theorist demonstrates that ecological thinking has always been part of the socialist worldview.
From Obama to Trump: An Orange Thermidor?
By Stephen Harper (SPGB), November 13, 2016 ‘His cupboard bare; his vision hardwired’ — Wire, ‘Internal Exile’ As some wag tweeted after the recent presidential election, orange ...
