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 …

previous arrowprevious arrow
next arrownext arrow

Blog

Uncategorized

Second Issue of The World Socialist

The second issue of our new journal, World Socialist, is now out. Articles on antidepressants, squatting, Belarus, Assange, Biden/Harris, etc. Follow this link for electronic and print versions.

1 min read

Uncategorized

#FreeAssange

Julian Assange’s extradition hearings have been a brazen example of the US government’s corruption. Rather than honoring a real journalist for exposing the war crimes of our ...

9 min read

Uncategorized

Black Wednesday

Some of my 2020 highlights so far have been: wage cuts all spring (but too little to have been eligible for unemployment benefits), having to cancel a ...

4 min read

Book Review, media

Imagine: A Great New Issue From Canada!

Announcing an exciting new issue of Imagine, quarterly journal of our comrades in the Socialist Party of Canada!

1 min read

History, News, Politics

What’s Going On in Belarus?

An interview with Dmitry Kosmachev, a member of the Minsk Socialist Circle, about the situation in Belarus, the current protests, and where they may lead.

8 min read

Uncategorized

Our New Journal, ‘The World Socialist’

The World Socialist Party of the United States is excited to announce the first issue of our new quarterly journal, World Socialist. It contains articles on the ...

1 min read

Uncategorized

Bombs Over Wall St

On Thursday, September 16, 1920, at 12:01 PM EST, people were gathered on New York City’s Wall Street for lunchtime. A horse-drawn wagon made its way through ...

3 min read

Capitalism, Class, History, media, Politics, Work

The Myth of the Middle Class

In the 1950s there arose the myth of America as a 'middle-class society.' How has this myth developed since then? What relation does it have to reality?

8 min read

History, Politics, War

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!

4 min read

Class, History, Housing

The Revolution of 7,200 BCE

The first known revolution took place 9,200 years ago in a Neolithic settlement in eastern Anatolia – present-day Turkey. There are no written records, but we know ...

2 min read