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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Are You a Wage Slave?

Surely having to work for a wage or a salary is a modern form of slavery?

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Socialism

What Is Common Ownership?

An explanation of the meaning of common ownership.

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Socialism

Marx’s Conception of Socialism

An elaboration on some of the key components of Karl Marx's conception of socialism.

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Archives

Presidential Follies: The Reagan Landslide

Commentary on the 1984 US Presidential election.

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WSP vs. ICLL (1938)

The Socialist Standard's recap of a debate between the WSPUS and a splinter group of the CPUSA.

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An Important Event (1930)

The Socialist Standard announces the founding of the Workers' Socialist Party of the United States.

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On the Republic Windows Sit-in

Written by FN Brill The occupation of the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago has ended. Certainly this has been an inspiring event. One hopes the sit-in will inspire ...

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Why the Economic Crisis?

Written by FN Brill The WSP has produced three leaflets (in pdf format) meant to aid working people to understand the causes of the current economic crisis: “Booms ...

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Good Cap, Bad Cap

The credit crisis has tarnished the image of capitalism but its defenders may help it live on by pinning all of the blame on financiers.

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Booms and Slumps — What Causes Them?

Originally published by the SPGB “Recessions,” “Slumps,” or “Crises,” as they are variously referred to, are now accepted as a quite regular part of economic life. Politicians ...

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