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Is Mars Planet B?
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, plans to colonize Mars. The Chinese government also plans to set up a base there. Are they crazy? Or is Mars our Planet B -- a place where humans can survive after they mess up Planet A, the Earth?
Words of Wisdom
"Any profiteer is free to shorten the lives of his countrymen by denying them the essentials of life and he does this as a member of a highly respected class. The police protect him and his gains against the victims..." Professor Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi -- mathematician, historian, philologist, and geneticist
War Resistance in Russia and Ukraine
This report on the many forms of war resistance in Russia and Ukraine, from anti-war protests to desertion of military personnel, is reposted from the website of the International Workers' Association.
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.
‘Class Struggle’: B.S. Or What?
By David Zink Like most survivors of our (mis)education system, you’ve probably been taught that in American and Canadian society the concept of ‘class’ is no longer ...
What Are You Fighting For?
'I know you're set for fighting, but what are you fighting for?' asked singer and songwriter Phil Ochs
Another War To Condemn
It now appears that the Russian Federation has launched a full-scale attack upon Ukraine. The World Socialist Movement is not concerned with the so-called rights and wrongs ...
Strikes and Protests Continue in Kazakhstan
The following report of developments in western Kazakhstan is based on information from the Russian trade union website infoprof.ru. Strikes and protests of working people continue in ...
Economics, Politics, Technology, War
How the Military-industrial Complex Works
Andrew Cockburn, The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine. Verso, 2021 In this book Cockburn lays bare the inner workings of the military-industrial complex ...
Solidarity Forged From the Chains of Slavery
By Alan Johnstone February is black history month. With conservatives challenging Critical Race Theory, there’s one thing we must always remember when studying history — it is the victors ...
