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Environment, History

The Right To Roam

Last Sunday was the 90th anniversary of the Kinder Scout trespass, when on April 24, 1932 hundreds of young workers walked on privately owned land in the Peak ...

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Capitalism, Class, Economics, Work

A Novel That Makes Socialists

Robert Tressell’s The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists is a book that has made (or helped make) many socialists, at least in Britain. It has long been popular in our companion party, ...

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Technology, War

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?

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Class

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

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International relations, War

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.

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History, Labor movement

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.

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Class, Work

‘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 ...

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War

What Are You Fighting For?

'I know you're set for fighting, but what are you fighting for?' asked singer and songwriter Phil Ochs

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History, War

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 ...

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Labor movement, News, Work

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 ...

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