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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Book Review

World Socialist No. 3 (Spring 2021)

The third issue of The World Socialist is out now! It feature’s an article on COVID-19’s lab-leak hypothesis, an elaboration on Clause One of our Declaration of ...

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Capitalism, Class, History, Marxism

Principle One

One of the many things I love about the World Socialist Movement is how long it’s been around. The Socialist Party of Great Britain was founded in ...

3 min read

Environment, News, Politics

Immigrants: How Many Is Too Many?

How many immigrants can the United States accommodate? -- asks Alan Johnstone (SPGB)

4 min read

Class, History, Marxism, Politics, Socialism

Humanity or the Proletariat? The Turner Controversy Reviewed

Renowned public speaker Tony Turner was a member of the SPGB from 1931—1955, when he resigned to end a bitter internal conflict over his controversial views.

4 min read

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Fight The Power

For those who don’t know, I currently work at a call center where we mainly act as middlemen between towing companies and insurance customers needing roadside assistance. ...

6 min read

Work

Solidarity With Alabama Amazon Workers

About 6,000, mostly black, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, AL form the AAWU and ask sympathizers to sign a petition against Amazon's union-busting abuses.

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Class, Economics, News, Politics

India: Turning a Deaf Ear to Misery and Despair

In a guest post from India, Pramod Ranjan of Assam Central University reflects on the new annual budget of the Indian government and how it ignores the plight of the country's poor in the wake of Covid-19.

7 min read

Book Review, Class, police, Politics

Unequal Before the Law

The political and corporate elite are now free to commit crimes with impunity. Their immunity contrasts with the harsh punishment of even minor crimes committed by ordinary people.

3 min read

Environment, healthcare, News, Science

COVID-19: The Lab-leak Hypothesis

Did the coronavirus leap from bat to man at a wildlife market or inside a scientific laboratory? We may never know for sure, but the lab-leak hypothesis is plausible. What are the implications?

3 min read

Class, media, Politics

Politicians: Public Face of the Capitalist Class

Who do politicians represent? What is their place and function in our society? How does this affect the way they talk to us?

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