Politics
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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!
International relations, News, Politics, War
The US–China Confrontation
With the closure of China’s consulate in Houston and the American consulate in Chengdu, the confrontation between China and the United States moves up another notch. Not ...
Capitalism, Class, media, News, police, Politics
Why We Can’t Breathe
What is the significance of the mass movement of social protest? A powerful and moving commentary from the group Internationalist Perspective.
Capitalism, Class, News, police, Politics
“When the Looting Starts, the Shooting Starts”
Who and what do the police protect? Three articles on the Black Lives Matter movement from the July 2020 issue of The Socialist Standard
Against Police Violence and Racism
The United States is in the midst of a massive social movement against police violence and racism. As socialists we support this movement wholeheartedly and without reservation.
