From the December 1968 issue of the Socialist Standard A member of the World Socialist Party of the US paints a somewhat frightening picture of politics in America If you saw it only on television and stayed off the streets, the political situation in the United States this year seemed like a second-rate circus which …
From the November 1985 issue of the Socialist Standard Eugene V. Debs was born 130 years ago, on 5th November 1855. Although a member of the reformist socialist Party of America, in his speeches and articles he came nearer to the socialist position of the SPGB than any other prominent political orator in America, as …
From the September 1919 issue of the Socialist Standard The Movement of the Blind America badly needs a Socialist party. The deep ignorance of the workers here is reflected in the profound ignorance of the organised labour movement. The American Federation of Labour continues on its capitalist road, exchanging thorough support of the war …
This education document will principally look at some of the theories that have been put forward to explain why periods of relative economic prosperity are regularly and sometimes violently interrupted by periods of economic downturn. Keynes and Government Intervention In his 1935 Genera Theory of Employment, Interest and Money Keynes argued that slumps are caused …
A review of a book which shares stories that highlight the stark contrast of economic inequality that in New York City.
From Vladimir Sirotin (Moscow), translated with explanatory notes by Stefan Yesterday [January 5, 2012] I was at a sickening meeting of the Organizing Committee for Honest Elections and Against the Putin Regime (or something like that). It was attended by a very ill-assorted bunch of people. Sitting on the platform were Udaltsov, Geidar Jemal, Lev …
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.
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 now rationalise such crises, describing them as a “necessary pain” to be endured every so often. Ultimately, it is the economy that controls politicians and not the other …
This article was recommended to us by a Haitian friend of the WSP. We reprint it for the information contained – the on the ground conditions as our contact in haiti confirms them. It doesn’t reflect the WSP policies. •••••• America’s Role in Haiti’s Hunger RiotsBy Bill Quigley Monday 21 April 2008 Riots in Haiti …
