Socialist Response to the State of the Union
“Job creation has been and will continue to be the most obvious way that Obama has sold out working people throughout America.” Obama’s State of the Union – Too Little Too Late by Stewart Alexander, 2012 Socialist Party USA Presidential Candidate from The Socialist Webzine  The phrase that came to mind... 
The Misadventure of Ron Paul
“Taken together, Ron Paul’s notion of economic liberty is an only slightly disguised version of the hyper-neoliberal ideas that have been circulating since the 1980s.” by Billy Wharton from The Socialist Webzine  You’ve seen them skulking around a variety of left-wing protests. First it was the anti-war... 
Socialist Super Bowl Party - 4th Annual
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Tax Dollars at War

// Dec 19th, 2011
A fantastic primer on the budget robbery that the Military Industrial Complex carries out each year. The Socialist Party USA supports an immediate 50% reduction in military spending. Imagine how much good we can do with that money. Tax Dollars At War from Softbox on Vimeo.  Read More →
Socialists Condemn the Raid of Zuccotti Park – Long Live OWS!
A Statement of the Socialist Party of New York City  The Socialist Party USA condemns the police action taken against the months long occupation of Zuccotti Park in New York City. Under the cover of dark, the NYPD cowardly entered the park and forced hundreds of protesters out. The power of our Occupation is demonstrated... 
Notes on the Battle of the Brooklyn Bridge
by Billy Wharton While crime rates in New York City soar the New York Police Department (NYPD) spent a good part of Saturday entrapping and arresting hundreds of protesters who were moving across the Brooklyn Bridge. In the process, the police created an extremely dangerous situation for about 800 occupiers of the... 
A Socialist Message for Labor Day 2011
by Billy Wharton, co-chair, Socialist Party USA Mistakes are the portals of discovery. ~ James Joyce Remember January 2009? Big banks were teetering on the edge of collapse, millions were thrown onto the unemployment lines and a new President carried the promise of relief, greater rights for working people and a new... 
Leaflet the Square this Saturday!
5:30 in Union Square! Come out to leaflet in support of the Socialist Party. Help introduce NYC to Democratic Socialism. What: Socialist Party NYC Leafleting Where: South Side of Union Square When: Saturday, September 3 @ 5:30pm Dinner to follow. For more information call 718-869-2279  Read More →
NYC Socialists Organize New Study Group
Socialism in 60 Socialism in 60 is an interactive weekly discussion group designed to introduce new people to the ideas of Democratic Socialism. The group also aims to inspire current socialists to think critically about how they might apply the theory of Democratic Socialism to present day social problems. Group... 
by Billy Wharton As thousands of protesters marched through Downtown Manhattan yesterday, I had a difficult task – explain why Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf was such a threat to GED students in New York City. The connection was not so straightforward, but May 12th was a day in which the parts of the City that normally... 
Albany: An Occupation That Failed
by Kristin Schall At 11am on Thursday morning, I boarded a bus headed to Albany. The New York State Assembly and Senate were preparing to pass a budget that would impose massive cuts to education, homeless services, healthcare, and other vital public services. The decision to go was an easy and obvious one for me.... 
Walmart’s women problem
by Billy Wharton Walmart is not exactly making fast friends in New York City. As the biggest of big-box stores attempts to settle a new branch in the city, community and labor groups are lining up to oppose them. Labor unions have already spoken loudly, contesting Walmart at the City Council hearings. Gay rights groups... 

Shut Down Wisconsin!

// Mar 10th, 2011
Shut Down Wisconsin!
by Andrea Pason and Billy Wharton, co-chairs Socialist Party USA March 9, 2011 -It has just been reported that Wisconsin Republicans have approved the provision in Governor Scott Walker’s Budget Repair Bill that strips public employees in Wisconsin of their collective bargaining rights. Collective Bargaining is... 
Stop and Frisk Stats Place New York Atop Civil Rights Violators
by Billy Wharton New statistics issued by the New York Police Department (NYPD) place the city at the top of the list of civil rights violators in the U.S. The department’s controversial policy of “Stop and Frisk,” or UF-250, produced more than 600,000 police stops in 2010. Police claim this policy has resulted...