“Obama’s policy was based on the original sin of allowing the pharmaceutical companies off the hook.  He then followed this up by pledging public funds to subsidize junk healthcare plans, coercing Americans into purchasing these plans and silencing the voices of single-payer healthcare advocates.  This is no reform; it is just another corporate giveaway by the Obama administration.”  from... 

Socialists believe that public education is a human right. We envision a school system that provides free high quality education regardless of economic status, gender, race and sexual orientation. This includes the city’s most vulnerable children- English language learners, children living in poverty and special-education students. We would do this by providing full and equitable funding to all... 

We think people have rights: the right to access services for their children, the right to housing and the right to an education. We encourage New Yorkers to join in resisting this latest round of budget cuts.  Capitalism means Budget Cuts! If you do not believe this, take a look at Mayor Bloomberg’s 2013 City budget proposal. Bloomberg, a representative of the 1%, insists on slashing education... 

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“American history teaches how to achieve the best results for workers’ interests on the job, in the community and socially. It requires building a robust alliance between labor unions and movements or political parties (or both) seriously committed to an anti-capitalist agenda for social change.”     by Richard Wolff via The Socialist Webzine Published on June 18, 2012 This article originally... 

“This “green” capitalism has the rural commons, agriculture, land and water particularly in its sights. We are already suffering from its effects in the form of land grabs or monopolization of land, privatization of water, the oceans, of indigenous territories, the national parks and nature reserves; all these processes are being accompanied by the forced expulsions of peasant and indigenous... 

“Finally, although electing a Socialist to office will not mean that the revolutionary transformation of capitalism is complete, it will signal that our movement is building the kind of popular power necessary to make such a transformation.” by Billy Wharton from The Socialist Webzine The Socialist left is using a slightly unexpected route to emerge from its decades-long post-Soviet seclusion from... 

“The strike movement has shown remarkable tenacity despite attempts by the government to drive students back to class through repression, including brutal policing, threats of losing the school year and the heavy use of injunctions to limit the right to protest on campuses.” With Quebec Student Strikers, Against Repression by Xavier Lafrance and Alan Sears from The Socialist Webzine   The... 

The Socialist Party USA Presidential Candidate Stewart Alexander says that the most recent jobs report represents the bankruptcy of Obama’s economic policy.  from The Socialist Webzine The Socialist Party USA Presidential Candidate Stewart Alexander says that the most recent jobs report represents the bankruptcy of Obama’s economic policy. The report included an increase in the unemployment rate... 

Socialist Party USA (SP-USA) Presidential candidate, Stewart Alexander, and Vice Presidential candidate, Alex Mendoza, have been qualified by the Colorado Board of Elections to appear on the ballot on election day, November 6, 2012. from The Socialist Webzine Voters in Colorado will have another choice when they select their candidate in the 2012 Presidential elections.  Socialist Party USA (SP-USA)... 

“So why is this movement refusing to acknowledge the existence of Breanna, insisting on using Bradley despite a strong preponderance of evidence that Breanna should be used?” by Veronica Nowakowski from The Socialist Webzine From socialists to progressives, a rallying call has come for one Private Manning to be freed.  Manning had taken documents of US war crimes in the Bush era, from US Government... 

“Clearly, it is wrong of the New Press to ask its interns to do menial labor, grunt work, and secretarial duties for free while the staff has health care, earns a living wage, and enjoys the security of a job.” from The Socialist Webzine Dear Tara and New Press Staff, Thank you for the opportunity to work at the New Press. However, I am regrettably unable to continue to work full time as a piece...