“Our democratic revolution is built upon the hopes of millions of people to live based on peace, solidarity and freedom.” Statement by the Socialist Party USA, National Action Committee March 13, 2012 from the Socialist Webzine  The bloody US occupation of Afghanistan reached a new low as a 38 year old US Army Staff Sergeant embarked on a killing spree that resulted in 16 civilian deaths. Most... 

Andrea Pason and Billy Wharton, co-chairs Socialist Party USA The recent disclosure of thousands of top-secret documents by Wikileaks and the Washington Post media project “Top Secret America,” makes one point perfectly clear – the American people need to act now to stop the US military and the growing security state. With hundreds of bases worldwide and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the... 

by Billy Wharton About 450 people took part in anti-war protests in NYC tonight. The demos were scheduled the day after Barack Obama announced an escalation of the war in Afghanistan by committing 30,000 more American military troops. Three demos took place – two in Times Square and one that began at Union Square and is rumored to have ended at Rockefeller Plaza. The mood was somber yet determined... 

by Thom Good from Next Left Notes NEW YORK — As the war in Afghanistan heats up — the Left responds. What Frontline is calling “Obama’s War” rages on and seems to be intensifying. In September, General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A), submitted a 66 page report to Defense Secretary Robert Gates calling for more troops in the Afghanistan theater. According... 

Members of the NYC Local (and other SP members) participated in the March 21st demonstration against the continuing war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although President Barack Obama has pledged to remove a significant number of US combat troops next year he also intends to keep a force of 50,000 soldiers in Iraq and escalate the war in Afghanistan. Around 3,000 people turned out for the...