“The official unemployment hides the number of people who have given up looking for work.  The increase in manufacturing has mostly been a jobless one.” by Billy Wharton from the Socialist Webzine   A recent New York Times article “A Tale of Two Continents: The US Chose a Better Path to Recovery” trumpets the idea that “there can be little doubt that the American government handled the... 

April 11, 20125:00 pmto6:00 pm    In the eighth session of our Brooklyn College Socialist Shorts, we will be having a discussion with radical sociologist John Holloway.  Bring a friend, pull up a chair, and join the discussion! Read Holloway’s interview on the Socialist Webzine here. Wednesday, Apr. 11th 2012, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Starbucks off of Brooklyn College 33 Hillel Pl, Brooklyn,... 

“The fact that the landlord was the only person interested in the fate of the family is a stunning, yet increasingly familiar, example of the social isolation many people experience today.” by Billy Wharton  from The Socialist Webzine  Sitting down to create a life plan is a time for, people, especially young people, to demonstrate their hopes for the future.  For the young the possibilities... 

Gabor Mate talks about how capitalism is bad for one’s mental and physical health. from KPFA’s Against the Grain Against the Grain – February 1, 2012 at 12:00pm Click to listen (or download)  Read More →

““In spite of the increase in the franchise (i.e. right to vote), the average citizen has little more say in government than the holder of a life insurance policy has over the companies in which he holds a share by virtue of that policy.” by Chuck Hamilton  from Notes From the Ninth Circle “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” (Johann Wolfgang... 

This May Day, more than any other in recent memory, is a perfect time to come out into the streets to demand an end to exploitation and suffering created by capitalist society. On Friday, the NYC Local of the Socialist Party USA will join other workers in the City in declaring that “another world is possible” where things like healthcare, transportation and a clean environment become our... 

by Kristin Schall from Common Dreams In an April 2009 poll conducted by Rasmussen, respondents were asked “which is a better system—capitalism or socialism?” Just 53% of adult Americans prefer capitalism, 20% of respondents favor socialism and 27% responded not sure. These figures suggest that Americans’ attitudes toward alternatives to capitalism may be shifting and that we are living in a...