March 16, 2012toMarch 18, 2012    Join the SPUSA panels and events at the Left Forum:   Runnin’ Red: An Insider’s Look at Being a Socialist Candidate In U.S. Elections Date: Saturday, 03/17/2012 Time: 12:00pm - 01:50pm Room: E300 Abstract: The inherent obstacles and challenges of waging a Third Party campaign in the United States are well-documented. From ballot-access... 

by Kristin Schall We have arrived in Pittsburgh after an approximately nine hour car trip. After leaving New York City at 12:30pm, we drove for three hours and stopped for lunch at a Perkins restaurant at a rest stop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. One bowl of canned chicken soup, a plate of fried food, and a microwaved quesadilla later we were back on the road for the second half of the journey. This... 

by Kristin Schall A Socialist WebZine Exclusive! At least there was a little good news at the August 31st healthcare town hall meeting in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. No death panels under the proposed Obama healthcare reform. But the good news ended quickly. Town hall meetings are supposed to offer people a voice , a chance to participate in the often distant democratic process. No such luck at Congresswoman... 

Steve Early is a 25-year veteran of the labor movement, journalist and author of the new book Embedded With Organized Labor (Monthly Review Press, 2009). His is a voice for a more militant rank-and-file democratic form of trade unionism which attempts to challenge the bosses by re-energizing a mostly dormant labor movement. Steve provided this interview via email with Socialist WebZine correspondent...