If There is Money for War, There is Money for Healthcare

We can have free, public healthcare and we won’t let CNN or the Democrats tell us that it’s a pipe dream. Part of the fight for healthcare is the fight to end all funding for the US imperialist machine that causes immeasurable misery and suffering in the Middle East and around the world.

Down With U.S. Imperialist Aggression Against Iran!

The US assassination of Iran's top general on Friday marked a radical intensification of the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran that could lead to yet another US-led war in the region. It is the duty of socialists and working people everywhere to organize against this blatant imperialist aggression and demand that the US leave the Middle East.

Elizabeth Warren: The Polite Protest of the Middle Class

Elizabeth Warren has taken a progressive stance on many issues, from Medicare for All to racial justice and gender oppression. But on closer inspection, Warren’s “plans” are little more than half measures underpinned by a blind trust in capitalism’s capacity to resolve its own problems.

Why the Deafening Silence on Reagan’s Racism?

In July the National Archives released an audiotape of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1971 calling African U.N. delegates “monkeys.” This recording was kept from the public for at least two decades. What role did Reagan play in anti-Black oppression in the modern United States, and why has he been enjoyed such an untouchable, undeserved public image for so long as an American hero?

Conclusions After the First Democratic Debates of 2019

The first Democratic debates are now over, meaning the primary season for 2020 is now fully underway. Featuring 20 candidates over the course of two nights, the debates offered important insights into the candidates’ strategies — both in what was said and what was not.

Bhaskar Sunkara’s “Socialist Manifesto”: Dreaming of Sweden

Following in the footsteps of Marx and Engels, the founding editor of Jacobin has released a manifesto about how to reach socialism. But instead of a bold vision for the future, this book offers borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered 1970s.

Who Won the NY Democratic Party Primary?

Thursday's New York Democratic Party primary ended with big wins for the establishment. However, democratic socialist Julia Salazar also won her state senate race. What does this mean for socialists?

Sanders’ Traps

Despite his recent defeat in California, Bernie Sanders pledges to fight until the end for the nomination. His struggle to “democratize” the Democratic Party and his quest for economic and social justice have crashed against the shortcomings of his own strategy.

Afghanistan: Obama’s war in crisis

One year after his appointment to the command of the US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, General McChrystal was fired by President Obama and replaced by General David Petraeus, current Commander of the US Central Command. The removal of McChrystal, which occurred after the publication of a long article in Rolling Stone magazine, with explosive […]

A new crime of Zionist state

On May 31, the Israeli navy opened fire on an international flotilla composed of nine vessels in which around 700 activists and well-known personalities, from over 40 different countries, in solidarity with the Palestinian people were traveling; the flotilla was trying to deliver a cargo of around 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid to the Gaza […]