Turning Pomp Into Protest Wayne Deluca (originally posted on Left Voice, September 2016 When people from outside the United States watch an NFL game, they are often confused by the patriotic displays before it starts. A giant flag as big as the field is unfurled, and for big events, military jets fly over the stadium … Continue reading
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Is the Green Party the Next Step for Socialists?
Is the Green Party the Next Step for Socialists? The Green Party is projected as an alternative to the Democrats and Hillary Clinton. But who do they represent, and can socialists support them? Wayne Stephen (originally posted on Left Voice, June 2016) As the Bernie Sanders campaign reaches its conclusion, his supporters will look for a … Continue reading
It’s Past Time to Free Jimmy Dennis!
It’s Past Time to Free Jimmy Dennis! John Leslie Recently, a Philadelphia man, Donte Rollins, was freed after 10 years in prison. The District Attorney’s office declined to retry Rollins after it was demonstrated that he had ineffective counsel in his original trial. Earlier this Fall, Common Pleas Court Judge Rayford Means refused to order … Continue reading
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The “White Working Class” and the Road Forward
Sam Gindin, a Canadian academic and former researcher for the Canadian Auto Workers, published an article in Jacobin called “Toward a Mass Socialist Party”. The topic is the burning question on the left, doubly so after the spectacular self-immolation of the Democratic Party in a loss to Donald J. Trump, so Gindin’s article deserves a … Continue reading
1917: Black troops rebel against Jim Crow in Houston
1917: Black troops rebel against Jim Crow in Houston John Leslie In the months following the US entry into the First World War in 1917, the US needed to train tens of thousands of soldiers quickly. Training camps were authorized in a number of locations, including the construction of Camp Logan in Houston, TX. On … Continue reading
Reforms and Revolutionaries
Reforms and Revolutionaries Wayne Stephen Socialism has traditionally been associated with two conflicting ideas. On the one hand there is a package of social welfare goals: universal health care, old age pensions, a social safety net, infrastructure spending, public schools and other institutions, and various rights at work. On the other there is a vision … Continue reading
“Right-to-work” laws –what they are and how to fight them
“Right-to-work” laws –what they are and how to fight them John Leslie High at the top of the GOP and big business wish list for the New Year is a National Right-To-Work (RTW) law aimed at gutting the ability of the unions to finance themselves and fight back against the bosses’ agenda. These laws, with … Continue reading
