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Celebrating the 1976 Soweto uprising
On June 16, 1976, over 10,000 students in the township of Soweto rose up against the apartheid regime in South…
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Cuba’s economic recovery and socialist gains
In 2004, Cuba suffered two hurricanes, an enormous power failure, and the most disastrous drought in over a century. To…
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Clandestine politics and bottom-up organizing in Colombia
For most of the 20th century, the political voice and popular representation in Colombia was silenced by state-imposed terror. During…
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Class unity vs. exploitation, racism and war
Every year, May 1 is celebrated around the world as a day of international working class solidarity. Demonstrations take place…
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War, sanctions and other crimes against humanity
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark is a leading figure in the United States in opposing the first Gulf War,…
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Vietnam’s national liberation struggle in perspective
The end came on April 30, 1975, as the last U.S. helicopters took off in panic from the roof of…
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Military resistance and class unity
In the military, class differences between enlistees and officers are part of every service man and woman’s daily life. Soldiers…
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Military recruiters face youth and student resistance
“We’ll give you up to $70,000 for college.” “You won’t have to go to Iraq.” “Your service will only last…
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Military spending, economic crisis and imperialism
According to current projections, the Pentagon will spend an estimated $3.2 trillion between 2001 and 2008. This will be slightly…
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Growing wave of student-labor solidarity
Across the country a new student movement has emerged to support campus workers’ fights for decent wages, adequate health care…
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California workers fight pension privatization
On Tuesday, April 5, more than 5,000 union workers and supporters gathered for the largest protest to date against California…
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Defending Social Security means fighting war and poverty
While the anti-poverty program is cautiously initiated [and] zealously supervised, … billions are liberally expended for this ill-considered war. The…
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Immigration reform must address social inequality
Macrina Cárdenas is a leader of Mexicanos Sin Fronteras (Mexicans Without Borders), a Washington, D.C.-based immigrant rights group. Her organization…
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Socialism and Liberation Vol. 2, No. 5
U.S. WORKING CLASS Immigration reform must address social inequality Defending Social Security means fighting war and poverty (Sarah Sloan) California…
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Reclutadores militares enfrentan resistencia de los jóvenes
“Te daremos hasta 70,000 dólares para la universidad.” “No tendrás que ir a Irak.” “Tu servicio solo durará cuatro años.”…
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Reformas migratorias deben resolver desigualdades sociales
Macrina Cárdenas es líder de Mexicanos sin Fronteras, una organización a favor de los derechos de los inmigrantes basada en…
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The politics of the UN Human Rights Commission
The United States is the biggest military and economic power in the world. Exercising this power in the interests of…
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Nuclear weapons and oppressed nations’ right to self-defense
Question: When is a nuclear bomb not a weapon of mass destruction? Answer: When it is produced by the United…
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Armas nucleares y el derecho de naciones oprimidas a defenderse
Pregunta: ¿Cuando no es una bomba nuclear un arma de destrucción masiva? Respuesta: Cuando es producida por los Estados Unidos.…
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Socialism and Liberation Vol. 2, No. 4
WEB SPECIAL Venezuelan gov't arms masses to defend sovereignty (Nathalie Hrizi) U.S. WORKING CLASS The U.S. working class today (From…
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