By mserard 28 February 2014By Richard WingerBallot Access News “On January 9, a U.S. District Court Magistrate denied Michigan’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit Erard v Ruth Johnson, e.d., 2:12cv-13627. The case had been filed in 2012 by a Socialist…
Monthly Archives: February 2014
An Open Letter to Mike Rowe
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By Jobs With Justice Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe wrote a response to our campaign to get him to meet with Walmart workers. Below is our letter back. Dear Mike, Thanks for taking the time to respond to us directly…
Why hello there, evidence
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By Jonathan Williams Opponents love to claim that raising the minimum wage will drive businesses elsewhere, but the evidence suggests otherwise. A study at the University of California at Berkeley compared hundreds of pairs of adjacent counties in states with…
Building a Movement in France to Oppose Hollande’s Austerity and the Far Right
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By François Sabado interviewed by Jean Batou The following interview with François Sabado, a member of the national leadership of the French New Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA), was conducted by Jean Batou for the Swiss publication Solidarités and published on the…
Would this happen if they earned minimum wage?
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2014 SPUSA Candidate Mimi Soltysik Qualifies for June 3 Primary Ballot in CA State Assembly Race
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By mserard 25 February 2014 As now officially confirmed by the Los Angeles County Registrar’s office, 2014 Socialist Party USA candidate Mimi Soltysik has successfully qualified for the ballot in the June 3 primary for California’s 62nd district State Assembly…
Forthcoming and Featured Releases from Haymarket Books
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By Umass Boston Socialists www.haymarketbooks.org Source: Forthcoming and Featured Releases from Haymarket Books
Hard Times for the Economists (who aren’t reading Marx)
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By admin Want to understand the economy? Consult my published works. by Lew Jeppson Business columnist Robert Samuelson had an opinion piece in the Washington Post. It was entitled “Economists in the Dark.” In it he bemoans the inability of…
US Support for Egyptian Tyranny
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By Tommy Listen in as William Herman and I dissect the history of American support for Egyptian despotism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjL8abymi_c Source: US Support for Egyptian Tyranny
Texas Wal-Mart Organizer Needs Our Support
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By Socialist Party of Texas My name is Colby Harris. I am a member of OUR Walmart (the Organization United for Respect at Walmart) and live in Lancaster, TX. One of our most courageous members, Marc Bowers, recently suffered a…
John (Juancho) Stanford: People Before Profits– A Life Celebration
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By Socialist Party of Texas This is to announce John (Juancho) Stanford: People Before Profits– A Life Celebration at The Esperanza Center for Peace and Justice 922 San Pedro, San Antonio 3 pm on Sunday, February 23, 2014 Public is…
Socialists: Saying What We are For
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By admin Another title for this article might be – how do we respond to the right wing? I recently listened to an exchange between Michelle Bachman and Senator Bernie Sanders (thank God he’s around). As Congressman Bachman went through…