By Erica Smiley Walmart, the nation’s most profitable corporation, may also be the greatest beneficiary of the taxpayer-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps. But how has Walmart managed to make so much money off…
By Chris Hicks We’ve all heard about the meteoric rise of student debt: it now totals over $1.2 trillion and affects more than 40 million Americans. And while stories often focus on the unsustainable rise in college tuition costs and…
By americansocialists Grimsby Socialist Party members supported UK Uncut protests against Vodafone on 14 June. The local store was forced to shut up shop that afternoon due to the protest’s success. We wore tax-dodger Gary Barlow masks to make our…
By msoltysik We need action now. We need movement now. We are asking you to pledge to completely avoid the use of oil for transportation at least one day per week. While we understand it may be difficult for many…
By admin DSA-LA and MoveOn Film Screening Hosts: Democratic Socialists of America-Los Angeles and Move On A Robert Greenwald / Brave New Films releaseKoch Bros Exposed, 2014 EditionAmerica Has A Koch ProblemScreening party and discussion – FREEDiscussion Leader: Michele Sutter,…
By americansocialists Clare Doyle, from Socialism Today (June 2014 issue), monthly magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales) A year ago, in June 2013, Edward Snowden’s release of huge quantities of ‘secret’ data turned him from back-room…
By Dustin Guastella By Dustin Guastella June 28 marks the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall riots of 1969. Stonewall is often recognized as the beginning of the modern movement for LGBTQ equality. Out of these riots, early LGBTQ activists formed…
By americansocialists The Party for Socialism and Liberation ran two candidates for office in California in the June 3 primary, on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket. Frank Lara challenged warmongering Nancy Pelosi in the 12th Congressional District of San…
By msoltysik When: Saturday, June 28th, 12pm Where: El Matador State Beach, 32100 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA What’s going on: Let’s paint Malibu RED!!! Meet us at El Matador Beach in Malibu. Look for the red balloons! Bring your…
By Socialist Party of Texas Don’t Mess with Texas, STOP ALEC AND DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is coming to Dallas from July 30th to August 1st. ALEC wines and dines state politicians and corporate lobbyists…
By americansocialists JOHANNESBURG—As negotiations to end a ruinous five-month platinum strike drag on, South Africa’s ruling party has found a person to blame: A petite and pregnant Swedish socialist. The African National Congress says Liv Shange, a 33-year-old activist from…
By americansocialists Sofia. ”Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) had no preparation to govern the country – [it was] without clear coalitional policy and [it was not aware] where the limits of the coalitional compromise were. The country now has been blocked…
By David Finkel “WE HAVE TO liberate ourselves from the idea that we caused this,” says Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister, referring to the present disaster in Iraq. The first question this raises is why anyone would ask for…
By admin CHARLES FREDRICKS – Despite some omissions, this film is worthy of support, an important contribution to getting the word out about the tragedy befalling our country’s systems of higher learning. The film focuses only on ‘public’ institutions, which…
By Harold Meyerson by Harold Meyerson The winner in last Tuesday’s mind-boggling defeat of Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor wasn’t just David Who? (Actually, David Brat.) It also was gridlock — for the remainder of this congressional session, and…