By by Nicholas Davenport The question of what demands ecosocialists should put forward in response to the climate crisis is a pressing one. Robin Hahnel, in “An Open Letter to the Climate Justice Movement”, argues that the climate justice movement…
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Looks like the critics were wrong on this one
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By Jonathan Williams Opponents to raising the minimum wage often declare doomsday predictions about what will happen to jobs. But is any of it true? “Washington state, for example, has the nation’s highest rate, $9.32 an hour. Despite dire predictions…
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3/13, What’s happening in Ukraine?
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By Umass Boston Socialists Thursday, March 13, 7pm 358 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA (Take the #23 bus from Ruggles to the Harvard Street Stop) Join the Boston International Socialist Organization for a discussion this Thursday on the ongoing situation in…
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South Bay Organizing Committee Meets
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The South Bay Organizing Committee of the Bay Area Socialist met for their first strategy meeting March 8th. The Committee considered political issues around which they could develop a plan of action. The proposals presented included support for a ballot…
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SP Los Angeles International Women’s Day Outreach
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Members of the Socialist Party Los Angeles and Ventura County Locals gave roses to the women of the community surrounding the L.A. Local’s office in honor of International Women’s Day. The comrades did an amazing jobrepresenting socialism and the SPUSA,…
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International Women’s Day 2014 – Community Outreach
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By Editor Folks from the L.A. Local & Ventura County Local honored women in the neighborhood today by giving free roses for International Women’s Day. Click to view slideshow. Source: International Women’s Day 2014 – Community Outreach
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Women in the Garment Industry: Remembering Victims, Fighting for Justice
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By by Dianne Feeley International Women’s Day was originally conceived as International Working Women’s Day and organized in part by the Second International. This piece was written for the holiday and to honor that tradition of fighting for working women’s…
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Socialist Feminism in the 21st Century
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By by Johanna Brenner This article is an edited version from “Twenty-first Century Socialist Feminism,” Socialist Studies, (Spring 2014). It appears in the March/April 2014 issue of Against the Current.Pakistani women celebrate International Women’s Day.In the 21st century, women of…
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Tentative California List of Candidates for State Office Shows Very Few Minor Party and Independent Candidates for Legislature
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By mserard 7 March 2014 By Richard WingerBallot Access News “The California Secretary of State has a tentative list of candidates for state office…. The list shows no independent or minor party candidates for State Senate, except for Green Party…
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Catholic Worker
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Worker and Food Safety at Risk as USDA Plans to Privatize Poultry Inspections
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By Liz Cattaneo The USDA’s dangerous proposal to overhaul of the chicken inspection system that would compromise jobs and food safety. The agency is proposing to lay off thousands of food safety inspectors in the name of budget cuts, leaving…
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Socialist Party L.A. Local International Women’s Day Community Outreach
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You might want to show your senators this map
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By Jonathan Williams With voters overwhelmingly supporting an increase in the federal minimum wage and midterm elections looming, this is our moment to put pressure on Congress. Tell your representative to sign the discharge petition now and force a vote…
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Why Can’t Workers in Low-Wage Jobs Just Quit?
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By Michael Wasser As we stand with Walmart associates, restaurant staff and home care workers in their efforts for better job standards, we occasionally receive this dismissive response: “No one is forcing them to stay at their job. They should…
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AKTION KAT#1 – Direct Aktion!
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By Editor Source: AKTION KAT#1 – Direct Aktion!