By americansocialists NUT general secretary Christine Blower was re-elected with 73 percent of votes. Her challenger Martin Powell Davies of the Socialist Party got 27 percent. The Socialist Teachers Alliance (STA)—to which Socialist Worker supporters in the NUT belong ……

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By americansocialists The party got an IOU” (The Nation … This huge breakthrough was achieved through a mass-action campaign spearheaded by Socialist Alternative and Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant. Collective action outside of accepted channels, or the threat ……

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By americansocialists Portugal’s Socialist Party leader Antonio Jose Seguro said support for him was growing and he hoped this would continue to be the case to achieve a “great victory” in the primary elections, according to local media reports on…

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By americansocialists Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has begun to lose the support of his own socialist party. After expelling a rebel official for criticizing the government, Maduro has threatened to purge his own party of dissidents in an attempt to…

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By americansocialists “Ever wonder what all those White House correspondents talk about while they are waiting for President Barack Obama to step up to the podium? Well now thanks to a live feed and a hot mic, we know what…

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By americansocialists Even pro-government militias are joining the chorus of complaints. Earlier this month, a coalition of so-called “colectivos” issued a press release calling on Venezuela’s socialist party to choose its leaders more democratically. Mexico-based economist … News Source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6c3c5484aaa74……

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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By americansocialists Faced with a stagnant economy, a vast and underfunded system of social-welfare benefits and deep levels of unpopularity, Mr. Hollande is trying to persuade his Socialist party to embrace a more centrist path that includes tax and spending…

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By americansocialists At the time of Bush and Blair’s catastrophic and criminal invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Socialist Party and Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) warned it could lead to the break-up of Iraq and terrible sectarian war…

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By americansocialists My jaw dropped in amazement when I read Mr. Brillhart’s revision of history when he wrote, “Recall, the Nazi Party was at heart a militant lefty socialist group.” In the early days of Hitler’s assuming power, he purged…

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By americansocialists Living Cheaply. — The cheapest and most innocent mode of life is that of the thinker; for, to mention at once its most important feature, he has the greatest need of those very things which others neglect and…

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