Socialist Action Newspaper Subscription Drive

1. Our subscription drive runs from now until the end of March. During this time we're trying to sell as many subscriptions to our paper as possible, and we're asking you, our readers and supporters, to help by selling subs to your friends & co-workers.2. Subscriptions are $5 a year for first time subscribers, or … Continue reading Socialist Action Newspaper Subscription Drive →

Coming Home: Iraq Vets Confront Alienation & Homelessness

by Ross CaputiRecently a friend from my former platoon e-mailed an article to me about the recent rise in homeless veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. In the subject column, he appropriately wrote “the glory of it all.”The article stated that 23% of the homeless population in the United States are veterans, 89% of … Continue reading Coming Home: Iraq Vets Confront Alienation & Homelessness →

A Critique of Non-Profits

by Joan RoelofsThose who wish to promote change should look closely at what sustains the present system. One reason capitalism doesn't collapse despite its many weaknesses and valiant opposition movements is because of the "nonprofit sector." Yet philanthropic capital, its investment and its distribution, are generally neglected by the critics of capitalism. Most studies of … Continue reading A Critique of Non-Profits →

Railroad Union Activists Build Solidarity Caucus

by Ron KaminkowRail Labor activists from across North America are coming together to form a new cross-craft inter-union caucus that includes all rail workers in North America. Membership is open to union members from all the various unions (once known as the "brotherhoods") in this new organization. In addition, special efforts will be made to … Continue reading Railroad Union Activists Build Solidarity Caucus →

The Reality Behind the U.S. “Surge” in Iraq

by Gerry FoleyThe claims by U.S. political and military leaders that they are making progress in "pacifying" Iraq are based mainly on the deals the U.S.-led occupation forces have been able to make with local strongmen, largely feudal remnants or outright gangsters. The U.S. officials see this tactic as so successful that they are now … Continue reading The Reality Behind the U.S. “Surge” in Iraq →

The Hamas-Fatah Conflict Reaches a New High Point

by Gerry Foley The clashes at a Fatah rally in Gaza on Nov. 12 may have been a turning point in the conflict between Fatah and Hamas, for better or worse. They will either lead to a deepening of civil war, or lead the protagonists to step back from the brink.Moreover, in this situation of … Continue reading The Hamas-Fatah Conflict Reaches a New High Point →

Chavez’s Defeat in Referendum Vote Reveals Dangers Facing the Radicalization

by Gerry FoleyThe constitutional amendments put forward directly by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and by the National Assembly dominated by his supporters were unexpectedly rejected by a narrow margin in the Dec. 2 referendum. Chavez had made the vote into a test of confidence in his regime, declaring that voting against it would be betraying … Continue reading Chavez’s Defeat in Referendum Vote Reveals Dangers Facing the Radicalization →

Farmworker Protest Hits Burger King’s Greed

by Marty GoodmanMIAMI - A November 30th demonstration of more than 1500 farmworkers and supporters marched in Miami to the national headquarters of the giant Burger King corporation to demand that it pay farmworkers in Immokalee, Florida one more penny a pound to pick tomatoes and improve working conditions. Observers have called conditions in this … Continue reading Farmworker Protest Hits Burger King’s Greed →