[by Andy Pollack]The liberals propose to tweak the Wall Street Bailout on behalf of the amorphous “taxpayers” living on a mythical “Main Street.” Revolutionary socialists, in contrast, start from the needs of flesh-and-blood workers, and rely on their class power to challenge ruling class attacks.For that reason our Action Program for this crisis begins with … Continue reading A Workers’ Action Program to Confront the Economic Crisis
Month: September 2008
No Bailout for Wall Street!
[by Jeff Mackler]One day in late September 2008, the top representatives of the tiny hereditary US ruling class, the trillionaires who really run the country and own and control its banks, insurance companies and major corporations, cloistered in a very private locale, most likely in Washington, to figure out how to deal with what everyone … Continue reading No Bailout for Wall Street!
Behind the Wall Street Bailout: Workers Need An Action Program to Confront the Crisis
[by Andy Pollack]In September the Federal government effectively took over, in order to protect the bosses’ profits, the two biggest mortgage holders and the biggest insurer in the country, and proposed to give bankers $700 billion to rescue the industry as a whole, a sum to be overseen by the dictates of the Treasury Secretary.The … Continue reading Behind the Wall Street Bailout: Workers Need An Action Program to Confront the Crisis
Obama’s Support for Wall Street Bailout & Other Attacks on Workers
[by Andy Pollack]The AFL-CIO, Change to Win, and virtually every individual union in the country is supporting Barack Obama for President. Yet as we’ll show below, he’s just another pro-corporate, pro-ruling class politician.First, a word about McCain’s economic platform, whose pro-corporate, pro-ruling class planks are so obvious that they need little exposure (it’s the job … Continue reading Obama’s Support for Wall Street Bailout & Other Attacks on Workers
A Three Alarm Crisis
[by Bill Onash]Certainly the term "crisis" is overworked. Sometimes this suits the interests of the ruling rich, as Naomi Klein has ably demonstrated in such works as The Shock Doctrine, The Rise Of Disaster Capitalism. There are many serious problems confronting the working class that are chronic, endemic to Free Enterprise, requiring systemic change.But, while … Continue reading A Three Alarm Crisis
Women’s Suffrage and Class Struggle
“The Framing of Mumia” Northern California Tour
October 3 - 8 - The Mobilization to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal is organizing a Northern California tour by J. Patrick O'Connor, Crime Magazine on-line editor, author of the recently published book, "The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal." Meetings and media work is planned for San Francisco, the East Bay, Palo Alto, Santa Rosa, and many other … Continue reading “The Framing of Mumia” Northern California Tour
The American War Moves to Pakistan
THE AMERICAN WAR MOVES TO PAKISTANBy Tariq AliThe decision to make public a presidential order of last July authorizing American strikes inside Pakistan without seeking the approval of the Pakistani government ends a long debate within, and on the periphery of, the Bush administration. Senator Barack Obama, aware of this ongoing debate during his own … Continue reading The American War Moves to Pakistan
Sir! No Sir!
Celia Hart 1963-2008
Cuban Revolutionary Celia Hart Dies in Tragic Accident
Socialist Action's dear friend and collaborator Celia Hart died along with her brother Abel, 48, when her Volkswagon Bug struck a tree on Sunday, September 7 in Havana. Celia, 46, is survived by her two sons José Julián and Ernesto, who were 16 and 11.During a brief outing we took with Celia following our May … Continue reading Cuban Revolutionary Celia Hart Dies in Tragic Accident
Workers Overcome Divisions After Mississippi Raid
by David Bacon/TruthoutLaurel, Mississippi - In the recent raid of the Howard Industries electrical plant in Laurel, Mississippi, 481 workers have been detained for almost two weeks in Jena, Louisiana. Neither they nor their attorneys know when they will be formally charged, deported or released, and Barbara Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Bureau of Immigration and … Continue reading Workers Overcome Divisions After Mississippi Raid
Camp Class Struggle ’08
CAMPS CLASS STRUGGLE '08Our sixth annual Camp Class Struggle!----------------------------------------------------------Are you an activist who doesn't take enough time to relax and recharge? Do you spend all of your time leafleting, picketing, and organizing - so much so that you can't even remember the last time you treated yourself to some quality time with Mother Nature? Well, … Continue reading Camp Class Struggle ’08