by Adam Koritz & Alejandro Giron / March 2006 issue of Socialist Action newspaper SALT LAKE CITY—The Rocky Mountain Winter Socialist Conference, initiated and organized jointly between Utah Socialists and Socialist Action, Feb. 16-19, was an inspiring success. The conference consisted of three public talks and several educational sessions, drawing on topics such as the … Continue reading The Rocky Mountain Socialist Conference →

by Gerry Foley / October 2005 issue of Socialist Action newspaper Pierre Broue, a great historian of the revolutionary socialist movement, died July 26 in Grenoble in the south of France, where he had been a university professor. He was 79 years old and had been suffering from cancer. Broue was a friend of Socialist … Continue reading The Legacy of Pierre Broue →

by Marty Goodman / October 2005 issue of Socialist Action newspaper David Loeb Weiss, a founding member of the Socialist Workers Party (1938), died on Aug. 11 at the age of 94. He died peacefully in San Diego of natural causes, holding the hand of his companion, Vivian Gilbert-Strell. A life-long revolutionist and former Socialist … Continue reading David Weiss: Long-time Trotskyist →

"Think Green," says Whole Foods' CEO John Mackey. But if the issue is labor rights or how many Fair Trade coffee companies mostly still profit from exploiting farmers, he may not want you to think too much.   Is your coffee fair to farmers? That's the question shoppers at some Whole Foods Market stores are … Continue reading Down on the ‘Socially Responsible’ Farm →

By LAURENT MENGHINI The UN Earth Summit took place in Johannesburg from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4. While the agreements made at the 1992 Rio Convention have still not been applied, the big powers, in collusion with the biggest multinationals, have been claiming to want to promote sustainable development. "Sustainable development" has become a happy … Continue reading Earth Summit Hijacked By Imperialist Powers →

Yucca nuke fight not over Thanks to the nuclear industry's lobbying, the Senate gave President Bush the green light last month to proceed with plans for a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain, near Las Vegas, Nevada. Under the plan, some 77,000 tons of nuclear waste would be trucked to Yucca Mountain through communities all … Continue reading Genetic Engineering – Danger Along the Food Chain? →

Dear editor, It seems that the only bright spot in the Mideast tragedy is the probability that George Bush won't nuke Bethlehem. Sharon's merciless assault on the Palestinian people is an outrage. It is Israel's unceasing repression and indignities against Palestinians that have created people desperate enough to resort to suicide bombings. Few U.S. citizens … Continue reading Our Readers Speak Out →

By ROLAND SHEPPARD The implosion of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers sent clouds of carcinogenic dust across New York City. These towers were built in the late 1970s, and asbestos was one of many different carcinogenic materials that are contained in the buildings. Everyone familiar with construction and the carcinogens contained in high-rise structures … Continue reading EPA Ignores Dust Pollution from World Trade Center →

By BLACKIE D. I heard somebody on TV say that the reason Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan feels free to keep dropping the discount rate (seven times so far this year and more on the way) is because there is virtually no inflation in the United States. Says who? The government? Who believes them? Are … Continue reading Picket Lines and Barricades →

By MICHAEL SCHREIBER Sylvia Weinstein, a founder of Socialist Action and a former writer and business manager for this newspaper, died on Aug. 14 in San Francisco. She was 75. We will not forget Sylvia Weinstein. Who could? Sylvia-with her outspoken opinions, her biting wit, and her deep love for humanity-made an indelible impression on … Continue reading Sylvia Weinstein, 1926-2001 →

This is a transcript of the remarks made by Mumia Abu-Jamal at the Occidental College Baccalaureate ceremony on May 20, 2001. If you were fortunate enough to be at Baccalaureate, you had the rare opportunity to hear the powerful voice of America's most compelling prison journalist. Consider this a record of that event. College politics … Continue reading Commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal: Occidental College Commencement Address →

By PAUL SIEGEL The New York Times rediscovered Vietnam recently. Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam War, it had a series of articles on Vietnam as it is today and on present Vietnamese and American attitudes toward the war. The general tenor of the articles was that a new generation had come into being … Continue reading 25 Years After the Vietnam War →

Shaun "Jack" Maloney, one of the leaders of the Minneapolis Teamsters in the 1930s, died in Seattle on Dec. 19, 1999. He was 88 years old. In the Minneapolis Teamster Strikes of 1934-1937, he was a leader of the "flying squads" organized by the union to enforce strikes. During the 1934 strike, he and 66 … Continue reading Shaun ‘Jack’ Maloney: A Working-Class Hero →

Emilio Anaya Broziak died on Oct. 10. He was the best known trade-union leader of the Liga de Unidad Socialista (LUS), a Mexican revolutionary organization with which Socialist Action maintains fraternal ties. Emilio also played an important role in the development of other social movements. He was adept in applying the tactic of the united … Continue reading Adios, Emilio! →

Dear editor, I am writing especially to congratulate you on your July issue. Your coverage of the Balkan War was brilliant and in the best Marxist tradition. I found the discussion between Cockburn, George, and Seligman particularly stimulating. The Blair "New Labour" government has shown that the social democratic leopard has not changed its spots … Continue reading Our Readers Speak Out →

 by Sylvia Weinstein  In August, the year of Our Lord 1999, the Kansas state Board of Education passed a decision to delete any references to Darwin's theory of evolution from the science curriculum in the Kansas public schools. The Board of Education seems to have based its ruling on the basis that "events witnessed by … Continue reading FIGHTBACK: Religion VS Reality →

Meet Us at the Socialist Educational Conference! By ADAM RITSCHER   "I'm interested in attending Socialist Action Summer School, and joining a group of young activists." These words from a young woman college student in San Francisco exemplify the type of response members of Youth for Socialist Action have been getting in trying to sign … Continue reading Youth in Action →

School Resegregation is on the Rise The gains of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s through the 1970s are collapsing at an ever increasing rate. The effects can be seen in housing, employment opportunities-and especially in education. Time magazine noted in 1996, "After two decades of progress toward integration, the separation of Black children … Continue reading Editorials →