By SYLVIA WEINSTEIN Reading the morning newspaper is enough to strike fear in the hearts and minds of everyone of us. In The New York Times of July 27, there are two stories on the first page that should shake us out of morning lethargy. First is the story that the Environmental Protection Agency will … Continue reading FIGHTBACK: A Fungus Among Us →

So-called hate crimes have been on the increase. The most lurid example in recent months was the lynching of James Byrd Jr., who was dragged to death behind a pickup truck by white racists in Jasper, Texas. But a more common indication of the problem was the disk jockey on a Washington, D.C., radio station … Continue reading Editorial: ‘Hate Crimes’ on the Increase →

By DOUGLAS MANN MINNEAPOLIS-More than a month after a bitter Jan. 9 election for president of the local NAACP branch, the NAACP National Executive Board finally declared an official winner. The board announced that Rick Campbell, a deputy chief and fire marshal in the Minneapolis Fire Department, had ousted incumbent president Leola Seals by a … Continue reading National NAACP Gangs up with Demos to Oust Minneapolis Branch President →

Dear editor,   I want to thank you for the Socialist Action issues you've sent me. Your materials are of great use in my propaganda activities and are all the more important because Russian mass media of today are wholly seized by a small group of pro-imperialistically minded figures representing Russian finance capital. Practically nothing … Continue reading Letters to the Editor →

By ROLAND SHEPPARD For the second time in United States history there is an impeachment trial in the Senate. The defenders of President Clinton, including the Congressional Black Caucus, argue that Clinton is not guilty of "high crimes and misdemeanors." They state that Clinton is the victim of partisan politics just like Andrew Johnson was … Continue reading The First Impeachment Trial: Andrew Johnson in 1868 →

Dear editor, I want to congratulate you for your October 1998 issue-especially Paul Siegel's "American Aurora" and the editorial on Clinton's crimes. Both these and the rest of SA's articles were written in working-class language, which makes your paper readable and accessible to plebian/proletarians, contributing to an understanding of what the class struggle is all … Continue reading Editorials →

Clinton and Impeachment What are President Clinton's real high crimes and misdemeanors? The list is long and heinous. The latest crime was December's air assault on the people of Iraq-the second under his administration. This comes on top of the murderous economic sanctions against Iraq, which are denying food and medicine to the people. According … Continue reading Editorials →

By DOUG MANN MINNEAPOLIS-The local branch of the NAACP is about to elect its leadership. Its current president, Leola Seals, was elected in the fall of 1997 on the promise to act like the head of a civil rights association instead of an ol' boys' network. Under her leadership, the branch has opposed several policies … Continue reading NAACP Elections →