SocialistAlternative.org http://www.socialistalternative.org website of Socialist Alternative en Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:14:01 EST Video: Interview with Lynn Walsh about the Presidential Elections http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=967 Socialism Today editor Lynn Walsh discussed the presidential victory of Barack Obama.... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:12:13 EST Will Obama Deliver- http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=954 Riding a tidal wave of anger at Bush, the economy, and the Iraq war, the November elections saw a sw... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:40:08 EST Challenging the Two Parties of Big Business: Nader’s Campaign for President http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=955 Blacked out of the corporate media, barred from the debates, and facing an electoral system rigged t... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:53:28 EST Mobilize to Defeat Prop 8: Defend and Extend LGBT Rights http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article18.php?id=952 The passage of a ban on same-sex marriage in California has sent shockwaves throughout the country. ... Sat, 8 Nov 2008 09:28:32 EST Seattle Times Interviews Editor of Justice Newspaper: S-Word is Suddenly Hot Subject http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article22.php?id=953 In late October, the Seattle Times, the largest daily newspaper in Seattle, interviewed Philip Locke... Sun, 9 Nov 2008 12:30:25 EST Political Awakening Propels Obama to Victory - But Will He Deliver- http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=948 On Election Day, voters delivered a decisive, historic defeat to the Republican agenda of corporate ... Thu, 6 Nov 2008 02:08:24 EST Interview with Cindy Sheehan: Antiwar Mom Calls For New Party, Polls 17% Against Nancy Pelosi http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=949 Famed antiwar mom Cindy Sheehan received an impressive 29,951 votes – 17 percent – in her insurgent ... Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:28:53 EST Obama Wins - Neo-Cons Routed: New Struggles Lie Ahead http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=947 The overwhelming victory for Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential elections and the major gains sco... Wed, 5 Nov 2008 03:34:18 EST Break with the Two Parties of War and Big Business - Vote Nader! http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=901 In sharp contrast to Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, Nader is running an insurgent... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:42:20 EST Beyond the Rhetoric - Would Obama Really Bring Change- http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=898 Barack Obama has tapped into this anger and the widespread desire for change, presenting himself as ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:17:28 EST Which Candidate Represents You Best- http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=899 ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:43:06 EST Is a Nader Vote a Wasted Vote-: The Case Against Lesser-Evilism http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=902 The best way to gain the maximum concessions from the political establishment is to build the strong... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:41:45 EST Corporate America Has Two Parties - We Need One of Our Own! http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=907 Workers and young people need a party of our own – one that doesn’t accept a penny from corporations... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:18:10 EST Looking Beyond the Hope Bubble — A Nigerian Perspective on the U.S. Elections http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=946 Americans have a decision to make on November 4, when the US presidential election is to be held. Ev... Sat, 1 Nov 2008 08:33:17 EST World Economy: The October Crisis: Global Economic Downturn Gaining Momentum http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=945 After September 15, with the bankruptcy of the big investment bank, Lehman Brothers, the deepening c... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:28:29 EST The "U.S. Empire" After Bush: What Will U.S. Foreign Policy Be After the Election? http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=944 The U.S. presidential election campaign has opened a new chapter for U.S. imperialism. With the Demo... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:17:02 EST Cindy Sheehan Wants a New Political Party: How Can it Become Reality? http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=942 With the massive working class anger at the Democrat/Republican big bank bailouts the past week, C... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:00:43 EST How the Democrats Are Also Responsible for the Financial Crisis http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=941 As the US financial system has teetered on the brink of collapse, many people are focusing the blame... Mon, 6 Oct 2008 01:18:21 EST For a Fightback Against Corporate Sellouts http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=940 Every time working people, unions or community groups demand better wages, benefits or social servic... Mon, 6 Oct 2008 01:18:55 EST The Wall Street Bailout: Bipartisan Rip-off Fails to Solve Crisis http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=938 After a week of economic and political turmoil, on Friday, October 3rd, Congress bowed down to Wall ... Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:19:11 EST What Could $700 Billion Buy- http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=939 ... Mon, 6 Oct 2008 01:19:25 EST Video: A Message of Support for Boeing Workers From Striking French Airbus Worker http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article14.php?id=937 Mick, an Irish worker for an Airbus supplier and CGT union activist, interviews Patrick, a French A... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:22:54 EST Global Economy ‘Meltdown Monday’ Confirms Capitalist Anarchy: End workers’ Misery Through Genuine Nationalisation and Democratic Socialist Planning http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=936 The world economy, already in turmoil from the credit crunch, was swept further into an abyss by the... Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:39:07 EST The Great Implosion - Capitalist Finance System Nears Meltdown http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=935 The recent phase of accelerated globalization and unfettered neo-liberal policies is drawing to a cl... Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:24:38 EST Popular Opposition Defeats $700 Billion Bailout: Political Crisis in Washington Deepens http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=934 After a week of unprecedented economic and political turmoil, leaders of both political parties were... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:30:01 EST Wall Street Bailout - A Swindle Against Working People http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=933 “If Wall Street gets away with this, it will represent an historic swindle of the American public - ... Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:42:54 EST Ten Days That Shook Wall Street and the World: Bush Administration Unveils Largest State Bailout in U.S. History - But Who Pays? http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=931 The ultra-free market model of the Bush administration and governments around the world has revealed... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:26:15 EST Video: Striking French Airbus Worker Sends Solidarity Greetings to Boeing Workers http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article14.php?id=930 An Airbus union organizer and shop steward explains the situation and sends a message of solidarity ... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:28:47 EST Revolution and Counter–Revolution in Bolivia: Right-wing offensive radicalizes masses and provokes land occupations http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article11.php?id=929 Evo Morales’ MAS (Movement towards Socialism) government won a crushing victory in the re-call refer... Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:37:41 EST Capitalist Crisis: Marx Was Right http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=928 The economic witch-doctors and soothsayers of capitalism were wrong and the socialists and Marxists ... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:52:01 EST Support the Machinists Strike Against Boeing: We All Have a Stake in this Fight http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article14.php?id=926 Boeing, the largest private employer in Washington State and one of the richest corporations in the ... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:25:57 EST A Tale of Two Conventions: Where is the presidential election going? http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=925 The conventions of the two main parties in US politics are stage-managed affairs. This year was no d... Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:52:43 EST ‘Fannie Mae’ and ‘Freddie Mac’ Mortgage Banks Nationalisation: Sign of deepening economic crisis http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=923 The taking of these two mortgage giants – that provide over half of all US mortgages – under full go... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:25:21 EST Protests and Police Repression Mark the Republican National Convention: Thousands Take to the Streets Against War and the Right-Wing Agenda http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article13.php?id=922 From September 1-4, St. Paul, Minnesota was home to the Republican National Convention - and four da... Tue, 9 Sep 2008 04:34:43 EST Defying Police Threats, Students Walk Out Against the Republican National Convention http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article13.php?id=921 Despite police attempts to intimidate students from participating, hundreds of Twin Cities youth wal... Sun, 7 Sep 2008 12:38:40 EST Student Strike Against the Republican Convention: Socialist Alternative & YAWR Organize Campaign Against the War http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article13.php?id=900 On September 4, thousands of students from across the Twin Cities will walk out of class and strike ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:09:39 EST Can Corporate Power be Reigned In Under Capitalism-: The Case for a Socialist Alternative http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article22.php?id=905 Can the epic social and environmental crises we face be solved on the basis of capitalism, or is dem... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:10:14 EST Democracy For Sale: Don’t Let Corporations Decide Our Future http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article12.php?id=903 The enormous economic and social crisis engulfing U.S. society could not be more serious. Many worke... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:10:46 EST The End of an Error: Bush, the Republicans, and the Far Right http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=904 Bumper stickers on thousands of cars throughout the northeastern U.S. simply read “1.20.09 — Bush’s ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:11:14 EST Antiwar Activist Challenges Nancy Pelosi for Congress: Interview with Cindy Sheehan http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=906 Justice interviewed Cindy Sheehan, the "peace mom" whose son was killed in Iraq and who is now runni... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:17:44 EST Corporate America Has Two Parties - We Need One of Our Own! http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=907 Workers and young people need a party of our own – one that doesn’t accept a penny from corporations... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:18:10 EST Break with the Two Parties of War and Big Business - Vote Nader! http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=901 In sharp contrast to Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, Nader is running an insurgent... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:42:20 EST Is a Nader Vote a Wasted Vote-: The Case Against Lesser-Evilism http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=902 The best way to gain the maximum concessions from the political establishment is to build the strong... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:41:45 EST Beyond the Rhetoric - Would Obama Really Bring Change- http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=898 Barack Obama has tapped into this anger and the widespread desire for change, presenting himself as ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:17:28 EST Which Candidate Represents You Best- http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article10.php?id=899 ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:43:06 EST The Olympics, Big Business, and Dictatorship http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article11.php?id=897 Rather than the Olympic movement’s self-professed ideals of "internationalism" and "fair play", the ... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:09:37 EST AFSCME Adopts Socialist Demands on the Housing Crisis: “Quality housing for all ... For a massive program of public works” http://www.socialistalternative.org/news/article22.php?id=896 Members and supporters of Socialist Alternative at the American Federation of State, County and Muni... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:02:58 EST