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Written by Qmar uz Zaman Khan
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010 |
 Hell on earth is the only way one can describe the situation in the flood affected areas of Pakistan. People are going hungry, children are being hit by disease, poor pregnant women are lying in the open air under the rain. In these conditions the comrades of the PTUDC are doing what they can with the meagre resources at hand to provide some relief. Please help these comrades with whatever you can!
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Written by Joshua Purcell
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 |
 In this article, Joshua Purcell discusses why he joined the WIL, making note of the evolution of his beliefs and the process of looking over various organizations. |
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Written by Brett Lubinski
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Monday, 19 July 2010 |
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A report from the Bureau of Labor statistics has revealed grim data concerning job growth during the month of May. Although the economy created 431,000 jobs, 411,000 (95 percent) of them were temporary government jobs tied to the 2010 Census. Capitalism continues to offer unemployment for millions of workers, and under socialism, the public sector could easily create jobs with living wages for every person that is currently unemployed. |
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Written by Michael Perez-Hureaux
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 |
 Comic book author and perpetual curmudgeon Harvey Pekar has passed away after a long battle with cancer at the age of 70. Pekar was the creator of American Splendor comics, which was a chronicle of his own Polish Jewish working class roots in the city of Cleveland, as well as a graphic witness to the everyday experience of the urban laborer. |
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Written by Nikhil Kothegal
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Monday, 12 July 2010 |
 For over a year, President Obama and Congressional Democrats have been threatening to “terrorize” the financial sector by creating new stipulations that would redefine how it operates. However, despite the Democrats’ attempts to claim otherwise, the finance reform bill passed by the Senate on May 20th leaves a number of loopholes open for Wall Street Banks to continue their shady lending behaviors and speculative schemes – the same kind of speculation that led to the financial meltdown in the first place. |
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Written by Tom Trottier
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 |
 New York Governor Patterson was trying to get the state work force to accept a one-day-per-week furlough. This would have meant a 20% cut in pay! The unions went to court and the furlough plan was stopped. Now, Patterson threatens 10,000 state workers with lay-offs on January 1, 2011. This is on top of many education and service cuts. The Metropolitan Transit Authority is laying off 475 station agents and plans to lay-off 500 subway conductors and bus drivers. Many local governments in NY State are also making deep cuts. |
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Written by Socialist Appeal
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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A recent Pew Research Center poll, arguably by the most respected polling company in the country, asked over 1,500 randomly selected Americans to describe their reactions to terms such as “capitalism” and “socialism.” Pew summarized the results of the poll with the title: “Socialism not so negative; capitalism not so positive.” |
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Written by Josh Lucker and John Peterson
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 |
 This past May 1st, thousands demonstrated in support of immigrant rights in over 70 cities across the U.S. Since 2006, rallies have been organized around this traditional workers’ holiday in order to demand full and unconditional legalization for all workers, regardless of immigration status... This year, however, labor, community, and civil rights organizations had a single rallying cry: opposition to the passage of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 (SB1070), otherwise known as the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods” Act. |
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Written by Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 28 June 2010 |
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 Despite the dominance of baseball, basketball, and the NFL, North Americans increasingly appreciate the “beautiful game” known as “football” in the rest of the world...
One thing is sure: behind the glitz, hype, on-field heroism, whipped up nationalist frenzy, and barrage of advertisements, there is a clear undercurrent of class struggle, especially in a host nation like South Africa. For example, who will pay for all the shiny new stadiums in a country with nearly 25% unemployment and rampant malnutrition? What about all the empty seats you see on TV, because ordinary black South Africans cannot possibly afford even the cheapest tickets? |
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Written by The Editorial Board
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 |
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 “Please wake me up when the recession is over.” This sentiment, expressed on a T-shirt, sums up the mood of many American workers. They are anxious for what they assume to be a temporary disruption in the “normal” course of their lives to be over. Unfortunately, this is the new “American Dream,” a living nightmare of stress and constant insecurity, of unemployment and homelessness.
Month after month we are told that the economy is getting better, and yet the jobs have yet to materialize.
Editorial for Socialist Appeal Issue 55 |
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