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Written by Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 07 June 2010 |
 The Workers International League just held our 2010 National Congress in Minneapolis, MN. In this short video, a few members explain why you should join the WIL and the International Marxist Tendency. |
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Written by Antonio Balmer
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Monday, 07 June 2010 |
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 This year's National Congress of the Workers International League, held during a historical turning point of capitalism, has marked a new period of development for the organization. The discussions and activities of the congress that took place over the weekend of May 29th & 30th were the culmination of long months of work, analysis, and input at all levels of membership of the WIL. The result was a noticeable invigoration of revolutionary enthusiasm among the group and for many, a deeper grasp of the tasks at hand.
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Written by Socialist Appeal
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 |
 President Huge Chavez of Venezuela has called for the establishment of an international party of the working class: the Fifth International. Join us in New York City for a discussion with Fred Weston of the International Marxist Tendency (Marxist.com) on the potential of such a party! |
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Written by Karl Belin
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 |
 As part of our ongoing series on the early Left in the United States, we turn next to the Socialist Labor Party and its central figure, Daniel De Leon. Given the continued influence of De Leon and his ideas on some people on the Left, our aim is to draw a balanced appraisal. With the benefit of hindsight, we examine the rise and fall of the SLP as a relevant force in the socialist and workers' movement in order to draw the lessons for today. |
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Written by Michael Hureaux Perez
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Monday, 17 May 2010 |
 It’s been close to a month since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig exploded and sank into the Gulf of Mexico, just 45 miles south of the already beleaguered gulf coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi. BP initially estimated the daily oil spillage to be 1,000 barrels. Within a week of the disaster, that figure was ratcheted upwards by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be 5,000 barrels daily. This works out to 220,000 gallons of oil a day or a loss of better than a million gallons weekly. |
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Written by Josh Lucker
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010 |
 It’s Spring again and that means baseball season is underway. One may ask why Socialist Appeal is writing an article on such a topic. In fact, many leftists in the U.S. and around the world take a rather disdainful attitude towards sports. The fact is that sports are an intimate part of the life and culture of the working class, despite the way that commercialism, mass marketing, high salaries, unaffordable ticket prices, and patriotic half-time shows and seventh inning stretches have perverted the “love of the game.” The history of the 1890 Players' League offers many lessons for both sports fans and labor activists alike. |
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Written by Joshua Purcell
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 |
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In March, the Texas State Board of Education (TSBE) passed decisions that could adversely impact the quality of education not only in the state of Texas, but across the country. One of the more controversial decisions approved in the March meeting was the removal of mention of the late Archbishop of San Salvador, Oscar Romero, from textbooks used in the state...Less understandable is the partial removal of one of the Founding Fathers of the U.S., Thomas Jefferson, who was removed from a section on world history focusing on figures who inspired revolution. In order to understand why this action was taken, the TSBE’s political perspective and hypocrisy needs to be identified and understood. |
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Written by Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 03 May 2010 |
 A recent New York Times/CBS Poll presents interesting findings for those interested in the demographics and opinions represented by the so-called “Tea Partiers.” The poll finds support for the Tea Party at just 18%, much lower than the 27% reported in earlier polls. They also added a second and far more relevant category, “Tea Party activist,” for those who have actively done something to “build the movement.” They found that just 4% have actually attended rallies, donated money, etc., which is hardly the “grass roots rising tide” that has been presented in the media. |
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Written by David May
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Friday, 30 April 2010 |
 In recent years, the mass mobilizations of immigrant workers for their rights has once again brought May Day to the forefront of many workers’ consciousness. Paradoxically, however, “International Workers’ Day” is not widely celebrated in the country where it was born. In fact, it comes as a surprise to many to learn that May Day was originally “Made in the USA.” Today, with millions being forced to work longer and harder for less pay, despite record levels of unemployment, it’s relevant to take a look at the history of this tradition of struggle and its lessons for 2010. |
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Written by The Editorial Board
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 |
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 ...Well over a year since Obama came to power, virtually nothing has been done for the labor movement. No Employee Free Choice Act, no universal health care, no universal living wage, no equal rights for immigrant workers, no repealing of anti-labor laws like Taft-Hartley. The mines are as unsafe as ever and workers continue to die for the profits of the shareholders...This all highlights yet again what Socialist Appeal has explained since our founding issue: we need a mass party of labor to fight for and represent the interests of working class majority of this country. As representatives of the bosses the Democrats simply cannot and will not do this.
Editorial for Socialist Appeal Issue 54 |
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