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Leon Trotsky
The social revolution is entirely based upon the growth of proletarian consciousness and on the faith of the proletariat in its own strength and in the party which is leading it.
James P Cannon
The workers of America have power enough to topple the structure of capitalism at home and to lift the whole world with them when they rise.
Going from occupation movement to working-class struggle – what next steps are needed?
As the Occupation of Wall St. enters its third week, some important questions need raising and answering: the foremost among them being, what kind of movement do we need? …
Verizon workers show how to combat bosses’ attacks
45,000 Verizon workers have taken to strike action amidst a major collective-bargaining dispute. Jeff Albertson recounts events and offers a definitive way for both the CWA and IBEW members to…
Obama moves right as debt-ceiling talks hit deadlock
Jeff Albertson reports on the political deadlock in the USA over the debt ceiling. With the deadline of August 2 fast approaching, whether Obama reaches a deal or not it…
Unpaid internships: exploitation par excellence
With a continuing jobs crisis, growing numbers of young people and recent college grads have found themselves forced into accepting unpaid internships and being put at the mercy of greedy…
Genuine independence means building a workers’ party
At a recent national press club meeting in Washington DC, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka did a fine job voicing his opposition to the attacks on working people and youth nationwide,…
Millions mobilize in “National Day of Actions”; dockworkers in Oakland shut down port
Facing attacks in almost every state, unions and communities mobilized on April 4 for a day of actions in solidarity with the struggles in Madison, Columbus, across the mid-west, and…
Michigan on the verge of “financial martial law”
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That is both the rationale of the Republican-majority government in Michigan and substance of their latest overt promotion of state guardianship and curtailment of…
Gut-Check Time in Wisconsin
A specter is haunting Madison: the specter of a general strike. Jeff Albertson reports on the latest developments from Wisconsin.…
Thought Wisconsin’s anti-union laws were bad? Look what they are doing in Ohio
The Republicans in Ohio are pushing through even worse laws which will target any public sector worker's right to strike and limit the powers of union to negotiate over sick…
Class-Struggle USA: Workers versus Walker in Wisconsin
All across the US, the ruling class is attempting everything in its power, every bag of tricks, to offload the effects of the recession onto the backs of working people.…
Public-sector Workers and Services on the chopping block
The struggle to make public-sector workers and social services pay for capitalism’s failures is revving up. Jeff Albertson looks at what's happening, discusses the causes, and outlines what we can…