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United States: Rail workers betrayed by Biden & the “Squad”

By Kshama Sawant, Seattle City Council member and member of Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the United States) When AOC and other members of the “Squad” were first elected, most of them did so as self-identified “democratic socialists.” They ran on

Dec 2, 2022

Seattle: Right-wing recall defeated – how Kshama Sawant & Socialist Alternative won (again!)

By Bryan Koulouris and Calvin Priest For the fourth time, Socialist Alternative leader and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant has won an election, this time while facing off against a racist, right-wing recall backed by big business. This victory is a vindication

Dec 14, 2021

World News

AOC and Joe Biden Should Not Be In The Same Party

By Keely Mullen, Socialist Alternative (US) After months of attacks by the Democratic establishment against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives, she is firing back. Since her shock election to the House of Representatives in 2018, beating Democratic Party institution Joe Crowley, AOC

Jan 21, 2020

Environment·Featured Articles

The Green New Deal & Climate Change – Why capitalism must go

The 2018/2019 school year marked the start of a global youth-led movement against climate change. Governments were pushed to declare climate emergencies and to propose action against the crisis. In this article, Myriam Poizat looks at the Green New Deal, a resolution

Oct 22, 2019

US: AOC endorses Bernie Sanders

By Keely Mullen, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the US) October 16 was an important night for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. His performance at the fourth Democratic Party primary debate showed the continued fire behind his campaign. In a moment that

Oct 20, 2019

US: Importance of the Kshama Sawant Re-Election Campaign

By Bryan Koulouris, member of Socialist Alternative- sister organisation of the Socialist Party in the US. Kshama Sawant was first elected to the Seattle City Council in 2013 with over 90,000 votes, running as a proud Socialist Alternative member back before “Bernie”

Jul 31, 2019

Winning the Green New Deal Means Challenging Capitalism

By Elan Axelbank, Socialist Alternative (sister organisation of the Socialist Party in the US) “The one thing we need more than hope is action. Once we start to act, hope is everywhere. So instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then,

Mar 29, 2019

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