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United States–A Deadly Cocktail: COVID-19, Race and Capitalism

In early March, the first known cases of COVID-19 began to emerge in the United States. It has taken the lives of over 75,000 people across the nation. The deadly combination of COVID-19 and the economic recession has led to a deep

May 11, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic

Trump Inaction Fuels Disaster

By Tony Wilsdon, Socialist Alternative (our sister organisation in the US) The threat posed by COVID-19 was not a secret. The devastating spread of the virus in China, and the fact that it could be transmitted person-to-person was world news by the

Apr 29, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic

Nevada homelessness – a picture of US capitalism today

By Harper Cleves In the last weekend of March, images of a parking lot converted into a homeless shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada sparked outrage. The images of the make-shift shelter are stark and are illustrative of the grotesque inequalities that lie

Apr 2, 2020

News & Analysis

Review: Mistaken Identity – Race and Class in the Age of Trump

Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump By Asad Haider Published by Verso Books, 2018 Reviewed by Laura Fitzgerald …. when the liberal language of rights is used to defend a concrete identity group from injury, physical or verbal,

Nov 7, 2018

World News

Statement from Kshama Sawant: End political repression against Standing Rock protesters

Statement by Seattle City Councilmember and Socialist Alternative (sister organisation of the Socialist Party in the US) member Kshama Sawant on the brutal repression against those protesting against the North Dakota pipeline. “Thursday in North Dakota, a police force backed by corporate

Oct 31, 2016

World News

US: Colin Kaepernick’s stance against racism spreads

When Colin Kaepernick began his protest against racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem at NFL football games it is unlikely he realized the scale of the impact it would have. Already, this protest has spread like wildfire through the NFL,

Sep 26, 2016

World News

A rage in Baltimore: The aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death

Another racist killing in the US by police.

Apr 29, 2015

World News

Why you should be a socialist

The following article was written by members of Socialist Alternative, the sister organisation of the Socialist Party in the US. We have been to the forefront in the struggle for the fight $15 an hour and in November 2013 SA member Kshama Sawant

Apr 17, 2015

United States- Page 6

United States–A Deadly Cocktail: COVID-19, Race and Capitalism

Trump Inaction Fuels Disaster

Nevada homelessness – a picture of US capitalism today

Review: Mistaken Identity – Race and Class in the Age of Trump

Statement from Kshama Sawant: End political repression against Standing Rock protesters

US: Colin Kaepernick’s stance against racism spreads

A rage in Baltimore: The aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death

Why you should be a socialist

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden