Posts in: socialism

From issue No. 25, Spring 2014, of Pluma, magazine of Mexico’s Partido Obrero Socialista. The Freedom Socialist Party (FSP), or Partido de Libertad Socialista, is the most revolutionary organization in the United States. Founded 43 years ago, in recent years it has increased its strength. Among its members are many women, workers and teachers. In… Read more »

From May 24 to 27, U.S. Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) members, friends, and international allies came together in Los Angeles to discuss the economic and environmental disasters threatening humanity — and what to do about them. Just days before, a ruptured pipe had spread 10,000 gallons of oil knee-deep over the streets of an LA… Read more »

As someone who had never attended any sort of political convention, I didn’t know what to expect from the Freedom Socialist Party gathering. What I found was camaraderie, knowledge, and an array of perspectives on things affecting the working class, like education, labor, healthcare, feminism, and ecosocialism. All pointed to the same basic fact: capitalism… Read more »

I arrived in Los Angeles on May 24, several days before the start of the Freedom Socialist Party convention, to help with outreach and other preparation for our party’s most important event. I felt the electricity almost immediately, because our politics are about the biggest questions facing humanity. How to defend working people and our… Read more »

In the November 2014 election season, voter participation hit a record low. This is more than just a mid-term slump. Voters are increasingly alienated from the two major parties. Only slightly more than a third of eligible voters participated nationally. And of the minority who are registered, a record 42 percent ditched the Democrats and… Read more »