A RECORD 26 MILLION jobless or underemployed U.S. workers are the human evidence that rosy reports of the end of the economic crisis are false through and through. Nothing debunks the lie of recovery so clearly as unrelentingly high unemployment. Left out of the already ghastly official rate of 8-9 percent are millions of people… Read more »
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Stephen Durham: firing up alternative party debates on tour in California
On a three-week tour of California, Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) presidential candidate Stephen Durham conveyed an exciting, optimistic message of the power of rebellion, delivered with intensity and clarity. New York FSP Organizer Durham, one of four people seeking the nomination of the Peace and Freedom Party (PFP), campaigned in April and early May in… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Party presidential campaign — Stephen Durham, candidate for president
Stephen Durham has dedicated more than 40 years to confronting racist and sexist institutions and building united fronts with all those inclined to resist oppression. Durham was raised in Los Angeles and educated at the University of California at Berkeley. He now serves as organizer of the local Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) in Harlem in… Read more »
Una campaña presidencial para desafiar a Wall Street
La temporada de elecciones produce una avalancha de mentiras por parte de los políticos que cuentan con el apoyo de las corporaciones. Pero este año brilla la verdad, gracias a la campaña del Partido de Libertad Socialista (FSP) de Stephen Durham para presidente y Christina López para vicepresidenta. La campaña está animando a simpatizantes, desde… Read more »
A presidential campaign to turn the tables on Wall Street: the Freedom Socialist Party
Election season brings the usual blizzard of lies by corporate-backed politicians. But this year the truth is shining through, thanks to the Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) campaign of Stephen Durham for president and Christina López for vice president. The campaign is energizing supporters from Dominican immigrant neighborhoods in New York City to college campuses in… Read more »
US elections: Flag-waving and false unity
Every four years the big capitalist parties break out the red, white, and blue banners to create a frenzy of patriotism. Voters are expected to jump on the bandwagon and cheer for the good old USA, blind to the gulf between Wall Street’s billionaires and Main Street’s evicted. This is especially true in the 2012… Read more »
Alex Romero – Why I joined the Freedom Socialist Party
Four years ago I voted for the Lesser Evil and hoped the Change the candidate promised would better the lives of thousands of homeless people, grant citizenship to undocumented workers, end gender inequities, and extend federal legal protection to same-sex couples. Instead, what these years gave us was a punch on the nose. The president… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Party presidential campaign: Durham & López out and about
As you will see from the reports below, the times are alive with unionists and other activists busy discussing ideas, strategizing, organizing — and defying police intimidation. The Freedom Socialist Party 2012 presidential campaign is, of course, in the thick of things. You can read more about the campaign at VoteSocialism.com. But it’s worth noting… Read more »
Battle for the nomination: FSP among contenders for Peace and Freedom Party nod
The Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) campaign of Stephen Durham for president and Christina López for vice president is a sharp contrast to the tradition of buying the White House with truckloads of money. New Yorker Durham and Seattleite López speak from the heart and stand for opening the borders, nationalizing banks under workers’ control, and… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Letters to the Editor — October 2012
PRISONER BACKS FSP And there’s lots more support behind bars Revolutionary greetings. I believe there needs to be a third party system. For decades this capitalist machine has bogged down and drowned out the real voices of the masses. As a political prisoner, I support candidates Stephen Durham for president and Christina López as vice… Read more »
