Barack Obama spent $730 million to claim the White House in 2008, and it’s projected that this year’s winner will spend more than a billion. As it turns out, however,… Read more »
socialism
The $6 billion election that settled nothing
On election night on Nov. 6, as returns showed Barack Obama winning, victory honks sounded in cities around the U.S. Compared to 2008, however, the mood still seemed somber, and… Read more »
Socialist feminist presidential campaign: bringing race and gender issues to the fore
Let’s consider. The forest of laws keeping minor parties off U.S. ballots just keeps thickening; all the major media act like alternative candidates don’t exist; and the price tag for… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Party candidates buoyed by strong response to socialist message
Stephen Durham “They ran on fear; we ran on belief in the potential of the working class” On July 14, 2012, former hotel workers’ union activist Durham visits a picket… Read more »
Freedom Socialist opinion: Class, climate, and the need for free transit
December is wet and bone-chilling in Seattle. So, imagine climbing from bed two hours early to catch three busses to work. Welcome to the reality of commuting in the wake… Read more »
A political critique of the Party for Socialism and Liberation
The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) is an activist party that endorses popular struggles in the U.S. and raises the need for international socialist revolution. Their writings stress the… Read more »
Whole Foods and CEO John Mackey: Even “wholesome” capitalism is toxic
Consumers of organic and natural foods are a skeptical bunch. Yet even they can be taken in by a business that wraps itself in enough promotional fluff and little green… Read more »
Left debate: What can socialists hope to accomplish in elections?
The 2012 U.S. elections, unfolding amidst permanent war and recession, presented a golden opportunity for socialists to explain their ideas, especially at the national level. While millions of voters still… Read more »
Imagine … revolution! Lennon’s political legacy
Volumes have been written about the life and music of John Lennon. The least appreciated aspect is that his desire to make the world a better place was deeply political,… Read more »
Dateline Australia: 30 years of revolutionary feminism Down Under
The Freedom Socialist Party (FSP) in Australia is 30 years old! Our first event, “A new era for socialist feminism in Australia,” took place at the Plumbers Union on 24… Read more »
Black History Month
Words into Action
Join us for events celebrating the publication of two new titles from Red Letter Press: “Which Way Forward for the Black Lives Matter Movement?” and “A Revolutionary Call for Black Reparations.”
February 11:
New York City SeattleFebruary 19:
San Francisco Los Angeles