My granny was a single mom with nine children ranging from pre-teen to their 30’s by the time I came along. Mom was also on her own, with me. They rented a house and together supported the family. Grandma, the expert cook, with her food stand in El Mercado de San Martin, a small city… Read more »
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Microcredit: good cause or neoliberal fairy tale?
In 1976, Bangladeshi economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus came up with the notion that poverty could be solved in developing countries with “microloans” — lending small amounts of money to poor people so they can start a business. Yunus launched the non-profit Grameen Bank, which made microloans to groups of poor women — and declared poverty… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Letters to the Editor, April 2014
GREAT REVIEW Antidote to immigrant bashing Thank you for reviewing NoViolet Bulawayo’s We Need New Names [Vol. 35, No. 1]. I might not have come across this novel and I now plan to read it. The far-right has made immigrants the subject of some of its most vicious and racist hate speech. After some twenty… Read more »
Freedom Socialist editorial — $15 an hour now (not eventually)
Seattle has become a beacon of hope for low-wage workers as a movement to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour picks up steam. So it was quite a blow when Socialist Alternative (SA) and Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant announced that the organized campaign called 15 Now, which SA leads, is adopting… Read more »
Freedom Socialist book review — Imagine Living In a Socialist USA, by Paul Street
It is progress that a book entitled Imagine Living In a Socialist USA has been published by Harper, a major mainstream publisher. The brief first section, “What’s Wrong With Capitalism?” by Paul Street outlines the ruthlessness of the capitalist system, its incompatibility with democracy, and why our survival depends on pushing it off the stage… Read more »
Freedom Socialist editorial — Privatized sports breed bigotry
Some people find it hard to believe that racism is alive and well in the USA. But thanks to Los Angeles Clippers basketball team owner Donald Sterling, little doubt remains. Actually, any industry owned and operated by billionaires is toxic. Sterling is probably the most revolting owner — he who has made his millions as… Read more »
Congreso del Partido de Libertad Socialista — Un mundo por ganar, un planeta que salvar
Del 24 al 27 de mayo, miembros, amigos y aliados internacionales del Partido de Libertad Socialista (FSP) de EE.UU. se congregaron en Los Ángeles para discutir los desastres económicos y ambientales que amenazan a la humanidad, y lo que se puede hacer al respecto. Justo unos días antes, se rompió una tubería que derramó 16,000… Read more »
Congreso del Partido de Libertad Socialista — Partido Obrero Socialista comparte sus impresiones
El Partido de la Libertad Socialista (FSP) o Freedom Socialist Party es la organización más revolucionaria de los Estados Unidos. Fundado hace 43 años, en los últimos tiempos ha acrecentado su fuerza. Entre sus militantes hay muchas mujeres, trabajadores y profesores. Además de haberse destacado por la defensa de la clase obrera, especialmente de sus… Read more »
Freedom Socialist Party 2014 Convention — Partido Obrero Socialista shares impressions of the gathering
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 »
Freedom Socialist Party 2014 Convention — A world to win, a planet to save
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 »
