Freedom Socialist Newspaper

Vol. 44, No. 2 (April-May 2023)

The Planetary Crisis and the Crucial Role of a Revolutionary Party

The Planetary Crisis and the Crucial Role of a Revolutionary Party

This document describes profound shifts in the world since the FSP’s 2019 national convention, and the role of socialists in shaping what comes next.
What’s up in the fight for abortion rights

What’s up in the fight for abortion rights

Labor and grass-roots protesters provide needed momentum.
LA housing campaign exposes depth of corporate-political ties

LA housing campaign exposes depth of corporate-political ties

Achievements and roadblocks have taught organizers vital lessons.
UK education workers join historic strike wave

UK education workers join historic strike wave

Stagnant wages, pensions cuts and job insecurity propel nation-wide strike wave.
Cuba’s population drops amid economic crisis and political disillusionment

Cuba’s population drops amid economic crisis and political disillusionment

A piercing on-the-scene report of Cuba’s massive migration problem.
Native Americans combat Nevada lithium mining

Native Americans combat Nevada lithium mining

An insightful explanation of how lithium mining menaces “green” energy solutions.
Clara Fraser – revolution, she taught

Clara Fraser – revolution, she taught

A co-worker’s salute to Clara Fraser on the 100th anniversary of her birth for her leadership in founding modern revolutionary feminism.
Class: The Power That Heals

Class: The Power That Heals

A reprint of FSP co-founder Clara Fraser’s column Socialism for Sceptics which takes on cynics everywhere.
DeSantis escalates Florida’s war on public education

DeSantis escalates Florida’s war on public education

The Sunshine State leads the charge against African American studies, and people are fighting back.
Why I joined FSP: My light bulb moment

Why I joined FSP: My light bulb moment

Melbourne activist tells how she “found her political home” in the Freedom Socialist Party.
Till: A Hollywood portrait of Black misery

Till: A Hollywood portrait of Black misery

A movie that just misses the mark, failing to shed new light on a well-known story or point to contemporary issues.

Forgive student debt: Yo-yo no more!

After promised debt relief, the author castigates politicians and courts for resolving nothing and leaving students like him out on a limb.

Defend trans youth

Real feminists stand up for trans and non-binary people.

Cop City: right to protest under fire

Protesters for Black lives and climate justice in Atlanta, Georgia are being assaulted and murdered by cops and face lengthy prison sentences for being so-called “domestic terrorists.”

US China policy touts warmongering

China is not a military threat to the U.S. But it is economically encroaching on this country. Biden’s response is to groom pro-war support.
Lawrence Reyes, presente!

Lawrence Reyes, presente!

Puerto Rican labor activist Reyes passed away on Dec. 31, 2023. He was a lifelong activist against U.S. colonialism and for immigrant rights, and defended women leaders.
Letters to the editor, April 2023

Letters to the editor, April 2023

Readers' feedback on Ukraine, The Woman King and other topics.