The Spanish Revolution of 1931–1939 is one of the greatest events in working-class history in the twentieth century. Heroic Spanish workers rose up against an attempted coup in 1936 by the army, commanded by the reactionary fascist General Francisco ...
Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States) Editorial Board
Just a few months ago, the Democrats were headed for a complete bloodbath in the midterms. In July, Biden’s approval ratings hovered around 38%, lower than Trump’s at the same time in ...
ISA cadre school discusses world events
Per Ake Westerlund, ISA
(This article was first published on 28 July 2022)
The world is experiencing turbulent events, coming at break kneck speed — economic and political crises, wars and mass uprisings.
T...
Stephen Edwards, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States)
(This article was first published on 7 July 2022)
Working people in the U.S. are facing the worst inflation in 40 years. Gas is at $6 a gallon in many places; groceries are up by mor...
As government ministers and leading Tory figures abandon Boris Johnson’s government, he faces the most serious crisis of his time as Prime Minister.
Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales and Scotland) statement
(This article was first publis...
The Chinese dictatorship is not the “green superpower” it wants us to believe
Hong Liuxing, chinaworker.info
Capitalist governments around the world boast they are making progress in the fight against climate change. But war, deglobalization and ev...
On 2 May a draft decision leaked to Politico emerged indicating that the U.S. Supreme Court is on the precipice of overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion. Socialist Alternative made the call “Hit the streets to defend ...
The statement below on the war in Ukraine and its implications for the manifold crises of global capitalism was discussed, debated, amended and approved unanimously at a meeting of the International Committee of ISA — our international leadership ele...
Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise by Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell reviewed by Vincent Kolo
“Why would I talk to my baby?” a young mother in rural China giggled at the question. “She can’t talk back!” Scott Rozelle,...
From beginning to end, 2021 was a year of perfect storm for world capitalism. This rotten and decadent system has rarely, if ever before, faced such deep simultaneous crises on so many fronts. It has never been more over-ripe for replacement, and the 2020s are only getting started
Bryan Koulouris, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States)
(This article was first published on 3 January 2025)
Around the globe, incumbent p...
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