Capitalism

How socialism can save the planet

Greyson Van Arsdale, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States) (This article was first published on 31 August 2023) In 2020, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sat down on CNBC to urge the world’s wealthiest to act on climate change. Announcing tha...

The New Cold War heats up

Tom Crean, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States) (This article was first published on 29 August 2023) The last few years have seen a sharp rise in geopolitical tension centered on the US and China. This is being widely described as a New...

Capitalism is preparing for more war – We need a socialist alternative

Chris Gray, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States) (This article was first published on 10 July 2023) As inter-imperialist tensions continue to heighten, capitalist governments around the world plan to spend over $6 trillion on their mili...

China’s economy in the grip of ‘Japanification’

Property collapse deepens while concerns rise over slow and limited government intervention Editorial from issue 71 Socialist《社会主义者》magazine, the magazine of ISA in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan China’s economic crisis entered a new more dangero...

Economy: SVB collapse detonates financial crisis

US banking crisis spreading to Europe Tom Crean (Originally published 16 March) The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank last week has opened up a significant financial crisis for U.S. capitalism which now appears to be spreading to Europe. It is t...

ISA 13th World Congress: Preparing for new twists and turns in the ‘age of disorder’

Report from International Socialist Alternative’s World Congress Danny Byrne, ISA International Executive (This article was first published on 15 February 2023) Between 30 January and 5 February, over 100 delegates and visitors participated in Intern...

2023 World Perspectives(2): How the Multi-Faceted Global Crisis Affects Different Regions

Duing the World Congress of ISA held from 30 January to 5 February delegates and visitors held intense discussions on ‘World Perspectives’. As a consequence, the document “Epoch of multiple crises -we have a world to win” was passed. We publish here Part 2 — dealing with the various regions of the world.

2023 World Perspectives(1): Epoch of Multiple Crises — We Have a World to Win!

During the World Congress of ISA held from 30 January to 5 February delegates and visitors held intense discussions on ‘World Perspectives’. As a consequence, the document “Epoch of multiple crises — we have a world to win” was passed. We publish her...

Potential for explosive struggle as British capitalism braces for recession

Sunak’s claim to be a safe pair of hands in the current economic crisis will fall apart under the impact of a prolonged downturn. This will in turn exacerbate the splits in the Tory Party making this a government of permanent crisis. Editorial of So...

Climate change: Imperialism and hypocrisy

Ray Goerke, Socialist Alternative (ISA in Canada) (This article was first published on 4 November 2022) It seems that no matter the scale of the social crisis, there is always money for war. Less than a year after COP26, the Trudeau government is b...

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Stalin’s “Socialism In One Country”—A Century of Disaster

March 11, 2026 Leon Pinsky, Sociaist Alternative (ISA in the US) A century ago, from December 18-31 of 1925, the 14th Congress of the Communist Part...

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