Category: Editorial
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Decolonialism and Right to National Self-Determination in America
National liberation of oppressed nations from their colonial and imperialist oppressor is integral to class struggle. What national liberation entails is the right to national self-determination. What is this right exactly? It is the right of an oppressed nation to decide whether or not it wants to secede from the dominant nation. Virtually every communist […]
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The Geopolitics of Chinese… Capitalism?
Let me preface this with a little background. I was an intelligence analyst in the military both during and before the global war on terror. This was a time when intel was beyond short staffed, and the requirement for rapid responses meant that we all sort of got pulled to the top echelons of our […]
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The Left Needs To Take Back The Anti-War Label
The left needs to take back the anti-war label. But to do this, the left needs to actually understand the words that they use on a regular basis. There is a current trend in online discourse of focusing entirely upon labels like “anti-imperialist” and “anti-war” while ignoring the fact that capitalism is the basis for […]
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Toward a Real Dream of Proletarian Compatriotism
America is neither a dream, nor a reality but a hyper-reality. It is a hyper-reality because it is a utopia that behaves from the very beginning as though it were already achieved. Jean Baudrillard, America The working class finds itself, for better or worse, reexamining the issue of patriotism in organizing the American people. As […]
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On Starbucks Workers United Organizing Efforts
The Socialist Party of America exists to awaken and empower American workers, regardless of their personal ideologies or field of work. This has always been our primary mission and concern. Historically, the Socialist Party of America took a central role in early 20th century strikes and organizing. In the strike wave of 1909, the Triangle […]
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Statement on Ukraine
The global fight against imperialism is manifesting physically in Ukraine. While NATO forces bend their own rules and sneak supplies to what remains of the Ukrainian forces, US Congress proposes sending $6.4 billion in weapons and other aid during a failed domestic pandemic response at home. Ukraine’s representative to the UN is asking for negotiations […]
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Why Socialism?
Is it advisable for one who is not an expert on economic and social issues to express views on the subject of socialism? I believe for a number of reasons that it is. Let us first consider the question from the point of view of scientific knowledge. It might appear that there are no essential […]