Bourgeois ideologists and their reformist hangers-on shout from the roof-tops about “universal democracy”, “democracy for all”, which allegedly exists in the capitalist world. They hold up this “pure” bourgeois democracy in contrast to the dictatorship of the proletariat which is… Read More ›
Government
What the elites in Washington are conniving.
Obama Is Not A Socialist
Barack Obama, the messiah of the reformist left, represents to many just as what his posters display—“Hope” and “Change.” He is simultaneously denied a hundred-fold by socialists everywhere, but this does not stop people, both on the street and in… Read More ›
Senate Votes Down F-22 Fighter Jet
Why should we be focusing on the Peace movement? Can we influence and reduce spending for the military? I for one believe we can, provided we have a strong grassroots and working class peace movement. Just this week the… Read More ›
Never Again!
From a Speech by Jackie Cabasso, United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ): Konichi-wa! (Hello!) I am here in Nagasaki for the solemn commemoration of the 64th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of this beautiful port city. On August 6,… Read More ›
On the Arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. & America’s Unhealthy Obsession With the Police
In one of his comedy routines, Dave Chappelle explained why he was afraid to call the cops, even if his own house had been robbed. He acts out this scenario to his audience. Upon seeing Dave, a black man living… Read More ›
The Imperialist War
Imperialism: the invasion, occupation and conquering of sovereign nations by foreign powers for capitalist interests and profit. Six Years of War The sixth anniversary of the imperialist war has now passed. What gave the motivation to write this work was… Read More ›
The Illusion is Crumbling: the War Cover-Up
Each class of society has its own reaction to the present war: the American proletariat sees the need for peace, while the capitalists try to use “patriotic” symbolism to win more of the population over to the side of imperialism…. Read More ›
The Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea Deserves Self-Determination and Nuclear Technology
Imperialist powers such as the United States, the UK, Russia and China have been eager to “condemn” the recent underground test of a nuclear device by the DPRK (North Korea). President Obama was quick to announce on TV that the… Read More ›
US Strategy in Latin America was Wrong
Three years ago I wrote an article arguing that the political changes sweeping across Latin America were epoch-making and probably irreversible, and that they would fundamentally alter the relationship between the region and the United States. Some of the most… Read More ›
The Deception of Change
With simple slogans such as “Hope” and “Change,” Barack Obama assumed power in January. His promises gave hope to some progressives that the country would enter a new age of peaceful cooperation with other nations and that our people would… Read More ›
Results of the U.S. Presidential Elections
Barack Obama, a “Democrat,” has been elected as president of the United States of America. He won with over 69 million votes, while McCain (Republican Party) received over 59 million and the PSL and Socialist candidates received 7,000 and 6,800,… Read More ›
The New Cigarette Law
This year I expect Democratic state governors to try and plug budget holes by raising the cigarette tax. Some Republicans will do this as well, but that isn’t the point. The point is: how do Democrats do this and expect… Read More ›
Welfare Queens
If there’s anything that we can all agree on, it’s our hatred of these fools leeching off the government and the labor of the working class. The government has already given them over a trillion dollars, and their still coming… Read More ›