What the elites in Washington are conniving.
[Please note that the APL does not necessarily endorse the political line of the author] Capitalism In Crisis: Actually, “It’s the System, Stupid” At the capitalist system’s core lies its central conflict. On one side, corporate boards of directors pursue… Read More ›
Who Are the Real War Criminals? On the surface, the promise to close Guantanamo—delayed as the closing is, of course—seems like the ending to a fairy tale story straight out of daytime drama. At last righteousness has triumphed over evil,… Read More ›
“And people like me! Because I force them to! With violence!” – Travis of the Cosmos Pacifism as a Sacred Cow It’s time to lead another liberal sacred cow to the killing floor. I’m talking about non-violence. I’ve never exactly… Read More ›
First of all, I will give Moore credit for making certain ideas mainstream (what other remotely progressive or even politically challenging material are you going to see at a multiplex cinema?), and for his interviews with the working people of… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 Red Phoenix 