James P. Cannon and the Minneapolis Teamsters’ Strikes in 1934
Socialist Organizer, which was founded in 1991 in continuity with the best traditions of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and the Fourth International, decided at its [...]
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When Rights Are Denied – The Attack on Reproductive Rights Is a Labor Issue
By Labor Fightback Network Thanks to the recent passage of Texas’ HB 2, most women in Texas will no longer have access to any health services in clinics that perform [...]
Open Letter to AFL-CIO Convention Delegates From Concerned Trade Unionists & Labor Activists
On June 10, 2013, the San Francisco Labor Council adopted a resolution on “Building an Independent Labor Movement” that was submitted for a discussion and vote at the [...]
Some Necessary Points of Reference
For Building Socialist Organizer, U.S. Section of the Fourth International, In the Coming Period (Resolution Adopted by the 12 National Convention of Socialist Organizer [...]
Uprising of Black Youth and the Fight For Independent Black Political Action
By ALAN BENJAMIN Black youth in more than 50 cities across the United States have risen up to protest the August 9 killing by a white police officer of 18-year-old Michael [...]
What Lessons Can We Learn From Labor’s Defeats in Wisconsin in 2011 and 2015?
By Labor Fightback Network Now that Governor Walker has signed the “right-to-work” bill passed by the Wisconsin legislature, whose purpose is to severely weaken [...]
The Revolutionary Party & Its Role in the Struggle for Socialism
By James P. Cannon The greatest contribution to the arsenal of Marxism since the death of Engels in 1895 was Lenin’s conception of the vanguard party as the organizer and [...]
Intro to Socialism
Introduction The world today is in a mess. Look at your neighborhood and look at the world. We are facing the worst economic depression since the 1930s. Everyday we [...]
Why We Need a Discussion and Debate on Labor and Political Independence
Labor Fightback Network At our recent conference, the Labor Fightback Network (LFN) agreed to open and facilitate a conversation on labor independent political action. This [...]
The Theoretical Underpinnings of Our Advocacy of a Black Workers Party in the U.S.
By Alan Benjamin The advocacy of an independent Black Party in the United States is rooted in the history and traditions of the Socialist Workers Party going all the [...]
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