Karl Marx’s Theory of Class Struggle: The Working Class
May 5, 2018 · Two hundred years since Karl Marx was born and 170 years since his most famous work, The Communist Manifesto, was published, Eddie McCabe looks at Marx’s theory of class struggle and assesses its relevance for today.Originally published in Socialist Alternative, the political journal of the Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) Without the labour power of workers, capitalists can’t make profits.
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2024 Elections: A Race To The Right | Socialist Alternative
Oct 29, 2024 · The race to the White House is closer than ever, with polls showing Harris and Trump neck and neck. As we get closer to Election Day, we’ve seen an astounding round of interviews from Kamala Harris. Despite cosplaying as a progressive in the 2020 presidential primaries by calling for Medicare for Al
How Wide is the Political Gender Divide… and Why?
5 days ago · Leading up to Election Day, young women on TikTok posted videos of themselves heading to the polls to “cancel out” their boyfriends’ votes. This tongue-in-cheek trend highlighting the gender-based voting differences was cemented into reality when exit polls revealed a 16 point difference between you
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Syrian Dictatorship Collapses—What Next For War-Ravaged Region?
Dec 16, 2024 · Jubilant crowds on the streets of Damascus have been celebrating what until recently seemed unthinkable—the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s hated regime. The Syrian army collapsed while the regime’s over-burdened allies in Russia and Iran could only look on, hanging their former ally out to dry. The light
Robert Owen and Utopian Socialism | Socialist Alternative
Jun 22, 2021 · By Tom Costello, Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales and Scotland) This year marks 250 years since the birth of a legendary utopian socialist. While today many of his ideas have been contorted into simple philanthropy, what is often overlooked is what he developed. Robert Owen’s radical
How To Fight Trump 2.0 | Socialist Alternative
Aug 26, 2024 · Three months before the presidential elections, many ordinary people are feeling a sense of relief. They do not have to watch a showdown between two old men. One who has the deaths of over 40,000 Palestinians on his hands and one who is a billionaire landlord and recent felon ready to unleash a ful
ISA Interview: The Crisis in Bolivia | Socialist Alternative
Dec 28, 2024 · The “Pink Tide” in Latin America was an inspiring example of an alternative to neoliberalism that benefitted the lives of millions of working-class, oppressed, and indigenous people. Along with Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and Lula in Brazil, Evo Morales and his party MAS won a majority in the 2006 elec
UNDEFEATED: Lessons From 10 Years Of A Socialist In Office
Jan 3, 2024 · By mobilizing renters and union members, Kshama’s office has also spearheaded a whole series of landmark renters’ rights, such as requiring a six-month notice for rent increases, mandating landlords to pay relocation assistance of three months’ rent upon forcing tenants to leave due to rent increases over 10 percent, a ban on evictions in …