Debates over a general strike call for May Day and the tactics of a recent protest in Oakland highlight some key questions facing the movement today.
: Alessandro Tinonga
Oakland's politicians, police and media are on the attack against Occupy--and activists are responding with a discussion about what's next.
: Yusef Khalil
With the latest maneuvers by the West blocked in a UN Security Council vote, the regime of Bashar al-Assad is seeking to drown Syria's revolution in blood.
Protests erupted in Egypt over a soccer-match massacre that many people believe was orchestrated by the military.
: Eric Ruder
The attacks on the Occupy movement send an unmistakable message: You have the right to free speech--but try to use it, and we'll do all we can to stop you.
: Elizabeth Fawthrop
When Komen for the Cure announced plans to stop approving grants for Planned Parenthood, it sparked furious protest.
New York City cops were shown a racist film as part of "training"--a sign of the depths of anti-Muslim bigotry in the NYPD.
: Megan Behrent
New York's "education reform" agenda only pays attention to facts when it suits the city's agenda of demonizing teachers.
Debatiendo qué tipo de convocatoria hace para el Primero de Mayo y qué tácticas ayudarán a construir la resistencia al 1 por ciento, Ocupa enfrenta cuestiones claves.
SocialistWorker.org marks the one-year anniversary of Hosni Mubarak's fall by reprinting some of our coverage.
: Mostafa Ali
An eyewitness to the Egyptian revolution reports on the celebration of Hosni Mubarak's downfall--and looks ahead to the struggles to come.
The people of Egypt have changed the course of history in the Middle East and beyond by toppling the hated dictator Hosni Mubarak.
We can say with certainty that nothing will be the same after the Egyptian revolution--not only in Egypt and the Middle East, but in the world.
Read our Internet pamphlet on the "Revolution in Egypt," featuring eyewitness reports from Cairo and articles on the background to the struggle.
A leading Egyptian socialist was arrested and then released after being beaten along with two other activists in Alexandria.
: Marlene Martin
The story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott is not just about its leaders, but a mass movement that depended on tens of thousands of people.
The belief that Russia was socialist came from the idea that socialism equals state ownership of property. That isn't socialism.
Egypt's revolt against dictatorship has electrified and inspired people around the world. Ahmed Shawki provided an on-the-ground account of the "days of rage" in Egypt as they unfolded
An eyewitness to Tuesday's mass demonstrations explains what the largest day of protest yet will mean for the uprising against Egypt's dictator.
Forces loyal to Hosni Mubarak counter-attacked in a highly coordinated attempt to intimidate the mass movement against the dictatorship.
A witness to Friday's massive demonstration in Cairo says that the huge protests represent a new stage in the uprising against Egypt's dictator Hosni Mubarak.
Protests and political discussions continued in Tahrir Square as the regime tried to find support for a deal that would keep Hosni Mubarak in power.
The questions that have been raised as the struggle has spread and deepened in Egypt are the kind that emerge in every revolution.
We can say with certainty that nothing will be the same after the Egyptian revolution--not only in Egypt and the Middle East, but in the world.
An international campaign has been launched to oppose acts repression in Egypt and to stand with the Egyptian people.
: Nicole Colson
The shutdown of a nuclear reactor and release of radioactive steam in Illinois illustrate the industry's inherent dangers.
: Michael Ware
Occupy Burlington held a march to protest a court ruling overturning Vermont's decision to shut down a nuclear reactor.
: Sandy Boyer
American Airlines announced it wants to cut 13,000 jobs and impose a range of other concessions--to "return to profitability."
The Center for Economic Research and Social Change, publisher of Haymarket Books and the International Socialist Review , is appealing for support.
Revolution in Egypt featuring Anand Gopal, Ayman Mohyeldin, Mostafa Omar, and Ahmed Shawki at Left Forum
: Emily Brooks
Activists in Washington, D.C., protested Wells Fargo for its investments in the for-profit incarceration industry.
The Equality Forum's plans to honor Israel for its purported advancement of LGBT civil rights amounts to pinkwashing.
: Bill Mullen
Thousands of labor and Occupy activists turned out in Indiana after the passage of so-called "right-to-work" legislation.
Union and Occupy activists dared to be heard on a day when everyone told them to just shut up and watch the game.
: Shaun Harkin
Indiana Republicans are planning a final vote on a "right-to-work" bill--in spite of big protests by labor and other activists.
: Paul LeBlanc
The revolutionary writings of Trotsky, Luxemburg and Lenin are a perfect fit for today's struggles against the 1 percent.
SocialistWorker.org has collected our articles about Marxism and the Marxist tradition on one page. Take a look to learn more about the ideas of revolutionary socialism.
: Lee Sustar
Despite some recent improvements, the U.S. and world economy are still in deep trouble, with the possibility of another lurch into recession.
: Mostafa Ali
An Egyptian socialist looks back on developments since the revolution began one year ago--and ahead to what comes next for the struggle.
: Ahmed Mohammed
An activist describes Bahrain's complex relationship to the dynamics unleashed a year ago by the Egyptian revolution.
: Amanda Achin
Students at UMass Boston are trying to take back their campus center with a round-the-clock occupation.
: Alex Schmaus
Activist DeBray "Fly Benzo" Carpenter faces up to four years in jail after police attacked him for videotaping them.
: Hesham Alofoq
Hesham Alofoq of Arabian Knightz talks about the history of hip-hop in Egypt, the future of the uprising and the role of music.
: Don Cornelius
Don Cornelius, the creator of Soul Train , died this month, after providing a TV stage to decades of Black musicians.
: Leela Yellesetty
Journalist Paul Mason's new book reports from the front lines of rebellions that took place around the world last year.
Republicanos y demócratas están cometidos a la defensa de la riqueza y el poder de la élite. Y ¿cómo no? Los líderes de ambos partidos son parte de ella.
Because the Republicans rammed through a "right-to-work" law in Indiana, protest will be part of the Super Bowl scenery.
Republicans and Democrats are both committed to defending the wealth and power of the elite. And why not? The parties' leaders are part of it.
: Eamonn McCann
At a state-of-the-art facility in Northern Ireland, the FBI has plans to learn counter-terrorism tactics from the British.
Union struggles are more than a means to win a wage increase or defend working conditions--they're training grounds.
: Staughton Lynd
A radical historian tells how inmates in the 1993 Lucasville prison rebellion overcame attempts by authorities to divide them.
In honor of Black History Month, I'd like to briefly highlight two Black socialists, Lucy Parsons and A. Phillip Randolph.
The simplest explanation of the available evidence is that there was a historical Jesus whose life was the basis for the later myths.
I want to encourage Oakland teachers to continue to support Occupy and provide an account of what happened on January 28.
My heart breaks over comments that if teachers just believed in their students, they could bring them out of poverty.
Mexico's elections this coming July could mark an escalation of violence or a turning point for one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners.
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