No to War on Venezuela!
Working people must completely oppose any war by the Donald Trump regime and U.S. imperialism against Venezuela. This assault on Venezuela is incredibly dangerous. Thousands of lives are at stake. This conflict is not in the interests of U.S. workers, the people of Venezuela, or the working class anywhere.
Seattle Housing Activists Win $29 Million for Affordable Housing
Housing activists in Seattle, organized into the Coalition to Build 1,000 Homes, scored a major victory, winning $29 million for affordable housing in the 2017-2018 budget. They pushed through a final unanimous vote in the City Council on November 21, despite fierce opposition from the city’s Democratic establishment.
Venezuela: No to Trump’s Threats and Sanctions
Trump is ramping up his campaign to overthrow the Maduro government in Venezuela. He has imposed crippling sanctions and is even threatening military intervention, continuing a bloody two-century history of U.S. imperialism asserting its “interests” in Latin America – in reality the interests of big business.
Reject the Whitewashing of Charlie Kirk’s Legacy & Fight Back Against the Right-Wing Assault
The killing of Charlie Kirk represents a dangerous moment in U.S. history.
The Trump administration and right-wing organizations are going all out to capitalize on Kirk’s assassination to attack working-class movements and the left. Already, we are seeing firings and political targeting of individuals just for voicing their views, including over a dozen teachers and professors who have been suspended or fired. The Trump administration is also gearing up to use Kirk’s killing as a pretext to double down on attacks against trans people.
Working people urgently need to fight back.
When State Democrats Go on the Attack, Union Rank-and-File Fight Back!
Hundreds of WFSE and other public-sector union members, Workers Strike Back members, and other working people filled the Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia on Wednesday, April 9 with chants of “No Cuts! No Furloughs! STRIKE, STRIKE, STRIKE!” to oppose $7 billion in budget cuts and anti-worker attacks proposed by state Democratic politicians.
Elect the socialist money can’t buy! Kshama Sawant for U.S. Congress
For a decade as the lone socialist on the Seattle City Council, Kshama Sawant led fighting movements that won historic victories like the nation’s highest minimum wage, the Amazon Tax, lifesaving renters’ rights, and countless others. Now, Kshama is running to unseat AIPAC-backed Democratic Congressman Adam Smith, one of those most responsible for the genocide and starvation in Gaza.
How Canadian Workers Won Healthcare for All and How We Can Win It Here
Free public healthcare has never been handed down by the billionaires or their political servants. In every country where it exists, working people won it through mass struggle and militant labor action, with socialists leading the way.
Cracks in the Trump regime: How to defeat the right-wing, anti-worker offensive
In the beginning of his second administration, Trump’s “flood the zone” strategy induced a state of shock-and-awe across the world due to the speed and scale of his attacks on working people. But now, things are looking precarious for Trump, as he faces obstacles and erupting divisions among his base of supporters. In some ways the Democratic Party is in even more dire straits, facing dismal approval ratings despite being out of power. Working people urgently need to fight back against both parties, and there are real openings for us to make gains, if we can understand the processes at play and what it will take to wage the most successful battles against the billionaires and their political servants.
Social Security, Medicare: “Scrap the cap!”
On August 8, 2015, Socialist Councilmember Kshama Sawant celebrated the 70th anniversary of Social Security and Medicare at Westlake Park. Sawant highlighted the lessons from the struggle that won these programs and discussed how it applies to today’s movements.
Reformist vs. Revolutionary Politics
On July 28, 2022, Bhaskar Sunkara, president of The Nation, facilitated a debate between Eric Blanc, author of recently released book Revolutionary Social Democracy, socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, and Bryan Koulouris, of Socialist Alternative. What follows is Kshama Sawant’s introduction to that debate, which addresses crucial questions about the … Read more
Revolutionary Teamsters
Originally published July 2014. This article quotes heavily from Revolutionary Teamsters – The Minneapolis Truckers’ Strikes of 1934, by Bryan D. Palmer (Haymarket Press, 2014). After a decade of defeats and setbacks in the 1920s and early ‘30s, workers’ power and unionization rates were at a low point. Organized labor … Read more
VICTORY: Democrats withdraw their shameful attack on Seattle workers
City Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth wanted to undermine the minimum wage victory Seattle’s workers won a decade ago. She was forced to back down under pressure from Workers Strike Back, Revolutionary Workers, and Seattle’s working people.
Workers Strike Back endorses Jill Stein at Inaugural Zoom Conference
On July 21, Workers Strike Back held its Inaugural National Zoom Conference, attended by more than 300 working people from around the country, to discuss the path forward to end the genocidal war on Gaza–including the crucial question of what working people should do during this year’s Presidential election.
Reject Biden & Trump: We Need a New Party for Working and Oppressed People!
Since 2016, there has been an escalating right-wing assault on the queer community and on trans people in particular, with a massive campaign of attacks on gender and bodily autonomy. More than a thousand anti-trans bills have been put forward across 49 states since the beginning of 2023 alone. Two … Read more
How The Abortion Rights Movement Can Push Back The Far Right
Originally published April 24, 2024 Millions of abortion rights supporters breathed a sigh of relief in late March when the US Supreme Court signaled its unwillingness to ban mifepristone, one of the two main drugs in medication abortions. Anti-abortion activists have been aggressively challenging the legality of distributing the drug … Read more
Starbucks Agrees To Talks – What Brought Them To The Table After All This Time?
In a dramatic breakthrough on February 27, the multi-billion dollar Starbucks corporation agreed to national negotiations with its employees’ union Starbucks Workers United after more than two years of stalling. Union sources have reported that bargaining will start on April 24, probably in Chicago. National negotiations, as opposed to previous … Read more
‘Progressive’ Chicago Mayor Evicts Migrants & Boosts Corporate Profits
Chicago’s ‘progressive’ mayor has shown himself unequal to the task of standing up to the interests of big business and actually fighting for working people. We must get organized in our communities, in our schools and in our workplaces to build mass movements to fight back and win.
Socialist-Led Fight Wins Ceasefire Resolution
In November, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant introduced a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Working people forced the city council to pass the resolution—but the Democrats were still able to remove key sections calling for an end to US military funding and the occupation of Palestinian territory.