After nearly eight years under GW Bush, it’s no surprise that Barack Obama’s promises of “hope” and “change” have inspired millions. But what do he and the Democrats really offer? We believe Cynthia McKinney’s “Power […]
This is a report from the Portland WIL on an informational picket held outside the headquarters of Morrison Child Protective Services by SEIU Local 503. Rosemont workers are facing working conditions that do not provide […]
This document was passed at the 2008 National Congress of the US Section of the IMT. To fight racism, we must fight capitalism!
As it approaches its National Convention in June of 2008, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the largest union in the U.S., with a reported membership of 1.9 million. It largely organizes home care, […]
Alan Woods in an interview with Argenpress, referring to the situation in Venezuela, explains that those who argue that we must wait for a better moment are wrong. Time is not on our side but […]
In the March 28, 2008 edition of The Chief newspaper, which is sold to a readership mainly made up of government employees, there was an article which confirms all our fears. While the wealthy have […]
This perspectives document was adopted by the National Congress of the Workers International League on May 17, 2008, having been drafted some weeks before.
As the Iraq War drags into its sixth year, there seems to be no end in sight. 57 percent of Americans are in favor of immediate withdrawal. In a Presidential election year, many are looking […]
It is now official: George W. Bush is the most unpopular U.S. President in modern history. 71 percent of Americans say they “disapprove” of the job he is doing, while just 28 percent say they […]
Almost overnight, the media, corporate CEOs and government officials have gone from proclaiming that the U.S. would somehow avoid an economic slump, to all but recognizing that the country has probably already entered a recession. […]
As Barack Obama’s anti-war rhetoric is blasted around the country in his attempt to seal the Democratic nomination, his real position on U.S. militarism is being revealed discretely to his political, military, and corporate colleagues. […]
On the weekend of May 17 and 18, nearly 30 members of the Workers International League gathered in Minneapolis, MN for the WIL National Congress, the most important event in the political life of the […]