The Health Care Epidemic

There are an astonishing 44 million Americans without healthcare.   Those who do have healthcare have to pay ridiculous amounts of money for it, and even then, they have to worry about co-payments, deductibles, etc. […]

The Truth Behind Bush's Immigration "Reform"

Bush’s new plan for immigration “reform” will benefit only the ruling classes of the US and Latin America, Mexico in particular.  Working people will only see their conditions of life further deteriorate while big business […]

Give Me Shelter!

The crisis in housing is a product of the capitalist system.  Yosef Mikhah looks at the effects it has on working people, and the need for a socialized plan of quality housing for all.

Unemployment: An Organic Feature of Capitalism

The latest "employment" figures expose the lie of the economic recovery.

$87 Billion for Iraqi Occupation, US Schools Faced with Privatization: Capitalism in Action!

David May looks at the hypocrisy of the capitalist system which spends billions on war and destruction, while starving our schools. For a socialist solution!

The Halliburton Scandal: Business as Usual

David May looks at the latest in a long string of corporate scandals.  The ties between big business and the government are closer than ever – and this is not an aberration of capitalism – […]

Hearts and Minds: Vietnam and the War in Iraq

There are many parallels between the war in Iraq and the Vietnam War, and many lessons can be learned—above all that public opinion at home is more decisive in the long run than the actual […]

Bush’s Overtime Law – Defend the Right to an Eight Hour Day

Although Bush's new overtime law has been rejected by both houses of Congress, this fundamental right is in grave danger. This and all other hard-fought gains of the labor movement are under attack. Workers can […]

Working Men and Women Have No Representation

The need for a mass party of labor based on the unions is more acute than ever.  From issue number 15 of Socialist Appeal. We must start building such a party now.

The Bush Agenda: Tax Cuts, Privatization & War

A look at what Bush's "mandate" will mean for the workers of the U.S. and the world. From issue number 15 of Socialist Appeal. By David May.

The Iraq War: Opposition and Desperation

Brief reports on the Iraq War from Issue 16 of Socialist Appeal.

Nationalize the Airlines Under Workers' Control

The smashing of the PATCO union in 1981 was the opening salvo in a decades-long assault by the bosses against the airline unions and the labor movement in general. Now the bosses and their government […]