May Day – Made in the USA, Exported to the World
One of the most important working-class holidays originated in the United States in the 1880s
The Democrats Helped Bring Trump to Power — They Are Not a Solution to the Problems We Face
download {8.5×11} {as small booklet} Introduction Since Trump’s second term began, there has been a rapid acceleration of authoritarianism and an all out assault on working people and oppressed groups: firing federal workers, gutting social services, closing federal agencies, carrying out mass arrests of immigrants, shredding the human rights of LGBTQ+ people, and much more, […]
The State of Our Planet (2023)
If there is a political arena where the hopes of reformism are wearing thin and being proven futile, it is among environmental activists. A revolutionary perspective is desperately needed in the climate movement, now more than ever.
PALESTINE: A Struggle Against Zionism and Imperialism (A New Pamphlet)
download as a .pdf booklet: {8.5×11 (24mb)} {5.5×8.5 (6mb)} {booklet for printing: color cover; text} Introduction The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has erupted in massive and horrifying bloodshed. In response to the attack by Hamas on October 7, Israel has responded with a brutal war against Palestinians living in Gaza, and an escalation of violence towards Palestinians […]
The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Summary of Its Impact in the U.S.
Globally, as of this writing in mid-December 2020, there have been more than 72 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 (number constantly rising), with over 1.6 million deaths. The U.S. accounts for about 19 percent of these deaths, while comprising 4 percent of the world population.
U.S. “Democracy”: A Dictatorship of the Rich
Some claim that the solution to ending the control of the rich over the system is to get money out of politics and demand more transparency. But how would this work, when the entire system serves the interests of the rich? We need a system that operates in the interest of the majority, not the interest of a small exploiting capitalist class. While the wealthy may own everything, working people are the ones who make it all run. That is where our power lies, in the workplaces and in the streets, not in the ballot box.
The 2019 Oakland Teachers’ Strike – A Reflection and Analysis
The Oakland teachers strike of 2019 was part of a nationwide movement to defend public education.
The Sanders Phenomenon: Its Origins and Prospects
Sanders promises his victory could solve many problems working people face. But this is a fantasy.
The U.S. Border Crisis: A Crisis of the Capitalist System
The capitalist system has created an international crisis of displaced people due to a convergence of factors.
A History of the Democratic Party – From Slavery to Obama: Loyal Defenders of Capitalism
download illustrated PDF of this pamphlet Originally written and published by Speak Out Now in August, 2008. The pamphlet was expanded in September, 2018 to include the last two chapters. Table of Contents Introduction The Democratic Party – Rooted in Slavery The Civil War: The Democrats Fight to Maintain Slavery The Party of Racism and […]
1968 – Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible!
There are certain years that are pivotal in history, when cataclysmic changes in consciousness take place and this paradigm shift spreads contagiously.
The Russian Revolution of 1917
Russian workers led the people of Russia in an effort to build a better world, and they reached out to help the rest of the international working class to do the same
The Paris Commune, 1871: When the Working Class Seized Power for the First Time
In 1871 the workers of Paris were “ready to storm heaven.”
What Socialist America Will Look Like by James Cannon
We Marxists conceive of socialism, not as an arbitrary scheme of society to be constructed from a preconceived plan, but as the next stage of social evolution.
The Strike at River Rouge: Detroit 1941
In 1941, tens of thousands of auto workers at the Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, overcame many obstacles to build a union from the bottom up
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn – Rebel with a Cause
download pdf of this pamphlet There are many heroes and heroines in the working-class movement, but sadly most workers today have never heard their names or their stories. One such heroine that everyone should know about is Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. Her life spanned huge upsurges in the US working class movement. She was born in […]
The 1912 Bread and Roses Strike, Lawrence Massachusetts
In 1912, in the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 25,000 workers went on strike.
Why Socialism – by Albert Einstein
An essay written by Albert Einstein in May, 1949
Fracking – Another Sign of an Insane System
download a .pdf of this pamphlet updated Aug. 2018 Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” is a highly polluting process used to extract oil or natural gas trapped in rock formations deep underground. Fracking has destroyed water supplies, sickened people and animals, and disrupted life in towns across the U.S. and other countries. Yet energy […]
The 1934 Minneapolis General Strike
The Minneapolis strikes of 1934 have always occupied a special place in the historical understanding of the Trotskyist movement
The Environmental Crisis – The Problem is Capitalism
download illustrated PDF of this pamphlet Contents Fighting For Our Planet – Fighting For A Future (April, 2014) Destruction of the Environment – A Ticking Time Bomb (April, 2014) Fracking – Another Sign of an Insane System (April, 2014) Keystone XL Pipeline – A Toxic Disaster (April, 2014) The Destruction Of West Virginia (November, 2013) […]
Striking Flint
Remembering the 1936-37 General Motors Sit-Down Strike, Genora Johnson
Iraq: A History of Struggle Against Decades of Imperialism
download illustrated PDF of this pamphlet Iraq This pamphlet aims to tell at least a part of the history of Iraq in order to prove a few important points: Iraq is an old civilization with a people who have fought for their freedom and to have a better life for themselves and their children. The […]
The Oakland General Strike (1946) – by Stan Weir
1946 Oakland General Strike, recalled by a participant: Stan Weir
Big Bill Haywood: A Giant in the Struggles of the Working Class
download illustrated PDF of this pamphlet Big Bill Haywood was one of the most important and colorful leaders of the U.S. working class. He was a leader of some of the most important labor battles from the 1890’s until the 1920s. He was born in 1869 in the Mormon frontier settlement of Salt Lake City, […]
The IWW by James Cannon
The Industrial Workers of the World was founded in Chicago in 1905
The Seattle General Strike of 1919
The Seattle General Strike as recorded by the strikers, recounting the extraordinary story of the working people of an entire city coming together to run their city in their interests.
The Russian Revolution of 1917: Our Revolutionary Heritage
download PDF of this pamphlet In 1917 the workers of Russia carried out the first victorious socialist revolution. It was the first example of workers taking power consciously as a class. The Russian workers led the rest of the county in an effort to build a better world, and they reached out to help the […]