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Folks may have heard of the recent incident in which 2 Brown University students threw pies at Thomas Friedman during an appearance at Brown. Although Friedman was able to continue his speech moments later, one of the activists involved has been "suspended" (expelled, really, since she will have to reapply). This is an outrageous punishment and an attack on Left activists at Brown and elsewhere, especially considering Brown's notorious leniency for students who commit real crimes like sexual assault.
If you feel it's absolutely necessary to explain why voting isn't going to do away with capitalism then go ahead...but that's not really the issue here. The point is whether we should try to utilize this particular tactic (voting in bourgeois elections) to voice dissent and raise the profile of "socialism" (and whatever that implies to you.)
I know there are a lot of you here who consider yourselves Democrats, or at the very least are sure that President Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States.
Regardless, all of you are aware that the Democrats aren't doing very much to change anything. They might raise the minimum wage another 20 cents an hour or maybe they’ll even vote to attack another Middle Eastern country, again. If the Democrats, who control the House of Representatives, wanted to end the war in Iraq they would cut off the funding for it tomorrow.
I want you to know that there is an alternative political party out there if you are interested. It's the Socialist Party-USA (sp-usa.org). At our national convention in St. Louis we've nominated Brian Moore of Florida for President and Stewart Alexander of California for Vice President. While we acknowledge that we aren't going to take the White House any time soon, we want to educate the public about the truths and dispel the misconceptions surrounding Socialism. Hopefully in doing so, we will gain new members who share in the belief that all American’s should have things such as free education, socialized health care, and gender equality, as well as those who believe that the United States should end it’s occupation of Iraq.
In order to receive the federal funds necessary to finance and operate the Socialist Party on a more national level, we are concentrating on getting two of our nominees on the ballot. We are also motivated and working towards getting those two nominees speaking engagements at public arenas such as high schools, colleges, and union halls.
If you'd like to help out or would like to learn more please go to:
A weekend of debate, discussion, and entertainment June 14-17, 2007 Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare
"Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains, you have a world to win!"
These words from revolutionary socialist Karl Marx from the 19th century well describe the world‹and the hopes and dreams of the 21st century.
A world where millions suffer poverty yet with the potential to feed everyone many times over. A world ravaged by war and oppression, where the gap between rich and poor widens every day. A world that cries out for an alternative.
Socialism 2007 will bring together activists from the heart of various struggles – from soldiers¹ resistance to the war in Iraq to the fight to abolish the death penalty, from the struggle for immigrants rights and end to deportations to the fight for justice for the Palestinians.
Come to Socialism 2007 to learn about the hidden history of international working-class struggle – from the Flint sit-down strikes of 1937 to the Russian revolution of 1917 – and socialist analysis and theory.
Take part in more than 100 debates and discussions about changing the world: How we can end racism? What kind of organization do we need? Can the Democrats make a difference? What would a future socialist society look like?
Come meet other socialists and activists and help us start organizing for socialism in 21st century.
U.S. Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time President Plans to Expand Army, Marine Corps To Cope With Strain of Multiple Deployments
By Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 20, 2006; A01
President Bush acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and said he plans to expand the overall size of the "stressed" U.S. armed forces to meet the challenges of a long-term global struggle against terrorists.
As he searches for a new strategy for Iraq, Bush has now adopted the formula advanced by his top military adviser to describe the situation. "We're not winning, we're not losing," Bush said in an interview with The Washington Post. The assessment was a striking reversal for a president who, days before the November elections, declared, "Absolutely, we're winning."
In another turnaround, Bush said he has ordered Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to develop a plan to increase the troop strength of the Army and Marine Corps, heeding warnings from the Pentagon and Capitol Hill that multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan are stretching the armed forces toward the breaking point. "We need to reset our military," said Bush, whose administration had opposed increasing force levels as recently as this summer.
But in a wide-ranging session in the Oval Office, the president said he interpreted the Democratic election victories six weeks ago not as a mandate to bring the U.S. involvement in Iraq to an end but as a call to find new ways to make the mission there succeed. He confirmed that he is considering a short-term surge in troops in Iraq, an option that top generals have resisted out of concern that it would not help.
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