Driss El-Hassan In the aftermath of McCarthyism and the devastating losses incurred by the American communist movement throughout the 20th century, socialism (and more generally anti-capitalism) is becoming an integral part of the political tendencies of American youth, irrespective of racial demographics or the state in which they reside. Contrary to the Trump Administration’s analysis,
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We are told that poverty is inevitable. That homelessness is inevitable. That children going hungry while warehouses overflow is inevitable. That a worker can labor for decades and still face eviction, medical debt, or hunger in old age. We are told that there is simply “no alternative.” But there is an alternative. We know it
The League of Young Communists has announced at its recent Central Committee meeting the relaunching of its historic publication called “The Young Worker”. Originally founded in 1922, The Young Worker primarily deals with problems pertaining to youth living under capitalism. This includes finding a job in a tense employment market, paying for a college education,
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Editor’s note: The information stated in the article applies just as much to the United States as Britain. Young people’s life satisfaction has fallen sharply in recent years, according to new analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) today. Fewer than half of 16 to 24-year-olds in England now feel satisfied with their lives,
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By Driss El-Hassan Earlier this month, Jacobin’s Annie Levin contributed an article for the democratic-socialist publication titled “The Rise and Fall of Chris Smalls.” The former President of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) has been a topic of contentious discourse on the left in recent years, both within the labor movement and the left at
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By Driss El-Hassan A whistleblower from within the Federal Government’s Social Security Administration (SSA) recently revealed a conspiratorial plan by the Trump Administration to assign false death dates to 2.7 million American immigrants with the intention of forcing them to leave the country. The whistleblower, a former IT worker within the SSA named Jeremiah Schofield,
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By Driss El-Hassan In 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote an appeal to the colonial Governor of Pennsylvania on behalf of the Pennsylvania Assembly. In his letter Franklin remarked, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Franklin’s assertion was in response to an internal dispute within
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By Emiliano Canek How do we highlight the exploitation of labor, educate the masses, and reach out to proletarian youth eager to join our ranks? We need to build a newspaper that educates, organizes, and connects youth with our Communist movement. As capitalism persists globally, the need for a newspaper for communist youth is clear.
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Palestine, Discipline, and Revolutionary Seriousness By Brian Nunez If one truly wishes to help Palestine, the path is not self-flagellation. It is serious preparation and sustained action. That means becoming someone others respect and listen to. Someone capable of explaining imperialism clearly. Someone disciplined enough to organize meetings, build coalitions, distribute material aid, influence unions,
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By Lusha S A few days ago, the U.S. imperialists, in cooperation with the Netanyahu regime in Israel, began a predatory war of aggression against the sovereign state of Iran, following the Iranian state’s rejection of the Trump regime’s ridiculous terms. Iran refused to agree to complete cessation of uranium enrichment and the exporting of
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