In Memorium



Michael Thorburn
November 15, 1948 – June 12, 2007


The Workers Party is calling on all anti-war activists, on everyone who longs for peace, to join us in discussing the way forward - in sorting out what needs to be done to advance the anti-war struggle and win the peace....



Against War & Imperialism

Introduction (9.5 min.)
Monopoly Capital (8.5 min.)
The Export of Capital (18 min.)

Imperialism Means War (14.5 min.)
Against Opportunism (17 min.)

Against War and Imperialism
is now available on CD!


Hands Off Iran!

The U.S. government keeps marching down the road to war against Iran....
(Audio) (6 min.)

 
Behind the Headlines

Iran

Iraq and the "War Against Terrorism"

Immigration

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Hands Off Korea!

Since May 25, when the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a nuclear test, the U.S. government has launched an intense campaign to isolate and pressure the DPRK....


Health Care is a Right

Our society has created a system of advanced medical science and technology but this system is not used to take care of the health of the people....


Illinois Workers Fight Against Budget Cuts

Throughout the state of Illinois, workers are speaking out against proposed budget cuts. On June 23, for example 5,000 people converged on the capitol in Springfield to demand an end to spending cuts. The protest included large contingents of health workers, public employees, unemployed workers, seniors, students, and people from many walks of life....


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Monopolizing the Health Care Agenda
Barack Obama is making health care reform a centerpiece of his 2009 legislative agenda. While refusing from the start to allow all options for health care reform to be on the agenda for discussion, he has also repeatedly stated his intent to compromise on each and every point of his proposal....

U.S. War in Pakistan
On May 18 the UN refugee agency reported that more than 1.5 million people have been displaced from their homes in Pakistan this month, bringing the number of displaced persons in Pakistan to over 2 million....

The Budget Deficit
When one stops to analyze both the causes of the budget deficit, as well as the "solutions" offered by Republicans and Democrats alike, one sees that the entire matter is a class question....

Is There an Alternative to the Free Market System?
One of the central points in the ideological struggle between the capitalist class and the working class is the question of what kind of economic system is required to insure the well-being of the people as well as economic development and the progress of society....

The "War on Terrorism" is a Program for World Domination
In a March 27 speech announcing his administration's strategy for the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan Obama declared, “let me be clear: al Qaeda and its allies – the terrorists who planned and supported the 9/11 attacks – are in Pakistan and Afghanistan.” The shameless use of the tragedy of September 11, 2001 as a pretext for escalating and spreading the wars shows that U.S. imperialism wants and needs this war....

Utopian or Scientific
by Bill Foster
Recently a young friend told me how she gets quite angry when people try to write off her struggle for social change - for socialism and communism - by saying: “those are nice ideas, but they're utopian.”...

Dangerous Threats and Pressure Against North Korea!
On April 5, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched a communications satellite into space. The launch of a communications satellite is part of the DPRK’s development of space technology and is its sovereign right....

End the Blockade of Cuba!
Amidst widespread condemnation of the U.S. blockade of Cuba by governments throughout Latin America ahead of the Summit of the Americas (a meeting of all the countries in the hemisphere, excluding Cuba) Obama administration officials have repeatedly emphasized that the U.S. will “maintain the embargo as an inducement for democratic change on the island.”...

The "War on Terrorism" Arises From the Crisis of Imperialism
The U.S. government declared a so-called “war against international terrorism” which it said would “last for decades.” Already, the U.S. has invaded and occupied Afghanistan and Iraq and keeps escalating counter-insurgency wars in these countries....

U.S. Sending More Troops to Afghanistan
In a speech on March 10, Vice President Biden admitted that the U.S. is sending more troops to Afghanistan because U.S.-NATO forces "are not winning the war."...

U.S.-Israeli Aggression Continues in the Name of "Peace"
In the name of so-called “peace” in the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Clinton openly declares that the U.S. and Israel will impose conditions on Palestinian participation in a Palestinian unity government....

Hundreds of Thousands of Job Cuts a Month
Mass layoffs are proceeding at a rapid rate. According to Forbes.com, 524,000 layoffs are expected during February. This follows an estimated 500,000 job cuts in January....

U.S. Threatens Iran
The U.S. continues to threaten Iran as a potential target for the "war against terrorism."...

Chicago Closing More Public Schools
In January the Chicago School Board announced a plan for closing some schools and "reorganizing" others....

Editorial: Guarantying the Economic Rights of the People

Nowadays, the facts of life for the working people are:
–at least 10 million workers are out of jobs and the majority of the unemployed receive no governmental assistance and are therefore left without any means of a livelihood. Some 30 million can only find part-time or temporary jobs....


U.S. Digs in for Long-Term Occupation of Iraq
On December 31, the UN Security Council resolution backing the U.S. occupation of Iraq expired and a Status of Forces "Agreement" took effect. The Status of Forces "Agreement" (SOFA) allows the U.S. to continue its occupation of Iraq under the cover of "deterring aggression and threats against the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of Iraq and against its democratic, federal, and constitutional system," and a "transition of power."...

Background: U.S.-Israeli Aggression in Gaza
Below we print a timeline of key events leading up to the bloody Israeli massacre of hundreds of Palestinians going on today. We begin with a day in the summer of 2004 when Israel decided to withdraw its military from the Gaza Strip and end with the January 3 invasion. Political deception, economic strangulation and overwhelming military force are among the methods being used by Israel as it tries to dictate its will through terror and crush the Palestinian nation....

Condemn U.S.-Israeli Aggression in Gaza!
The conscience of the entire world is condemning the calculated and savage bombardment of the Gaza Strip by the U.S.-Israeli aggressors....

The Elections Have Not Settled Anything
The one thing that stands out most clearly about the 2008 elections is that the masses of people are fed up with the current political situation. Despite unprecidented efforts by the forces of the status quo to "get out the vote," 40% of the electorate chose not to vote....

From the Draft Program of the Working Class
The working class, deprived of all private property in the means of production and representing the advanced, socialized productive forces of society, cannot create conditions for its emancipation except by abolishing the system of exploitation of human beings. ...

The Only Real Alternative
Everyday the crisis of the current political system deepens. More and more people are fed up with the two big parties and the government. The political process is so bankrupt, the only way it can campaign amongst the workers is by trying to bully them into voting for the Obama-Biden ticket as the "lesser-evil."

Growing Unemployment
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment reached a five-year high of 6.1% in August and remained at that rate in September. This amounts to over 9.3 million workers officially counted as unemployed, a number larger than the populations of Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston combined.

In order to assist workers and political activists to look into the question, "What is the way out of the economic crisis?" we are printing a series of articles on political economy....


Bailing out the Rich – Again
As The Worker goes to press, the Bush administration is negotiating with Congress to authorize the federal government to spend $700 billion to bailout big bankers and other capitalists who are defaulting on their debts due to the financial crisis....

The Economics of Barack Obama and the Democratic Party
During the elections, Obama and the Democrats are campaigning largely on a promise to help the workers. But the real program of the Democrats tells a different story....

DPRK on the Agreement of the Six-Parties
The following statement concerning U.S. violation of the agreement made at the six-party talks was released by the DPRK Foreign Ministry on September 19, 2008. It is reprinted from the Korean Central News Ageny (KCNA) online edition....

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