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

News
 
On the Organizing Role of the Workers' Press

Broadening and deepening the content of the mass workers' press and increasing its circulation is a vital part of building the independent working class movement....


There is no lack of opposition to the government's program of war, exploitation, racism and repression. But the people's struggles suffer from a lack of organization and independent politics....

The Struggle Over Health Care
The right to comprehensive and free health care is one of the urgent needs of the people....

Obama's Health Care "Reform"
Modern medicine and technology have created all the means necessary to provide health care for the people. But for the capitalists, the health care industry is only another means for maximizing profits...

Resistance is the Only Solution
Under the Obama administration, civil liberties and democratic rights are under sharp attack....

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On the Organizing Role of the Workers Party
In this article we raise some issues concerning the organizational role of the Party and the importance of all class conscious and active workers taking a hand in the work of building the Party....

While the Rich Get Richer
While the recession and the government's economic policies are forcing tens of millions of Americans into dire poverty, other people are doing rather well for themselves....

More Money for War
At the end of October, Obama signed a $690 billion defense bill, the largest of its kind since WWII...

"School of the Americas" Protest in Georgia
On November 22, thousands of people gathered outside of Fort Benning, Georgia, to demand the closing of the "School of the Americas" and an end to U.S. military intervention throughout Latin America....

On the Theoretical and Ideological Work of the Party
The political party of the working class is the key tool built by the workers in the struggle for political power....

The Foreign Policy of Barack Obama
Large numbers of people have seen that the Obama administration's slogan of "change" in foreign policy is simply a cover for continuing, and escalating, U.S. imperialism's program for world domination....

How to Unite the People
Every day, workers are urgently raising such questions as: "What is holding back the development of our independent class movement?" "Why are we still relatively disorganized?" "Why are there splits and divisions amongst the workers?," etc..

What Kind of Organization Do We Need?
Without organization it is impossible to translate the Party's program into practice; in fact, without organization it is impossible to do anything. Organization is that thing between theory and practice which enables human beings to put their ideas into effect and change the situation. One of the defining human qualities is that humans organize themselves as the means to transform - to humanize - their natural and social environment....

Building the mass workers press is a vital part of developing the workers' independent political movement.....


The Health Care Plans of the Politicians Provide No Solutions

Both the Democratic and Republican parties have put forward a welter of health care plans which they advertise as proof of their "concern" for the people and the answer to the health care crisis. But the plain truth is that none of these proposals offer a solution to the problem....


One of the great strengths of the Workers Party is its unity.
The unity of the Party is not based on transient or partial things. It is a conscious and voluntary political unity, based on the commitment of all the Party members to work together and struggle together for the emancipation of the working class...


U.S. Plans More Militarization of Colombia

The Obama administration is negotiating a deal with the Colombian government that would allow the U.S. military to run its operations directly out of five Colombian military bases....


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....

Illlinois 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....


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....

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