By Tom Wetzel
A major influence on radical thinking since the Russian revolution is the form of radical politics called Leninism. The name derives from the central role of the Bolshevik leader V.I. Lenin in shaping the direction …
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WSA Solidarity Statement on Palestine
Stop Israeli Attacks on Gaza! For Joint Struggle against Racism and Militarism!
The WSA Solidarity Committee strongly denounces the Israeli military’s merciless assault on the Gaza Strip, beginning on Monday, May 10, which has killed at least 137 …
Read moreAdrianna’s Talk on Pelloutier
By Sachio Ko-yin
In October of 2017, our comrade and my mother, Adrianna Ko, passed away in NJ.
She raised me with anarchist ideals, and after 5th grade took me out of formal classes to start her own anarchist schoolhouse. …
Read morePolitical and Economic Power in a Period of Social Transformation
By Tom Wetzel
How does the working class liberate itself from being a subordinate and exploited class? This is where we need thinking about the overall strategy and our vision about new structures to replace the capitalist regime.
The working …
Read moreInternational Women’s Day Statement
Today is international women’s day, a day for appreciating the status of women in the modern world. It was on this day that women textile workers kicked off the February Revolution against the Romanov Empire with a demonstration, creating a …
Read moreNurses Strike for Rights and the Safety of All
By Philly Metro WSA
On November 18, 2020 nearly 800 nurses at Langhorne, Pennsylvania’s St. Mary’s Hospital went out on strike as the second wave of the corona-virus overwhelmed their hospital. As nurses streamed out of the hospital and onto …
Read moreCommunal Tears and Needed Repairs: On the COVID Syndemic in Los Angeles
By Javier Sethness
The collision between the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and class society has proven devastating over the past year—especially here in Los Angeles, California. So far, across the globe, COVID-19 has infected over 100 million people and caused more …
Read moreMurray Bookchin’s Legacy: A Syndicalist Critique
By Tom Wetzel
January 14th is the 100th anniversary of Murray Bookchin’s birth. Perhaps it is worth looking at his contribution to radical politics.
Bookchin had been involved in the communist youth movement in the 1930s. He eventually …
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