The situation in the USA is one of increasing crises. The wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan continue to trail on, costing nearly $275 million per
day. The situation at home is one of increasing unemployment and continual
crisis in the housing and credit markets. US workers will be called on to
go to the polls to elect a party of big business, but this era of crises will
only serve to cause more people to question the world in which they live.
Editorial for Socialist Appeal Issue 37.
Alan Woods' introduction to the latest book from Wellred USA. The book
includes four Marxist classics: the Communist Manifesto, Socialism:
Scientific and Utopian, State and Revolution, and the
Transitional Program. It is intended to introduce readers in the
USA to the most fundamental aspects of Marxist theory. Available from Wellred USA.
Obama may
well end up being the official Democratic candidate in the US Presidential
elections. But what kind of an alternative is he? Luiz Bicalho, a leading
member of Esquerda Marxista in Brazil,
explains that Obama promises many things but remains a defender of capitalism.
The answer is not Obama. The answer is an independent party of the US working
class fighting to change society.