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The Crisis of American Democracy

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Four lectures with contemporaneous analysis of the 2000 and 2004 US Presidential elections. Through a detailed historical analysis, North establishes that behind the breakdown of democracy in the United States lies the deterioration of the global economic position of American capitalism, and the development of unprecedented levels of wealth concentration and social inequality. The turn to aggressive militarism abroad, and the vast expansion of police state measures during the Bush administration arose not from the "terrorist threat," but from the extreme sharpening of social and class tensions within American society itself. Learn More

Thirty Years Since the PATCO Strike (PDF)

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In this essay WSWS writer Tom Mackaman examines the significance for the working class of the 1981 strike by PATCO air traffic controllers in the US.

The mass firing of the PATCO strikers by US President Ronald Reagan marked the definitive end of the period of relative class compromise and social reform that had prevailed in the US and other advanced industrial countries since the end of World War II. From that moment on, the capitalist class has carried out a relentless offensive to roll back the gains the working class realized over decades of struggle.

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The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party (US) (PDF)

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This document was adopted at the founding congress of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) held in Ann Arbor, Michigan on August 3-9, 2008. Tracing essential historical events and political experiences spanning more than a century, the work establishes the theoretical and political basis of the struggle for socialism.

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Socialist Equality Party (US) Statement of Principles (PDF)

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This statement was unanimously adopted by the founding Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) held August 3-9, 2008. Learn More

Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation

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Marx aptly called the Emancipation Proclamation “the most important document in American history since the establishment of the Union.” The executive order issued by President Lincoln in the midst of the Civil War freed some four million slaves in rebel-held areas of the South, one of the largest property transfers in history.

While in official circles the anniversary of the proclamation has received little notice, its implications continue to reverberate to this day. This bold, revolutionary action serves as an inspiration to oppressed masses all over the world in the struggle against class exploitation. Meanwhile, the American ruling class, resembling more and more the old slavocracy of the South, rejects the democratic principles of the American Revolution and Civil War.

This pamphlet brings together five essays by WSWS writers on the Emancipation Proclamation and issues related to the struggle against slavery, including an interview with American Civil War historian James McPherson. It will appeal to both students of American history and those new to the subject.
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Europe and America

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Pamphlet of two speeches given by Trotsky in 1924 and 1926 which characterize the world economic and political situation, with a focus on the relation between Europe and the United States. Learn More

Hurricane Katrina: Social Consequences and Political Lessons

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This pamphlet brings together 20 articles and statements published by the World Socialist Web Site in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, presenting an assessment of the social significance and political implications of the disaster. Learn More

The Workers League and the Founding of the Socialist Equality Party

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This pamphlet contains a report delivered by Workers League National Secretary David North to a meeting of the Workers League membership on June, 25 1995. It elaborates the political and theoretical foundations upon which the Workers League based its decision to found a new party. Learn More

Defending Principles: The Political Legacy of Bill Brust

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Born in Budapest, Hungary during the 1919 Revolution, Bill Brust, at the age of eighteen and in the midst of the Great Depression, made a decision to fight for the working class and socialist principles. For over 53 years that choice gave meaning to his life. He died on September 15, 1991 after a short illness, still devoted to the struggle for international socialism. Learn More

The Truth Behind the Mack Avenue Fire

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The 1993 Mack Avenue fire that resulted in the deaths of seven children on Detroit’s east side, brought the issue of utility shutoffs into the public spotlight. At that time the Workers League, forerunner of the Socialist Equality Party, mounted a campaign to oppose the attempt by authorities to victimize the parents and to expose the social roots of this tragedy Learn More