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Socialist Alternative was out on Saturday at the Hands Off protests alongside millions of people nationally to fight back against Trump’s authoritarian attacks! 🧵
Trump is threatening to sic thousands more national guard troops and militarized police on working class people, and Black communities are in the crosshairs.
We have to build a mass movement of the working class & poor to fight Trump’s attacks — but where do we begin? ⬇️
Join Socialist Alternative’s Black Caucus for a national Zoom call TOMORROW NIGHT to discuss exactly this!
🗓️ Thursday, August 28
🕰️ 7pm EST | 6 CST | 4 PST
🔗 RSVP at tinyurl.com/BCAug28
ALT NATIONWIDE ZOOM CALL stop trump’s siege on dc & black america! Join Socialist Alternative’s Black Caucus for a nationwide call to discuss how we can organize to stop this military onslaught on Black people, and how we can fight for a socialist future. Thursday August 28 7P EST 6P CST 4P PST RSVP at tinyurl.com/BCAug28
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Does seeing the genocide in Gaza, ICE abductions, the rising cost of living, anti-trans laws, climate change, and/or terrible job prospects fill you with rage? You should join Socialist Alternative to fight for a socialist transformation of society!
Socialist Alternative members around the country have been out at colleges and high schools this week talking to students about getting organized and fighting capitalism. Wanna join us? Get involved today: socialistalternative.org/get…
Early August marked 1 year since the #EndBadGovernance protests rocked Nigeria, with millions of young & working people standing up against the govt's massive increases in the cost of living. 1,000+ were arrested - including ISA member Daniel Akande: internationalsocialist.net/2…
Following Zohran Mamdani’s surprise victory in NYC’s Democratic mayoral primary, many on the left are thrilled. If implemented, Mamdani’s bold platform would represent a historic win for working people. But what will it take to make these demands reality? socialistalternative.org/202…
Last week, 32 Socialist Alternative members from the US had the opportunity to attend International Socialist Alternative's 2025 summer school, held July 25-30 in Kiel, Germany (the site of the sailors' riot that helped end WWI). 🧵
Learning from Marxists involved in struggles across the world is necessary to strengthen our struggles in the US; we aren't the only country with an authoritarian figurehead attacking immigrants, slashing social services, and pouring billions into war – these are global trends.
Only an international struggle that unites workers and the oppressed against the entire capitalist class can end the violence, war, and brutal oppression faced by billions around the world! Learn more & get involved @ internationalsocialist.net
The announcement of a new left-wing political party marks a potential fundamental turning point for workers and young people in Britain, and the US movement against Trump stands to learn much from this effort. Read more: socialistalternative.org/202…
In the 1980s, Conservative PM Margaret Thatcher was carrying out brutal attacks on the British working class. But these attacks on the British working class also inspired deep solidarity between unlikely allies: big-city queers and rural Welsh coal miners. socialistalternative.org/202…
5 years since the murder of George Floyd, police violence has continued to perpetuate death & destruction in Black communities across the country.
Socialist Alternative’s Black Caucus explores the story of Rodney Hinton + lessons we must draw from 2020: socialistalternative.org/202…
This Mother’s Day, let’s channel the militant feminist struggles of the past and fight for the world we and our children deserve.
socialistalternative.org/202…
The anti-Trump protest movement is growing. May Day rallies across the country have the potential to be explosive.
The next step is to escalate to a nationwide one-day strike that brings the whole capitalist system to its knees! socialistalternative.org/202…
As the Democrats do nothing, Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” rallies have been breaking records, bringing out tens of thousands of ordinary people who are looking for a way to fight back against the right wing.
Although it has never been more clear the Democrats won’t save us, unfortunately, Bernie is not pointing towards building the new working class party we need. Learn more: socialistalternative.org/202…
This Tax Day, fight for the billionaires to pay — not working people! 🧵
ALT TAX DAY 2025 - This Tax Day, fight for the billionaires to pay - not working people!
Workers should not foot the bill for the essential services our society needs while mega-billionaires hoard their wealth. We deserve a thriving society, with exceptional health care, flourishing schools, and gorgeous public parks.
Scrap the tax burden for workers—tax the rich to fund education, social services, and the things we need to survive!
Read more: socialistalternative.org/202…