Socialist Alternative

By Laura Madsen, YAWR activist

This fall, anti-war activists will be launching the ARMY OF NONE campaign, to counter military recruiters in Twin Cities schools.
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Vote Nader, Build an Alternative to the Two Corporate Parties!
by Canyon Lalama
After eight long years of war, economic crisis, corruption and lies, George W. Bush will be leaving the White House as the most unpopular president in U.S. history. Many are looking forward to the end of the Bush regime and hoping that Barack Obama will turn the country around.
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Why Ralph Nader Should Run for President in 2008
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Statement from the Twin Cities Branches of Socialist Alternative

Within the next few months, the Democratic and Republican nominees for president will be decided. Regardless of who wins, the two major presidential candidates will both support continuing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan indefinitely, the expansion of the military by 90,000 more troops, the disastrous for-profit healthcare system, and a host of other policies that benefit Corporate America at the expense of the majority of the population.
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Support U of M AFSCME workers struggle for economic justice Statement by Socialist Alternative

At the U of M this fall, the best classes on economics and public policy won’t be taught in classrooms by accredited professors; they will be taught on picket lines by 3500 low-paid workers on campus, who are set to strike on Sept. 5^th. Read more… »

By Canyon Lalama
Minneapolis, MN

The August 1st collapse of the I-35W Bridge is a tragedy on a grand scale for the state of Minnesota. Our hearts go out to the victims of this horrible disaster and their families.

The question now is: how did this happen? Why was there such a colossal failure in the heart of the richest nation on the planet? Read more… »

A look at gay people on TV and Gay Pride in downtown, sponsored by big corporations, not facing the kind of harassment that Gays have faced in the past, could make it seem like homophobia and discrimination are a thing of the past. However the everyday reality for most lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people looks quite different. Read more… »