The Left, the Market and the Struggle for Socialism
A leader in the revolutionary left in the US should feel like a fox in a chicken coop.
Increasingly large capitalists (Walmart, Enron, Wall-Street) are being exposed as so destructive to our society. The Bush administration creates global chaos and suffering. Attacks on democratic rights are expanding.
Thoughtful people in all strata of our society realize that there are dangerous trends that need to be met with positive alternatives. Young people, and leaders from all sectors, are open to new ideas including the notion of system change.
In other parts of the world resistance has and is being converted to system change. We see this taking place particularly in South and Central America as countries shift to the left.
In our own country, though, the social movement remains marginal despite deepening anxiety among the majority of our (more…)
