ISO (US)
Three left views on Obama: Howard Zinn, Mike Davis, Todd Chretien
Howard Zinn: ‘Obama creates an opening for change but direct action needed'
Peter Camejo remembered: tributes from the left
Below are number left tributes to Peter Camejo, who died on September 13: from Green Left Weekly (Australia); Ralph Nader, US presidential candidate; veteran US socialist
Martin Luther King's last struggle -- a talk by Brian Jones
Teacher and actor Brian Jones educated and moved his audience with his talk, “Martin Luther King's last struggle'' at the United States' International Socialist Organization's “Socialism 2008'' conferenc
A people's history of sports -- Dave Zirin
Dave Zirin presents a terrific and humourous talk on “The People's History of Sports'', providing insights and little-known history about sports in the United States.
United States: Socialism 2008, June 19-22, Chicago
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AS THE global economic crisis unfolds and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to devastate the lives of millions, discussions of political theory and history are crucial to shaping struggles around the world. With participants from the strikes and protests for bread shaking Egypt, activists from the revolutionary upheavals of 1968 and eyewitnesses to the siege of Gaza, Socialism 2008 will bring together the ideas we need to understand the world and build a Left that can win real social change. |
Joel Geier, associate editor of the International Socialist Review, spoke on “1968: Year of Revolt'' at the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL on March 26, 2008. He was a leading me
How are revolutionary parties built?
This document was submitted by the US International Socialist Organization Steering Committee to the organisation's convention in Chicago, February 68, 2004. A report along these lines was presented by International Socialist Review editor Ahmed Shawki, and the perspectives were adopted by the convention.