"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." "There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again...
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The housing crisis
As demonstrated in these pages the housing crisis is complex and multi-layered and cannot be separated from the wider social malaise facing South Africa. The causes of this crisis include policy confusion, market-based mechanisms for service provision, and the...
Hugo Chavez Frias – visionary, fighter, companero
The Australian Socialist Alliance released this statement on March 6. The Socialist Alliance in Australia expresses its deepest sympathies with the people and government of Venezuela on the death of Companero Hugo Chavez Frias on March 5. His passing is a huge loss...
Why socialists need feminism | by David Camfield
The relationship between socialism and feminism has been getting more attention in online discussions recently. This is both for good reasons — such as the article by Sharon Smith of the International Socialist Organization in the US that looks critically at how the...
Tribute to Neville Alexander | by Na-iem Dollie, Hamied Mahate, James Marsh, Enver Motala, Jean Pease, John Samuels, Marcus Solomon, Salim Vally and Crain Soudien
(born 22 October 1936; died 27 August 2012) Neville Edward Alexander meant many specific things to many different people. For the most part of his adult life, he grappled with life's contradictions, its dilemmas, its twists and its beauty as a socialist intellectual...
Lonmin Statement on Marikana Situation
Lonmin Chief Financial Officer, Simon Scott said: "On behalf of the whole Company I would like to express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of all those employees who have lost their lives, not only in the events of Thursday but also in the days...
Syrian regime: Friend of the Palestinians? | by Miriyam Aouragh
Syria lies at a very sensitive nexus in the Middle East. It borders Israel, a state that poses a very real threat to it. The country lacks it own natural resources, and is dependent on other states economically. US president George Bush described Syria as a "state...
African Americans for Justice in the Middle East & North Africa: Solidarity Statement | by Black activists and scholars
INTRODUCTION For far too long African Americans have been compelled, by mainstream USA, to remain either silent on international affairs or only speak out on matters relative to Sub-Saharan Africa. With this statement by "African Americans for Justice in the Middle...
Interview with Eduardo Galeano: “Two Centuries of Workers’ Conquests, Cast Into a Dustbin” | by Paula Vilella
From his usual table at Café Brasilero downtown, leaving the cold weather of southern winter outside its large window, Eduardo Galeano insists that "the grandeur of humanity lies in small things, quotidian things, done every day, what's done by the nameless without...


