Socialist Equality Party (US)

The Trump regime, oligarchy and the fight for socialism

Thu, 07 May 2026 05:02:13 GMT

This speech was given by Joseph Kishore, National Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (US), at the International May Day 2026 Online Rally, held Friday, May 1.

Edwin Soto (1953-2026): Transit worker and lifetime supporter of the fight for socialism

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:17:09 GMT

Edwin Soto was part of a generation of working class youth who were won to the cause of socialism in the course of the struggles of the 1960s and 70s.

Tom Henehan: A revolutionary life

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:48:56 GMT

Yesterday would have been the 75th birthday of Tom Henehan, a member of the Political Committee of the Workers League who was assassinated in 1977. We are republishing here a tribute delivered by David North at a meeting in 1997.

ICE targets Detroit

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:54:06 GMT

ICE activity is escalating sharply across the Detroit metropolitan area, marking a new stage in the Trump administration’s nationwide rampage against democratic rights.

Stop ICE murders and dictatorship! Build a rank-and-file movement of the working class for a general strike!

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:38:55 GMT

The movement against dictatorship must be armed with a political perspective, a strategy for victory and new forms of organization rooted in the power of the working class.

For a general strike against ICE violence and Trump’s dictatorship!

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:44:15 GMT

This statement will be distributed at demonstrations and protests organized in Minneapolis and other cities throughout the US on January 23, 2026.

For a general strike to stop Trump’s occupation of Minneapolis!

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:36:00 GMT

The call for a one‑day general strike and economic shutdown on Friday, January 23 to oppose the rampage by Trump’s ICE must become the beginning of a broader working class mobilization across the city, state and country against the Trump administration.

Where is America going?: Oligarchy, dictatorship, and the revolutionary crisis of capitalism

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:41:52 GMT

The WSWS publishes here the text of a lecture delivered by David North in London on November 22 examining the global crisis of capitalism and the Trump administration’s drive to dictatorship.

A tribute to Dave Neita

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:38:54 GMT

Although not formally involved in the Trotskyist movement in the latter part of his life, Dave always followed the political developments and was keenly aware of and excited by the evolution of the organization from his early days in the 1960’s until today.

David Neita: January 5, 1948 – October 30, 2025

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:05:38 GMT

David Neita, who played a leading role in the Workers League (predecessor of the Socialist Equality Party) during the 1970s, died on October 30 in Los Angeles at the age of 77.

Alan Gelfand: A fighter for socialism and historical truth

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 21:29:51 GMT

Alan Gelfand, whose lawsuit against the US government led to the exposure of high-level agents of the FBI and Soviet secret police in the Socialist Workers Party, died Wednesday, October 29, in Los Angeles. He was 76 years old.

The assassination of Comrade Tom Henehan

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 02:52:56 GMT

This lecture examines the life and death of Comrade Tom Henehan in the context of the investigation into Security and the Fourth International.

The Security and the Fourth International investigation deepens

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 03:00:42 GMT

This lecture reviews in detail the key developments in the Security and the Fourth International investigation in 1976-77, as the ICFI relentlessly pursued the truth behind the GPU conspiracy to murder Leon Trotsky.

Alan Gelfand: July 28, 1949–October 29, 2025

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 02:02:24 GMT

Accepting calmly and with dignity his approaching death, Alan expressed satisfaction with the course of his life, in which he had devoted 50 years to the struggle for socialism.

Joseph Hansen’s reply to Security and the Fourth International

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:15:10 GMT

This lecture examines Joseph Hansen’s initial attack on the Security and the Fourth International investigation and the International Committee’s principled reply, documenting the evidence at issue, the political stakes for revolutionary security, and the IC’s demand for an impartial inquiry.

Trump prepares martial law, orders invasion of Portland and Chicago

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:43:58 GMT

Over the weekend, the Trump administration escalated its war against the American people, launching coordinated military operations in Portland and Chicago.

Greetings to the Founding Congress of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 01:39:07 GMT

These greetings from Socialist Equality Party (US) national chairman David North were sent to the founding congress of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi, held on June 13–15, 2025.

Trump makes Chicago first target for his Department of Civil War

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 04:50:37 GMT

On Saturday morning, US President Donald Trump declared war on the third-largest city in the country, Chicago.

The corporate-financial interests behind Trump’s executive orders to deploy the National Guard in US cities

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:37:43 GMT

Trump’s program speaks for a ruling class determined to reverse the entire course of modern American history, tearing up every social advance won through struggle since the Civil War.

Socialist Equality Party holds International Summer School on Security and the Fourth International

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:30:10 GMT

Over seven days and 29 lectures, the SEP Summer School reviewed in detail the Security and the Fourth International investigation, situating it within the historical trajectory of the Trotskyist movement.

The case of Nancy Wohlforth, a.k.a. Fields, and the origins of Security and the Fourth International

Fri, 23 May 2025 04:29:13 GMT

On Tuesday, May 20, a memorial for Nancy Wohlforth was held in the national headquarters of the AFL-CIO. Notably absent was any reference to her central role in an attempt to destroy the Workers League, forerunner of the Socialist Equality Party.

The April 19 mass protests against Trump and the need for a revolutionary strategy

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 02:35:19 GMT

The most striking feature of this weekend’s protests was their more militant character compared to previous demonstrations, with many expressing a more conscious opposition to the Democratic Party.

IYSSE holds rally at Texas A&M University against Trump’s efforts to establish a dictatorship

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:32:47 GMT

The rally drew around 200 people from the university, including students, graduate students, and some academics, as well as workers and a few retirees in the surrounding Bryan County area on Thursday.

Stop Trump’s dictatorship! Build a movement of the working class for socialism!

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:05:51 GMT

The situation must be stated with absolute clarity: The Trump administration is moving systematically and deliberately to establish a dictatorship.

Free Mahmoud Khalil! Mobilize the Working Class Against Trump’s Dictatorship!

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:33:20 GMT

This report was delivered to a meeting of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at University of Michigan on March 20.

In memory of Larry Moore, 1948-2024

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:15:15 GMT

Everyone who knew and worked with Larry waves a fond and sad goodbye to an outstanding representative of the international working class—and an all-around decent and good person.

H5N1 Bird flu, climate change, and the social rights of the working class

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:04:27 GMT

The threat of pandemics and the deepening climate crisis raise existential concerns for all life and well-being on the planet, with capitalism bringing the world to the brink of annihilation.

The barbarism of “forever COVID” and the fight for socialist public health

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:54:22 GMT

We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Evan Blake. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

The SEP intervention in the UAW election and the fight for socialism among autoworkers

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 01:30:39 GMT

We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US), given by Jerry White. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

The Socialist Equality Party’s fight to build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees, 2022-2024

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:13:50 GMT

We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Tom Hall. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

The twilight of American democracy (1991-2024)

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 03:06:21 GMT

We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Tom Carter. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

Workers across the US attend rank-and-file meeting on Warren Truck layoffs, Dakkota parts strike

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 02:42:37 GMT

Nearly 150 people registered for Sunday’s meeting, “For global action to defend jobs at Warren Truck and around the world,” sponsored by the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees.

Socialism, history and the defense of democratic rights

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 03:35:18 GMT

We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Tom Mackaman. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

Harris’s concluding speech at DNC embraces agenda of global war

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 02:20:20 GMT

The Democratic National Convention ended with Kamala Harris pledging all-out commitment to wars against Russia in Ukraine as well as in the Middle East.

The strategic necessity of uniting the international working class against political xenophobia

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 02:58:58 GMT

We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Eric London. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

2014-2024: The ICFI’s response to a decade of global war

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 02:55:48 GMT

We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Andre Damon, US national co-editor of the World Socialist Web Site.

16 years since the Founding Congress of the Socialist Equality Party

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 01:59:28 GMT

We are publishing here the report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) given by Joseph Kishore, the national secretary of the SEP.

Opening report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US)

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 02:11:41 GMT

We are publishing here the opening report to the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US), given by David North, the national chairman of the SEP. The congress was held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

Free Bogdan Syrotiuk!

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 02:03:24 GMT

This resolution was unanimously adopted by the Eighth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US), held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

The 2024 US elections and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 02:52:54 GMT

We are publishing here the main resolution adopted by the Eighth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US), held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

Socialist Equality Party (US) holds Eighth National Congress

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 03:14:49 GMT

The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in the United States held its Eighth National Congress from August 4 to August 9, 2024.

Socialist Equality Party holds demonstration in Washington D.C. against the Gaza genocide and imperialist war

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:30:40 GMT

Wednesday’s rally and meeting hosted by the SEP marked a milestone in the development of a socialist anti-war movement in the center of world imperialism.

Logistics workers: Support the July 24 demonstration against the Gaza genocide!

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:16:14 GMT

The ruling elites in every major country, above all the US, are using their governments and their militaries to try to conquer the world and put down unrest at at home. Those who suffer are the workers in every country, who have no interest in war.

Socialist Equality Party candidates submit 20,000 signatures to appear on Michigan presidential ballot

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:13:31 GMT

The signatures are an expression of the broad sentiment among workers and youth for a socialist, anti-war and anti-capitalist alternative to the capitalist parties.

Biden proclaims AFL-CIO union bureaucrats as “my domestic NATO” before attending second day of summit

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 03:30:16 GMT

The visit to the AFL-CIO headquarters underscored the role of the unions in preparing the “home front” for war.

Socialist Equality Party’s Joseph Kishore and Tom Scripps speak at Marx’s grave in London

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:11:15 GMT

Joseph Kishore and Thomas Scripps visited the grave of Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery, London this week.

Holocaust survivor leads Michigan vigil against US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 03:57:24 GMT

Rene Lichtman, an 86-year-old Holocaust child survivor, led the vigil outside of the Zekelman Holocaust Museum.

Large turnout for WSWS online meeting for working class to support University of California anti-genocide strike

Mon, 27 May 2024 03:54:29 GMT

More than 200 people registered for the meeting from different industries to link the campus protests with workers’ struggles against mass layoffs and other cuts.

“We should have freedom of speech at all costs”: Support builds among Detroit autoworkers for University of California anti-genocide strike

Sat, 25 May 2024 03:59:20 GMT

“I have two words for what is going on at campuses across the country: ‘Kent State,’” one Ford worker said. “Students opposing these wars are being beaten and arrested. I agree with the UC strike and we should support them.”