Socialist Appeal
The Marxist voice of Labour and youth
The ruling class, under pressure from the enormous Black Lives Matter movement, have given minor concessions. However, nothing will fundamentally change until we do away with this rotten system and the state apparatus that maintains it.
Alan Woods comments on the uprising in the USA, which was sparked by the police murder of George Floyd, and has become the catalyst for an explosion of anger by the downtrodden in America. What is the way forward?
A split is developing at the top of American society over how to deal with the mass movement, as Trump's crackdown adds fuel to the fire. Workers in the USA cannot rely on either Trump or Biden - they must rely on their own strength.
Anger has exploded across the United States in response to the recent police killing of George Floyd. This time workers and youth are drawing more radical conclusions, declaring "this ain't a riot, it's a revolution!"
Bernie Sanders is out of the race, a punch to the gut for many who hoped his campaign would offer a way forward. But it’s also a turning point. For millions, this will be the last time they try to work within the two-party system of the capitalists.