From the Socialist Alternative website:

“Everybody that stood with Mayor Hodges is not part of the solution, they’re part of the problem.” – NAACP President, Nekima Levy-Pounds

Solidarity statement from Socialist Alternative Minnesota

UPDATE, 12/3/15: Around 4:00 AM this morning, police forcibly evicted the protest encampment around the 4th Precinct, tearing apart what had become a symbolic center of community and resistance for the previous 18 days since Jamar Clark was killed on November 15th.… Read more ...

Kshama Sawant

Sanders’ Socialist Message Resonates

A specter is haunting the US presidential election – the specter of socialism. Before he even opened up his mouth to speak at the first Democratic Party presidential debate on October 13, Bernie Sanders’ impact on the presidential race was clear.… Read more ...

From Patrick Ayers at the Socialist Alternative website:

1. We are helping lead the fight back against the 1%

Socialist Alternative is the organization that launched the campaign that got Kshama Sawant elected to the city council in Seattle. We used the victory to build a movement that won the first $15/hour minimum wage in a major US city, which has now spread rapidly across the US.… Read more ...

Kshama Sawant

Kshama Sawant, the Seattle city councilmember who was elected four years ago, appears to have been re-elected. See this story. The race is non-partisan, but she is a member of Socialist Alternative.

From the article cited, written by Daniel Beekman:

Sawant called Tuesday’s returns “a strong victory for all working people, for the socialist movement.” She cautioned her followers that the night’s results were just “the first drop,” but that she expects her lead to grow as more ballots are counted.… Read more ...

Kshama Sawant

Rent Control, Rent Control! Make Our Cities Affordable!

As housing prices skyrocket nationally and internationally, the idea of rent control is again on the rise. In addition to becoming a central debate in Seattle elections this year, new rent control laws were recently passed in Richmond, California, and in Berlin, Germany.… Read more ...

From Kshama Sawant at her seattle.gov page:

Last year, it was my good fortune to have worked with indigenous community activists on the creation of Indigenous People’s Day in Seattle. By passing this historic resolution, the City of Seattle rejected a celebration of Columbus Day, and honored the history and memory of those who experienced the brutal realities of colonialism and genocide.… Read more ...

From the Socialist Alternative website:

On September 23, 2015, social justice activists and Socialist Alternative Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant held a press conference to discuss the visit of Chinese President Xi and send him an open letter. While President Xi is meeting with executives from corporations such as Uber, Boeing, Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, DuPont, and Pepsi, the violations of rights of workers in both China and the U.S.… Read more ...

From the Socialist Alternative website:

Bernie Sanders’ call for a “political revolution against the billionaire class” is gaining an huge response with millions of working Americans fed up with rising rents, student debt, low-wage jobs, racism and environmental destruction. His campaign has given voice to the desire for an alternative to business-as-usual politicians who are bought off by the same big banks and corporations that are causing these problems.… Read more ...

From the Socialist Alternative website:

We Have Nothing to Lose But Our Debts

The movement for free public higher education is gaining momentum. What was only recently seen as a progressive pipe dream has now become a public debate, and several states – including Tennessee, Mississippi, and Oregon – have passed or are considering legislation to make community colleges free.… Read more ...