We Need a New System

04/19/2015

Photos from today - three great panels, and big thanks to everybody who came out and shared their thoughts with us!

04/12/2015

Native Americans protest Chief Wahoo logo at Cleveland Indians home opener

Native people have withstood 500+ years of genocide, abuse and exploitation, and today face outright insults, cruel mockery and cultural appropriation in fashion, entertainment and sports. #changethename #NotYourMascot Capitalist society will always embrace these classic dive-and-conquer tools when facing the oppressed -- we need a new system!

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Native American groups have protested the Indians’ grinning, red-faced logo for years, but the cries for change are only growing in volume

04/12/2015

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04/12/2015

We Need a New System

05/21/2013

The Revolutionary Origins of Memorial Day (Washington, May 24, 2013)

Great conference, everyone! We have a lot of ways to get involved over the next several weeks, but here's an event Friday night that's definitely going to be great.

The Revolutionary Origins of Memorial Day

05/19/2013

Thanks again to everyone who joined us yesterday -- it was a really great event with a lot of great discussion. I hope you plan on joining us for a number of other activities over the next few weeks. We'll post details here. Stay tuned!

05/18/2013

Because we can't take anymore war ...
Because all people deserve to be equal ...
Because one job ought to be enough to support a family ...
Because our bodies are not commodities ...
Because our health is worth more than a shareholder's bottom line ...
Because nobody deserves to live in a police state ...
Because those who produce the wealth in society deserve to enjoy it ...

We need a new system!

We'll see you all in the morning. Have a great conference!

05/17/2013

Just wanted to let everyone know about some featured speakers for tomorrow. We have Mara Verheyden-Hilliard from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (justiceonline.org) to talk about women's rights and the fight for Plan B access; Radhika Miller, a nationally recognized expert on student debt; Prof. Zachary Wolfe from GWU on the LGBT rights cases before the Supreme Court and the movement behind them; Eugene Puryear, the PSL's 2008 vice-presidential candidate; Brian Becker, national coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition; and Heather Benno, an immigration and civil rights attorney.

That's a lot of expertise, and it's just scratching the surface. It's a really great program -- we hope everyone can make it!

05/17/2013

Strawberry pickers fired for fleeing wildfire

There are so many reasons why we need a new system. Look at this: Leave work because a wildfire threatens your safety? Get fired.

Fifteen farm workers at Crisalida Farms, in Oxnard, Calif., left work early because a nearby wildfire had caused ash to fall from the sky and produced dangerous levels of smoke making it hard to see and breathe.

05/17/2013

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013)

As many as 200,000 undocumented immigrants have been separated from their U.S. citizen children via deportation, and hundreds have died due to denial of medical care while in detention. We need a new system!

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

05/16/2013

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013)

Nauseating: Women make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes in the same job, and CEOs make 204 times as much as the average worker. We need a new system!

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

05/16/2013

http://www2.pslweb.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=3981

Remember, folks: You can pre-register for Saturday! It's really shaping up to be a great day!

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05/15/2013

So what's on the agenda for Saturday?

Our opening panel is titled "Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Obama Administration Laid Bare," and features Mara Verheyden-Hilliard from the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund on women's rights and the fight for open access to emergency contraception, the PSL's own Eugene Puryear on austerity and the fightback movements against it, and Brian Becker, national coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition, who will be delivering our keynote.

The second panel, "We Will Not Be Silent: The Exploited Fight Back," has PSL's Heather Benno on immigrant rights and CIR, PSL's Radhika Miller on student debt and student movements, and Prof. Zachary Wolfe on LGBT equality and the current cases before the Supreme Court. We have one more unconfirmed presentation, so we can't talk about it yet, but it promises to be incredible!

We'll wrap up with a discussion on socialism in the United States and plenty of ways to get involved. And don't forget to join us immediately afterwards at the White House for an ANSWER-led demonstration demanding the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay!

This is going to be great! Bring your friends and help spread the word -- we need a new system!

05/15/2013

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013)

The April 14 fertilizer factory explosion in West, Texas, that killed at least 20 people and injured hundreds happened because the plant hadn’t been inspected in 29 years. We need a new system!

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

05/14/2013

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013)

In 2011, a DC cop fired his weapon at a group of five people, including two transgendered people, while off duty. He was sentenced to probation and community service. We need a new system!

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

05/13/2013

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013)

Fewer than 5 percent of the world’s people live in the United States, but they represent 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. Those prisoners are extremely disproportionately young Black and Latino men. We need a new system!

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

05/12/2013

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05/11/2013

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013)

As many as 200,000 undocumented immigrants have been separated from their U.S. citizen children via deportation. We need a new system!

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

05/10/2013

Save the Children - Official Site

An estimated 11,300 babies die each year in the United States on the day they are born, “50 percent more first-day deaths than all other industrialized countries combined.” We need a new system!

Save the Children Official Site: Creating Lasting Change for Children in Need in the U.S. and Around the World

05/10/2013

Just wanted to give everyone a little description of the program for next Saturday's conference. We'll be talking women's rights and the fight for Plan B; the LGBT rights cases before the Supreme Court; austerity and sequestration; student exploitation and the movements against it; organizing for the rights of immigrant workers; and a whole lot more!

05/09/2013

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013)

Outstanding student loan debt in the United States totals as much as $1 trillion. That’s more than the GDP of all but 15 countries. We need a new system!

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

05/08/2013

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013)

The U.S. government and Federal Reserve spent $13 trillion bailing out the banks that caused the economic crisis, then made massive cuts to health and education programs through budget sequestration four years later. We need a new system!

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

05/07/2013

Every new like between now and the conference has a chance to win a free copy of "Why Socialism?" This is not a deal to miss!
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05/07/2013

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism (Washington, May 18, 2013)

Why We Need a New System: Studies estimate that one in every five military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan has PTSD.

We Need a New System! DC Conference on Socialism

05/07/2013

Obama, Israel and the new phase of the war on Syria

The U.S. government's ongoing attempt to topple Syria and turn it into a pro-imperialist puppet state is just one of many topics we'll be covering at the conference. Join us on May 18 to learn more!

The massive Israeli air strikes on May 5 near Damascus mark a new phase in the imperialist-led campaign to overthrow the Syrian government.

05/07/2013

http://www2.pslweb.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=3981

Just a reminder, everyone -- pre-registration is open!

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05/04/2013

Big day for outreach ahead! Join us in the streets (and maybe on the trains!) Saturday afternoon. Hit up dc at pslweb dot org for details!

05/01/2013

Workers of the world, unite! Share this page at some point today and be entered into a drawing for PSL's "Why Socialism?"! http://bit.ly/16pdlGQ

05/01/2013

Facebook asks, "How has your day been, We Need a New System?" So how is everyone's May Day? Tell us about it below for a chance to win "The Myth of Democracy and the Rule of the Banks!"
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05/01/2013

Spread the news this May Day -- we need a new system! Make this your cover image for the day and link to this page, and tell everyone you know to register!

04/30/2013

DC-area folks, help us build this conference and join us for outreach! We'll be hitting the streets and visiting area campuses as much as schedules allow for the next three weeks. If you'd like to join us, hit up dc at pslweb dot org.

04/26/2013

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Pre-registration is open! You can use the "Register" tab above or visit our form here.

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04/13/2013

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04/04/2013

Comrades, we need a new system! Join us May 18 at the Festival Center in DC for our 2013 conference!

04/04/2013

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