On June 10th, non-union cleaning workers at Target stores across the Twin Cities called for a two-day unfair labor practice strike after the employers refused to open dialogue with the workers by a 5pm deadline. CTUL, a workers center based in Minneapolis, has been attempting to organize these workers for three years. Workers have faced retaliation for union involvement and receive poverty wages with little to no benefits for their work.

Socialist Alternative members and Kshama Sawant campaign supporters participated in an emergency protest against the City Council’s June 11th vote to eliminate the Nickelsville homeless encampment that houses many families.

The Socialist Alternative candidates for city council, Kshama Sawant in Seattle, Seamus Whelan in Boston, and Ty Moore in Minneapolis, issued this joint statement on the new revelations about the Obama administration's secret surveillance program.

As more information becomes available, the Minneapolis Police Department’s version of the events surrounding the May 10th killing of Terrance Franklin doesn't hold water. More likely, this is yet another cover-up for a racist police murder, once again exposing the legacy of police brutality and racial inequality in Minneapolis and nationally.

We are pleased to announce that Seamus Whelan was one of the first three candidates certified for the ballot for City Council at-large in Boston this year!

How is it possible, in one of the wealthiest states in the wealthiest country in the world, that we face such basic infrastructure problems? The politicians are trying their best to dance around this basic question, but the undeniable truth is that this tragedy was entirely foreseeable and preventable.

The change from the existing CPI to chained CPI will hurt the most vulnerable in our society without making much of a dent in the federal budget in the short term. By putting this proposal forward in his budget address, President Obama shows that he can touch the "third rail" of American politics and survive - not as the lesser of two evils but the more effective evil.

Because of the help from supporters like you, we succeeded in qualifying Kshama Sawant to be on the ballot for Seattle City Council by turning in over 2,400 signatures, more than double the number of signatures required!

"The hypocrisy of the mass media, owned by a handful of mega-corporations, is evident. While relentlessly blaming the protesters on Broadway, they maintain a polite silence regarding the gruesome violence of US wars or the devastating cuts to social services and education in Seattle and statewide."

May Day, International Workers' Day, saw over four thousand workers and young people in Seattle rallying and marching energetically, calling for the legalization of undocumented immigrant workers, and for the right of workers everywhere to unionize and live a dignified life. Kshama Sawant, a Socialist Alternative candidate for City Council, supports immediate, unconditional legalization and equal rights for all undocumented individuals. Our campaign was proud to participate in the peaceful march along with our brothers and sisters.

It took an entire term for President Obama to catch up with the majority of Americans (7 out of 10) who support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants (Gallup, 2/5/13).

This past week in Boston has been almost surreal —- a horrific attack occurred on Marathon Monday that shouldn't be seen in this city or anywhere in the world. Countless acts of solidarity occurred starting with people running towards the explosion to help the hundreds caught in the path of devastation.

On February 17, 2013 nearly 50,000 people turned out for the largest climate action rally in American History. The sheer size of the crowd shows the level of concern within the population. However, 50,000 is far less than what is necessary to force government to stop dragging its feet. In comparison, nearly 200,000 people showed up for Jon Stewart’s Rally for Sanity in 2010. If the aim is to grow the environmental movement to a comparable size and beyond, the movement must change strategy and widen the demands to include human well-being.

President Obama’s decision to attack Social Security and Medicare in his recent budget is a severe warning to workers and youth of the corporate nature of his administration’s political agenda. Obama is looking to slash essential public services that working people rely on in his drive to sign up Republicans as part of the big business agenda of making the 99% pay for the present crisis.