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Socialist Alternative (Netherlands)
Socialist Alternative can refer to any of several left-wing politics political organizations, many affiliated to the International Socialist Alternative or Reunified Fourth International The Fourth International (FI), founded in 1938, is a Trotskyist international. Following a ten-year schism, in 1963 the majorities of the two public factions of the Fourth International, the International Secretariat of the Fourth Internationa .... See also * Alternativa Socialista Revolucionaria, Bolivian section of the CWI * New Socialist Alternative, Indian section of the CWI * Socialistická alternativa Budoucnost, Czech section of the CWI * Socialistische Partij Anders, the Belgian Flemish social-democratic party * Socialist Voice (New Zealand), previously known as Socialist Alternative *'' Socialist Alternatives'', a defunct political magazine linked with the International Revolutionary Marxist Tendency {{disambig Political party disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left-wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social hierarchies. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in society whom its adherents perceive as disadvantaged relative to others as well as a belief that there are unjustified inequalities that need to be reduced or abolished, through radical means that change the nature of the society they are implemented in. According to emeritus professor of economics Barry Clark, supporters of left-wing politics "claim that human development flourishes when individuals engage in cooperative, mutually respectful relations that can thrive only when excessive differences in status, power, and wealth are eliminated." Within the left–right political spectrum, ''Left'' and ''right-wing politics, Right'' were coined during the French Revolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unión Socialistas
Unión may refer to: Places * Unión, Paraguay * Unión Municipality, Falcón, Venezuela * Unión, Montevideo, Uruguay * Unión Cantinil, Huehuetenango, Guatemala * Unión, San Luis, Argentina * Unión Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina * Unión Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Mexico * Unión Panamericana, Chocó, Colombia Sports clubs * Unión Santiago, an association football club in Santiago del Estero, Argentina * Unión de Curtidores, an association football club in Léon, Mexico * Unión de Mar del Plata, an association football club in Mar del Plata, Argentina * Unión de Santa Fe, an association football club in Santa Fe, Argentina * Unión de Sunchales, an association football club in Sunchales, Argentina * Unión Deportiva Salamanca, a former association football club in Salamanca, Spain * Unión Española, an association football club in Independencia, Chile See also * La Unión (other) * Union (other) Union commonly refers to: * Trade unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Alternatives
Socialist Alternatives was the British section of the International Revolutionary Marxist Tendency (IRMT), a formerly Trotskyist Pabloite group based in Paris. Being a small group in the UK, it was best known for the Marxist magazine of the same name founded in Oxford by Ben Schoendorff and partially edited by Keir Starmer from 1986 to 1987. which was used by his supporters in the leadership election to show more left wing credentials. The magazine is believed to have been produced by the Pabloist International Revolutionary Marxist Tendency (IRMT), and advertised its events and publications, although one of the authors identified it as being an outgrowth of the Socialist Society connected with Ralph Miliband and Hilary Wainwright, who both wrote for the magazine. Paul Mason has called it a "Trotskyite front magazine", although this is disputed and its ex-editor Benjamin Schoendorff called it "post-Trotskyist". The French Trotskyist journalist Maurice Najman was also cited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Voice (New Zealand)
''Socialist Voice'' is the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI). The paper is published monthly and is also available online. It provides an analysis of political events as well as including historic pieces, book and film reviews and international news. The paper followed on from previous newspapers of the Communist Party of Ireland the monthly '' The Irish Socialist'' and weekly bulletin '' The Irish Workers' Voice''. References External links * {{Newspapers in the Republic of Ireland, state=expanded 2003 establishments in Ireland Communist Party of Ireland English-language communist newspapers Newspapers published in the Republic of Ireland Political newspapers published in Ireland Newspapers established in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialistische Partij Anders
Vooruit (, Dutch language, Dutch for Forward) is a Flanders, Flemish Social democracy, social democratic list of political parties in Belgium, political party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the (Flemish) Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialistische Partij'', SP; 2001–2021: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'' , , SP.A) until 21 March 2021, when its current name was adopted. The party was founded following the linguistic split of the unitary Belgian Socialist Party in 1978, which also produced the Francophone Socialist Party (Belgium), Socialist Party. The Belgian Socialist Party itself consisted of former members of the Belgian Labour Party. From December 2011 to September 2014, the party was part of the Di Rupo Government, along with its Francophone counterpart. In 2020, it re-entered federal government as part of the De Croo Government. The party has been a part of the Flemish Government several times. History 1885–1940 1940–1978 Since 1978 The party wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Alternative Future (Czech Republic)
Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes the economic, political, and social theories and movements associated with the implementation of such systems. Social ownership can take various forms, including public, community, collective, cooperative, or employee.: "Just as private ownership defines capitalism, social ownership defines socialism. The essential characteristic of socialism in theory is that it destroys social hierarchies, and therefore leads to a politically and economically egalitarian society. Two closely related consequences follow. First, every individual is entitled to an equal ownership share that earns an aliquot part of the total social dividend ... Second, in order to eliminate social hierarchy in the workplace, enterprises are run by those employed, and not by the representatives of private or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Socialist Alternative (India)
New Socialist Alternative is a Trotskyist political party in India affiliated with the Committee for a Workers' International. It publishes the campaigning newspaper ''Dudiyora Horaata''. The CWI gained its first Indian supporters after their discussions with the group's executive committee member Peter Taaffe in 1977. New Socialist Alternative actively supports Tamil Solidarity, an international campaign working for the rights of the people of Sri Lanka, and has sought the closure of a camp for the detention of Tamil refugees in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The party has criticised the FIFA World Cup being used to channel large amounts of public money into private hands. '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolutionary Socialist Alternative (Bolivia)
Revolutionary Socialist Alternative () was a Trotskyist political party in Bolivia. It was affiliated to the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI). It produced the newspaper La Voz Obrera (Workers' Voice). It was based in Cochabamba Cochabamba (; ) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital (political), capital of the Cochabamba Department and the list of cities in Bolivia, fourth largest city in Bolivia, with ..., providing an information board in the central plaza and had organised the People’s Plaza Defense Committee to defend social movements in the city against attacks by right-wing thugs. Members have also played a role in supporting the hunger strike of the Sindicato Mixto de Trabajadores Petroleros Gualberto Villarroel union leaders demanding back their jobs. On April 12 2015 the members of the ASR decided to break with the CIT and to leave the ASR. References {{Bolivian political parties Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Alternative (United States)
Socialist Alternative (SAlt or SA) is a Trotskyist political party in the United States. SAlt formed as Labor Militant in 1986, when members of the Committee for a Workers' International created a US branch. SAlt describes itself as a revolutionary socialist party fighting for a democratic socialist economy, because it argues that capitalism is fundamentally incapable of serving the interests of the majority of people. SAlt's highest-profile public representative was former Seattle City Councillor Kshama Sawant, who left the party and created her own, Revolutionary Workers, in 2024. Membership In 2012, SAlt claimed to be active in over 50 cities in the United States. In April 2014, SAlt stated it had gained 200 new members after Sawant's victory. In February 2017, SAlt stated its membership had grown 30% since the election of Donald Trump. In February 2020, SAlt stated it had "just under 1,000" members. Publications In September 2013, SAlt began publishing a national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Party (England And Wales)
The Socialist Party () is a Trotskyist political party in England and Wales. Founded in 1997, it had formerly been Militant, an entryist group in the Labour Party from 1964 to 1991, which became Militant Labour from 1991 until 1997. It is a member of the refounded Committee for a Workers' International, and the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition. History The Socialist Party was formerly the Militant group, which practised entryism in the Labour Party. In the 1980s, Militant supporters Dave Nellist, Pat Wall and Terry Fields were elected to the House of Commons as Labour MPs. In 1982, Liverpool District Labour Party adopted Militant's policies for Liverpool City Council in its battle against cuts in the rate support grant from government, and came into conflict with the Conservative government. In 1991, there was a debate within Militant as to whether to continue working within the Labour Party, centred around whether they could still effectively operate in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland)
International Socialist Alternative (ISA) is an international association of Trotskyist political parties. ISA was founded by sections on one side of a split in the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI). History In 2018 and 2019, a dispute within the Committee for a Workers' International developed around the questions of socialism and identity politics. One group founded the “In Defence of a Working Class and Trotskyist CWI” (IDWCTCWI) faction, which considers itself a continuance of the original CWI, using the same name. A second group, in support of the majority of the CWI's International Executive Committee, later renamed itself International Socialist Alternative and also considers itself the continuance of the original CWI. Rosa campaign The Rosa campaign is an international socialist feminist campaign named after Rosa Luxemburg and Rosa Parks aims to build the socialist-feminist wing of the Labour movement. 25 November is the International Day for the El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
