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• Editorials by Daniel De Leon
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• Introductions to the Socialist Goal and Program
  • What is Socialism?Jun 24, 1995
  • What Socialism MeansDec 9, 1995
  • Socialist Industrial Unionism : A Labor Union Program for the 'Post-Industrial' AgeAug 26, 1995
  • Address by SLP National Secretary, March 23, 1996Apr 1996
  • Socialism's Answer to Global CapitalismJan 2000
  • Workers Have to Have a PlanSep 1996
  • Campaign for Socialism -- Capitalism is the IssueDec. 1996
  • Capitalism will not simply vanishMar 5, 1983
  • The Socialist ProgramDec 10, 1994

• Unionism
  • What is the Role of Unionism?May 13, 1995
  • Socialist Industrial Unionism: For Workers' EmancipationOct 6, 1990
  • Question: What is the difference between socialist industrial unions and soviets or workers' councils?Feb 6, 1993
  • What's wrong with the labor unions?May 1997

• Political Organization
  • Letter -- Regarding Electoral PoliticsFeb 6, 1993
  • Socialist Revolution: Peaceful or Violent?May 4, 1991
  • If Not Ballots, Bullets (1898)Oct 1996
  • Close elections: What would happen if the SLP won by only a little?Mar 2001
  • Capitalism wins by default as millions ignore electionDec 1996

• Analysis of Capitalism
  • Marxian Economics
    • Marx's Law of ValueDec 11, 1971
    • 160th Anniversary of Marx's 'Wage-Labor and Capital'Jan-Feb 2007
    • The Marxian Law of ValueJun 4, 1988
    • Tax Issue a Diversion From Real Robbery of WorkersJul 13, 1991
    • Who were the classical economists, And what did Marx mean by 'vulgar economy'?Sep 2001
    • Why doesn't THE PEOPLE ever discuss things from the standpoint of the consumer?Sep 2000
    • Does it really matter whether the workers are robbed as consumers or as producers?Oct 2000
  • Class Division
    • 'Ownership Society'Mar-Apr 2005
    • 'Class Warfare' Rhetoric Masks Truth About the Class StruggleMay 13, 1995
    • Who's Who and What's What in the World of Work and WagesOct 14, 1995
  • Wage Slavery
    • Today's SlaveryFeb 11, 1995
    • Degradation of Labor Leading to New Dark AgeSep 9, 1995

• Opposition to Fraudulent Goals and Strategies
  • Reformism
    • 'Liberalism' Versus SocialismMay 27, 1995
    • Socialism, Welfare and Social SecurityAug 1996
    • The Reformers Outreformed! -- June 5, 1910 De Leon EditorialFeb 10, 1996
    • Socialism and Reform Don't Mix -- September 6, 1910 De Leon EditorialDec 23, 1995
    • Why the SLP Dropped Reforms -- August 27, 1912 De Leon EditorialNov 25, 1995
    • Reforms: Concealed Measures of Reaction (1947)Apr 6, 1991
    • Workers' Daily Struggles - Revolution Versus ReformismSep 15, 1979
  • 'Worker-Owned' Businesses
    • 'Worker-ownership' no solutionNov 26, 1983
  • Pro-Capitalist Unions
    • TBD
  • Nationalization
    • The Cry for Nationalization (1946)May 1996
  • Statism (Soviet Union, etc.)
    • question about the Soviet UnionFeb 1997
    • Death of the U.S.S.R.Jan 11, 1991
    • Doesn't the decline of the Soviet Union prove that socialism is a failure?Oct 5, 1991
  • Difference From Leninist / Vanguardist Organizations
    • SLP vs. ISOJul-Aug 2003
  • Anarchism
    • 'Libertarian Socialism'Sep 1996

• Reviews of the Literature
  • Socialist Reconstruction of Society : De Leon's Great Contribution to LaborDec 9, 1995
  • Reform or RevolutionJan 27, 1996
  • Daniel De Leon, What Means This Strike? - Review by Robert BillsFeb 1998
  • Arnold Petersen; Democracy - Past, Present and FutureJan 2000
  • 'Capital and Labor' by Arnold PetersenOct 1997
  • The Communist Manifesto (Stephen Emery, 1973)Feb 1998

• Biographical Information
  • Karl Marx
    • Editorial -- Karl MarxMay 1996
  • Frederick Engels
    • Who Was Frederick Engels?Feb 19, 1983
    • Frederick EngelsAug 12, 1995
    • Frederick EngelsNov. 25, 1996
  • August Bebel
    • A Few Words About August BebelFeb. 10, 1996
  • Rosa Luxemburg
    • Rosa Luxemburg: profile of a revolutionary
  • Daniel De Leon
    • Who was Daniel De Leon?March 5, 1983
    • De Leon -- A Sketch of His Socialist CareerDec 10, 1994
    • Editorial -- Daniel De LeonSept. 1, 1995
    • Daniel De LeonSept. 1996
    • Eugene Debs' Tribute to Daniel De Leon (1914)Dec 2001

• History of the Labor Movement
  • Pro-Capitalist "Unions" and "Leaders"
    • AFL-CIO Merger (1955 Article)Dec. 23, 1995
    • Samuel Gompers & the American Federation of LaborFeb. 25, 1995
    • Victor ReutherJul-Aug 2004
  • Paris Commune
    • The Paris Commune (1886 Article)
    • De Leon's Address on the Paris Commune (1891)Mar-Apr 2006
  • May Day
    • The Origin and Meaning of May DayMay 1996
  • IWW
    • Chicago Manifesto January 4, 1905Jan-Feb 2005
    • IWW PreambleJul-Aug 2005
    • IWW AnniversaryJul-Aug 2005
    • Founding of the IWWJan-Feb 2005
    • IWW a Prime Target of Historical Distortion (1970)Jun 24, 1995
  • Socialist Trade & Labor Alliance (ST&LA)
    • The Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance (1895)Dec 23, 1995
    • Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance -- The World's First Socialist Labor UnionAug 26, 1995
    • The ST&LA -- The First Socialist Labor Union Challenged Capitalist RuleDec. 23, 1995
    • De Leon's Address to the ST&LA (1905)May-Jun 2005
  • SLP History
    • SLP Celebrates 110th AnniversaryFeb 2000
    • The Writing of 'What Means This Strike?'Feb 1998
    • SLP-WIIU members arrested for 'criminal syndicalism'(1922)Jun 1997
    • SLP versus the kangaroos -- the battle of 1899Jul 1999
    • Daniel De Leon: Pathfinder For Socialist JournalismApr 6, 1991
    • The Party-Owned Press: A Point of PrincipleApr 6, 1991
    • The Socialist Labor Party (1906)Nov 1996
  • Labor Day
    • The Meaning and Origin of Labor Day (1955 Article)Sep-Oct 2005
  • Other -- files are still being sorted
    • Workers' councils: a brief history from the Paris Commune to PolandMar 19, 1983
    • The Early African-American Struggle for FreedomFeb 11, 1995
    • Early Women Workers and the Class StruggleMar 1997
    • The First Women's Trade Union (1909)Mar 1997
    • On Women and Work (1907)Mar 11, 1995
    • The Philosophy of the History of Political Parties (1895)Nov 1996
    • Eugene Sue : Champion of the OppressedJan-Feb 2004
    • Socialist Unity Conference Fails (1917)Jan 11, 1991
    • The Writing of the Communist ManifestoFeb 1998
    • Paterson, N.J. silk workers' strikes (1911-1912)Feb 2002
    • The Paterson Silk Workers' Strikes of 1911-1912Jan-Feb 2004

• Idealist versus Materialist Conceptions of History
  • What is Idealism?Mar 19, 1983
  • Was Jesus a Socialist? (1897)Feb. 1997
  • Morality and Class StruggleSep 23, 1978

• Positions on Social Issues
  • Nationalism or Internationalism
    • Socialist InternationalismMay 3, 1975
    • What is nationalism? What is its effect on the class struggle?(May 3, 1975)
    • Workers and PatriotismMar 23, 1991
    • May Day -- In Celebration Of InternationalismApr 20, 1991
  • War and Militarism
    • Millions oppose war -- Let's organize to end itAug 8, 1970
    • Stopping the Next HiroshimaAug 6, 1977
    • MacArthur was right; war must end!Oct 24, 1970
    • The 'moral' U.S. at war [the Mylai massacre]Jan 30, 1971
    • Crude Motives for War [Iraq and Kuwait, 1990]Apr 6, 1991
    • The anti-war movements are futile because they ignore war's causeJan 23 1971
    • Peace in the Middle EastFeb 19, 1983
    • Open Letter to Dr. Carl Sagan - More Than Warnings of Danger Needed to Prevent Nuclear WarNov 26, 1983
  • Racism
    • RacismMay 1, 1976
    • Resolution on Racism (1956)May-Jun 2006
    • Fiftieth Anniversary of Brown v. Board of EducationMay-Jun 2004
  • Religion
    • Socialism and ReligionMay 13, 1995
    • Religious RevivalJul 24, 1976
  • Privacy
    • Workers Defenseless Against Capitalist Electronic SnoopingJan 1997
  • Freedom of Expression
    • Religious Right Steps Up Censorship EffortsNov 22, 1986
    • To have a free press we need a free societyNov 8, 1969
    • Porn and CensorshipAug 16, 1986
    • Texas cattle ranchers' association sues Oprah Winfrey - Mad 'cowboy' disease strikes free speech!Mar 1998
    • Telecommunications Bills - Internet CensorshipJan 27, 1996
  • Family
    • Less Time With the KidsMar 11, 1995
    • Capitalism Destroys the Family, Admits BUSINESS WEEK MagazineMar 25, 1995
    • Parenting Versus Jobs -- Social Insanity
    • Meager Maternity Leave Burdens Working WomenApr 1998
    • Socialism and the SexesOct 14, 1995
    • Women 'Can't Have It All'Sep 1997
  • Earth
    • While Earth Burned -- Acid RainJun 4, 1988
    • Socialism -- True Embodiment of the Environmental MovementMay 27, 1995
    • Away With the Garbage of Capitalism!Jun 10, 1995
    • Nuclear Waste Dumps Exchange Old Problems for NewJun 24, 1995
    • Mohawk Land Endangered by GM Toxic DumpsAug 12, 1995
    • Capitalism's Adverse Effect on the Persian Gulf EnvironmentAug 12, 1995
    • Source of Air Pollution Gone, but Problems Still RemainSep 23, 1995
    • A Sane Society Wouldn't Disregard Greenhouse WarningsOct 14, 1995
    • Changing Weather Raises Fears of Global CataclysmJan 27, 1996
    • Company 'Settles' Debt for Love Canal ScandalJan 27, 1996
    • The Growing Fresh Water CrisisFeb 10, 1996
    • Land-Use Policies Worsened Flood Damage in NorthwestFeb 10, 1996
    • Timber Capitalists Reap a Bonanza, Destroy the EnvironmentMar 23, 1996
    • Global Warming - Scientists Claim Funding Doesn't Color ConclusionsMay 1996
    • Government Fails to Monitor Degradation of Water SupplyJan 1997
    • Only Capitalists Have a Motive to PolluteFeb 1997
    • General Electric Forced to Clean Up Hudson RiverFeb 2002
    • Billboard Lobby Kills Highway BeautificationNov 30, 1991
  • Poverty
    • Hunger Amid PlentyOct 25, 1986
  • other -- files being sorted
    • The Bombing at Oklahoma CityMay 13, 1995
    • Mumia Abu-JamalSep 23, 1995
    • Women's liberation -- a Socialist view (1973)May 12 and 19, 1973
    • Overpopulation Theories Being Dredged Up AgainAug 15, 1987
    • Socialist Reconstruction Needed To Avert Evils of Automation (1954)Jan 11, 1991
    • Profit motive creates living hell for animalsAug 1996
    • Industrial Disasters Are Not AccidentsJun 4, 1988
    • Scientists Search for 'Criminal Element' in All the Wrong PlacesMar 25, 1995
    • National Independence StrugglesFeb 12, 1977
    • SLP Supports Puerto Rico's Right to Self DeterminationAug 12, 1995
    • Klan's Latest Outrage -- The massacre of five anti-Klan demonstrators in Greensboro, North Carolina ...Nov 17, 1979
    • Bringing Back the ButcherJul 9, 1977
    • Patriot Act - Countering the Threat to LibertyJul-Aug 2004
    • War on Drugs Victimizes System's Most VulnerableFeb 10, 1996
    • Drug Traffic and Imperialism are Historically IntertwinedJan 1997
    • AIDS Research Curtailed for Lack of ProfitSep 9, 1995
    • Fashioning a Working-Class Response to TerrorismJun 10, 1995
    • Sick-Building Syndrome - Fresh Air, Stench of ProfitsDec 9, 1995
    • We Are All 'Lab Rats'May 1996
    • Capitalist Development Still a Spreading DiseaseNov 1996
    • Scam Artists Use Internet to Victimize the UnwaryJan 1997
    • Free Time for Workers a Victim of CapitalismSep 1996

• Yes/No Votes Urged
  • Ballot Measures Require 'No' VotesOct 25, 1986
  • De Leon editorial 'Seven Times No!' (1911)
  • [Nuclear freeze propositions on the ballot] SLP urges 'yes' vote -- The limits of the freezeOct 2, 1982

• Answers to Common Objections to Socialism
  • Workers are qualified to run the economyJul 1996
  • How do you respond to the argument that capitalists are entitled to profits as a reward for their risk-taking?Feb 9, 1991
  • How do you respond to the argument that it's the capitalists' entrepreneurial skills which organize the means of production?May 4, 1991
  • What will happen to small family businesses under socialism?May 18, 1991
  • Don't capitalists have an incentive to make the working class richer, not poorer?Apr 20, 1991
  • Common Objections to Socialism Answered [Five articles; single-page format] Oct 5, 1991
    1. Doesn't the decline of the Soviet Union prove that socialism is a failure?Oct 5, 1991
    2. How would a real socialist society prevent a new bureaucracy from taking over?Oct 5, 1991
    3. But isn't it human nature for some people to want to rule others and have more wealth than others? Isn't socialism against human nature?Oct 5, 1991
    4. Without the possibility of getting ahead of others and becoming wealthy, what's the incentive to produce under socialism?Oct 5, 1991
    5. Isn't socialism too idealistic and utopian? How are you going to build such a society?Oct 5, 1991

• Speculation about the Socialist Future
  • Labor Vouchers
    • Labor Time VouchersOct 19, 1991
    • Value and Distribution in Socialist SocietyOct 30, 1976
    • What will be used for money under socialism?[date of publication unknown]
  • Other
    • Under socialism, would the people still have the right to keep and bear arms?Mar 2002
    • Under socialism, can a worker be dismissed from a job for misbehavior?Feb 2002
    • How would a socialist system keep workers industrious?Oct 6, 1990
    • Will full-time housewives be represented in the socialist industrial union government?Mar 23, 1991
    • How do you propose to prevent the capitalist types from taking advantage of ...Mar 20, 1993
    • What will keep different sectors of workers from striking or behaving uncooperatively ...Jun 13, 1992
    • Under socialism, what is to prevent the worker-owners of the industries from polluting the environment just like the capitalists?Aug 10, 1991
    • How would the judicial system be structured in a socialist society?Jun 15, 1991

• Achieving the socialist reconstruction
  • Does the SLP expect to educate all of the working class?Dec 26, 1992
  • Will the present owners of the means of production be compensated?Jan 11, 1991
  • What is to be done with the remaining capitalists after the revolution?Jan 1997
  • Question Period --- Suppose that large segments of the working class become attracted to the SLP program, cast their votes for socialism at the ballot box and begin organizing socialist industrial unions. Wouldn't the ruling class retaliate by having the political state imprison all members of the SLP? Nov 30, 1991

• Other historical events
  • Roosevelt Bids for Dictatorship (1933)Mar 19, 1983
  • The 'Discovery' of Nazi Savagery (1945)May 13, 1995
  • Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (1948)Feb 1998
  • Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky of South Vietnam says Hitler is his hero (1970)Sep 26, 1970
  • Obituary of Lenin (1924)Feb. 1999

• file sorting is in progress ...
  • The Rebels of 1776 - Address by Daniel De Leon, June 5, 1900Jul 22, 1995
  • The Voice of Madison, by Daniel De Leon (1889)Sep 15, 1973
  • Behind the Continuing Attacks on Karl MarxAug 30, 1986
  • What is the difference between "socialism" and "communism"?Sep 21, 1991
  • Why do so many people assume that democracy and capitalism go hand in hand, and that democracy and socialism are incompatible?Jul 13, 1991
  • Letter: Anarcho-SyndicalismDec 1998

Date of the last update in this subdirectory: May 28, 2008