October-Novemberr 2008        Volume 29, Number 5

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  Elections USA: do they matter?
100 million nonvoters send a stinging message of disenchantment

by Linda Averill

   
Legions of people opt out of voting in the U.S. But they are not civic slackers. They're on to something. Whether disinterested or disgusted, they are casting a vote of no confidence in the electoral system. And it is entirely justified.

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... Don't Support the Status Quo?
Then don't support the status quo! Choose a real alternative: vote for one of these socialist candidates!


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Editorial —"Free Market" is a Failure
Wall Street's latest mess has an obvious solution that the mainstream press doesn't like to talk about.


A Gathering of Feminists
The Radical Women National Conference in San Francisco Oct. 3-6 features dynamic speakers, panel discussions on labor and international female leadership, interactive workshops, and plans for action.


War and Rumors of War
• Georgia, Russia, and Uncle Sam
• Posturing over Iran: it's not about nukes
• Oct. 11: grass-roots anti-war actions



A General Strike in the U.S.?
The very idea strikes fear in the hearts of national labor leaders—but plenty of rank-and-filers think that ongoing wars and mounting hardships for workers call for drastic action.

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