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• The Impotency of the Capitalists
  The capitalists are powerless to stop terrorism. In fact they and their system are the fundamental causes of terror world-wide. In recent days, Bush officials warned that more attacks, perhaps greater in scale than September 11 were a very real threat. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stated that nations in the so-caled Axis of Evil will inevitably get nuclear weapons. This from the administration that claims to be "winning the war on terror", that has starved over 1,000,000 Iraqis over the past decade in an alleged effort to stop them from producing weapons of mass destruction! These are just the latest in a series of grim and frightening forecasts unloaded by the capitalists. (by John Fisher)

• Lenin’s 132 Birthday Anniversary
  The face plastered everywhere in the former Soviet Union was so common, it was unmistakable. The powerful eyes, the distinguished goatee, the baldhead. The sight of Lenin was so common in the former USSR that his image failed to make an impact on those who saw it. Thus the cost of a personality cult bred and nurtured by a Stalinist regime that twisted each word of a great man and exploited his very image. (by John Fisher)

• Why Capitalism Does Not Work
  Capitalism is presently in crisis. Western economies have been in slump since March 2001, and despite the wishful thinking of bankers and government politicians the end is nowhere in sight. Everywhere we see layoffs, closures, cutbacks and shortage, and yet only 1 year ago all the pundits were praising the virtues of the economy. A thinking member of the working class can be left with only one conclusion - the capitalists do not understand their own system. (by Alex Grant - Editor of the Canadian news paper L’Humanité)

• Nationalism or Socialism?
  In light of the recent events in NYC M.J. Alam examines the question of Nationalism or Socialism?(September 13, 2001)

• 6 months of Vicente Fox Government are enough
  During is electoral campaign, Vicente Fox, the right wing candidate of the Partido Accion Nacional (National Action Party), had promised a huge increase in employment, education, welfare, and peace in Chiapas, etc. By Ruben Rivera (June 25, 2001)

• On the Importance of Local YFIS Branches
  John Fisher sends out a call to build and organize YFIS across the country and world! (May 5, 2001)

• Unemployment, the Media, and Capitalism
  Recently, the giant mining corporation Phelps Dodge, announced the lay-offs of over 1500 jobs, which meant even more lay-offs for the small business that rely on Phelps Dodge for business, and the destruction of many small communities in the south-west of the United States. By Patrick Kenyon. (April, 2001)

• School Shootings: Who Are The Real Victims?
  The past month has seen more school shootings in predominantly wealthy white areas and more speculation about this seemingly "unexplainable" issue. Yet contrary to what the media purports and to what Bush and others would have us believe, these recent acts of violence do not go without cause and solutions. Indeed it is precisely the potential solutions that frighten those who are the most ardent in calling for action to address school shootings. The responsibility for these acts lays not merely with the misguided and alienated youths who pull the triggers but with the social system of which they are a product. (March 2001)

• Capitalism's Hold On the School System
  The American school system has always proudly proclaimed that it encourages students to think. Common buzzwords used on school bulletins and placards are "creativity," "independence," and "self-motivation." These are reasonable and admirable goals for any educational institution. However, investigation reveals that the schools of this country do not really promote this freedom and independence. By Lyndelle Miller. (March 16th, 2001)

• Bush's Labor Policy
  Marxists have always said that the state is nothing more than a tool used exclusively for the interests of the owners of capital and against the interests of the working class. The interests of the working class and the interests of the bourgeoisie are nearly always in contradiction to one another. President Bush's recent and very open actions against the interests of the working class exemplify perfectly the antagonisms between the working class and the bourgeois; the oppressed and oppressor. By Kristopher Marc. (March 2001)

• Bush Attacks Workers' Rights!
  As the extended war against labor continues in a string of anti-worker legislation, Congress repealed the ergonomics guidelines that were implemented with the advice of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. By Matthew Wackerle. (March 2001)

• Leninism or Stalinism?
  "Socialism in one country". Most Stalinists don't seem to think it was a bad idea, but we don't even have to delve into the writings of Trotsky (who made it crystal clear that socialism in one country cannot work!) to learn that socialism can never be national. By John Fisher. (March 9, 2001)

• "Balkans Syndrome" - We Told You So
  In April of 1999, at the beginning of NATO’s brutal air war against Yugoslavia, we produced the article Is NATO using Depleted Uranium in Yugoslavia? The long term effects of the war. Now, our predictions have tragically come true. (January 15, 2001)

• See the World Through American Eyes
  John Fisher looks at the myth of "American Opportunity", and explains that much of the wealth in the US and Western nations is due to the fact that it bleeds the so-called Third-World dry! (January 14, 2001)

• Why we must further Marxism and not Anarchism
  John Fisher takes a brief look at the flaws in Anarchist theory, based on Lenin's State and Revolution. Also, an excerpt from Ted Grant's On the Mass Organizations: Letter to the Russian Marxists. (January 7, 2001)

• American Youth and the Ideas of Marxism
  John Fisher looks at the rising interest in Marxist ideas among American youth - even though these ideas are supposedly "dead"! (December 16, 2000)

• For a mass party of labor!
  Sean O'Quinn looks at the similarities between the two major parties, and offers an alternative. (December 12, 2000)

• Marx was right: it's official!
  A decade ago in the heady days of 'capitalism's final triumph', when the New World Order was announced and the End of History proclaimed, the century old industry of writing learned tomes under which to bury the ideas of Marxism appeared to have become redundant. New volumes began to line the library shelves to explain that capitalism was the height of human social evolution. In passing one notes the low level of ambition of these people who believe that a system that leaves two thirds of the world's population in dire poverty, that keeps a billion people unemployed or underemployed, is the best that we can achieve. Yet before one could finish reading a single volume of these confused scribblings, the New World Order choked beneath the ashes of war in the Balkans; the south east Asian economies collapsed; leaving the New Paradigm hanging by the single thread of the innovations associated with new technology. By Phil Mitchinson. (October 2000)

• Unpopular Capitalism
  Amid the protests taking place in Prague against the International Monetary Fund, pollsters everywhere are detecting a growing anti-corporate mood throughout the major capitalist countries. After years of privatisation, stock market euphoria and propaganda about the wonders of the capitalist market, the pendulum is certainly swinging in the opposite direction. Karl Marx once said that "social being determines social consciousness." As we predicted, years of downsizing and corporate domination are causing a reaction not only amongst the working class, but also in the middle class. All too often the capitalist media and their shadows in the labour movement, attempt to paint a picture that everything is wonderful in the market economy. For the strategists of capital, the golden economy is piling up wealth and prosperity on an unimaginable scale. Everyone is a winner in this corporate world. But the growing mood in society is a lot different. By Rob Sewell. (October 2000)

• The Political Situation of the Youth in the West
  It is clear that there is a rising tide of activism across the planet. From Seattle to Prague, the new protest movement signifies the begining of a broader movement of the masses. But how can we harness this energy and enthusiasm in order to transform the world? Tom Rollings from the UK explains how Marxists can intervene in these movements in order to build a revolutionary alternative to capitalism. (October, 2000)

• The Debate over RU-486
  Analisa Drew takes a look at the controversy surrounding the introduction of the abortion drug RU-486. (October 1, 2000)

• Two sides of the same coin - Capital Democrats and Republicans bound hand and foot to Big Business
  David May takes a look at this years' election. Who controls the big business parties? What is the alternative to these parties? (September 25, 2000)

• Raising Prices, Raising Consciousness
  Analisa Drew takes a brief look at the effect of rising gas prices on the average American's outlook. An economic slump would be a nightmare for working people, and their views on the status quo will be shaken to the core. Yet another sign of the changing mood in America. (June 23, 2000)

• London May Day Protests - Hypocrisy of the capitalist press and politicians
  The violent flair up in London on May Day which resulted in damage to a McDonald's restaurant and other property has caused outrage in the capitalist press and amongst bourgeois politicians of every stripe. Rob Sewell and Steve Jones demolish the hypocrisy of the capitalist press and politicians and criticise the heavy handed methods of the police which was out in massive numbers. (May 3, 2000)

• W-2 is Big Business
  Who exactly benefits from the privatization of the public assistance programs? Is it the poor? This article examines the big business interests behind Wisconsin's "welfare to work" program. (April 2000)

• A first look at the A16 anti-IMF/World Bank protests
  Peter Johnson examines the significance behind the latest in a rising wave of anti-capitalist sentiment. Keep checking back for the latest information! (April 16, 2000)

• A brief look at the stock market "correction" of April 14, 2000
  Sean O'Quinn takes a look at the record-setting point losses on the stock market last Friday. (April 17, 2000)

• Fashion Victims - Textile and Clothing Workers Worldwide
  There's a saying among girls in the slums of Bangladesh: if you're lucky, you'll be a prostitute - if you're unlucky, you'll be a garment worker. The fashion industry is big business. It makes a lot of money - but the workers in the industry don't see much of it. All over the world, textile and clothing workers are poor. Yet they work hard. They say nobody ever got rich though hard work. But it's not true. The people who work hard never got rich through working hard. But the rich got rich by getting other people like us to work hard for them. That's the way of the world under capitalism. (March 17, 2000)

• This "Ideal" System Called Capitalism
  A commentary piece by comrade C.J.A.E. on the effects of capitalism on his loved ones. (March 16, 2000)

• Police Officers are Acquitted of Immigrant’s Murder
  Natasha Wilson looks at the tragedy of Amadou Diallo's murder. Until the police are no longer a separate repressive body which is not accountable to the people they are supposed to serve, tragedies like this will continue! (March 3, 2000)

• Who Controls the Government?
  Peter Johnson takes a look at the state in capitalist society, why it exists, and the interests that lie behind it. (January 2000)

• Income Gap in the US Widens - Again
  A recent report by Economic Policy Institute and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities confirms Marx's analysis that under capitalism the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. By Peter Johnson. (January 17, 2000) The report can be found here.

• How I Learned What Tear Gas Smells Like: The Events of November 30th from Another Perspective
  A first-hand account from Seattle November 30, 1999. 

• Reports and Commentary on the anti-WTO Protests from YFIS Members
  Just what the title says!  Check it out for the most recent reports!  (November and December, 1999)

• It has Everything to do with Class
  A look at the upcoming anti-WTO protest in Seattle.  We need to emphasize the class nature of this issue in order to raise the class consciousness of the masses.   (November 17, 1999)

• Marx voted "Greatest Thinker of the Millennium"
  In September the BBC conducted an online poll asking "Who was the greatest thinker of the Millennium?"  We heartily agree with the result - the winner was Karl Marx!   Check it out!

• Are you blind, man? (or is that just indifference?)
  A great commentary piece on the attitude of your average Joe towards life under capitalism.  (September, 1999)

• Legislating manners in Louisiana
  A brief commentary piece on the aftermath of Columbine. (July 7, 1999)

• World Crisis
  Society stands at an impasse. Ahead, Capitalism faces economic meltdown and war in Europe, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. Having written off the colonial masses to poverty and disease to protect their profits, the bosses now turn their fire on the workers of the developed world. We need a program to fight back against this offensive!

• Privatization of the School System
  There is an urgent problem in America's school systems, and its not about Columbine. A new idea is sweeping across the nation: Privatization of the school system. Believe it or not, the idea is spreading, and it must be stopped.  Excellent commentary by Sergei Prescott!  (June 30, 1999)

• June 18 Capitalism, the Youth, Protest and Riots
  An excellent commentary on the June 18 global anti-capitalist protests.  A report from London which points the way forward for New Youth! (Written June 19, 1999)

• The GE Boycott: A Story NBC Wouldn't Buy
  A look at how Big Business censors the media!  Very informative and amusing!   (Written in 1991)

• Marxism and Music
  A commentary piece on the power of music to change the world!  If you have any lyrics, bands, etc. you would like presented at new Youth let us know!  (June 10, 1999)

• Revolutionary Future of Today's Youth
  The youth of today have a mission. A revolutionary mission that must be taken up to ensure our future and the future of those that will follow us. What is this mission? It is Socialism.  Outstanding and inspirational commentary piece on the absolute necessity to get rid of capitalism!  (June 9, 1999)

• A Note of Appreciation from the Rich
  Let's be honest: you'll never win the lottery. On the other hand, the chances are pretty good that you'll slave away at some miserable job the rest of your life. That's because you were in all likelihood born into the wrong social class. Let's face it - you're a member of the working caste. Sorry!  Check out this anonymous satirical piece!   (May 18, 1999)

• "There is a virus loose within our culture"
  A commentary piece on the tragedy in Colorado.  By Kristopher Marc.  (April 27, 1999)

• Misconceptions about Marxism
  Excellent commentary on common misconceptions people have about Marxism.  The solution?  Get out there and talk to them!  Commentary by Sergei Prescott.  (April 26, 1999)

• The Changing Mood in America
  An editorial on the subtle hints that there is something brewing underneath the apparently calm surface of American society.  By Peter Johnson.  (Winter, 1999)

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