Kshama Sawant
A socialist voice joins Seattle City Council
US: Kshama Sawant inauguration speech
US: Victory for socialist in Seattle!
An interview with Kshama Sawant, Socialist Alternative.
US: Socialist Alternative election campaigns create shockwaves
Two Socialist Alternative candidates sent historic shock waves through the U.S. left last night. Both candidates, Kshama Sawant in Seattle and Ty Moore in Minneapolis, mounted the strongest election campaigns by open socialists in a major U.S. city in many decades.
US: Socialist breakthrough shows path for independent politics
In the August primary election for Seattle City Council, Socialist Alternative candidate Kshama Sawant won a stunning 35% of the vote in a three-way race against two Democratic Party candidates. Over 44,000 people voted for Sawant, more votes than the incumbent Seattle mayor or any of his opponents.
US: Voters reject right-wing agenda
Tens of millions breathed an enormous sigh of relief upon hearing that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan wouldn’t be entering the White House. Union members, women, African-Americans, Latinos and the LGBT community correctly saw the Republican agenda as a vicious and real threat.
