By Paul Joseph Poposky
originally published at SocialistAppeal.org

On Christmas Eve morning, Senate Democrats followed through on their promise to pass their version of a health insurance reform bill before the Christmas Holiday, delivering what has been hailed by many liberal commentators in major media outlets as an “early Christmas gift.” However, American workers concerned about the rising costs of health care, the poor quality of service provided by private insurance...

Written by Julie Utley
Tuesday, 01 December 2009
originally posted at SocialistAppeal.org


My fiance, Paul, is a member of the Workers International League and I follow the Socialist Appeal paper very closely. Lately I’ve been reading a lot about the debate over health care reform and the struggle by some for REAL change in the way we handle health care in America, so I am writing SA to share my own personal health care nightmare.

Sometime in late 2008...

report by Paul J Poposky

Sunday, 6 December 2009
Edwardsville, IL


The first biannual Left-Wing School of the Greater St. Louis/Metro-aast saw attendance and participation from local students, educators, concerned citizens, and Left activists which exceeded ALL expectations. The one-day event, held for the first time at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville...

Written by By Paul J. Poposky
Saturday, 14 November 2009





A recent report by the Pew Center on the States reveals that in 2007 a record 7.3 million Americans -- 1 in every 31 adults -- served time in jail, prison, on probation or parole. This according to Justice Department...

Friday, October 9th 2009
written by Paul J Poposky

THE news today - the ONLY news, apparently - is that Barack Obama has become the 3rd standing US President to be awarded the Nobel "peace" Prize. If you get your news primarily from the capitalist media you could be forgiven for thinking that nothing else - nothing important - happened today. The Nobel Committee awarded Obama the "peace" Prize on the basis that his election has "created a new international...