Campaign for a Working Democracy

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Please note this clarification of purpose. This web site is an independent research project that has no formal affiliation with any political or economic organization. For this and all features at this site, the selection of articles is intended to illustrate the historical influence of Daniel De Leon's political/industrial program on how various authors have explained social issues over the years. Articles from past decades are selected, even if the news items have become moot, and even if the individuals and organizations have subsequently modified their viewpoints since publishing these articles. Furthermore, the selection of topics reflects the web site editor's interests, and therefore it doesn't necessarily reflect the actual proportions in which the excerpted periodicals have covered various issues.

• Goal and Program
  • Our GoalJan 1996
  • The NUP ProgramApr 2000
  • Replace Bosses' Economic Dictatorship With a Workers' Economic DemocracyJuly 1994
  • Social Democracy: middle path between capitalism and communism?Apr 1992
  • Would the present owners of the means of production be compensated for their property?March 1995
  • (an excerpt about decision-making)Oct 1992

• Positions on Social Issues
  • De Leon outlined strategy for achieving democratic workplace, societyMarch 2001
  • Reports of Marx's Death Are Greatly ExaggeratedMay 1995
  • Capitalism the Best - letter from a reader, and the replyNov 1995
  • Gurus of Digital 'Revolution' Ignore Class Control of Technology, SocietyAug 1995
  • Stop Crime -- Outlaw a Criminal Economic SystemNov 1993
  • Religious right advances its reactionary agendaApr 2000
  • Global Economy Confirms Marx's Analysis of CapitalismAug 1997
  • What is Capital?Feb 1996
  • Like 'Work' of Burglar, 'Work' of Ridiculously High-Paid Corporate CEOs Hurts Rather Helps SocietyFeb 1995
  • Manufacturing workers produce $114,100 each per year - and keep $385 a weekNov 1994
  • Long hours of work leave no time for livingJan 1995
  • Outdated and undemocratic - not just the Electoral College, but the entire political systemDec 2000
  • Books: Classic Works 'Utopia' and 'Brave New World' Offer Choices for a Future Society -- and Reveal Truths About the PresentSep 1992
  • Union empowers workers to fight back and change societyNov 2002
  • Plunder, Not 'Merit,' Enriches and Empowers the Ruling ClassApr 2002
  • Selling capitalism as 'Americanism' - The corporate manufacture of patriotismJan. 2002
  • Capitalism is not democracy, and dictatorial 'communism' was not socialismAug 2002
  • Economic Inequality Subverts Democracy, Distorts PrioritiesAug 2002
  • To achieve peace we must understand the real cause of warNov 2001
  • Capitalism: No. 1 Enemy of the Family -- Economic Stress Breaks Up Families Struggling to SurviveMarch 1996
  • Part-TimeSept. 1997

• Earth
  • Global Warming - Evidence mounts for dire consequences, but profit priorities block available technological solutionsNov 2000
  • The War on NatureFeb 2002
  • Profit vs. EarthMarch 1995

• Debate between the New Union Party and New Democracy
  • external link: John Spritzler, The Communist Manifesto is Wrong, 1999http://newdemocracyworld.org/manifesto.htm
  • external links: New Democracy Websitehttp://www.newdemocracyworld.org/  >>  Download the book in PDF format, Stratman, We Can Change the World, http://www.newdemocracyworld.org/Revolution/We%20Can%20Change%20the%20World%20book.pdf
  • George Kane, Attempt at New Theory of Revolution Fails to Supplant Marx -- a review of the book We Can Change the World, by Dave StratmanDec 1995
  • Dave Stratman, reply to the book review by George KaneMay 1996
  • David Lazarus, reply to the book review by George KaneMay 1996
  • George Kane, reply to David LazarusMay 1996
  • Connie Furdeck, Review of Dave Stratman's We Can Change the WorldNewsgroups

• Debate about peaceful and violent methods
  • World Trade Center Bombing (1993) - Terrorism Can't Help the Cause of the OppressedApr 1993
  • Must a Social Revolution be Violent? -- a letter from the Committee for a Workers' Scientific-Socialist Party, in reply to the article 'Terrorism Can't Help the Cause of the Oppressed'July 1993
  • Editor's reply to the letter from the Committee for a Workers' Scientific-Socialist PartyJuly 1993

• Debate about state capitalism
  • Perry Sanders and Dianna Sitar, Socialism Hasn't Failed; It Hasn't Been Tried - Yet!Dec 1993
  • Joanne Forman, letter in reply to the article by Perry Sanders and Dianna SitarFeb 1994
  • Perry Sanders and Dianna Sitar, reply to letter from Joanne FormanFeb 1994

• Debate about consumerism
  • letter from Todd Putnam, Consumers Have Power to Change the SystemAug 1993
  • editor's reply to letter from Todd PutnamAug 1993

• Critique of the NUP by the Socialist Labor Party
  • External link -- download PDF document: The New Union Party - A Documentary Review of Its Origins, 1968-78