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Many think that fighting against capitalism feels a lot like throwing pebbles at a tidal wave. How can *I, alone*, do anything to stop all of the [injustices I see being committed?](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md) We see our neighbors being picked up and [deported by ICE](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#latinos), [police murdering and imprisoning us](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#black-people), debts that lock us into [indentured servitude](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#workers-and-the-poor), [global surveillance of every minute detail of our lives](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#pervasive), endless [wars and imperialism](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#imperialism), ecological destruction, and [literal slave labor camps](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#prisoners). Our rents, food costs, and debts are going up, and our [incomes have stagnated.](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/capitalism_doesnt_work.md) The media, and everything around us seems apathetic, complacent, and oblivious. Eight men currently control about half the world's wealth. Their share is growing daily, and will reach a conclusion obvious to anyone who's played monopoly before. With only our labor to sell, and the demand for that labor decreasing, things seem oppressively bleak. Many think that fighting against capitalism feels a lot like throwing pebbles at a tidal wave. How can *I, alone*, do anything to stop all of the [injustices I see being committed?](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md) We see our neighbors being picked up and [deported by ICE](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#latinos), [police murdering and imprisoning us](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#black-people), debts that lock us into [indentured servitude](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#workers-and-the-poor), [global surveillance of every minute detail of our lives](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#pervasive), endless [wars and imperialism](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#imperialism), ecological destruction, and [literal slave labor camps](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md#prisoners). Our rents, food costs, and debts are going up, and our [incomes have stagnated.](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/capitalism_doesnt_work.md) The media, and everything around us seems apathetic, complacent, and oblivious. Eight men currently control about half the world's wealth. Their share is growing daily, and will reach a conclusion obvious to anyone who's played monopoly before. With only our labor to sell, and the demand for that labor decreasing, things seem oppressively bleak.
Here's the thing: **You are not alone**. In fact, **we wage workers are the majority**. The ruling class of [absentee owners](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/crash_course_socialism.md) make up a *tiny minority* of your city's population. Often invisible to us, is the fact that we as wage workers are *surrounded by comrades* who share our same basic interests. Some hold more prejudices than others, but all are deserving of a comfortable life, free from fears about our health and living situation. We are impoverished by an *imposed artificial scarcity*, a mal-allocation of the things we need to survive. World food production and housing *already surpasses global needs*, yet [1 out of every 7 US citizens needs to visit food banks to survive.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/17/hunger-study-food/14195585/) In the [UK there are 10x more houses than homeless families.](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/housing-crisis-10-empty-homes-5008151) Our healthcare and other social services, which are in some cases ample, are increasingly being privatized and gutted. We know that by simply organizing and planning for *human needs rather than private profit*, we can solve our societal problems. We have but to shake off these mooching, leeching, capitalist parasites, like a dog shaking off fleas. Here's the thing: **You are not alone**. In fact, **we wage workers are the majority**. The ruling class of [absentee owners](https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/crash_course_socialism.md) makes up a *tiny minority* of your city's population. Often invisible to us, is the fact that we as wage workers are *surrounded by comrades* who share our same basic interests. Some hold more prejudices than others, but all are deserving of a comfortable life, free from fears about our health and living situation. We are impoverished by an *imposed artificial scarcity*, a mal-allocation of the things we need to survive. World food production and housing *already surpasses global needs*, yet [1 out of every 7 US citizens needs to visit food banks to survive.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/17/hunger-study-food/14195585/) In the [UK there are 10x more houses than homeless families.](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/housing-crisis-10-empty-homes-5008151) Our healthcare and other social services, which are in some cases ample, are increasingly being privatized and gutted. We know that by simply organizing and planning for *human needs rather than private profit*, we can solve our societal problems. We have but to shake off these mooching, leeching, capitalist parasites, like a dog shaking off fleas.
How do we get there, how do we win? **We join anti-capitalist organizations.** How do we get there, how do we win? **We join anti-capitalist organizations.**
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## Notes ## Notes
Lastly, for those who think that broadcasting a list like this ( potentially to our enemies ) harms the cause of anti-capitalism. Remember that: Lastly, for those who think that broadcasting a list like this ( potentially to our enemies ) harms the cause of anti-capitalism. Note that:
- All of these organizations have ( or should have ) vetting processes in place for new members. - All of these organizations have ( or should have ) vetting processes in place for new members.
- These are all completely legal, *above ground* organizations. Many of them even do armed organizing where it is legal to do so. - These are all completely legal, *above ground* organizations. Many of them even do armed organizing where it is legal to do so.
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| [Black Rose Anarchist Federation](http://blackrosefed.org/) | Anarcho-communist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/BRRNfed/) | US - Austin Texas; Boston, MA; Burlington, Vermont; Central Illinois; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, Oregon; Providence, Rhode Island; Richmond, Virginia; San Antonia, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Denver, Colorado; Durham, North Carolina; | | [Black Rose Anarchist Federation](http://blackrosefed.org/) | Anarcho-communist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/BRRNfed/) | US - Austin Texas; Boston, MA; Burlington, Vermont; Central Illinois; Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Portland, Oregon; Providence, Rhode Island; Richmond, Virginia; San Antonia, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Denver, Colorado; Durham, North Carolina; |
| [International Socialist Organization](http://www.internationalsocialist.org/) | Trotskyist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/International-Socialist-Organization-122646921103159/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Socialists_ISO) | US - CA, Los Angeles; CA, NorCal, Berkeley; CA, Northern California (District); CA, San Diego; CO, Boulder; CO, Denver; CT, New Haven; CT, New London; DC, Washington DC; FL, Orlando; FL, South Florida; GA, Georgia State University; IL, Chicago (District); IL, Chicago, DePaul; IL, Chicago, Loyola; IL, Chicago, University of Chicago; IL, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; KS, Lawrence; MA, Boston; MA, Western Mass; MD, University of Maryland; ME, Portland; MI, Mount Pleasant; MN, Twin Cities; MO, University of Missouri; NC, Asheville; NC, Boone; NC, Greensboro; NC, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill/UNC; NC, Winston-Salem; NY, NYC, Brooklyn; NY, NYC, Brooklyn College; NY, NYC, Columbia University; NY, NYC, Downtown Manhattan; NY, NYC, Hunter College; NY, NYC, Lehman College; NY, NYC, New York City (District); NY, NYC, New York University; NY, Potsdam; NY, Rochester; NY, Syracuse; OH, Athens; OH, Columbus; OH, Dayton; OH, Toledo; OR, Portland; PA, Philadelphia; PA, Pittsburgh; TX, Austin; TX, Denton; TX, Denton, Texas Women’s University; VT, Burlington/University of Vermont; VT, UVM; WA, Seattle; WA, University of Washington; WI, Madison; WI, Milwaukee; | | [International Socialist Organization](http://www.internationalsocialist.org/) | Trotskyist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/International-Socialist-Organization-122646921103159/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Socialists_ISO) | US - CA, Los Angeles; CA, NorCal, Berkeley; CA, Northern California (District); CA, San Diego; CO, Boulder; CO, Denver; CT, New Haven; CT, New London; DC, Washington DC; FL, Orlando; FL, South Florida; GA, Georgia State University; IL, Chicago (District); IL, Chicago, DePaul; IL, Chicago, Loyola; IL, Chicago, University of Chicago; IL, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana; KS, Lawrence; MA, Boston; MA, Western Mass; MD, University of Maryland; ME, Portland; MI, Mount Pleasant; MN, Twin Cities; MO, University of Missouri; NC, Asheville; NC, Boone; NC, Greensboro; NC, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill/UNC; NC, Winston-Salem; NY, NYC, Brooklyn; NY, NYC, Brooklyn College; NY, NYC, Columbia University; NY, NYC, Downtown Manhattan; NY, NYC, Hunter College; NY, NYC, Lehman College; NY, NYC, New York City (District); NY, NYC, New York University; NY, Potsdam; NY, Rochester; NY, Syracuse; OH, Athens; OH, Columbus; OH, Dayton; OH, Toledo; OR, Portland; PA, Philadelphia; PA, Pittsburgh; TX, Austin; TX, Denton; TX, Denton, Texas Women’s University; VT, Burlington/University of Vermont; VT, UVM; WA, Seattle; WA, University of Washington; WI, Madison; WI, Milwaukee; |
| [Freedom Road Socialist Organization](http://frso.org/) | Marxist-Leninist | [Contact](https://frso.org/join/) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/FreedomRoadSocialistOrg) | US | | [Freedom Road Socialist Organization](http://frso.org/) | Marxist-Leninist | [Contact](https://frso.org/join/) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/FreedomRoadSocialistOrg) | US |
| [Huey P Newton Gun Club](http://hueypnewtongunclub.org/) | Black Empowerment | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/HueyGunClub) | US - Dallas, Texas; | | [Huey P Newton Gun Club](http://hueypnewtongunclub.org/) | Black Empowerment | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/HueyGunClub) | US - Dallas, Texas |
| [Trigger Warning Queer and Trans Gun Club](https://www.facebook.com/triggerwarninggunclub/) | Queer / Trans Empowerment | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/triggerwarninggunclub/) | US - Rochester, New York; | | [Trigger Warning Queer and Trans Gun Club](https://www.facebook.com/triggerwarninggunclub/) | Queer / Trans Empowerment | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/triggerwarninggunclub/) | US - Rochester, New York |
| [Party of Communists USA](http://www.partyofcommunistsusa.org/) | Marxist-Leninist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/partyofcommunists/?ref=br_rs) | US - New York City, New York; Atlanta, Georgia | | [Party of Communists USA](http://www.partyofcommunistsusa.org/) | Marxist-Leninist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/partyofcommunists/?ref=br_rs) | US - New York City, New York; Atlanta, Georgia |
| [Maoist Internationalist Movement](https://www.prisoncensorship.info/faq) | Maoist | [Contact](https://www.prisoncensorship.info/contact) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/MaoistInternationalist/) | US | | [Maoist Internationalist Movement](https://www.prisoncensorship.info/faq) | Maoist | [Contact](https://www.prisoncensorship.info/contact) [FB](https://www.facebook.com/MaoistInternationalist/) | US |
| [Red Guards of Los Angeles](http://redguardsla.org/) | Maoist | [FB](http://www.facebook.com/RedGuardsLA) [Twitter](http://twitter.com/RedGuardsLA) | US - Los Angeles, CA; | | [Red Guards of Los Angeles](http://redguardsla.org/) | Maoist | [FB](http://www.facebook.com/RedGuardsLA) [Twitter](http://twitter.com/RedGuardsLA) | US - Los Angeles, CA |
| [Red Guards of Austin](https://redguardsaustin.wordpress.com/) | Maoist | [Contact](https://redguardsaustin.wordpress.com/) | US - Austin, Texas | | [Red Guards of Austin](https://redguardsaustin.wordpress.com/) | Maoist | [Contact](https://redguardsaustin.wordpress.com/) | US - Austin, Texas |
| [Red Guards of Charlotte](https://redguardscharlotte.wordpress.com/) | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/redguardscharlotte1/) | US - Charlotte, North Carolina | | [Red Guards of Charlotte](https://redguardscharlotte.wordpress.com/) | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/redguardscharlotte1/) | US - Charlotte, North Carolina |
| [Red Guards of Kansas City](https://kcmlm.wordpress.com/) | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/itisrighttorebel/) | US - Kansas City, MO | | [Red Guards of Kansas City](https://kcmlm.wordpress.com/) | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/itisrighttorebel/) | US - Kansas City, MO |
| [Red Guards of Pittsburgh](https://redguardspittsburgh.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/attn-pittsburgh-loose-lips-sink-ships-be-aware/) | Marxist-Leninist-Maoism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/redguardspittsburgh) | US - Pittsburgh, PA | | [Red Guards of Pittsburgh](https://redguardspittsburgh.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/attn-pittsburgh-loose-lips-sink-ships-be-aware/) | Maoist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/redguardspittsburgh) | US - Pittsburgh, PA |
| [New Black Panther Party](https://www.facebook.com/The-New-Black-Panther-Party-Southeast-Region-Hashim-Nzinga-643248062674191/?fb_dtsg_ag=Ady85UUKUbAspxRM0TrSwhC3UMcOiCzGWcq2uucsc00cjA%3AAdzLbTTtZ6d17ABFdBTf0KofTp-NuGFGYVCDKgOwgzPbsg) | Black Empowerment | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/The-New-Black-Panther-Party-Southeast-Region-Hashim-Nzinga-643248062674191/?fb_dtsg_ag=Ady85UUKUbAspxRM0TrSwhC3UMcOiCzGWcq2uucsc00cjA%3AAdzLbTTtZ6d17ABFdBTf0KofTp-NuGFGYVCDKgOwgzPbsg) | US - Atlanta GA | | [New Black Panther Party](https://www.facebook.com/The-New-Black-Panther-Party-Southeast-Region-Hashim-Nzinga-643248062674191/?fb_dtsg_ag=Ady85UUKUbAspxRM0TrSwhC3UMcOiCzGWcq2uucsc00cjA%3AAdzLbTTtZ6d17ABFdBTf0KofTp-NuGFGYVCDKgOwgzPbsg) | Black Empowerment | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/The-New-Black-Panther-Party-Southeast-Region-Hashim-Nzinga-643248062674191/?fb_dtsg_ag=Ady85UUKUbAspxRM0TrSwhC3UMcOiCzGWcq2uucsc00cjA%3AAdzLbTTtZ6d17ABFdBTf0KofTp-NuGFGYVCDKgOwgzPbsg) | US - Atlanta GA |
| [Green Party](http://www.gp.org/) | Eco-Socialism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/GreenPartyUS) | US | | [Green Party](http://www.gp.org/) | Eco-Socialism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/GreenPartyUS) | US |
| [American Party of Labor](http://americanpartyoflabor.org/) | Marxist-Leninist, Hoxhaism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/americanpartyoflaborapl) | US | | [American Party of Labor](http://americanpartyoflabor.org/) | Marxist-Leninist, Hoxhaist | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/americanpartyoflaborapl) | US |
| [Progressive Labor Party](http://www.plp.org/) | Marxist-Leninist | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PLPchallenge) | US | | [Progressive Labor Party](http://www.plp.org/) | Marxist-Leninist | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/PLPchallenge) | US |
| [Peace and Freedom Party](http://peaceandfreedom.org/home/) | Eco-Socialism / Trotskyism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/PFP.CA.Official/) | US | | [Peace and Freedom Party](http://peaceandfreedom.org/home/) | Eco-Socialism / Trotskyism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/PFP.CA.Official/) | US |
| [Socialist Action](https://socialistaction.org/) | Trotskyism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/socialist.action.1) | US | | [Socialist Action](https://socialistaction.org/) | Trotskyism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/socialist.action.1) | US |
| [Socialist Labor Party](http://www.slp.org/) | De Leonism | [De Leon literature](http://www.slp.org/De_Leon.htm) | US | | [Socialist Labor Party](http://www.slp.org/) | De Leonism | [De Leon literature](http://www.slp.org/De_Leon.htm) | US |
| [Democratic Socialists of America](http://www.dsausa.org/) | Democratic Socialism / Reformism | [FB](https://facebook.com/demsocialists) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/DemSocialists) | US | | [Democratic Socialists of America](http://www.dsausa.org/) | Democratic Socialism / Reformism | [FB](https://facebook.com/demsocialists) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/DemSocialists) | US |
| [Socialist Workers Party](http://themilitant.com/) | Multi-tendency (Communist) | [about](http://www.slp.org/De_Leon.htm) | US | | [Socialist Workers Party](http://themilitant.com/) | Multi-tendency | [about](http://www.slp.org/De_Leon.htm) | US |
| [Liberty Union Party](http://www.libertyunionparty.org/) | Multi-tendency | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/LibertyUnionParty) | US | | [Liberty Union Party](http://www.libertyunionparty.org/) | Multi-tendency | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/LibertyUnionParty) | US |
| [Workers' Solidarity Alliance](https://workersolidarity.org/) | Anarcho-Syndicalism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/workersolidarityalliance) | US | | [Workers' Solidarity Alliance](https://workersolidarity.org/) | Anarcho-Syndicalism | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/workersolidarityalliance) | US |
| [Rose City Antifa](https://www.rosecityantifa.org/) | Multi-tendency | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/sometimesantisocialalwaysantifascist/) | US - Portland, Oregon| | [Rose City Antifa](https://www.rosecityantifa.org/) | Multi-tendency | [FB](https://www.facebook.com/sometimesantisocialalwaysantifascist/) | US - Portland, Oregon|