With unemployment soaring to nearly 20 percent and some 15 million people living below the country's official poverty line, the Argentine capitalist class has sought to squeeze more out of the hides of workers and farmers to pay U.S. banks and other international creditors. In this and subsequent issues of the Militant, workers and farmers will be able to read what Argentine toilers say about the capitalist collapse in that country, why they refuse to place paying off superwealthy bond holders above the needs of working people, and how a new generation of workers and youth are responding to the crisis.

Firsthand coverage by the Militant's worker-correspondents provide a working-class view of what's unfolding in Argentina and the consequences for workers and peasants throughout Latin America. This gives class-conscious toilers a better understanding of imperialism and the importance of building working-class leadership.

Another Militant and PM reporting team will leave in early February to cover the February 7-17 Havana International Book Fair, as well as other political and economic developments in Cuba. Three of Pathfinder's newest titles will be presented at the annual book event: From the Escambray to the Congo: In the Whirlwind of the Cuban Revolution by Víctor Dreke; Playa Girón/Bay of Pigs: Washington's First Military Defeat in the Americas by Fidel Castro and José Ramón Fernández; and Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle by Thomas Sankara. The three titles are among those that have been published in Spanish by Pathfinder in the last year. Presentations of From the Escambray to the Congo are also planned for other Cuban cities, including Trinidad, Santa Clara, and Dreke's hometown of Sagua la Grande.

Working people need to read a working-class newspaper that tells the truth, contrary to the capitalist media, which seeks to justify imperialism's assault against toilers the world over. International reporting teams strengthen the socialist press as a solid source for news and working-class analysis of world events for workers, farmers, youth, students, and others who want to understand the truth about earthshaking events rapidly unfolding around the world. To continue that work we need your help.

Supporters of the Militant can explain the fund at upcoming Militant Labor Forums featuring the events in Argentina, among co-workers who read the socialist press, and to subscribers who will want to help out on the effort. Contributions large and small make reporting trips like these possible, helping to cover expenses for airline flights, hotels, and communication. To make a contribution, write checks or money orders payable to the Militant, earmarked for the Travel Fund and send to: The Militant, 410 West Street, New York, NY 10014.
 
 
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