Vol. 74/No. 2      January 18, 2010

News articles

• U.S. gov’t sets stricter airport ‘security’ rules
  Part of curb on rights, broader war drive
• ‘Surge’ in temp hiring no relief for U.S. jobless
• N. Korean cargo plane seized by Thai police
• Iran: hundreds of thousands march for democratic rights
• ‘Militant’ launches campaign to win long-term readers
• ‘1961 victory of Cuban people surprised the world and preserved revolution’
  Preface by Cuban commander for book on Bay of Pigs invasion explains why U.S. mercenaries were no match for revolutionary forces
• Morocco gov’t fails to exile fighter for Sahrawi rights
• N.Y. event celebrates Cuban Revolution (photo box)
• Immigrant prosecutions, deportations at new high
• Florida students start immigrant rights walk (photo box)
• “Proud to hand over Christmas ‘bonus’ bribe to the workers’ movement”
• UK: protesters counter anti-immigrant rightists
• Workers pick up ‘Militant’ at factory-gate sales
• 25, 50 and 75 years ago
• Jazz: A story of Black music and white business
• Tamil refugees win release in Canada