Vol. 76/No. 46      December 17, 2012

News articles

• Actions across Egypt protest gov’t anti-democratic moves
  Islamists countermobilize, defend president’s declared powers
• Locked-out sugar workers reject contract 4th time by 55%
• Last week of ‘Militant’ drive was best so far, 12 days to go!
• ‘Workers need own party,’ say socialist candidates in Omaha
• Bangladesh factory fire sparks garment workers’ fight for safety
• Cuban workers, backed by their government, rebuild after Sandy
  Workers power ensures no one left to fend for themselves
• ‘Making of a Revolution Within the Revolution’
• Revolutionary books sell at conference on Mideast studies (photo box)
• ‘Pleased to learn about movement,’ says first-time contributor in Omaha
• US-Australia summit discusses deepening alliance against China
• SWP LA mayoral candidate on ballot
• Supreme Court hears challenge to Texas affirmative action program
• Chicago cop torture victims ‘should be out of jail already’
• Australia protests denounce use of Tasers by cops
• 25, 50 and 75 years ago
• Texas flour mill strikers solid after 19 months on picket line
• ILWU clerks in Calif. sign pact after 8-day strike
• Locked-out metal workers in Quebec reject company’s latest contract offer
• Texas protests slam cop killing of 2 immigrants
• Actions announced to back fight to free Puerto Rican political prisoner
• SWP files to keep exemption from gov’t ‘disclosure’ laws
• Ohio anarchists framed up on ‘terrorist’ charges
• Another round of sanctions on Iran moves through Congress
• Nurses in Israel strike over wages, work conditions (photo box)
• UN votes ‘observer state’ status to occupied territories