Despite ‘state of emergency’ thousands protest in Sudan

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019

Thousands took to the streets of Khartoum and other Sudanese cities to protest the rule of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir Feb. 28, defying the government’s declaration of a state of emergency. The actions are fueled by years of hardship confronting…


Algeria rallies: ‘Get rid of president, the entire regime’

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019
Algeria rallies: ‘Get rid of president, the entire regime’

Demonstrators have taken to the streets in cities and towns across Algeria in opposition to the announced re-election bid by the country’s president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 82, and to protest the dire economic conditions they face. Bouteflika, who has ruled the…


Volunteers rebuild homes after tornado hit Havana

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019

HAVANA — A tornado ripped through five city districts here Jan. 27, wrecking hundreds of homes and buildings. Today new apartments are being turned over to residents who lost their homes, and repairs are underway for hundreds of others. A…


Protest after Sacramento cops who killed Stephon Clark let off

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019
Protest after Sacramento cops who killed Stephon Clark let off

Over 100 protesters took to the streets in Sacramento, California, March 4 to protest Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert’s decision not to file charges against the two cops who shot and killed Stephon Clark in his grandparents’ backyard…


What faces farmers today is result of workings of capitalism

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019

Below is an excerpt from “The Crisis Facing Working Farmers” by Doug Jenness. It helps shine a light on how the workings of capitalism weigh on the ability of farmers and their families to get by today. It appears in…


Walmart’s plan to eliminate greeters provokes outcry

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019

Walmart styles itself as a philanthropic, community-minded and caring company. On occasion, the company assigns employees to staff tables in the stores collecting money for local hospitals. The bosses direct cashiers to ask customers if they want to make a…


Ukraine rail workers fight dangerous work conditions

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019
Rail workers in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, during work-to-rule protest against low wages, poor working conditions and dangerous state of trains outside ArcelorMittal steel plant, May 16, 2018.

Rail workers on Ukrainian Railways began a work-to-rule protest last May and continue to speak out against their low wages, deteriorating working conditions and the dangerous state of the trains. The state-owned company is the 12th largest railroad system in…


US gov’t to allow lawsuits over Cuba nationalizations

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019

The U.S. government March 4 opened the door to lawsuits against a restricted list of Cuban companies using land or properties that were nationalized under workers control in Cuba in the early years of the revolution. The Washington Post  notes…


FBI is capitalist rulers’ political police against the working class

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019

The excerpt below is from the chapter “Origins of FBI Assault on Socialist Workers Party” by Larry Seigle in 50 Years of Covert Operations in the US: Washington’s Political Police and the American Working Class, one of Pathfinder’s Books of…


Join the pickets, build solidarity with striking Wabtec workers!

Vol. 83/No. 11 - March 18, 2019

The following statement was released March 6 by Osborne Hart, Socialist Workers Party candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, and Malcolm Jarrett, SWP candidate for Pittsburgh City Council, as they joined solidarity actions with members of the United Electrical Workers union…