BATH, Maine — Thousands of Machinist union members went on strike here June 22 against concession demands at Bath Iron Works. They are fighting moves by the bosses to extend the use of subcontractors to further attack their jobs, wages…
A growing number of contributors to the SWP “stimulus” appeal keep the total going up. The appeal this week has reached $127,500, from 115 contributors! Osborne Hart, a Walmart worker and SWP congressional candidate from Philadelphia, writes: “Finally, one of…
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Some 100 people gathered at a candlelight vigil in the Hesperian Blvd. Walmart parking lot here June 18 with Sharon Taylor to remember the life of her son, Steven Taylor. He was gunned down by cops…
GARDENA, Calif. — “I got here at 6 p.m., just after he was shot. They didn’t move his body out until nine or 10 hours later. They wouldn’t let the family see him. The cops took all the cameras, cleaned…
“What book do you recommend?” That’s a question heard many times over the last several weeks as fellow protesters against police brutality looked at the wide range of titles by Socialist Workers Party leaders and other revolutionary fighters on party…
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling June 18 rejecting on procedural grounds the way the administration of President Donald Trump reached its decision to dismantle the “Dreamers” program. This Barack Obama-era program protects from deportation some 700,000 undocumented immigrants…
With just four and a half months left before the 2020 elections, Democrats and Republicans are trying to crank up their down and dirty fight for the White House and to win attention from working people. But neither self-described “progressive”…
In their deadliest clash in almost six decades, Indian and Chinese troops, using improvised hand weapons, battled over a disputed border region high in the Himalayan mountains June 15. Tensions between the rulers of the world’s two most populous countries…
Amid national — and worldwide — protests against police brutality since the cop killing of George Floyd on May 25, this year’s Juneteenth celebrations took on new life. As a result, they were bigger and more numerous than previously, becoming…
June 24 statement by Alyson Kennedy, Socialist Workers Party candidate for president. Malcolm Jarrett is the party’s candidate for vice president. Join the Socialist Workers Party 2020 campaign — the working-class alternative to the bosses’ Democratic and Republican parties! Joe…
