Nigerian army attacks protest against brutal SARS cop unit

Vol. 84/No. 44 - November 9, 2020
Oct. 20 protest in Lagos, Nigeria. Later that day army attacked protesters, killing at least 10.

“First they started shooting in the air, so we said, keep sitting on the ground, wave your flags, sing the national anthem — they are military, they won’t shoot you if you are waving a Nigerian flag,” protester Famade Ayodeji…


Join campaign to expand the reach of the ‘Militant’

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SWP candidate for president Alyson Kennedy, and Samir Hazboun, left, party’s candidate for Congress in Kentucky’s 3rd District, talk with worker at JBS packing plant in Louisville Oct. 23.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Socialist Workers Party campaigners are taking advantage of the final days before the Nov. 3 election to discuss with working people what we can do together to change the conditions we face, build support for the party’s…


SWP campaign wages fight for political rights in Washington

Vol. 84/No. 44 - November 9, 2020

Once again, the Socialist Workers Party and its presidential ticket — this year, Alyson Kennedy for president and Malcolm Jarrett for vice president — are setting an example for all working people in defense of political rights and free expression.…


Workers need a labor party, to fight for our own interests

Vol. 84/No. 44 - November 9, 2020

This statement was issued Oct. 27 by Socialist Workers Party candidates for president and vice president, Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett. Vote for the Socialist Workers Party! We are the only party offering working people a way to defend ourselves…


Vote Socialist Workers Party!

For a shorter workweek with no cut in pay to stop layoffs
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SWP presidential candidate Alyson Kennedy brings solidarity to Teamsters on strike at DSI Tunneling in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 22.

As the Nov. 3 election draws near, and liberals’ hysteria about the possibility that Donald Trump could be reelected reaches a fever pitch, it’s clearer than ever that neither the Democrats nor Republicans offer any way forward for working people.…


25, 50, and 75 Years Ago

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November 13, 1995 SEATTLE — The International Association of Machinists has scheduled a solidarity rally in support of strikers at Boeing. No contract talks have taken place since October 5, when 32,500 IAM members overwhelmingly rejected Boeing’s three-year contract offer.…


Letters

Vol. 84/No. 44 - November 9, 2020

Randy Jasper Randy Jasper, a Wisconsin farmer, fighter for the rights of family farmers and longtime supporter of Cuba’s socialist revolution, died Oct. 23 from COVID-19 related illnesses. He was 70. Jasper was a milk and grain farmer. His first…