Month: November 2020
Socialist Workers Party Fund Drive Sept. 26-Nov. 24 (Week 5)
Vol. 84/No. 45 - November 16, 2020Defending the Cuban Revolution, strengthening US working people
Vol. 84/No. 45 - November 16, 2020![United actions have been at center of Socialist Workers Party’s defense of Cuban Revolution for six decades. Above, April 15, 1961, picket at U.N. called by Fair Play for Cuba Committee, which organized in U.S. and Canada to halt attacks on Cuba. Inset, SWP leader Mary-Alice Waters, right, and party’s 2008 presidential candidate Róger Calero carry banner in September 2008 march to free Cuban 5 in Washington, D.C. Also participating were IFCO/Pastors for Peace, National Network on Cuba, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Green Party, D.C. Metro Committee to Free the Five and others.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cuban5demo_8445-300x156.jpg)
An article headlined “Would a Joe Biden White House Be Better for Cuba?” appeared in last week’s print edition of the Militant. It was retracted and not included in the online edition after the National Committee of the Socialist Workers…
Capitalist for-profit health industry no better prepared for ‘2nd wave’ of virus
Vol. 84/No. 45 - November 16, 2020![Nurses protest for contract, safety, better care Sept. 18 at NY Albany Medical Center.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NursesAlbany_8445-298x300.jpg)
A new surge of COVID-19, with increased hospitalizations and deaths, is once again hitting many cities, towns and rural areas in the U.S. and elsewhere worldwide. The U.S. capitalist rulers and their for-profit health care industry are no more prepared…