25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022

June 9, 1997 TEHRAN, Iran — More than one million people attended the 10th Tehran International bookfair, held April 26-May 5. Most of the books presented were in Farsi, Arabic, and English, including titles from more than 1,300 Iranian publishers…


‘What a truly radical reading of the human past looks like’

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022

Below is a review by Peter W. Wood of the new Pathfinder title Labor, Nature, and the Evolution of Humanity. Wood is the author of 1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project; president of the National Association of Scholars…


Get Moscow out of Ukraine, all of Ukraine!

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022

Workers worldwide have a big stake in the courageous struggle waged by working people in Ukraine to defend their country’s independence and defeat Moscow’s invasion. But the people of Ukraine may have a “peace” settlement forced on them that leaves…


‘Capitalism won’t disappear by itself, it must be disappeared’

Havana book fair panel discusses importance of scientific, Marxist understanding of history
Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022
April 24 panel at Havana International Book Fair. From left, Róger Calero, Pathfinder editor; Mary-Alice Waters, a leader of Socialist Workers Party and president of Pathfinder Press; Fernando González, president of Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples; Zuleica Romay, director of Afro-American Studies at Casa de las Américas; Pedro Pablo Rodríguez, lead editor of complete works of José Martí; and Victor Dreke, longtime revolutionary combatant.

HAVANA — “We all know, or at least sense, that the first large land war on the European continent in more than 75 years signals a new stage in the unraveling of the imperialist world order established by the victors…



Refuse collectors, street cleaners in Rugby strike for wage raise

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022

RUGBY, England — Some 70 street cleaners, lorry drivers and loaders here have been on strike since April 26 for higher pay. “The 1.75% wage offer from the Local Government Association is a wage cut when you think inflation is…


Sri Lanka action unites all nationalities

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022
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Working people of all nationalities demonstrated in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, above, May 18 to commemorate those who died in the country’s 1983-2009 civil war. The victims included tens of thousands of Tamils, an oppressed minority in the majority Sinhalese…


British Columbia hotel workers win new contract, make gains

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022

BURNABY, British Columbia — Hotel workers at the Hilton Metrotown here, who had been fighting a lockout by the bosses for 391 days, voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year contract May 11. The workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 40,…


Women played the leading role in prehistoric society

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022

Woman’s Evolution: From Matriarchal Clan to Patriarchal Family by Evelyn Reed is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for June. Reed (1905-79) was a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party and participant in the women’s liberation movement of…


Join May 29 protests against US embargo of Cuba!

Vol. 86/No. 21 - May 30, 2022

For the last two years, car caravans and protests calling for an end to the U.S. economic war on Cuba have taken place on the last Sunday of every month across the United States and around the world. For more…