White House, FBI attacks on constitutional rights continue

Vol. 86/No. 36 - October 3, 2022

Since Joseph Biden’s Sept. 1 speech singling out “MAGA Republicans” as a “clear and present danger,” the president and other Democrats continue to target former President Donald Trump and the tens of millions who voted for him as a danger…


Protest Putin’s new war moves! Defend Ukraine independence!

Protests in Russia: ‘No to war! No to mobilizations!’
Vol. 86/No. 36 - October 3, 2022
Manifestantes (izq.), en Ulan-Ude en Siberia con carteles contra guerra contra Ucrania y nuevas movilizaciones, 21 septiembre. Der., manifestantes en Moscú, corearon, “¡No a guerra!” “¡Envíen a Putin a las trincheras!” Miles protestaron a pesar de represión y arrestos por la policía.

Advances by Ukrainian forces, backed by the local population, fighting Moscow’s invasion have set back Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to crush the country’s independence. Weakened by recent battlefield reversals, Putin’s regime also faces growing pressure from opponents at home,…


“Back rail workers’’ struggles! No worker has to die on the job!

Vol. 86/No. 36 - October 3, 2022

This statement by Naomi Craine, a rail worker and member of the SMART-TD union and Socialist Workers Party candidate for governor in Illinois, was released Sept. 20. Rail workers continue to face a relentless offensive from carrier bosses determined to…



25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 86/No. 36 - October 3, 2022

October 6, 1997 SACRAMENTO, California — Shouting “¡Sí, se puede!” and “Justice! Now!” more than 1,000 farm workers and janitors, along with other unionists, students, and community activists, marched through this state capital September 18, led by the United Farm…


Patient care, working conditions led to nursing home strike

Vol. 86/No. 36 - October 3, 2022

PITTSBURGH — Workers from 13 of the 14 nursing homes in Pennsylvania took down their picket lines Sept. 9 after a week on strike. SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, their union, reached a tentative agreement with Comprehensive Healthcare and Priority Healthcare. The…


Home nursery workers in Jerusalem demand pay hike

Vol. 86/No. 36 - October 3, 2022
Home nursery workers strike for higher pay, better working conditions in Jerusalem Sept. 1.

Home nursery workers demonstrated in Jerusalem Sept. 1, part of a one-day strike demanding higher pay and better work conditions. The action was organized by the National Union of Day Care Workers, which has some 3,000 members — predominantly Jewish…


Death of woman arrested by Iran ‘morality police’ stirs protest

Vol. 86/No. 36 - October 3, 2022
Death of woman arrested by Iran ‘morality police’ stirs protest

Protests spread in Iran after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died Sept. 16 in Tehran. She was detained by the widely hated morality police — “Guidance Patrols” — three days earlier, along with other women, for allegedly violating the…


Teachers in Washington state strike over class size, pay raises

Vol. 86/No. 35 - September 26, 2022

KENT, Wash. — Some 1,700 members of the Kent Education Association, the union that represents teachers in one of the largest school districts near Seattle, ended a 14-day strike Sept. 8. The new contract agreed to has not yet been…


Australia nurses rally for increased staffing levels, pay

Vol. 86/No. 35 - September 26, 2022
Nurses in New South Wales in Australia struck Sept. 1 for wage increase and lower nurse-to-patient ratios. “If we are ‘heroes’ of pandemic, why won’t they negotiate with us?” they asked.

SYDNEY — Nurses at public hospitals across New South Wales struck for 24 hours Sept. 1, fighting for a pay raise and increased staffing in their third strike this year. This time, the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association organized rallies…