Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, meant to expand Moscow’s territory and “sphere of influence,” has had the opposite effect across the old Russian empire. In Central Asia and the South Caucasus, the Kremlin’s political authority is shrinking.…
Thousands marched in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, Oct. 17, the latest in months of protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry amid Haiti’s deep political, economic and social crisis. With Washington’s backing, Henry became prime minister in July…
After being fired on Oct. 5, a pregnant UPS worker committed suicide in the company’s huge Worldport facility in Louisville, Kentucky, the world’s largest automated package sorting facility. Twenty thousand workers, many of whom are members of Teamsters Local 89,…
NEW YORK — Opponents of Washington’s six-decade-long economic war against Cuba demonstrated here and across the country Oct. 29. Some 200 people from New York, New Jersey and cities as far away as Boston and Miami marched from Times Square…
Workers are being hard hit by soaring prices for food, gas, rents, medical expenses and more. The Militant newspaper — which fighting workers and trade unionists depend on for clarity on politics and as a guide to action — is…
November 17, 1997 Washington’s latest military threats against Iraq show the weakness of U.S. imperialism. In 1991 the U.S. rulers broke their teeth in Iraq. After organizing one of the most monstrous carnages in the history of modern warfare, they…
MONTREAL — Last February the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau implemented the draconian Emergencies Act to suppress the “Freedom Convoy” of hundreds of truckers and supporters who gathered to protest in Canada’s capital. The federal Public Order Emergency Commission…
CHICAGO — The Nov. 8 ballot in Illinois includes Amendment 1, a referendum to change the state constitution that many union and Democratic Party officials promote as a “Workers Bill of Rights.” In fact, it does nothing to advance workers’…
FRESNO, Calif. — “We’re going back with our heads up high!” strike stalwart Raul Hernandez told the Militant here after the 40 workers at Corn Nuts — members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 85 — voted…
