Moscow’s murderous assault on Ukraine, aimed at destroying the country as an independent nation, annexing large hunks of it, especially its resources and productive capacity, and destroying the government in its capital, Kyiv, and other key cities, like Kharkiv, has…
The capitalist economic crisis unfolding today — rising prices combined with a downturn in manufacturing production — is heightening conflicts among rival powers that comprise the European Union and sharpening the strains tearing at the bloc of 27 governments. The…
Albert Woodfox, a former Black Panther who emerged from nearly 44 years in solitary confinement as still a determined political fighter, died Aug. 4. He was 75. Released from jail in 2016, Woodfox published a book, Solitary: My Story of…
FBI agents have been using a variety of ploys since Aug. 23 to try and interrogate more than 35 people in the U.S. colony of Puerto Rico who were part of a recent solidarity brigade to Cuba. The FBI has…
AUCKLAND New Zealand — Some 75 workers from two packaging companies here — Visy Board New Zealand and its subsidiary, Charta Packaging — picketed outside the Visy plant Aug. 24, while cars and trucks honked their horns in solidarity on…
When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine over six months ago, he argued that the country was never a sovereign nation at all, but a “creation” of V.I. Lenin, central leader of the Bolshevik Party that led…
There are stepped-up attacks today by the capitalist rulers, their political parties — the Democrats and Republicans — and the FBI against constitutional rights, rights that are crucial for the struggles of working people. These attacks can be defeated, and…
PITTSBURGH — Over 115,000 rail workers across the U.S. — members of 12 operating and maintenance unions — can legally go on strike Sept. 16. These workers have spent two years trying to negotiate a contract against a bloc of…
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 2,000 mental health care workers, including therapists, psychologists and social workers, went on strike Aug. 15 at the HMO giant Kaiser Permanente in northern California. The key issue is inadequate staffing. A California law that…
FORESTVILLE, Md. — After nine days on the picket line, striking Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 MetroAccess workers voted 91% to approve a new three-year agreement with Transdev Aug. 11. Transdev is one of four contractors that Washington Metropolitan Area…
