Constitutional right to freedom of worship is upheld by court

Vol. 86/No. 27 - July 25, 2022
Blaine amendments, laws targeting state government aid to Catholic schools, were adopted during rise of anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic bigotry in the 19th century. They are still on books in 37 states. Drawing from 1871 depicts Catholic bishops as crocodiles looking to gobble up American schoolchildren.

Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions protecting the constitutional right to freedom of worship are good for working people. At the same time, these rulings are attacked by liberals as reactionary and as a further reason why Democrats must win…



Pathfinder books draw interest at American Library conference

Vol. 86/No. 27 - July 25, 2022

WASHINGTON — Pathfinder Press sales volunteers came from seven cities and towns across North America to staff the Pathfinder booth here at the first in-person American Library Association conference in three years. Almost 14,000 attended the June 24-27 event. The…


Oklahoma court sets 25 executions over next 2 years

Vol. 86/No. 27 - July 25, 2022

An unprecedented number of executions were set by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals July 1, looking to put to death 25 of the state’s 43 death-row prisoners starting this August through 2024, almost one death per month. Dates were…


Nebraska rail workers rally, say: ‘No contract, no peace’

Vol. 86/No. 27 - July 25, 2022

LINCOLN, Neb. — Chanting “Lincoln is a union town, and us rail workers will not go down!” and “No contract, no peace!” over 100 Burlington Northern Santa Fe union rail workers and their supporters marched and rallied here for nearly…


Protesters in China: ‘Give us back our life savings!’

Vol. 86/No. 27 - July 25, 2022

On July 10 Beijing authorities violently attacked a peaceful protest of more than 1,000 people outside the local branch of the People’s Bank of China in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province. They were demanding the government protect their rights…



Bosses rule through Republicans and Democrats, workers need a labor party

Vol. 86/No. 27 - July 25, 2022

President Joseph Biden frequently insists he is “the most pro-union president leading the most pro-union administration in American history.” Most top labor officials are missing no opportunity to urge unionists to vote more Democrats into office in November, so Biden…


Washington mushroom workers fight for better conditions

Vol. 86/No. 27 - July 25, 2022
Workers at the Ostrom Mushroom Farm in Sunnyside, Washington, march June 22 with petitions signed by 200 workers to protest bosses’ threats and harassment on the job.

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — Workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farm here turned in a petition with signatures of 200 current and former workers June 22 calling on bosses to “provide a workplace free from threats, excessive pressure, harassment, and retaliation.” “We have…


Norway’s government steps in to break oil workers strike

Vol. 86/No. 27 - July 25, 2022

OSLO, Norway — After forcing the end of a strike by airplane mechanics demanding higher wages by imposing compulsory arbitration on June 28, Labor Minister Marte Mjos Person did the same against striking oil workers a week later, this time…