Year: 2023

Campaign to expand reach of ‘Militant,’ books, SWP fund Sept. 23 – November 21 (week seven)

Portland teachers walk out, their first strike ever

PORTLAND, Ore. — Members and supporters of the Socialist Workers Party participating in the Portland Book Festival Nov. 4 took advantage of the opportunity to bring solidarity to two strikes in the area. The first-ever strike by members of the…

Road to end Jew-hating violence is for workers to take power

Below is an excerpt from the review of the new edition of   The Jewish Question: A Marxist Interpretation by Abram Leon published in the Feb. 1, 2021, issue of the Militant. It has been updated since Hamas’ Oct. 7…

200,000 rally against Jew-hatred
Back existence of Israel as refuge for Jews

Washington marchers say: No to cease-fire, prevent more pogroms

WASHINGTON — Some 200,000 protesters from across the country came out on the National Mall here Nov. 14 to rally against the Tehran-organized-and-backed Hamas slaughter of over 1,200 people in Israel Oct. 7, overwhelmingly Jewish. The banner at the front…

25, 50, and 75 years ago

November 30, 1998 PITTSBURGH — The return of UN “inspectors” to Baghdad — under the guise of “hunting for weapons of mass destruction” — sets the stage for more provocations, which Washington will use as a pretext to launch a…

Fight to stop Hamas wins support from both Arabs and Jews alike in Israel

Tehran-backed Hamas has “lost control of Gaza,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced Nov. 13. But there is still a road ahead to eliminating the murderous Jew-hating organization, which is holding hostages in their network of tunnels in Gaza. A…

States kick over 2 million kids off Medicaid so far this year

With pitiless disregard for the consequences, state officials have kicked at least 2 million children off Medicaid coverage over the past seven months, exacerbating severe challenges workers face trying to raise and care for families. “The figures, which are likely…

SAG-AFTRA 118-day strike makes gains, contract vote set

LOS ANGELES — After a historic strike lasting 118 days, which partly overlapped with a strike against the same industry bosses by the Writers Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists reached a tentative…

SWP offers class-struggle road to end Jew-hatred, strengthen unions

Members of the Socialist Workers Party and Communist Leagues in Canada, Australia and the U.K. are discussing the stakes in joining fights against Jew-hatred. They’re talking to workers at their doorsteps, on union picket lines and at protests against Hamas’…

Democrats’ assault on constitutional rights aims to keep Trump off ballot

A growing series of lawsuits that challenge constitutional protections needed by working people are proceeding against Donald Trump. They’re scheduled to be heard between now and the 2024 election. Among the cases are lawsuits seeking to get the Republican front-runner…