SWP begins fall campaign to expand reach of the party

Vol. 88/No. 37 - October 7, 2024
Ezequiel Olmedo, left, a farmworker in Sunnyside, Washington, discusses the SWP campaign program with Vincent Auger, SWP candidate for governor of Washington, Aug. 12.

On Sept. 21 the Socialist Workers Party began its fall campaign. Over the next eight weeks leading up to and immediately following the presidential election SWP members will expand the reach of the party, its presidential ticket of Rachele Fruit…



Pathfinder welcomed at Federation of Blind convention

Vol. 88/No. 37 - October 7, 2024
Discussions at Pathfinder Press booth at 2024 National Federation of the Blind convention in Orlando, Florida. Volunteers introduced Pathfinder books available in Braille and large print.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Federation of the Blind held its annual convention here. These conventions are the largest gatherings worldwide of blind and low vision people, their families, friends and supporters. This year, some 2,600 registered in person and…



Counterrevolution in Iran led to formation of Hezbollah in Lebanon

Vol. 88/No. 37 - October 7, 2024

Unlike Hamas, whose roots are in Egypt’s Sunni Muslim Brotherhood and its collaboration with the Nazis during World War II, Hezbollah was a direct creation of the regime that took power through a counterrevolution in Iran after pushing back the…


‘Workers gain confidence in the heat of the class struggle’

Vol. 88/No. 37 - October 7, 2024

PHILADELPHIA — Dennis Richter, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for vice president, spoke at a campaign event here Sept. 21 that drew 21 people. One of the central questions he addressed was the need for working people to organize independently…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 88/No. 37 - October 7, 2024

October 11, 1999 Hurricane Floyd has brought disaster in its wake for tens of thousands of working people from North Carolina to New Jersey. At least 50 people have died, and 20,000 have been driven from their homes in the…


Democrats move to block third parties from the ballot

Vol. 88/No. 37 - October 7, 2024

The heart of the Democrats’ campaign for president this year is their full-throated attack on Donald Trump as a dictatorial ultrarightist. The Washington Post headlined Catherine Rampell’s Sept. 24 column, “Don’t scoff at the Hitler comparisons. Trump’s rhetoric is that…


‘Fight Against Jew-Hatred’ big seller at Fete de l’Humanite

Vol. 88/No. 37 - October 7, 2024
'Fight Against Jew-Hatred’ big seller at Fete de l’Humanite

BRTIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France — Record numbers of books by Socialist Workers Party leaders and other revolutionaries were sold at Pathfinder Press booth at this year’s Fete de l’Humanite Sept. 13-15. The annual event is organized by the French Communist Party. Hundreds…


Study, use SWP victory against FBI

Vol. 88/No. 37 - October 7, 2024

Under capitalism all the trappings of government — from the White House to the state houses, the courts of all stripes, and regulatory and other nonelected agencies, to the FBI and cops — serve the interests of the ruling capitalist…