SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — The life and political contributions of Jim Altenberg and the Socialist Workers Party were celebrated at a meeting here Nov. 16. Altenberg died Oct. 31 at age 70. Talks, displays and messages to the meeting highlighted…
More than 50 Pathfinder Press books by Socialist Workers Party and other revolutionary leaders are now available in formats accessible to readers who are blind or face other obstacles to reading. Several years ago, Pathfinder launched a project to convert…
LONDON — Over 10,000 farmers, their families and supporters came from across the U.K. to rally outside Parliament Nov. 19. They demanded the government scrap its imposition of a 20% inheritance tax on farms valued at more than 1 million…
The Israeli and Lebanese governments announced a ceasefire Nov. 26, which was signed onto by the leaders in Tehran and by Hezbollah. The agreement — if honored — is an advance for Israel’s fight to defend its existence as a…
One of the largest rallies in years took place in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, Nov. 19. It was widely reported in media around the world as a protest for Maori rights. The rally of up to 40,000 was organized by…
From the moment Donald Trump announced he was running for president in 2016, the Democrats and their liberal allies in the media and the middle-class left have targeted him. More importantly, they’ve targeted the millions of workers Hillary Clinton famously…
BEVERLY, Mass. — Beverly and Marblehead teachers have been involved in strikes over higher pay, more and better-paid teachers’ aides, longer parental leave, and improved conditions in the schools. Public employees strikes are illegal in Massachusetts, and punitive escalating fines…
MONTREAL — As they head into their third week on strike, morale of members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers picketing at hundreds of Canada Post locations across the country is high. “On the line here, people talk a…
A special concert in Paris Nov. 18 featuring renowned classical pianists Grigory Sokolov and Sergei Babayan was held in honor of Pavel Kushnir. A brilliant young piano soloist, he died in July in jail in Russia’s remote Far East after…
Persistently high prices and growing employer attacks are increasing the difficulties workers and our families face. It’s harder today to find steady work with livable wages and meet the costs of our housing, health care, child care and other essentials.…
