Los Angeles forum celebrates Cuba’s socialist revolution

Vol. 89/No. 03 - January 27, 2025

LOS ANGELES — Despite the catastrophic fires burning across the area, the Militant Labor Forum here held a special meeting Jan. 10, celebrating the 66th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. “The wildfires raging through the Los Angeles area are a…


SWP uses ‘Militant’ to discuss world politics, class struggle

Vol. 89/No. 03 - January 27, 2025

Socialist Workers Party members, and members of the Communist Leagues in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, are using the Militant to discuss with working people the big political questions facing our class worldwide. They are taking the paper to…


Los Angeles wildfire disaster is a product of capitalist rule

With little gov’t help, working-class solidarity is key
Vol. 89/No. 03 - January 27, 2025
Near Los Angeles Eaton fire, hundreds brought donations Jan. 13 to Santa Anita racetrack lot in Arcadia. Fire victims could get things they needed from army of volunteers there.

LOS ANGELES — Over the last week, catastrophic fires have engulfed large areas of Los Angeles County. As of Jan. 14, at least 25 people have been killed and nearly 180,000 forced from their homes. Intense Santa Ana winds continue…


Join Socialist Workers Party campaign for Oakland mayor

Vol. 89/No. 03 - January 27, 2025
Eric Simpson, a chocolate-factory worker and long-time unionist, is the Socialist Workers Party candidate for mayor of Oakland, California, in special election called for April 15.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Socialist Workers Party announced Jan. 11 it is running chocolate-factory worker and long-time unionist Eric Simpson in the special election here to decide who will replace former Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled in November. The…


Death-row prisoners reject commutations by Biden

Vol. 89/No. 03 - January 27, 2025

Two inmates on death row at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, Len Davis and Shannon Agofsky, have refused to agree to commutations issued Dec. 23 by President Joseph Biden. The outgoing president had reclassified the sentences for 37…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 89/No. 03 - January 27, 2025

January 24, 2000 BIRMINGHAM — “Farmers want to go to Atlanta because they haven’t received any debt relief or money, or have been outright turned down. They want justice,” said David Howard, a cotton and soy bean farmer from Mississippi,…


Join Socialist Workers Party campaign!

Vol. 89/No. 03 - January 27, 2025

The Socialist Workers Party is running Eric Simpson for mayor of Oakland, and the party will be announcing candidates across the country in coming weeks. Join in campaigning for the only party that is rooted in the working class and…



Ankara pushes to expand sway after fall of Assad regime

Vol. 89/No. 03 - January 27, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pushing for his regime to benefit the most from the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad dictatorship in Syria, calling it “a historic window of opportunity.” Erdogan is also urging the more than 3 million…


East, Gulf Coast dockworkers voting on new contract

Vol. 89/No. 03 - January 27, 2025
International Longshoremen’s Association members on 3-day strike picket in Miami Oct. 3.

MIAMI — Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association are discussing a tentative contract agreement reached Jan. 8 between the union and East and Gulf Coast port bosses, following negotiations. Dockworkers are voting on the contract as the Militant goes to…