‘The working class needs to take political power in our own hands’

Vol. 89/No. 25 - July 21, 2025
Kevin Dwire, center, SWP candidate for Minneapolis mayor, and Edwin Fruit, right, candidate for Minneapolis City Council, talk with Tonisha Bond July 2. She signed to put Dwire on ballot.

SWP campaign in Minneapolis goes over the top in ballot drive MINNEAPOLIS — After nine days of campaigning throughout the city, Socialist Workers Party members have collected 757 signatures, over the goal of 750, to put Kevin Dwire, the SWP’s…




Australia rallies protest new rise in threats, attacks against Jews

Vol. 89/No. 25 - July 21, 2025
Robert Gregory, president of Australian Jewish Association, condemned attacks on Jews at July 6 rally in Parramatta, western Sydney. Actions were held in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth.

SYDNEY — A new spate of Jew-hating attacks took place in Melbourne, in southeast Australia, July 4-6, including an arson attack on a synagogue, a physical assault on workers and patrons at a Jewish restaurant, as well as the torching…


For an amnesty to unite the working class

Vol. 89/No. 25 - July 21, 2025

The families, co-workers and neighbors of Kilmar Abrego García and other workers who face deportation, along with their unions, are setting an important example. They’re coming together to fight for them to win legal status, to stay in the U.S.,…



War in Ukraine fuels rising Russia-Azerbaijan tensions

Vol. 89/No. 25 - July 21, 2025

Tensions have sharpened between the capitalist rulers of Russia and Azerbaijan since the end of June after Russian cops, who were investigating a murder case from 2001, detained over 50 Azerbaijani nationals in Yekaterinburg in central Russia. Two died in…


Pathfinder booth draws attention at Library Association conference

Vol. 89/No. 25 - July 21, 2025

PHILADELPHIA — More than 14,000 librarians, exhibitors and others attended the American Library Association’s annual conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center here June 26-30. This included over 700 authors and 165 participants from abroad. Some 190 educational programs were organized…


Milton Chee, an SWP member for three decades

Vol. 89/No. 25 - July 21, 2025

OAKLAND, Calif. — Milton Chee, 85, a member of the Socialist Workers Party for three decades, died in South San Francisco June 16 after a long fight with serious illnesses. A gathering to celebrate his contributions as a party member…