25, 50, and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 90/No. 5 - February 9, 2026

February 5, 2001 LUTON, England — Ten thousand working people marched here Jan. 20 to protest the decision by General Motors to cut 10,000 jobs at plants across North America and Europe. Workers reported plans for plant-gate demonstrations in Portugal,…


Washington is deepening its domination in the Middle East

Vol. 90/No. 5 - February 9, 2026

After imposing a ceasefire in Gaza, blocking Israel from defeating Hamas decisively, the Donald Trump administration is making further shifts to advance U.S. imperialist interests in the Middle East. This includes pursuing profits from its expanding presence as well as…


Imperialism’s growing drive to war marks Davos debates

Vol. 90/No. 5 - February 9, 2026

Heated tensions between Washington and rival ruling class spokespeople in Europe were on show at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21-22. The annual gathering exposed the reality of the cut-throat relations that increasingly mark the fraying imperialist…


Fidel Castro: Why Cuba has no need for nuclear weapons

Vol. 90/No. 5 - February 9, 2026
Cuban President Fidel Castro places wreath for victims of atom bomb at memorial in Hiroshima, Japan, March 3, 2003.

Aug. 13, 2026, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Fidel Castro. Under his leadership the Rebel Army and July 26 Movement led Cuba’s working people to overthrow the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and opened the…


US rulers deepen control over oil in Venezuela, cut delivery to China

Vol. 90/No. 5 - February 9, 2026

Following Washington’s assault on Venezuela, killing more than 100 Venezuelans and 32 Cubans there, and kidnapping President Nicolás Maduro, CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Caracas Jan. 15 to meet with new Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez. The meeting focused on…



Moscow targets working people in Ukraine, bombs out power and heat

Vol. 90/No. 5 - February 9, 2026
Rail and other maintenance workers came from across Ukraine to volunteer in Kyiv repairing heating and power facilities damaged by massive drone and missile assaults by Moscow.

Ukrainian and U.S. officials met with Russian military representatives in Abu Dhabi Jan. 23-24 on terms to bring Moscow’s nearly four-year-long war on Ukraine to an end. At the same time, the Kremlin launched over 370 attack drones and 21…


Anou Vongbandith sends solidarity message to Kilmar Ábrego García

Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026

Anovsack Vongbandith, known as Anou, who along with his wife Anh runs a restaurant in Philadelphia and is originally from Laos, was seized and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and imprisoned in the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania…



Boeing, gov’t knew about flaw in Louisville plane that crashed

Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A damning Jan. 14 report from the National Transportation Safety Board documented that the United Parcel Service plane that crashed on takeoff at the Muhammed Ali International Airport here last November had a structural flaw that Boeing…