Ohio SWP: ‘Solidarity with Venezuela, Cuba!’

Vol. 90/No. 2 - January 19, 2026

CINCINNATI — Campaigning door to door at the Montana Valley Apartments here Jan. 6, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. Senate, John Hawkins, met 20-year-old Amazon worker Tayvon Satcher. “My campaign stands in solidarity with Venezuela,” Hawkins said. “We say…


Condemn Washington’s attack on Venezuela’s sovereignty! US out now!

Statement issued Jan. 3 by National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party
Vol. 90/No. 2 - January 19, 2026
Protest in Miami Jan. 3 against Washington’s violation of Venezuela’s national sovereignty with its bombing and special operations forces raid in Caracas that kidnapped country’s president.

The Socialist Workers Party condemns in the strongest possible terms Washington’s invasion of Venezuela and its seizure of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Adela Flores, his wife. We condemn President Donald Trump’s stated goal for the US government and…


US gov’t says ‘oil is ours,’ threatens Cuba, Colombia

Vol. 90/No. 2 - January 19, 2026
Thousands rallied in Havana Jan. 3 to condemn the ongoing U.S. military aggression violating Venezuela’s national sovereignty. Washington is also targeting Cuba’s socialist revolution.

In the early morning Jan. 3 Venezuelans in Caracas and surrounding areas were awakened by explosions and aircraft flying overhead as U.S. forces carried out a murderous military assault aimed at forcing Venezuela’s government to submit to Washington’s imperialist dictates.…


Mamdani takes office, overturns orders against Jew-hatred

Vol. 90/No. 2 - January 19, 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, took office Jan. 1, pledging his administration would fight “hate across this city, and that includes the scourge of antisemitism.” But he made a lie out of…



Pathfinder titles sell well at Middle East Studies conference

Vol. 90/No. 2 - January 19, 2026

WASHINGTON — Pathfinder Press was one of over 50 publishers, bookstores and vendors at the Middle Eastern Studies Association conference here Nov. 22-25. Some 1,900 academics, authors and others took part in over 300 workshops and panel discussions. Topics included…


‘Project 25 for 25,’ free books for youth in Latin America

Vol. 90/No. 2 - January 19, 2026

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the beginning of the “Project 25 for 25” Dec. 17, what will be the free distribution of 2.5 million books to young people aged 15 to 30 across Latin America. Simultaneously, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel…


‘Sutures Saves Lives’ helps to improve health care in Cuba!

Vol. 90/No. 2 - January 19, 2026
Global Health Partners Director Bob Schwartz, left, visits Calixto García Hospital in Havana in November 2023. GHP is helping raise $75,000 to send surgical sutures to Cuba.

The “Sutures Saves Lives” campaign has a goal of raising $75,000 to send 60,000 medical sutures to Cuba by mid-February. The effort is jointly organized by Global Health Partners and the Saving Lives Campaign. Over 31 years, GHP has sent…


20,000 nurses prepare to strike Jan. 12 in New York City

Vol. 90/No. 2 - January 19, 2026

NEW YORK — Nurses at 12 hospitals here are set to strike Jan. 12. Up to 20,000 members of the New York State Nurses Association are preparing to walk out after their contract expired Dec. 31. They’re fighting for better…


California teachers and other school workers win strikes

Vol. 90/No. 2 - January 19, 2026

OAKLAND, Calif. — After a spirited four-day strike that included rallies and vigils, teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, members of United Teachers of Richmond, won improved wages and health insurance and more staffing. Teachers walked out…