March 5, 2001 In his first major military action as president, George Bush ordered a bombing attack on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq’s capital city. Bush described the raid as “routine.” The president stated, “Our intention is to make sure…
Washington’s buildup of massive firepower in the Middle East and its threats to attack Iran within the week increase the likelihood of more devastating wars across the region. The U.S. rulers are pressing to deepen their domination there and elsewhere,…
The U.S.-imposed ceasefire in Gaza and the Donald Trump administration’s so-called Board of Peace do nothing to advance the defense of Israel as a refuge for Jews or reduce the danger of a new Holocaust. Washington’s moves are aimed at…
MINNEAPOLIS — Neighbors United, a group of Somali small-business owners at the Somali-run Karmel Mall, held a press conference there Feb. 20 to oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s operations in Minnesota and bring attention to the ruin many of them…
Growing conflicts between representatives of the United States and governments in Europe were on display at the Munich Security Conference Feb. 13-15. This exposed how sharply opposing national interests underlie all relations between the rival ruling classes of the imperialist…
NEW YORK — Nurses at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, members of the New York State Nurses Association, approved a new, improved contract Feb. 21 after 41 days on strike. The vote was 93% in favor and 7% opposed. “It was definitely…
HAYWARD, Calif. — Eleven hundred electricians, plumbers, mechanics, painters and other workers in the trades at California State University campuses carried out a four-day strike Feb. 17-20 demanding the university live up to what was agreed to in the union…
In a victory in his fight against the government’s drive to deport Kilmar Ábrego García, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland ruled Feb. 17 that he cannot be taken back into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. This…
PHILADELPHIA — Socialist Workers Party members in Pennsylvania, from branches in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, held a special state meeting Feb. 22 to discuss the substantial opportunities in running candidates and campaigning all across the state and beyond. In photo above…
HAVANA — Several young photographers won prizes at an event here Feb. 19 that highlighted both the fight against the U.S. economic blockade on Cuba and the ties of solidarity between the Cuban Revolution and the Puerto Rican independence struggle.…
