‘We won’t retreat in the face of the massacre,’ Iranian oil workers say

Vol. 90/No. 6 - February 16, 2026

The systematic massacre of 10,000 or more protesters by Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, police and paramilitary thugs cut short the wave of demonstrations that was spreading across Iran. But far from demoralizing working people, the repression deepened their anger…


Will rulers in China replace US imperialism as world’s top dog?

Vol. 90/No. 6 - February 16, 2026
With high youth unemployment in China, many students who can’t find jobs pay for the “privilege” of pretending to work to fulfill university diploma requirements, reassure their parents. Above, mock office with students at Pretend to Work Company in Hangzhou, China.

The U.S. imperialist rulers regard the state-capitalist regime in Beijing as the main threat to their ebbing control of the “world order.” Washington is pushing back Beijing’s influence in the Western Hemisphere, trying to isolate it elsewhere and putting together…


Fight for amnesty for all immigrants in the US!

Protests against ICE arrests, deportations spread
Vol. 90/No. 6 - February 16, 2026
Thousands joined nationwide protests Jan. 23 to defend rights of immigrant workers against ICE assaults. Above, union-sponsored march in Minneapolis set disciplined, peaceful example.

Unions help build Minneapolis protests to unite working class MINNEAPOLIS — Across the country last week unionists, high school students and others marched to defend the rights of immigrants to live and work in the U.S. From Chester, New York,…