‘Women wanted to participate in what was a genuine revolution’

Vol. 90/No. 10 - March 16, 2026
Young girls from peasant families graduate from Ana Betancourt School in Havana, 1961. They learned to read and write, sew, and gained pride in themselves. Fidel Castro called for a mass literacy campaign, transforming the lives of the Cuban people, deeply impacting women.

To mark International Women’s Day, one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for March is Women in Cuba: The Making of a Revolution Within the Revolution, by three leaders of the Federation of Cuban Women, Vilma Espín, Asela de los…


Largest nurses’ union in US condemns blockade of Cuba

Vol. 90/No. 10 - March 16, 2026

National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the U.S. with over 225,000, members released a statement Feb. 27 calling for an end to Washington’s blockade of Cuba. Excerpts are printed below. “The nurses call on the administration…



Havana residents condemn US-based armed provocation

Vol. 90/No. 10 - March 16, 2026
Feb. 25 meeting in Havana’s Colón neighborhood sponsored by Committees for the Defense of the Revolution. Inset, Gerardo Hernández, left, national coordinator of CDRs, spoke along with René González, right. They are two of the Cuban Five, revolutionaries who spent up to 16 years in U.S. prisons on frame-up charges before winning their freedom in 2013-14.

HAVANA — Some 120 residents of Colón, a working-class district in central Havana, gathered here Feb. 25 for an evening street meeting, organized by the neighborhood-based Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs). They discussed Washington’s latest attacks on…


Celebrate the political life of Dave Prince

Vol. 90/No. 10 - March 16, 2026
Celebrate the political life of Dave Prince

A meeting will be held in New York March 22 to celebrate the political life of Dave Prince, a central leader of the Socialist Workers Party. The program on his life, political contributions and the party he helped build, will…


Hamas moves to reestablish dictatorial control in Gaza

Vol. 90/No. 10 - March 16, 2026

The Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, released a statement Feb. 28 condemning the bombardments of Iran by Washington and Israel. Calling for Palestinians “to act in anger against Zionist and American policy,” the group vowed the “battle with Zionists will…


‘SWP is the peace party,’ Minnesota Senate candidate says

Vol. 90/No. 10 - March 16, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS — The Socialist Workers Party here publicly launched the 2026 campaign of Kevin Dwire for U.S. Senate from Minnesota March 1. Mary Martin, who chaired the meeting, welcomed the 23 people in attendance and reported on the campaign to…


Los Angeles airport workers rally for improved contract

Vol. 90/No. 10 - March 16, 2026
Los Angeles airport workers rally for improved contract

LOS ANGELES — Some 100 workers from janitors to baggage handlers, members of the Service Employees International Union-United Service Workers West, held this spirited march at Los Angeles International Airport Feb. 25, part of a broader fight for improved contracts…