Worldwide protests demand: ‘US hands off Cuba!’

Vol. 90/No. 40 - November 9, 2026

NEW YORK — Some 60 people marched and rallied here Oct. 24 to demand an end to Washington’s brutal oil blockade against Cuba and its countless other sanctions and threats against the Cuban people. It was part of a series…


Is Russian dictator Vladimir Putin a ‘humanitarian’?

Vol. 90/No. 40 - November 9, 2026

“You are a humanitarian,” was the gushing praise Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy, heaped on Russian President Vladimir Putin when they met in St. Petersburg Oct. 21. Putin had just released from prison Stephen Hubbard, a retired schoolteacher,…




Working people should support Israel’s battle to defeat Hamas

Vol. 90/No. 40 - November 9, 2026

Three years ago on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas carried out a deadly pogrom against Jews in Israel, financed and backed by the reactionary rulers in Tehran. Hamas thugs swept across the border from Gaza, hunting down and murdering 1,200 people,…


SWP points road forward for working class to take power

Vol. 90/No. 40 - November 9, 2026
Margaret Trowe, SWP candidate for governor of California, discusses why amnesty for workers without papers in the U.S. is in the interests of all workers with Martín Mejía in Fresno Oct. 24.

Confronted with a daily barrage of vitriolic campaign ads by the Democratic and Republicans berating each other ahead of the Nov. 3 elections, working people in the U.S. have welcomed discussions with Socialist Workers Party candidates about a road forward…



Workers in Auckland picket Ikea for better wages and conditions

Vol. 90/No. 40 - November 9, 2026
Members of Workers First Union walk out and picket first Ikea store in Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 24, in fight for higher wages, improved working conditions and for a union contract.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — More than 50 Workers First Union members walked out of the Ikea store here Oct. 24 and set up a picket line to demand better pay and working conditions. Their yellow uniforms caught the eye on…


25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 90/No. 40 - November 9, 2026

November 5, 2001 Washington is stepping up its daily bombardment of Afghanistan and its use of troops inside the country, as it drives to impose a protectorate there. Punishing air assaults from bombers, fighters, and AC-130 gunships targeting front-line Afghan…


‘Librarians of Color’ show interest in Pathfinder titles

Vol. 90/No. 40 - November 9, 2026

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Joint Conference of Librarians of Color took place here Oct. 7-11, with more than 800 attendees from libraries around the country. Younger Latinos, Blacks, Native Americans, Asians and Pacific Islanders made up the bulk of the…