Botched execution tortures woman in Tennessee prison

Vol. 90/No. 37 - October 19, 2026

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Gail Pike is in critical condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a cruel and gruesome failed attempt by state officials to execute her Sept. 30 at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institute in Nashville. Pike…



Help get truth out about Cuba’s revolution

Vol. 90/No. 37 - October 19, 2026

The U.N. General Assembly will debate and vote on an annual resolution calling on Washington to end its blockade against Cuba Oct. 27-28. This year’s vote takes place after the U.S. rulers imposed a total oil blockade and sharply escalated…


25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 90/No. 37 - October 19, 2026

October 15, 2001 A number of organizations met in the Puerto Rican island of Vieques Sept. 26 in a popular assembly and decided to continue their protests demanding an end to the U.S. Navy’s bombardment and occupation of large sections…



Workers look at Democrats and Republicans, see ‘nothing for us’

Vol. 90/No. 37 - October 19, 2026

As Socialist Workers Party candidates introduce the only working-class campaign across the country, they’re meeting many workers who say they can see no reason to vote for either the Democrats or Republicans. Pundits in the big-business press have noticed the…


Cubans collaborate to ease conditions, show movies

Vol. 90/No. 37 - October 19, 2026
Cuban film institute is deploying mobile cinemas, using generators and solar power, to Havana, rural, working-class communities across Cuba. Initiative’s roots lie in early days of revolution.

Working people in Cuba are coming together to take initiatives to combat the effects of the U.S. rulers’ brutal oil blockade and crippling sanctions. An important part of this effort is the re-launching of mobile cinemas around the country by…


Cuban people defend their revolution! US hands off!

Washington tightens blockade against Cuba
Vol. 90/No. 37 - October 19, 2026
People hold images of Raúl Castro, leader of Cuban Revolution, as thousands rallied in Havana May 22 to protest Washington’s oil blockade of Cuba and to defend their socialist revolution.

Washington adds new bans on trade and travel to Cuba The Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed expanded sanctions against Cuba that took effect Sept. 30, tightening Washington’s squeeze on the Cuban people and its drive to overturn the country’s…



Solidarity with BP oil workers, locked out for over 6 months!

Vol. 90/No. 37 - October 19, 2026
Locked-out BP oil refinery workers in Whiting, Indiana, gather for news conference Oct. 2 at USW Local 7-1 hall to protest move by bosses to end workers’ unemployment benefits.

WHITING, Ind. — The 800 oil refinery workers locked out by BP in March, after they overwhelmingly rejected the company’s “last, best, and final” offer, have been picketing the refinery for more than six months. Their slogan is “One day…