Colorado workers appreciate ‘Militant,’ Pathfinder books

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

FORT MORGAN, Colo. — Socialist Workers Party members and supporters and a member of the Communist League in Canada came here to bring solidarity to workers locked out by Cargill bosses and to prepare Militant coverage to tell the story…


Workers go deeper into debt to cover the cost of food

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

Sky-high grocery prices, on top of the cost of gas and other necessities, are driving more working-class households into debt. To cover these expenses, increasing numbers are using their credit cards to pay for food. Last year over 34% of…


Black GIs in World War II had to fight Jim Crow segregation

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026
Loading ammunition at Port Chicago, California, in World War II. In October 1944, 50 Black enlisted men were court-martialed for “mutiny” for refusing to return to jobs after explosion on a ship killed 320, mostly soldiers. Inset, Dec. 2, 1944, Militant editorial de-nounces verdict.

Fighting Racism in World War II: From the pages of the Militant is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for August. It’s a week-by-week account from 1939 to 1945 of the efforts to advance the fight against Jim Crow…


Ned Measel, long-time SWP member, dies Aug. 4 in Cincinnati

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

CINCINNATI — Ned Measel, a member of the Cincinnati branch and a long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party, died here Aug. 4, after a nearly yearlong battle with cancer and related complications. Measel joined the Young Socialist Alliance and…


25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

August 20, 2001 ALGIERS — The 15th World Festival of Youth and Students opened Aug. 8 here with some 6,000 delegates from over 100 countries around the world. At the opening ceremony delegates from each country marched into the stadium,…


US hands off Cuba! End oil blockade, war threats

Stop gov’t attacks on right to defend Cuba
Vol. 90/No. 28 - August 10, 2026
Protest in defense of Cuba outside Cuban Consulate in Montreal, one of several across world July 26, demands end of U.S. economic blockade. Sign top left says, “Honk to show support.”

July 26 meetings celebrate the victory of the Cuban Revolution NEW YORK — On July 25 some 80 people attended a celebration here of the 73rd anniversary of the opening battle that led to the victory of the Cuban Revolution.…


Gov’t launches attack on Cuba supporters in US, political rights

Vol. 90/No. 28 - August 10, 2026
Fair Play for Cuba picket of over 500 in New York in November 1960 protests moves by U.S. Navy fleet in Caribbean. State Department falsely claims it was “funded by Castro regime,” but it raised donations from people in the U.S. to get out the truth about Cuban Revolution.

The government in Washington has launched a new attack against supporters of the Cuban Revolution in the U.S., alongside its oil blockade and escalating financial sanctions aimed at strangling the Cuban economy and suffocating the Cuban people. Their targeting of…


Working people face squeeze as prices stay high, jobs disappear

Vol. 90/No. 28 - August 10, 2026

Government officials are gushing over the state of the U.S. economy, pointing to June’s unemployment rate of just 4.2%, the lowest in a year. But this figure disguises the reality facing the working class today. Millions face huge challenges in…


C&H strikers back to work as bosses agree to new negotiations

Vol. 90/No. 28 - August 10, 2026
Striking members of ILWU Local 6 at C&H Sugar in Crockett, California, receive six pallets of essential aid, including food, in solidarity from Los Angeles Labor Council June 30.

CROCKETT, Calif. — In a joint statement, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6 and C&H Sugar management announced July 27 that striking members of Local 6 will go back to work under the terms of their old contract while…