Working class must lead fight against Jew-hatred

Vol. 90/No. 31 - August 31, 2026

The scourge of Jew-hatred has confronted the working class worldwide with full force since the unfolding of the imperialist epoch, exploding with unthinkable consequences in the Nazi Holocaust in World War II. It has accelerated again since Hamas’ Oct. 7,…



Jew-hatred, violent attacks on Jews increase across Canada

Vol. 90/No. 30 - August 24, 2026
Noam, kosher restaurant in Montreal, burned to the ground Aug. 1. Owner Howard Szalavetz told the press he was thankful his late father, a Holocaust survivor, didn’t have to see the attack.

MONTREAL — Noam, a kosher restaurant here, was burned to the ground Aug. 1, one of a growing number of attacks on Jews in Canada. Luckily, no one was in the building at the time. Police are treating the act…


Cape Verdean film on independence struggle features Cuba’s role

Vol. 90/No. 30 - August 24, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Cape Verdean filmmaker Elson Santos organized a showing of the new documentary he directed, along with Lara Sousa from Mozambique, to 80 people at the BlackStar Film Festival here July 6-9. The film, “We, People of the Islands,”…


Hamas seeks to maintain grip over Gaza, weapons

Vol. 90/No. 30 - August 24, 2026

The New York Times and other liberal capitalist news media are claiming that Hamas has agreed to “disarm” in exchange for Israeli troops withdrawing from Gaza, part of a 15-point “peace” plan released July 31 by the so-called Board of…



As Washington steps up economic war on Iran, Tehran attacks its working people

Vol. 90/No. 30 - August 24, 2026
Teachers and retired workers from at least five cities bring solidarity to family of teacher union leader Masoud Farhikhteh, imprisoned under solitary confinement in Karaj, Iran.

President Donald Trump’s administration has backed away from threats of new and larger airstrikes on Iran — for the moment — while intensifying its suffocating economic warfare, including a naval blockade of Iranian ports. It’s working people and oppressed nationalities…



Solidarity and contributions grow for locked-out Indiana oil workers

Vol. 90/No. 30 - August 24, 2026
Motorcyclists, others gather for “Poker Run,” outside Steelworkers Local 6787 hall in Chesterton, Indiana, a benefit for locked-out BP refinery workers and the USW Local 7-1 strike fund Aug. 8.

CHESTERTON, Ind. — One hundred ninety-six motorcycles and their riders lined up outside United Steelworkers Local 6787’s hall here at the start of the Poker Run to benefit locked-out BP refinery workers and their USW Local 7-1 Strike and Defense…


Ukraine battles Moscow’s war, Putin targets an entire people

Vol. 90/No. 30 - August 24, 2026

The contrast between Ukraine’s drive to defend its national sovereignty and the brutal methods used by Moscow in its invasion aimed at conquering Ukraine, could not be starker. Moscow is escalating its missile attacks targeting civilians in Ukrainian cities while…