After US diesel deal, Moscow steps up attacks on Ukrainians

Vol. 90/No. 39 - November 2, 2026
Apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, shattered by Russian drone attacks Oct. 21. As winter nears, Russian President Vladimir Putin targets pedestrians, housing and power plants.

Washington is ramping up pressure on the Ukrainian government, claiming Kyiv is the chief obstacle to peace, at the same time offering concessions to normalize relations with Moscow, whose murderous invasion of Ukraine has now lasted longer than World War…


Russian soldier joins Ukraine war against Moscow’s invasion

Vol. 90/No. 39 - November 2, 2026

The story of a 26-year-old Russian officer, Lt. Lev Stupnikov, who defected after becoming completely disillusioned with participating in Moscow’s murderous war in Ukraine, was featured in the Oct. 16 Wall Street Journal. Stupnikov’s actions helped lead to severe setbacks…


Communist League: ‘Building a working-class party in Canada’

Vol. 90/No. 39 - November 2, 2026
As Ottawa steps up trade war with Washington, it has moved to shut down labor rights. Workers rally in Montreal Oct. 15, part of actions in 21 cities, fighting to defend right to strike.

MONTREAL — “There are growing conflicts among rival capitalist powers, which are marching humanity toward a third world war, and Canada’s imperialist rulers are an important part of these sharpening clashes,” Joe Young, the Communist League candidate in the recent…


Workers look to fight against the ravages of soaring prices

Vol. 90/No. 39 - November 2, 2026

The big-business press is excited by accounts of growing profits, especially in products aimed at the top 1% of the population awash in extra cash, like private jets, ever-bigger estates, cars like Ferraris that go for over $300,000 and more.…


6,000 join to condemn ‘genocide’ slander against Israel

Vol. 90/No. 39 - November 2, 2026

More than 6,000 political and public figures in the arts, academia, government, civil liberties, religious and other organizations have issued an open letter condemning the slander that Israel is responsible for “genocide” when it defends itself and the Jews who…


Paris synagogue ransacked, desecrated during riot

Vol. 90/No. 39 - November 2, 2026
Paris synagogue ransacked, desecrated during riot

Members of the Ohalei Yaakov congregation discovered that their temporary prayer space on Rue Burnouf had been broken into, ransacked and desecrated, while massive protests by students and unionists took place across France Oct. 17. The congregation had been holding…


Cuba takes steps to improve its production of electricity

Vol. 90/No. 39 - November 2, 2026

“We are moving forward with the solutions we’ve decided on. Without resources it’s a long, hard road, but we’re alive and we’re slowly making progress — with our people,” Vicente de la O Levy, Cuba’s minister of energy and mines,…



Rapid spread of new Ebola epidemic in Africa is a deadly threat

Vol. 90/No. 39 - November 2, 2026
In October 2014 then Cuban President Raúl Castro sees off volunteer medical brigade members going to Sierra Leone to combat Ebola. Today Washington is doing nothing to treat new Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Instead, it is preventing Cuban help.

Today’s largest and fastest growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reached 9,552 confirmed cases with 4,602 deaths by Oct. 19. This is the most rapid spread of Ebola-caused deaths ever. Washington and other imperialist powers are…


Lessons for today from past union struggles

Vol. 90/No. 39 - November 2, 2026

Fighting to protect working people from the destructive effects of rising prices for food, housing, childcare and other essentials is a central responsibility in front of the unions. It goes side by side with fighting for jobs, safe working conditions…