Oslo meeting honors Cuba’s role in African independence struggle

Vol. 90/No. 18 - May 11, 2026
Amílcar Cabral, left, leader of independence fight in Guinea-Bissau, and Víctor Dreke, who led Cuba’s internationalist military mission, collaborate in 1967 meeting in Conakry, Guinea.

OSLO, Norway — “On behalf of the Cape Verde Organization here in Oslo — Welcome!” Danny Venancio Soares said as he opened a meeting here April 22 to present Pathfinder Press’ newest book, Cuba and the Independence War in Guinea-Bissau…



US out of the Middle East! Bring all the troops home!

Vol. 90/No. 18 - May 11, 2026

As part of their blockade of Iranian ports, the U.S. rulers continue to build up their military forces in the Middle East, threatening Tehran with renewed bombing and military assaults, alongside a collapse of the Iranian economy, if it doesn’t…


Unite the working class! Amnesty for immigrants!

Vol. 90/No. 18 - May 11, 2026
UNITE HERE contingent at Chicago May Day rally of 400,000 in 2006, part of nationwide political strike of millions demanding amnesty for immigrants to unite the working class.

The labor movement needs to take up a crucial challenge today — to champion and help lead a fight for the 11 million workers in the U.S. without “proper papers.” This is central to prevent deportations and overcome divisions the…


Free Narges Mohammadi, all political prisoners in Iran!

Vol. 90/No. 18 - May 11, 2026

NEW YORK — Narges Mohammadi has spent more than a decade in Iran’s prisons, Karin Deutsch Karlekar told a meeting at the Rizzoli Bookstore here April 22. Karlekar is the director of Writers at Risk at PEN America and co-chair…


Despite Tehran’s repression, protests are beginning again

Vol. 90/No. 18 - May 11, 2026
Workers at health center in Yazd province of Iran April 25 protest over working conditions, wages. Since U.S. rulers began war, a million have been laid off and prices have skyrocketed.

Tehran is continuing to arrest union activists and impose its strict internet shutdown, in a doomed attempt to prevent working people and oppressed nationalities from organizing to defend their interests amid the lull in the war. Opponents of the reactionary…


Nuns defend hospice against ‘woke’ NY gov’t legal attack

Vol. 90/No. 18 - May 11, 2026

Catholic nuns at the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, New York, run Rosary Hill Home, a 42-bed hospice care facility for the poor there. On April 6 they filed a lawsuit because New York state officials are violating their constitutional rights. …



25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 90/No. 17 - May 4, 2026

April 30, 2001 NEW YORK — In a festive atmosphere, close to 200 people jammed a public meeting here April 14 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Cuba’s victory at the Bay of Pigs over a U.S.-organized invasion. It was…


The fight against Jew-hatred crucial for workers’ struggles

Vol. 90/No. 17 - May 4, 2026

Assaults against Jews have spread worldwide since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, pogrom in Israel, underscoring the fact that Jew-hatred is an integral feature of the imperialist epoch we live in. These attacks show the necessity of the working class and…