Gov’t attack on Ábrego García takes a beating, support grows

Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026
Kilmar Ábrego García, freed from detention by widespread support, and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, leave court in Greenbelt, Maryland, Dec. 22. The sign says, “We are all Kilmar.”

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice will face sharp questioning on the witness stand in Federal District Court in Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 28. Federal Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. says he intends to dig into the facts of their transparently…


Who was the Shah, what was the 1979 revolution in Iran?

Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026
Protest in Tehran against U.S.-backed Shah of Iran, Sept. 7, 1978. The next day Shah’s forces fired on the protesters, killing hundreds, in what became known as Black Friday.

The view presented by capitalist politicians and the bourgeois press — echoing the claims by Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei — is that the bourgeois clerical regime in power in Iran today is the defender and continuity of the 1979…


‘Peace Board’ aims to advance US imperialism

Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026

President Donald Trump has established what he calls a “Board of Peace” initially aimed at the Middle East, a region that is crucial for the U.S. imperialist rulers’ interests. He is now seeking to extend its authority over bloody conflicts…


‘Cuba’s socialist revolution is example for workers of the world’

NY meeting celebrates 67th anniversary of Cuban Revolution, condemns US assault on Venezuela
Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026
Right, Cubans line the streets Jan. 15 as remains of Cuban combatants murdered during Washington’s assault on Venezuela are brought into Havana. Left, thousands march in Havana the next day condemning U.S. war moves and sending a powerful message they are ready to “defend the revolution with our lives.”

NEW YORK — “There couldn’t be a more important moment to be celebrating the 67th anniversary of the Jan. 1, 1959, victory of the Rebel Army and July 26 Movement over the U.S.-backed Fulgencio Batista dictatorship that opened Cuba’s socialist…


Brutal repression in Iran covers up truth – regime is weaker than ever

Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026
Mourners chant anti-regime slogans at Jan. 19 funeral at Tehran cemetery for 21-year-old Ahmad Khoravani. He was one of thousands of protesters killed by regime’s thugs Jan. 8-10.

Due to the government’s blackout of internet and cellphone services, it’s still unknown how many people in Iran were massacred by the reactionary bourgeois clerical regime Jan. 8-10. One government official told Reuters at least 4,500 protesters had been killed.…


Miami Haitians mark disaster of 2010 earthquake, fight to keep TPS

Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026

MIAMI — With federal authorities having slated Feb. 3 for the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants, they and their supporters have organized a number of actions to fight for extension of legal status in the U.S. The…



SWP campaign points road to fight imperialist drive to WW III

Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026
Socialist Workers Party members Deborah Liatos, left, and Ellie Garcia, center, campaign with Militant, books by party leaders at Jan. 18 Los Angeles rally. Thousands came out in solidarity with mass demonstrations in Iran protesting the reactionary government in Tehran.

As the pace of Washington’s moves to assert its dominance in the Western Hemisphere and worldwide accelerates,  intensifying the war moves of its rivals in Europe and elsewhere, the stakes for working people are increasing. Washington’s Jan. 3 attack on…


New York nurses’ strike is a battle for all of labor!

Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026
Thousands of members of New York State Nurses Association have kept spirited picket lines up at 10 outlets of three major New York hospitals since Jan. 12, demanding adequate staffing, safe working conditions and decent health care benefits. Above, at Montefiore Hospital Jan. 19.

NEW YORK — Fifteen thousand nurses at three of New York City’s major hospital systems — Montefiore, Mount Sinai and New York-Presbyterian — entered their second week on strike here Jan. 19. The workers walked out at 10 locations on…


Amnesty for immigrants, to unify the working class!

Course of liberals, left poses obstacle to progress
Vol. 90/No. 4 - February 2, 2026
Broad, labor-supported rally in Minneapolis Jan. 10 against ICE assaults and mass deportations. Mass union action is needed to involve immigrant workers, fight to unify the working class.

MINNEAPOLIS — Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations targeting immigrant workers have escalated here. They’ve spread from the Twin Cities area to Rochester, Willmar, St. Cloud, Mankato, Alexandria, St. James, Fergus Falls, Pelican Rapids, Waite Park and Detroit Lakes. The assaults…