Democrats attack on Trump hits rights workers need

Vol. 87/No. 15 - April 17, 2023

Statement by Joanne Kuniansky, Socialist Workers Party candidate for New Jersey state Senate, released April 4. The indictment of former President Donald Trump on ginned-up felony charges by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, is an assault on constitutional…




Iraqi Communist Party message of solidarity with Cuba

Vol. 87/No. 14 - April 10, 2023

Below is the solidarity message sent by Raid Fahmi on behalf of the Central Committee of the Iraqi Communist Party to the two-day International US-Cuba Normalization Conference held in New York City March 11-12. Fahmi is secretary of the party’s…



Join fight to defend rights workers need

Vol. 87/No. 14 - April 10, 2023

The following is an excerpt from the Political Resolution adopted by the SWP at its convention last December and printed in The Low Point of Labor Resistance Is Behind Us: The Socialist Workers Party Looks Forward by Jack Barnes, Mary-Alice…


No to Russification! Yes to self-determination for oppressed peoples!

Vol. 87/No. 14 - April 10, 2023
Latvians in Riga, March 5, 2022, say “We stand with Ukraine! Together against Putin!” shortly after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Defending the right of national self-determination against “Russification” was integral part of 1917 Bolshevik revolution led by V.I. Lenin.

Marking a year of the fight for Ukrainian independence against Moscow’s invasion, the Books of the Month this week features Samizdat, Voices of the Soviet Opposition. It contains clandestine writings circulated in the Soviet Union challenging bureaucratic domination and repression.…


25, 50, and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 87/No. 14 - April 10, 2023

April 13, 1998 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — “Moral authority dictates that we should not abandon those who helped us in the darkest hour in the history of this country,” said South African president Nelson Mandela. “I am not going to…



Support workers, farmers in East Palestine!

Vol. 87/No. 13 - April 3, 2023

Workers, farmers and small proprietors in East Palestine are fighting to take control over the cleanup and rebuilding of their region. They need solidarity from your union, fellow workers and from farmers with their struggle. Let them know they’re not…