Myth of women’s inferiority was born with class society

Vol. 85/No. 37 - October 11, 2021
Striking Warrior Met miners, families and supporters rally in Brookwood, Alabama, Aug. 4. Women gaining industrial jobs have advanced working class, fight for women’s emancipation.

Problems of Women’s Liberation by Evelyn Reed is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for October. Reed was a member and leader of the Socialist Workers Party from 1940 until her death in 1979. She wrote and spoke about…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 85/No. 37 - October 11, 2021

October 14, 1996 Workers, farmers, youth, and all defenders of civil liberties need to protest moves by Washington to undermine the democratic rights of opponents of U.S. policy toward Cuba and defend those threatened with fines, imprisonment, or firings for…


Why you should support the Socialist Workers Party

Vol. 85/No. 37 - October 11, 2021

Below is an updated statement by Joanne Kuniansky, Socialist Workers Party candidate for governor of New Jersey. Her statement is available in English, Spanish, Korean and Gujarati on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s website. Patch.com, an online news…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 85/No. 36 - October 4, 2021

October 7, 1996 WATSONVILLE, California — Carrying United Farm Workers flags, thousands marched through this predominantly Mexican and Chicano city Sept. 15. They were demanding a union contract and improved wages and working conditions for farm workers who pick strawberries.…



Thomas Sankara: ‘We are heirs of the world’s revolutions’

Vol. 85/No. 36 - October 4, 2021
Vaccinated children, families gather in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, in August 1986 to celebrate their revolution. Popular revolutionary government led by Sankara mobilized working people to advance mass health campaigns, women’s equality and other social measures.

The French edition of We Are Heirs of the World’s Revolutions: Speeches from the Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-87 by Thomas Sankara is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for September. In August 1983 Sankara led an uprising in the…


SWP candidate for mayor on Miami ballot

Vol. 85/No. 36 - October 4, 2021

Anthony Dutrow, SWP candidate for mayor of Miami, submits affidavits and documents Sept. 18 qualifying for a place on the ballot in this November’s election.




Correction

Vol. 85/No. 36 - October 4, 2021

In the article “Back Locked-Out Oil Workers Standing Up to ExxonMobil” in issue no. 35, the name of the secretary-treasurer of USW Local 13-243 was incorrectly spelled. It should say Karla Konning.