The “Great Strike” of 1877, sparked by starvation wages and brutal working conditions, started among rail workers and then drew in more than half a million others. It alarmed the capitalist rulers. Federal, state and city governments unleashed troops, cops…
Róger Calero, Socialist Workers Party candidate for New York mayor, released this statement May 12. The latest violence in East Jerusalem, Israel and the Gaza Strip highlights the necessity for the Israeli and Arab governments and the leadership of Palestinian…
May 27, 1996 MIAMI — “How come they didn’t even know that one day this was going to happen? They wait until after this happens and then figure out what to do?” Dionne McClain raised these questions following the crash…
In the printed edition of last week’s Militant there is an error in the article “Chauvin Trial Was a Blow to Rights Workers Fought for and Need Today.” It says, “The ex-cop faces a combined 75 years behind bars. Prosecutors…
May 20, 1996 The following statement was issued May 8 by Socialist Workers candidates James Harris for U.S. president and Laura Garza for vice-president. The Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress are joining forces to deal a blow against…
Chauvin trial I don’t understand at all the statement from Doug Nelson in the May 10 issue, “Chauvin trial dealt blows to rights workers need.” Isn’t serious jail time for killer cops after big protests in the street a victory?…
May 13, 1996 HAVANA — More than one million workers, students, members of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, and others marched here on May Day. Actions took place in every provincial capital and other cities. Pedro Ross, general secretary of the…
The New York Times published what it called an “Overlooked obituary” of Kitty Cone March 26. These are obits of individuals who the Times did not mention at the time of their passing. Kitty Cone died in 2015. Cone was…
