‘Militant’ takes fight to defend Ukraine out to working people

Vol. 86/No. 13 - April 4, 2022
Arlene Rubinstein, Socialist Workers Party candidate for Washington, D.C., Delegate to the House, speaks with Wes Short, left, at trucker-led protest in Hagerstown, Maryland, March 16.

Explaining the stakes for working people in opposing Moscow’s war against Ukraine is at the center of discussions that members of the Socialist Workers Party are having with working people on their doorsteps, at factory gates, truck stops, on picket…


Workers face soaring prices, fight for wage hikes to match

Vol. 86/No. 12 - March 28, 2022
Inflation reached 40-year high last month, wreaking havoc on workers’ living standards, posing need for fight for higher wages and cost-of-living adjustments in every union contract.

Rising prices, especially on food, gas, rent and other necessities, are upending the lives of millions of working people. What government officials insisted would be “transitory” is in fact part of a longer-term crisis the capitalist rulers are putting on…


‘Militant’ drive for new readers gets out truth about Ukraine

Vol. 86/No. 12 - March 28, 2022
“We count on workers and farmers to defend Ukraine’s independence,” Philippe Tessier, Communist League candidate for National Assembly, told student rally in Toronto March 12.

The nine-week international drive to sell 1,600 subscriptions to the Militant, the same number of books by Socialist Workers Party and other revolutionary leaders, and to raise $165,000 for the Militant Fighting Fund is off to an excellent start. As…


Join SWP campaigning against Moscow’s war to crush Ukraine

Vol. 86/No. 11 - March 21, 2022

From protests against Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, to strike picket lines, truck stops, at workers’ doorsteps and with co-workers, Socialist Workers Party members are discussing the party’s statement: “Defend Ukraine’s independence! For defeat of Moscow’s invasion! U.S. troops, nuclear arms…


Protests demand: End U.S. economic war against Cuba!

Vol. 86/No. 10 - March 14, 2022

Caravans and rallies demanding an end to the U.S. economic war against Cuba took place Feb. 27 in cities across the U.S., in Canada and worldwide. In Miami some 40 cars with 60 people rolled through the streets bearing Cuban…


SWP takes truckers’ fight in Canada to working class

Vol. 86/No. 9 - March 7, 2022
Eleanor García, SWP leader and candidate for U.S. Senate from California, speaks to driver Chris Weber at a truck stop in Castaic, north of Los Angeles, Feb. 20. With high fuel prices, low freight and long unpaid hours waiting, he said. “I’m for the Canadian truckers.”

Members of the Socialist Workers Party have been building on the momentum of the recently concluded successful renewal campaign to introduce the paper and the party’s election campaign to workers and farmers at plant gates, strike picket lines, political events…


Gains made in ‘Militant’ drive pave way to win new readers

Vol. 86/No. 8 - February 28, 2022

The international drive to expand the long-term readership of the Militant  has been a resounding success, exceeding the international goal with 385 renewal subscriptions being sold during the course of the six-week drive. This response shows the growing interest in…


With one week left, ‘Militant’ renewal drive is over the top

Vol. 86/No. 7 - February 21, 2022
SWP campaigner Leroy Watson, left, spoke to train car repairman William Robinson in Broadview, Illinois, Feb. 6. He renewed Militant subscription, looks for further discussions.

As we go into the final week of the international drive to expand the long-term readership of the Militant, supporters worldwide are poised to meet and exceed their goals. Overall, we’re already over the top, winning 310 renewals, 10 over…


Palestinians, Israelis unite against settler attack on West Bank

Vol. 86/No. 7 - February 21, 2022

Over a dozen masked unsanctioned settlers in the West Bank attacked a group of Palestinian farmers and their supporters from Israel Jan. 21 as they were planting trees by the village of Burin, south of Nablus. The attackers used clubs…