Ukraine unions fight Moscow invasion, boss attacks at home

Vol. 87/No. 38 - October 16, 2023

In the midst of Moscow’s long and brutal war against Ukraine, and under cover of martial law at home, the Ukrainian capitalist class is pushing a new labor law that would weaken the labor movement. The working class is leading…


Turkish-backed Azerbaijan seizes Nagorno-Karabakh

Vol. 87/No. 37 - October 9, 2023
Exodus of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees jams road to Armenia Sept. 27. Region was seized by Turkish-backed Azerbaijani forces week earlier.

After months of economic blockade, Turkish-backed Azerbaijani forces attacked and seized the ethnic Armenian-controlled enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, inside Azerbaijan, Sept. 19. Russian troops, which Moscow had promised would defend the enclave’s sovereignty, made no move to do so. The rout…


Working people in Ukraine fight to drive Putin out and retake Crimea

Vol. 87/No. 36 - October 2, 2023

Crushing the Ukrainian nation and its people is at the heart of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s determined effort to reestablish the Russian Empire with himself as czar. But his invasion has run up against fierce Ukrainian resistance, with working people…


Working people in Ukraine fight to defend their independence

Vol. 87/No. 35 - September 25, 2023
Russian police arrest Elena Osipova, “the conscience of St. Petersburg,” in that city, March 2, 2022. Kremlin’s repression has suppressed but not prevented widespread anti-war sentiments.

At the heart of the courageous struggle by working people in Ukraine to defend their country against the invasion by Russian President Vladimir Putin is their centurieslong quest for national self-determination. They won their independence as a result of the…


Beijing-led BRICS, US rulers stoke new conflicts

Vol. 87/No. 34 - September 11, 2023

The governments of the BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — set up as a coalition to challenge Washington’s economic and political supremacy, met in Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug. 22-24 to decide their next steps. Their…


Russians from New York to Moscow protest Putin’s war

Vol. 87/No. 33 - September 4, 2023
Russians from New York to Moscow protest Putin’s war

NEW YORK — “Stop Putin! Stop war!” “We stand with Ukraine!” and “Free Navalny! Free political prisoners! Free Russia!” chanted over 300 demonstrators, mainly recent Russian immigrants, here Aug. 20. The protest was organized by supporters of Alexei Navalny, a…



Ukraine resists Putin’s invasion, anti-war views spread in Russia

Vol. 87/No. 31 - August 21, 2023
Aug. 3, Russian court extended jail time for Dmitry Skurikhin after his Feb. 24 protest, “Ukraine, please forgive us.” He painted “Peace to Ukraine, freedom for Russia!” on his store near St. Petersburg, names of Ukrainian cities hit by Moscow’s invasion. Many villagers support him.

For 18 months, the Ukrainian armed forces, with decisive support from working people, have fought courageously to repel Moscow’s invasion. A Ukrainian counteroffensive begun two months ago is aimed at defeating Russian President Vladimir Putin’s drive to crush Ukraine’s independence…


Putin expands draft as Ukraine forces advance

Vol. 87/No. 30 - August 14, 2023
Protest at Times Square in New York City July 30 organized by Russian-born opponents of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

For almost a year and a half, Ukrainian working people have pushed back Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion aimed at subjugating their country. Putin is now expanding the age of conscription to replenish his battered forces, while taking further steps…


Moscow hurls new destruction on Ukraine cities

Vol. 87/No. 29 - August 7, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated his regime’s murderous war against the Ukrainian people with air attacks on civilian targets across the country. These assaults have been met by the defiance of working people determined to defend Ukraine’s independence. Moscow…