This week the Militant is featuring “The Opening Guns of World War III: Washington’s Assault on Iraq” by Jack Barnes, national secretary of the Socialist Workers Party. It’s the lead article in New International no. 7. Along with issues no.…
MONTREAL — “When the April 28 federal election was called in March by Mark Carney, who became Canada’s new Liberal prime minister when Justin Trudeau resigned, two counterposed roads faced the unions,” Philippe Tessier, the Communist League candidate for Parliament…
“What would you do if your relative, co-worker, or friend had a heart condition and couldn’t get the needed pacemaker?” Global Health Partners asks in a new appeal to raise $150,000 over the next several months to send 150 pacemakers…
LONDON — In an issue with big stakes for the working class, the Supreme Court of the U.K. here ruled April 16 that the words “sex,” “woman” and “man” refer to biological facts. The group For Women Scotland challenged the…
Moscow launched its largest missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in almost a year April 24, killing 12 people in their homes in Kyiv and injuring 87. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime is focusing on daily attacks on civilians, ignoring…
NEW YORK — As the homeless population here reaches record levels, growing numbers have jobs but still can’t afford a place to live. About one-third of families living in shelters include at least one working adult, the April 8 New…
BIRMINGHAM, England — “We’re solid, 97% voted against the council deal and keep fighting,” striking Unite union steward Danny Taylor told the Militant here April 24. Hundreds of refuse workers have been on strike since March 11 against the Birmingham…
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region, Iraq — Tens of thousands participated in the 17th Erbil International Book Fair April 9-19. The event took place amid sharpening national struggles, class conflicts and wars across the Middle East and worldwide. The book fair itself…
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen members voted down a proposed contract offer from NJ Transit by a resounding 87% April 15. The company then rescinded its offer, forcing negotiations to start over. Restricted by red tape and anti-strike provisions…
