President Donald Trump’s tariffs, levied against capitalist competitors abroad, will “level the playing field for American industries and workers,” proclaimed White House spokesperson Kush Desai April 1. In the face of dog-eat-dog competition for natural resources and markets, the administration…
A huge earthquake in Myanmar March 28, which killed over 3,000 people and injured thousands more, is fueling growing anger among working people against the military junta there. The government sent troops to the hardest-hit areas, but they were tasked…
As capitalism was displacing feudal rule, Karl Marx, the founder of the communist movement, delivered a “Speech on the Question of Free Trade” in Brussels in 1848. It’s invaluable for understanding why working people need to break from the capitalist…
PSA Airlines flight attendants, who are members of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, organized protests at the airline’s four hubs across the country March 26 — in Charlotte, North Carolina; Dayton, Ohio; Philadelphia; and Washington, D.C. PSA, a subsidiary of…
Amid growing anger, working people are feeling the squeeze of persistent high prices for groceries, rents, child care and other necessities. And some favorites, like coffee, eggs and chocolate, have been rising at record rates. “If your favorite coffee beans…
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Istanbul March 29 after the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu arrested. Imamoglu was set to be Erdogan’s main opponent in the upcoming presidential…
April 10, 2000 Various fronts in labor battles point to the many ways unionists are finding to show their strength. From conferences of labor women to picket lines to mass rallies, many workers are charting a path of solidarity and…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Association for Asian Studies conference here March 13-16 drew over 3,000 professors, librarians and students from China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, the U.K. and the U.S., among other countries. Presentations covered topics like Asian immigration to…
Hundreds of farmers in eastern Isfahan province in Iran have been protesting over the failure of government authorities to ensure their access to water for their crops. They’ve been fighting for over two decades for the government to release more…
The French edition of Cuba and the Coming American Revolution by Jack Barnes, national secretary of the Socialist Workers Party, is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for April. Sixty-four years ago, Cuban workers and peasants in the Revolutionary…
