Putin sends his troops to be slaughtered in Ukraine war

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024
Several thousand Russians rallied in Berlin, above, and other European cities Nov. 17 against Putin regime, war on Ukraine. Placard on right says, “Victory for Ukraine! Freedom for Russia!”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stepped up the pace of his invading forces’ drive to seize more territory in the Donetsk region of Ukraine through “meat wave” frontal assaults. The Ukrainian defenders, stretched and outgunned but motivated and determined to…


Kursk villagers in Russia demand end to ‘damned war’

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024
Kursk villagers in Russia demand end to ‘damned war’

“End this damned war, which has taken so many innocent lives,” an elderly man says in an online video clip, blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for the situation he and those standing with him find themselves in. He stands in…


Cuban deputy foreign minister says, ‘End US embargo!’

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024

NEWARK, N.J. — Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s deputy minister of foreign affairs, spoke to a meeting of 35 at Rutgers Law School here Nov. 14. Law professor Charles Auffant, who has organized trips to study Cuba’s legal system for…


Nurses strike, rally in Sydney over wages, work conditions

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024
Thousands of nurses and midwives march in Sydney and rally at the New South Wales state Parliament there as part of a 24-hour strike demanding an immediate 15% pay raise.

SYDNEY — Up to 10,000 nurses and midwives marched through the central city and rallied outside state Parliament here Nov. 13, chanting, “We won’t take it anymore, we want more in ’24” and “15% now!” The protest was both angry…


Striking UK food workers reject offer, win solidarity

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024

SPALDING, England — Now into the eighth week of their strike, hundreds of Unite union members at the Bakkavor food factory here voted by 81% to reject the bosses’ latest pay offer. The workers walked out Sept. 27 after rejecting…


Kentucky factory explosion kills two workers

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two workers were killed and at least 11 injured when the Givaudan Sense Colour plant here exploded around 3 p.m. on Nov. 12. Part of the plant collapsed and the explosion sent shrapnel flying into the surrounding…


25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024

December 6, 1999 In the coal fields today miners are fighting against bosses attempts to gut the lifetime health benefits they won in struggle. Truck drivers are walking the picket lines to win a union at the largest nonunion trucking…


Torture videos show Hamas’ systematic brutality in Gaza

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024
Clip from 2019 video shot by Hamas in Jabaliya of prisoner being tortured by Hamas thugs. Along with goal of killing Jews, Hamas has brutalized Palestinians in Gaza since seizing power.

A video of Hamas thugs torturing Palestinians in Gaza is graphic proof that far from being a liberation movement, Hamas is one of the biggest obstacles Palestinian workers and farmers face to be able to defend their class and national…


Workers in Australia protest gov’t takeover of construction union

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024

SYDNEY — Over 2,000 construction, electrical and other union workers and their supporters marched and rallied Nov. 12 at the state Parliament here to protest the federal government takeover of the construction division of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees…


The working class put its stamp on the 2024 elections

Vol. 88/No. 45 - December 2, 2024
Hotel workers rally in San Francisco Sept. 2. Hotel workers, port workers, unionists around the country are fighting for higher wages, defense against inflation, more hiring, livable schedules. Before and since elections, more workers are using unions to fight attacks by bosses, gov’t.

LOS ANGELES — “Given the events over the last couple days, it is necessary to begin this forum by describing the virulent attack on Jews in Amsterdam Nov. 7, and what it portends,” Norton Sandler, a member of the Socialist…