LOS ANGELES — Some 2,400 psychologists, therapists and other mental health workers have been on strike against Kaiser Permanente across Southern California since Oct. 21. “Unless we strike, our coworkers are going to keep leaving and our patients are going…
The Socialist Workers Party defends freedom of speech, art and culture. Defending culture, free-ranging debate and the right of journalists and artists to state the truth as they see it is crucial for working people to chart a road forward…
DETROIT — Nearly 300 workers at the Marathon oil refinery here, members of Teamsters Local 283, walked off the job Sept. 4 after voting by 95% to strike. They had been working without a contract since January. It’s the first…
Long-time President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is looking beyond Turkey to see how in today’s unsettled world he can best defend the interests of Turkey’s capitalist rulers, as well as his own position. He is trying to balance between Washington and…
Working people in the U.S. face a deepening economic, social and moral crisis of U.S. and world capitalism today. Bosses are pushing job cuts, onerous schedules that rip family life apart, attacks on health care and pensions, unsafe conditions and…
A massive rainfall in Spain’s eastern Valencia region Oct. 29 — nearly 20 inches fell in eight hours, more than normally falls in a year — caused catastrophic flash floods that killed over 200 people. Many more are still missing.…
NEW YORK — The jury trial of Daniel Penny, 25, a former U.S. Marine and current architectural student charged with the 2023 death of Jordan Neely, opened here Nov. 1. Penny pled “not guilty” after being indicted on second-degree manslaughter…
November 22, 1999 For the eighth consecutive year the United Nations General Assembly voted in favor of a resolution condemning the U.S. government’s nearly 40-year-old embargo against Cuba. The tally of the vote: 155 governments in favor, 2 opposed (Washington…
Trick-or-treaters this Halloween got a rude surprise, as chocolate candy, one of the most popular treats, was in short supply. Nerds Gummy Clusters took its place. The reason? The price of chocolate has soared, like prices for virtually all essentials…
SAN FRANCISCO — “What do we want? Contract!” 2,000 hotel workers chanted Oct. 30 as they marched around Union Square, home to many of the city’s big hotels. The action ended with a sit-in on the cable car tracks outside…
