New US indictment replays the frame-up of the Cuban 5

Vol. 90/No. 22 - June 8, 2026
Cuban Five in Havana, Dec. 20, 2014, celebrate their release from U.S. prisons. From left, Gerardo Hernández, Fernando González, Antonio Guerrero, René González and Ramón Labañino.

Washington’s April 23 indictment of Cuban revolutionary leader Raúl Castro and five Cuban air force pilots for “conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals” in the shoot down of two planes that invaded Cuban airspace in 1996 replays the frame-up that became…


Gov’t targets supporters of Cuban Revolution in the US

Vol. 90/No. 22 - June 8, 2026

Side by side with its mounting attacks on Cuba, the U.S. government is stepping up probes against individuals and groups in the U.S. that promote solidarity with Cuba. It has begun issuing subpoenas to interrogate participants in the March “Nuestra…


Protests spread against stepped-up US war threats against Cuba

Vol. 90/No. 22 - June 8, 2026
Members of Sugarcane Workers Union in Dominican Republic say, “Women cane cutters demand end to blockade of Cuba” in protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo May 20.

BOSTON — More than 100 people from across Massachusetts gathered here May 23 for an emergency rally and press conference protesting the Justice Department’s indictment of Raúl Castro, the tightening U.S. blockade against Cuba and the threat of escalating U.S.…


Build protests now to defend Cuba’s sovereignty! US hands off Cuba!

A Call to Action by the Socialist Workers Party
Vol. 90/No. 22 - June 8, 2026
Right, 250,000 Cubans rally in front of U.S. Embassy in Havana May 22 to protest Washington’s indictment of Raúl Castro, a central leader of Cuba’s socialist revolution. Left, 100 people joined rally next day in Boston, among growing protests against U.S. war threats on Cuba.

The following statement was released May 26 by Jack Barnes, national secretary of the Socialist Workers Party, on behalf of the party’s National Committee. The Socialist Workers Party, in the strongest possible terms, condemns the U.S. rulers’ accelerating acts of…


SWP campaigners find interest in defense of Cuba in Miami

Vol. 90/No. 22 - June 8, 2026

MIAMI — Socialist Workers Party members here are campaigning to discuss with working people why they should oppose Washington’s escalating aggression against Cuba. The discussions are welcomed by many of those they’re meeting. “This government’s policies are hurting the Cuban…


Washington escalates attacks on Cuba, charges Raúl Castro

Vol. 90/No. 22 - June 8, 2026
Weaponry Cuban border guards seized from counterrevolutionaries who sailed to Cuba from Florida and fired on the Cubans Feb. 25. Ten of the intruders were killed or captured.

On May 20 the U.S. Justice Department filed charges against Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five Cuban pilots for murder, conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals and destruction of U.S. civilian aircraft. The case revolves around a 1996 downing of two…



US rulers seek Iran deal that provides more power, profits

Vol. 90/No. 22 - June 8, 2026
Jewish and Arab women, including childcare workers organized by the Koach La’Ovdim trade union, joined March 8 International Women’s Day action in Israel. “We will not be taken advantage of, power to the nannies,” says sign at left. Defense of Israel as a refuge from Jew-hatred and pogroms is strengthened by common struggles of Jewish and Arab workers there.

The conflicting interests of Washington and Israel are clearer than ever as the Donald Trump administration pushes to reach a deal with the Iranian regime. Washington’s war on Iran and its on-again, off-again negotiations with Tehran are both aimed at…


25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 90/No. 22 - June 8, 2026

June 4, 2001 Hundreds of thousands of Berber people marched in Algeria May 21 demanding the removal of the police who have killed dozens of protesters. The mobilization comes on the heels of weeks of demonstrations involving tens of thousands.…