Dallas rally backs Black dancers fired for forming a union

Vol. 88/No. 33 - September 2, 2024

DALLAS — In 105 degree heat, Dallas Black Dance Theatre performers and 200 of their supporters turned out for a spirited rally and picket in front of One Arts Plaza here Aug. 17. After the dancers voted to join the…


Richter speaks in Australia, backs construction workers

Vol. 88/No. 33 - September 2, 2024

SYDNEY — The Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. vice president, Dennis Richter, campaigned here for several days in mid-August along with Robert Aiken, the Communist League candidate for mayor of Liverpool. CL campaigners took advantage of building for the…


Canadian rail workers fight is a battle for the entire working class

Vol. 88/No. 33 - September 2, 2024
Railworkers picket outside headquarters of Canadian National rail company in Montreal August 22. Workers are fighting for wages, job conditions, safety and livable schedules against bosses, government.

Click below for a downloadable pdf of this article MONTREAL — On Aug. 24, with much of Canada’s freight rail and commuter train system at a standstill following three days of company lockouts and union walkouts, the Canada Industrial Relations…


War on Hamas defends Israelis from Jew-hatred, deadly pogroms

Vol. 88/No. 33 - September 2, 2024

The Israeli government’s decision to continue its attack on Hamas in Gaza — despite constant pressure from the U.S. government to end the war — has been decisive in dealing big blows to the Jew-hating thug outfit.  Israel’s goal is…


Working people in Russia speak out against Putin, war on Ukraine

Vol. 88/No. 33 - September 2, 2024
Russian soldiers surrender in Kursk, Russia. Opposition to Putin’s war on Ukraine is growing.

Ukrainian forces are still advancing more than two weeks after entering Russia’s western Kursk region Aug. 6. Kyiv is seeking ways to push back against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to use Moscow’s preponderant numbers and resources to advance his…




Forging a proletarian party in the class struggle today

Socialist Workers Party uses Marxist program and party’s experiences to set course
Vol. 88/No. 33 - September 2, 2024
American Airlines flight attendants protest at Dallas-Fort Worth airport Sept. 5, 2023. There has been a renewal of fights and solidarity activity by workers, unionists in U.S.

“Every class struggle is a political struggle.” With that statement Jack Barnes, national secretary of the Socialist Workers Party, opened his report to an International Socialist Educational Conference in Oberlin, Ohio. “That’s a reality more and more workers in the…