PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of participants at the 2023 Portland Book Festival, held at the Portland Art Museum, came to the table featuring the Militant and books from Pathfinder Press. Many were drawn to books by Socialist Workers Party leaders…
With pitiless disregard for the consequences, state officials have kicked at least 2 million children off Medicaid coverage over the past seven months, exacerbating severe challenges workers face trying to raise and care for families. “The figures, which are likely…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Margaret Trowe, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. Congress in District 12, and her supporters attended a meeting of the school board here Nov. 8. It was called to discuss a draft resolution the board was putting…
LOS ANGELES — After a historic strike lasting 118 days, which partly overlapped with a strike against the same industry bosses by the Writers Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists reached a tentative…
COMMERCE, Calif. — Six hundred warehouse workers at Smart & Final grocery chain in the distribution center here and in Riverside went on strike Nov. 1. After Teamsters Local 630 overwhelmingly won union elections there last spring, the company announced…
Members of the Socialist Workers Party and Communist Leagues in Canada, Australia and the U.K. are discussing the stakes in joining fights against Jew-hatred. They’re talking to workers at their doorsteps, on union picket lines and at protests against Hamas’…
LOS ANGELES — “Free the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza” was the demand of some 400 students and others who joined a rally and march at the University of California at Los Angeles campus here Nov. 7. Tables…
A growing series of lawsuits that challenge constitutional protections needed by working people are proceeding against Donald Trump. They’re scheduled to be heard between now and the 2024 election. Among the cases are lawsuits seeking to get the Republican front-runner…
MONTREAL — “Our community has 250 years of history in Quebec. We are proud, we are Quebecers, we’re not going anywhere. This campaign of terror against us will not succeed,” Eta Yudin, Quebec vice president at the Centre for Israel…
The Ukrainian people are mounting resolute resistance to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to conquer their country. At the same time, Israel is fighting to defeat Hamas. The two wars mark a watershed in world politics, with high stakes for…
