At his end-of-year press conference Dec. 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the aims of his invasion of Ukraine “have not changed” despite the fierce resistance his forces continue to face. Working people in Ukraine are determined to defend…
BANGKOK — A conference here Dec. 9-10 focused on the history and experiences of Chinese communities from Southeast Asia to virtually every corner of the globe. Organized by the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas, the gathering was…
BANGKOK — Since Our History Is Still Being Written: The Story of Three Chinese Cuban Generals in the Cuban Revolution was first published in 2005, the book has had a political impact in many parts of the world. The account…
MANCHESTER, England — After 33 days of strikes, beginning in June 2022, members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union voted overwhelmingly to approve an offer from 14 different rail companies covering 20,000 workers. When the strikes began the government…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — “We drove eight hours from Topeka, Kansas, to be here in support of BCTGM Local 390G union strikers,” Sam Burns, a union steward from Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 218 at Frito-Lay, told the…
MIAMI — Some 200 people protested at the Torch of Friendship here Dec. 16 against discriminatory anti-Chinese laws adopted in Florida and 13 other states. Laura Anderson, right, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. Congress, joined the action, meeting Lichun…
The actions of so-called pro-Palestine groups worldwide who hail Hamas’ murderous Oct. 7 pogrom as “a new stage in the resistance against Zionism” have sparked a rise in Jew-hatred, highly visible on college campuses. Some university administrations have responded with…
WASHINGTON — Over 700 Washington Post reporters, editors, copy editors, clerical workers and employees in the paper’s commercial and advertising departments staged a one-day strike Dec. 7. It was the largest labor protest at the company since a bitter strike…
WARRINGTON, England — Refuse workers here returned to work Dec. 8 after their two-month-long strike won significant gains. “All 19 temporary workers on nine-month contracts are given permanent contracts, with their new contract backdated to when they started in March,…
December 28, 1998 We urge all working people to join in campaigning against the murderous, imperial assault Washington has unleashed against the people of Iraq, demanding, “Stop the bombing now! Hands off Iraq! All U.S. troops and inspectors out of…
