25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 87/No. 43 - November 20, 2023

November 23, 1998 MONTREAL — During the first week of their speaking tour in Canada that started November 1, two young Cubans, Juan Carlos Frómeta and Raiza Rodríguez, met with more than 200 students on campuses here, and 50 delegates…



Israel and Ukraine: Two fronts for the working class

Vol. 87/No. 43 - November 20, 2023

There have been two sharp and significant watershed moments in the class struggle that, one after the other, have changed the world. The first was Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, met by the determination of Ukrainian working people to defeat their…



Chicago union takes solidarity to Tennessee BCTGM strike

Vol. 87/No. 43 - November 20, 2023

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Seven members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 1 from Chicago drove here Nov. 3 to reinforce fellow BCTGM Local 390G members on strike against International Flavors and Fragrances. Almost 200 union members walked…


Help put SWP Party-Building Fund over the top!

Vol. 87/No. 43 - November 20, 2023

The Socialist Workers Party’s annual Party-Building Fund has two weeks to go, with a goal of raising at least $140,000 for the SWP to get out its program and activities to working people around the world. The SWP and its…



Antisemitic mobs riot in Dagestan, attack Jews

Vol. 87/No. 42 - November 13, 2023
Antisemitic mob surrounds airplanes on tarmac at Makhachkala airport in Russian republic of Dagestan Oct. 29 in hunt for Jews. Hundreds more thugs invaded airport terminal or pelted buses of passengers with rocks, seeking out those with Israeli passports.

Encouraged by Moscow’s support for Hamas, a Jew-hating mob terrorized Israeli passengers disembarking from a plane in the Russian republic of Dagestan Oct. 29, just a few weeks after Hamas’ murderous assault on Jews in Israel. Some 1,200 young men…



Wave of drug store closures deepens crisis workers face

Vol. 87/No. 42 - November 13, 2023

As thousands of the Big Three chain drug stores close across the country, millions of working people face increased difficulties in filling prescriptions and getting other medical supplies. More than 40% of all U.S. counties have now become what is…