Political freedoms are a key issue in US politics today

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

Even before Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, Democrats, the liberal media and middle-class left did everything in their power to bring him down. From the moment they set the FBI to spy on his campaign, to the multitude…


Back the people of Ukraine in war for independence

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine goes into its 20th month, he continues to insist the Ukrainian people don’t really exist as a nation and are just Russians. At the same time, he also claims Ukrainians are riddled…


Fidel Castro on Grenada leader: ‘Bishop was a true revolutionary’

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

Maurice Bishop Speaks: The Grenada Revolution and Its Overthrow, 1979-83 is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for November. Inspired by the Cuban Revolution, Bishop mobilized working people to take political power in a popular revolution in 1979 on…


St. Lawrence Seaway unionists strike for wage increases

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

MONTREAL — Workers for the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, members of the Unifor union, walked off the job just before midnight Oct. 21. The 361 workers ensure passage of ships through the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes,…


Mercedes parts workers win end to wage tiers

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

ATLANTA — After 29 days on strike, workers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, members of United Auto Workers Local 2083, ratified a four-year agreement Oct. 19 that will eliminate the hated tier system at the auto parts plant where they work. “At…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

November 9, 1998 YAKIMA, Washington — Chanting “Work, Yes! Raids, No!” and “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” about 300 people marched Oct. 18 protesting Immigration and Naturalization Service raids. The protesters came from up…


Colorado cop convicted in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023
Violinists from around country played at march of thousands in Columbus, Ohio, July 4, 2020, demanding justice for Elijah McClain, killed by cops in Aurora, Colorado, in 2019. Concerts elsewhere honored McClain, inset, who played his violin to soothe animals at local shelters.

More than four years since Elijah McClain died after being brutalized by police in Aurora, Colorado, a jury Oct. 12 unanimously found police officer Randy Roedema guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. He will be sentenced Jan. 5.…


Help make the SWP Party-Building Fund a success!

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

The Party-Building Fund, part of the campaign to reach out with the Militant and books by Socialist Workers Party leaders and other revolutionaries, runs for eight weeks, from Sept. 23 through Nov. 21. It is at the heart of covering…


Detroit casino workers strike over wages, health benefits

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023
Hundreds of strikers from Detroit’s three big casinos march through the city Oct. 19. The 3,700 workers on strike are demanding higher wages, protection of health care benefits.

DETROIT — “Strike City! Detroit is Strike City!” The chant echoed through Hart Plaza here as hundreds of strikers from Detroit’s three big casinos, their family members and other unionists rallied Oct. 19, the third day of their walkout. The…


Hamas was built to kill Jews, with disdain for Palestinians

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

The cold-blooded massacre of over 1,400 people, overwhelmingly Jews, in Israel Oct. 7 by Tehran-backed Hamas was consistent with the Islamist group’s reactionary course since it was established decades ago. Several dozen Thai and Nepalese farmworkers and Bedouin Arabs were…