25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 87/No. 23 - June 12, 2023

June 15, 1998 Working people everywhere should support the fight by 5,300 transit workers in Philadelphia to push back the city government’s attempt to deal blows to the Transport Workers Union. This fight is another example of the increasing numbers…


Union leader in Cambodia jailed over casino strike

Vol. 87/No. 23 - June 12, 2023

A court in Cambodia jailed union leader Chhim Sithar for two years May 25 for leading a strike at NagaWorld, the country’s only casino. She and eight other current and former union members of Labour Rights Supported Union of Khmer…


‘A genuine revolution means leading the millions’

Class struggle in the US today, the Cuban Revolution and building a proletarian party
Vol. 87/No. 23 - June 12, 2023
April 25 book presentation in Havana at headquarters of Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples. Inset, from left, Mary-Alice Waters; ICAP leader Noemí Rabaza, who chaired and spoke. In Cuba, Rabaza said, the government represents workers’ class interests not those of the capitalists. “What Noemí says is important,” Waters noted in discussion period. Cuba’s socialist revolution is a beacon worldwide and sets the example for working people in the U.S., too. “Alone we’ll be defeated. Fighting together, we can win,” Waters ended.

  The following are the remarks by Mary-Alice Waters at an April 25 presentation in Havana of the book The Low Point of Labor Resistance Is Behind Us: The Socialist Workers Party Looks Forward by Jack Barnes, Steve Clark and…


Death of Jordan Neely reveals the depth of crisis of capitalism today

Vol. 87/No. 23 - June 12, 2023
Increase in drug abuse, homelessness, crime are result of dog-eat-dog capitalism. Inset, New York marijuana store. Cannabis use is actively promoted by state government, making conditions worse.

NEW YORK — The May 1 death of  Jordan Neely on the subway here followed by the district attorney charging Daniel Penny with second-degree manslaughter generated a wide-ranging debate and discussion on what happened and why. Neely, a 30-year-old African…



Defend Ukraine independence!

Frictions grow in Moscow over losses
Vol. 87/No. 23 - June 12, 2023

Moscow’s forces are exhausted and hemmed in as they try to maintain their tenuous occupation of the destroyed eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. They incurred heavy losses during the 10-month-long effort to take the city. This is sharpening conflicts in…




SWP on ballot in Washington, candidates file in New Jersey

Vol. 87/No. 23 - June 12, 2023
Lea Sherman, center, SWP candidate for New Jersey General Assembly, and Joanne Kuniansky, party’s candidate for State Senate, filed for ballot status in Trenton May 26. From left, campaign supporter Rich Ariza and Osborne Hart, Philadelphia SWP City Council candidate.

Socialist Workers Party campaigners are introducing the party’s candidates and the working-class road forward — on workers’ doorsteps, at strike picket lines, and at protests in defense of workers’ interests, like actions called to oppose Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Through…