‘Cuban women have always been on the front lines of the struggle’

Vol. 86/No. 40 - October 31, 2022
“March of the Pencils” in Havana Dec. 22, 1961, celebrates success of literacy campaign. About 250,000 volunteers, a majority young women, taught 700,000 adults to read and write.

Marianas in Combat: Teté Puebla and the Mariana Grajales Women’s Platoon in Cuba’s Revolutionary War, 1956-58 by Teté Puebla is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for October. Puebla became second in command of the first all-female platoon in…


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Vol. 86/No. 40 - October 31, 2022

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1,000 march against arsenic emissions by Quebec smelter

Vol. 86/No. 40 - October 31, 2022
Protest against dangerous arsenic emissions by Horne copper smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Sept. 23. Sign in the center reads “Money has no smell. Arsenic doesn’t either!”

ROUYN-NORANDA, Quebec — One thousand people of all ages, including many children, marched here Sept. 23 to protest emissions of arsenic by the Horne copper smelter located in the town. The march was led by a banner that read in…


Berkeley groups ban all speakers who defend Israel’s right to exist

Vol. 86/No. 40 - October 31, 2022

Nine student groups at the University of California’s Berkeley School of Law adopted bylaws in August promoted by Law Students for Justice in Palestine that ban “speakers that have expressed and continued to hold views or host/sponsor/promote events in support…


Donate California gas tax rebate to the ‘Militant’!

Vol. 86/No. 40 - October 31, 2022

LOS ANGELES — “I haven’t received the $350 in my bank account yet, but I am sending that amount to the Militant now in anticipation of getting it,” Los Angeles area resident Pat Nixon said Oct. 18. “The Militant is…


UK rulers, in political crisis, aim attacks at working class

Vol. 86/No. 40 - October 31, 2022

LONDON — Just 40 days after taking office, Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss faces calls to quit from fellow Conservative Party members, following financial turmoil triggered by her government’s first budget. This heralds further assaults on jobs, wages and pensions, exacerbating…



Minnesota health care workers strike 3 days over wages, safety

Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS — Health care workers here carried out a three-day strike Oct. 3-5 aimed at pressuring bosses at Abbott Northwestern and Mercy Hospital-Unity Campus, both part of Allina Health, to meet their demands for higher wages, better benefits, and safety…


Refuse workers in London strike for pay raise, gain solidarity

Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022

NEWHAM, England — Dozens of bin workers for the London borough of Newham set off from the Asda superstore parking lot here Sept. 29 marching to demand, “Fair pay for refuse workers.” About 80 workers are taking part in the…


Road forward for women debated during US marches

Vol. 86/No. 39 - October 24, 2022

WASHINGTON — Thousands of people, including many young women, turned out for the “Women’s Wave” march here Oct. 8, as they did in similar actions across the country. Organizers appealed to them to join in campaigning and voting for Democratic…