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‘Militant’ Renewal Drive June 25-August 2 (week 2)

Pathfinder books draw interest at American Library conference

WASHINGTON — Pathfinder Press sales volunteers came from seven cities and towns across North America to staff the Pathfinder booth here at the first in-person American Library Association conference in three years. Almost 14,000 attended the June 24-27 event. The…

Oklahoma court sets 25 executions over next 2 years

An unprecedented number of executions were set by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals July 1, looking to put to death 25 of the state’s 43 death-row prisoners starting this August through 2024, almost one death per month. Dates were…

Nebraska rail workers rally, say: ‘No contract, no peace’

LINCOLN, Neb. — Chanting “Lincoln is a union town, and us rail workers will not go down!” and “No contract, no peace!” over 100 Burlington Northern Santa Fe union rail workers and their supporters marched and rallied here for nearly…

Protesters in China: ‘Give us back our life savings!’

On July 10 Beijing authorities violently attacked a peaceful protest of more than 1,000 people outside the local branch of the People’s Bank of China in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province. They were demanding the government protect their rights…

Protests in Akron demand the truth about cop killing of Jayland Walker

AKRON, Ohio — “As a family, we stand for nonviolence, but we encourage protest,” Bobby DiCello, the attorney speaking for the family of Jayland Walker, said at a press conference here July 11. Walker, 25, was gunned down in a…

Bosses rule through Republicans and Democrats, workers need a labor party

President Joseph Biden frequently insists he is “the most pro-union president leading the most pro-union administration in American history.” Most top labor officials are missing no opportunity to urge unionists to vote more Democrats into office in November, so Biden…

Washington mushroom workers fight for better conditions

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — Workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farm here turned in a petition with signatures of 200 current and former workers June 22 calling on bosses to “provide a workplace free from threats, excessive pressure, harassment, and retaliation.” “We have…

Norway’s government steps in to break oil workers strike

OSLO, Norway — After forcing the end of a strike by airplane mechanics demanding higher wages by imposing compulsory arbitration on June 28, Labor Minister Marte Mjos Person did the same against striking oil workers a week later, this time…

Protesters in Sri Lanka fight to oust gov’t amid social crisis

Faced with months of determined and massive protests over their handling of the country’s crippling social and economic crisis, and widespread corruption, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced July 9 that they would resign soon.…