The overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria is being celebrated all across that country and worldwide. It is a major setback to the reactionary capitalist regime in Iran. It follows the powerful blows struck by Israel Defense Forces…
The overthrow of the 50-year bloody dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad and his father is a consequence of the world-shaking impact of the resistance to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, anti-Jewish pogrom in Israel and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Like those two…
Mike Canty raises important questions about Israel and Palestinian national rights in his letter to the Militant. “The global community must pursue justice that upholds the dignity and self-determination of all people — Palestinians and Israelis alike,” he writes. But…
For over 1,000 days of war, working people in Ukraine have tenaciously resisted the invasion by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. Both sides are using drones as weapons, but Kyiv overwhelmingly targets Russian military sites, while Moscow focuses its fire…
December 27, 1999 The following statement was issued by the New York Socialist Workers Party. The rulers of New York City and the state have launched a vicious attack on the rights of the transit workers who run New York…
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Workers at Milk-Bone are winning broad support as their six-week strike continues. The 165 members of Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 36G walked out Oct. 28 in a fight for solid wage increases and…
I read your article, “Support Israel’s right to exist, defend itself as a refuge from Jew-hatred and pogroms,” with a critical eye. While no one should question the right of Jewish people to live free of fear, it is important…
MONTREAL — Over 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers went on a nationwide strike Nov. 15, standing up against employer plans to introduce part-time weekend positions at lower pay and second-rate benefits. Mediated negotiations between Canada…
Amid soul-searching by liberal commentators and Democratic Party politicians, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin claims she knows why Kamala Harris didn’t beat Donald Trump. The problem, Rubin wrote Nov. 29, was the “prevalence of low-information” voters, who “know shockingly little…
It’s been over two months since Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, and other nearby towns and rural areas. While the flood waters have receded, the social and economic catastrophe wrought by the storm continues to weigh on the lives…
