Biden Asia trip seeks allies for US imperialism against Beijing

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022

President Joseph Biden’s May 20-24 trip to Asia comes amid increasing calls in the press and Congress for the White House to return to making its top foreign-policy priority countering Beijing’s rising economic clout and the growing reach of its…




Refuse collectors, street cleaners in Rugby strike for wage raise

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022

RUGBY, England — Some 70 street cleaners, lorry drivers and loaders here have been on strike since April 26 for higher pay. “The 1.75% wage offer from the Local Government Association is a wage cut when you think inflation is…


Sri Lanka action unites all nationalities

Vol. 86/No. 22 - June 6, 2022
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Working people of all nationalities demonstrated in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, above, May 18 to commemorate those who died in the country’s 1983-2009 civil war. The victims included tens of thousands of Tamils, an oppressed minority in the majority Sinhalese…


Ukraine fighters push back invasion – Moscow out now!

Unite workers in Ukraine, Russia against Putin’s war!
Vol. 86/No. 21 - May 30, 2022

In a successful counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces pushed the invading Russian army back from Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, reaching the Russian border May 16. Moscow’s plans to capture more of the Donbas have stalled. The Vladimir Putin regime had insisted it…


Putin’s charge Ukraine gov’t is ‘fascist’ is a lie

Vol. 86/No. 21 - May 30, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Moscow had to invade Ukraine to “denazify” the country. He propagates through his rigidly government-controlled media the charge that “neo-Nazis” and “far-right nationalists” took over Ukraine in 2014 in a “coup” backed by Washington and…



Rolls-Royce workers strike to raise wages

Vol. 86/No. 21 - May 30, 2022

MONTREAL — Some 530 strikers at the Rolls-Royce aircraft engine maintenance plant here rejected another company “final offer” by a vote of 94% at a well-attended union meeting May 11. The workers, members of the Confederation of National Trade Unions…