Celebrate the political life of Tim Craine

Vol. 85/No. 37 - October 11, 2021

Tim Craine, a longtime member and supporter of the Socialist Workers Party for five decades, died of leukemia Sept. 25 in Hartford, Connecticut, at the age of 77. He was the party’s candidate for governor of Michigan in 1982 and…


Cuba speaks at UN, demands: ‘End US economic, political war on our country’

Vol. 85/No. 37 - October 11, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the existing “global structural inequities and crisis,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel told the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly Sept. 23. “The most vulnerable have been left unprotected,” while pharmaceutical companies have reaped…


Alabama miners: ‘Whatever it takes to win this strike’

Vol. 85/No. 37 - October 11, 2021

ATLANTA — “We are going to do whatever it takes to win this strike,” United Mine Workers of America union member and Warrior Met Coal striker Steven Smith told the Militant Sept. 23. “We’re not going to give up the…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 85/No. 37 - October 11, 2021

October 14, 1996 Workers, farmers, youth, and all defenders of civil liberties need to protest moves by Washington to undermine the democratic rights of opponents of U.S. policy toward Cuba and defend those threatened with fines, imprisonment, or firings for…


Contribute California ‘stimulus’ checks to build SWP

Vol. 85/No. 36 - October 4, 2021

Working people in California have a special opportunity today to contribute to the Socialist Workers Party — “stimulus” checks being mailed out by the state government, part of a vote-seeking move pushed through by Gov. Gavin Newsom as he headed…


Chicago: Thirst for books by SWP, revolutionary leaders

Vol. 85/No. 36 - October 4, 2021
Chicago: Thirst for books by SWP, revolutionary leaders

CHICAGO — Participants in this year’s Printers Row book fair here bought 108 books, some $1,450, at the Pathfinder Books table Sept. 11-12. The top sellers were Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power  and  Are They…


SWP speaks for working class in California governor election

Vol. 85/No. 36 - October 4, 2021
Dennis Richter, Socialist Workers Party candidate for California governor, talked with Eustolia Guerrero at border crosswalk between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, Sept. 11. Response to SWP campaign “shows how hungry workers are to debate a road forward,” Richter said.

LOS ANGELES — “We urged workers and farmers to ignore the first question on the ballot — whether Gov. Gavin Newsom is recalled or not, but to cast a vote for the Socialist Workers Party on the second ballot question,”…


SWP candidate for mayor on Miami ballot

Vol. 85/No. 36 - October 4, 2021

Anthony Dutrow, SWP candidate for mayor of Miami, submits affidavits and documents Sept. 18 qualifying for a place on the ballot in this November’s election.


Construction workers protest gov’t attacks in Australia

Vol. 85/No. 36 - October 4, 2021
Construction workers protest gov’t attacks in Australia

SYDNEY — Construction workers in Melbourne, Australia, have long considered the tea rooms set up for eating and smoking on breaks a key part of their working conditions at building sites. Hundreds protested when the bosses shut them down on…