‘Militant’ gets out the truth about working class struggles

Vol. 84/No. 20 - May 25, 2020

“This is for the Militant, you take donations, right?” trucker Crystal McIntosh told James Harris at a truck drivers protest in Washington, D.C., May 10. Like others at the action she appreciated the coverage of their fight in the Militant…



Victory! Florida prison officials ban on ‘Militant’ is overturned

Vol. 84/No. 20 - May 25, 2020

The Militant was informed May 12 by Florida’s Department of Corrections that the prison ban on issue no. 13 had been overturned. This victory is important for the rights of both the working-class paper and of prisoners. After receiving numerous…



Opponents of Assad in Syria protest Islamist rule in Idlib

Vol. 84/No. 20 - May 25, 2020

Residents of several towns and villages in Idlib province in Syria organized protests April 30 against Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former al-Qaeda affiliate that controls the area. They demanded that the reactionary sect’s forces halt moves to reopen to…


DC picket protests US rulers’ attacks against Cuba

Vol. 84/No. 20 - May 25, 2020
DC picket protests US rulers’ attacks against Cuba

WASHINGTON — Following an April 30 shooting attack of over 30 rounds with an AK-47 assault rifle that damaged the Cuban Embassy here, the D.C. Metro Coalition in Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution sponsored a solidarity picket line there May…


Cops’ brutalities ‘serve and protect’ capitalist exploitation

Vol. 84/No. 20 - May 25, 2020

CHICAGO — The videos were shocking enough to briefly break through the coronavirus media barrage and make national headlines. Two Chicago cops used a Taser, pepper-sprayed and then shot an unarmed man in a downtown subway station during rush hour…


SWP ‘stimulus’ appeal fund at $71,717 and growing

Vol. 84/No. 20 - May 25, 2020

In the last three weeks 64 contributors have brought the special Socialist Workers Party “stimulus” appeal fund to $71,717. The total keeps increasing! These contributions significantly augment the resources of the SWP for its long-term use. The funds are allocated…


New Orleans sanitation workers strike for safety, pay

Vol. 84/No. 20 - May 25, 2020

Sanitation workers in New Orleans who work for PeopleReady temp agency have been on strike since May 5, demanding a pay hike, safer working conditions and more respect. They work as hoppers, loading the trash into the garbage trucks. Unlike…


Judge backs Gibsons in fight over privacy rights

Vol. 84/No. 20 - May 25, 2020

For more than three years Oberlin College has pursued a vicious race-baiting smear campaign against the Gibson family in the Ohio college town. The family, which owns Gibson’s bakery shop, have won wide working-class support in the area and all…