Puerto Rico teachers union leaders tour New York

Vol. 82/No. 5 - February 5, 2018

NEW YORK — “Puerto Rico has been in crisis since the 1970s, but it has gotten worse since 2006” when the worldwide capitalist economic crisis deepened, Edwin Morales Laboy, vice president of the Puerto Rico Teachers Federation, said at a…


Ukraine gov’t sues workers for fighting to win back pay

Vol. 82/No. 5 - February 5, 2018

“They want this to serve as a vivid example for all,” Oleksandr Shershnve, a Ukrainian miner taken to court by the bosses for taking part in what they claim was an illegal strike, told Ukrayinska Pravda Dec. 26. “This is…


SWP presents working-class course at ‘Women’s March’

Vol. 82/No. 5 - February 5, 2018

This year’s ‘Women’s Marches’ on the weekend of Jan. 20-21 drew hundreds of thousands of participants in cities and towns throughout the U.S. and around the world. But march organizers failed to present a road forward to meet the social…


Protest Turkish rulers war moves against Syria Kurds

Washington, Moscow give green light to Ankara attack
Vol. 82/No. 5 - February 5, 2018
Rally in the city of Afrin Jan. 18 protests against Turkish army attacks on the Kurdish region.

The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a combined air and artillery bombardment and ground invasion of the Kurdish region of Afrin in northwest Syria Jan. 19. The attacks — cynically dubbed Operation Olive Branch — are being…


May Day Brigade to Cuba builds in Appalachia

Vol. 82/No. 5 - February 5, 2018

Supporters of the Cuban Revolution are getting out the word and signing people up to participate in the 13th annual May Day International Brigade to Cuba from April 23 to May 6. Come see Cuba for yourself! The brigade is…


Cuban Revolution: Example for working people in U.S.

Vol. 82/No. 4 - January 29, 2018

Hurricanes, mudslides, wildfires, earthquakes, floods. Under capitalism all natural disasters turn into social catastrophes for working people. Buildings can be constructed to better withstand hurricanes and earthquakes. Working-class housing can be built on higher land, out of the reach of…




Pro-independence parties win Catalonia election

Vol. 82/No. 4 - January 29, 2018

When Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who ousted the pro-independence parliament and seized control of the government of Catalonia last fall, called snap elections there for Dec. 21, he hoped a slate of candidates pledged to unity with Madrid would…


US rulers give high marks to Trump administration policies

Vol. 82/No. 4 - January 29, 2018

The economic uptick in the U.S. and Washington’s moves to defend U.S. imperialist interests around the world are consolidating support among the propertied rulers for the course of the Donald Trump White House. This has not stopped liberals and others…