Before dawn on Jan. 10 a Jew-hating arsonist set fire to the Beth Israel Congregation synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, the largest in the state. Two Torah scrolls, holding the most sacred Jewish religious text, were destroyed and five others damaged…
The capitalist economic crisis in the U.S. continues to tighten the squeeze on working people, with jobs — especially decent-paying, full-time jobs — becoming increasingly difficult to get. Amid high prices for basic necessities, from groceries to transportation, housing, health…
Following Washington’s invasion of Venezuela, President Donald Trump called on Congress to increase the U.S. rulers’ current record-level war spending — $901 billion budgeted this year so far — by more than 50%. Trump’s demands come amid a sharp acceleration…
As we mark the 67th anniversary of the popular triumph in Cuba that opened the way to the first socialist revolution in the Americas, the Spanish edition of Cuba and the Coming American Revolution by Socialist Workers Party National Secretary…
Rapacious wars over land and labor have marked the capitalist system since it replaced feudal rule. The drive to ever-deadlier world war is a permanent reality in the imperialist epoch, announced in the Spanish-American War in 1898. Today, the rivalry…
January 22, 2001 The labor movement needs to respond to the power shortages, rate hikes, and skyrocketing fuel prices by demanding government expropriation of the power and energy companies. The anarchy of capitalism, especially in times of economic crisis, brings…
After launching a military assault on Venezuela and kidnapping Nicolás Maduro, the country’s president, Jan. 3, President Donald Trump’s administration has taken further steps to advance the U.S. rulers’ economic, political and military objectives in Venezuela and across the hemisphere.…
OAKLAND, Calif. — After a spirited four-day strike that included rallies and vigils, teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, members of United Teachers of Richmond, won improved wages and health insurance and more staffing. Teachers walked out…
As they woke up to the news that Washington had invaded Venezuela Jan. 3, SWP members organized to seek out and join protests against the assault, encouraging people they knew to join in too. They also campaigned widely in working-class…
NEW YORK — Nurses at 12 hospitals here are set to strike Jan. 12. Up to 20,000 members of the New York State Nurses Association are preparing to walk out after their contract expired Dec. 31. They’re fighting for better…
