Ohio: Hundreds protest the end of TPS for Haitians

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

BLUE ASH, Ohio — More than 500 people lined the street here Sunday, Aug. 2, protesting in front of the local Department of Homeland Security facility to demand extension of Temporary Protective Status for Haitian immigrants. Many Haitians in Springfield,…


On anniversary of Hiroshima, Nagasaki — No to US war drive!

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

The U.S. ruling class ordered the dropping of newly developed atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan 81 years ago this month, incinerating over 200,000 men, women and children. Today, as Washington and other imperialist powers…


Colorado workers appreciate ‘Militant,’ Pathfinder books

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

FORT MORGAN, Colo. — Socialist Workers Party members and supporters and a member of the Communist League in Canada came here to bring solidarity to workers locked out by Cargill bosses and to prepare Militant coverage to tell the story…


Workers go deeper into debt to cover the cost of food

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

Sky-high grocery prices, on top of the cost of gas and other necessities, are driving more working-class households into debt. To cover these expenses, increasing numbers are using their credit cards to pay for food. Last year over 34% of…


Rail workers honor USW picket line at Marathon refinery

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

MARTINEZ, Calif. — Locked-out refinery workers at the Marathon refinery here got a boost this week when Union Pacific rail crews stopped delivering tallow, a main ingredient of the biofuel the company produces, into the facility. The members of United…


Black GIs in World War II had to fight Jim Crow segregation

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026
Loading ammunition at Port Chicago, California, in World War II. In October 1944, 50 Black enlisted men were court-martialed for “mutiny” for refusing to return to jobs after explosion on a ship killed 320, mostly soldiers. Inset, Dec. 2, 1944, Militant editorial de-nounces verdict.

Fighting Racism in World War II: From the pages of the Militant is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for August. It’s a week-by-week account from 1939 to 1945 of the efforts to advance the fight against Jim Crow…


Ghirardelli candy store workers strike over healthcare costs

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO — Forty-five members of UNITE HERE Local 2 at the Ghirardelli Chocolate store here, a popular tourist attraction, began a three-day strike July 30 against the bosses’ proposal to increase their healthcare costs. “Who’s gonna win? Local 2!”…


Ned Measel, long-time SWP member, dies Aug. 4 in Cincinnati

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

CINCINNATI — Ned Measel, a member of the Cincinnati branch and a long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party, died here Aug. 4, after a nearly yearlong battle with cancer and related complications. Measel joined the Young Socialist Alliance and…


Post Office unionists protest bosses’ moves to slash deliveries

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

EAGAN, Minn. — As part of nationwide actions sponsored by the American Postal Workers Union, some 40 people picketed and rallied outside the Postal Service Distribution Center here July 28. This was a joint protest organized by the APWU locals…


25, 50, and 75 years ago

Vol. 90/No. 29 - August 17, 2026

August 20, 2001 ALGIERS — The 15th World Festival of Youth and Students opened Aug. 8 here with some 6,000 delegates from over 100 countries around the world. At the opening ceremony delegates from each country marched into the stadium,…