KATHMANDU, Nepal — “We are thankful to the Cuban government for sending a medical team to Nepal and assisting us during the devastating earthquake in 2015. The support from Cuba was prompt, spontaneous, and genuine,” said Pushpa Kamal Dahal, former…
Protests involving hundreds of thousands of working people demanding greater political rights have continued for a 10th week in Hong Kong. Many at the actions are demanding the government of the semi-autonomous territory and its Beijing overseers grant direct elections…
PITTSBURGH — Residents of Allegheny County vented their anger at U.S. Steel bosses and county officials at a public hearing July 30, after publication of a draft agreement that allows the company to continue operating its Clairton plant after years…
According to acting Department of Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella, July’s official unemployment rate of 3.7% “demonstrates the steady and consistent growth of the American economy.” But for millions of working people facing low-wage jobs, many at part-time hours; layoffs; and…
In the worst ever Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, some 1,800 have died and at least 2,700 people have been infected with the disease in the past year. The spread of the outbreak is exacerbated…
Ending — for the moment — the immediate political crisis in Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez took the oath of office Aug. 7 as governor of the U.S. colony following weeks of protests that forced the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló. But…
Alyson Kennedy, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. president in 2016; Seth Galinsky, the SWP candidate for New York City public advocate; and Linda Joyce from Atlanta are heading to Puerto Rico Aug. 15 for five days to bring…
Women and the Family by Leon Trotsky, is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for August. Trotsky, a leader of the Russian Revolution, fought to continue the communist course of V.I. Lenin after his death, in the face of…
August 29, 1994 The U.S. government’s failure to defend a woman’s right to choose abortion is feeding a polarization on the issue. Rightist assaults on abortion rights are meeting resistance from youth and other defenders of women’s rights. Clinic defenders…
LONDON — After days of heavy rain, a dam containing 1.3m tonnes of water from the Toddbrook Reservoir suffered major damage — possibly leading to a complete collapse. Thousands of people have evacuated nearby Whaley Bridge and 10 other towns…
