Defend Israel’s existence as refuge against Jew-hatred

Hamas reimposes rule in Gaza, refuses to disarm
Vol. 89/No. 46 - December 22, 2025
Armed thugs patrol Gaza as Hamas reimposes tyrannical rule on Palestinians. Only force capable, willing to disarm its death squads to prevent more pogroms is Israel Defense Forces.

Hamas leaders make it clear they have no intention of disarming, nor of giving up their brutal stranglehold on Gaza or abandoning their goal of destroying Israel and eliminating the Jews. As the weeks go by with no moves to…


UK gallery workers win support during strike for higher pay

Vol. 89/No. 46 - December 22, 2025

LONDON — More than 150 workers, members of the Public and Commercial Services Union, went on strike at the Tate galleries in Liverpool, London and St. Ives Nov. 26-Dec. 2, demanding higher pay. Strikers at the Tate Modern here carried…


Labour gov’t in UK weakens crucial right to trial by jury

Vol. 89/No. 46 - December 22, 2025

LONDON — The Labour government in the U.K. is looking to restrict the fundamental right of an accused person to be tried by a jury of their peers. This right is deeply in the interests of all working people. The…


Starbucks workers strike for more hours and wage raise

Vol. 89/No. 46 - December 22, 2025

SEATTLE — The Starbucks Workers United union continues to mount strike picket lines Monday to Friday at three stores in this area and in cities across the country. The strike began at 120 stores Nov. 13, hitting the company in…


SWP finds good response to the ‘Militant,’ books by party leaders

Vol. 89/No. 46 - December 22, 2025
SWP campaigner Beverly Bernardo with Tyrone Morgan, Militant subscriber, retired member of AFSCME Local 372, in New York Dec. 7. “I love everything about the paper, it tells the truth about what’s really happening in the world,” he said. Morgan bought a book, gave $3 donation.

Socialist Workers Party members are getting a good response from workers and young people searching for a way out of today’s worsening crisis of capitalism that’s driving rival ruling classes toward a new world war. They’re presenting the party’s perspective…


Holiday greetings to readers behind bars!

Vol. 89/No. 46 - December 22, 2025

Holiday greetings to our readers behind bars! The 1.8 million people incarcerated in the U.S. are overwhelmingly part of the working class. The defense of their rights and their ability to have unfettered access to the news and politics of…


Deadly flooding in Southeast Asia reveals social catastrophe

Vol. 89/No. 46 - December 22, 2025
Flood survivors cross swollen river on logs in North Sumatra, Indonesia, Dec. 2. Unbridled capitalist expansion turned storms, flooding in Southeast Asia into a deadly social disaster.

SYDNEY — Monsoon rains and tropical storms caused massive floods and landslides, which devastated much of Southeast Asia since late November, leaving some 2,000 dead and over 1 million displaced. Buildings and farmland, including whole towns, have been destroyed, and…


Washington expands bases, weaponry in Puerto Rico

Vol. 89/No. 46 - December 22, 2025
Demonstration against U.S. Marines training at Camp Santiago in Salinas, Puerto Rico, organized by Mothers Against War Nov. 29. In center is Sonia Santiago, a leader of the group.

As part of its broader military buildup across Latin America and the Caribbean, Washington has rapidly expanded U.S. aerial and naval operations in Puerto Rico, provoking widespread concern and indignation among working people there. Many oppose the U.S. rulers once…


4,500 Jews Get Another Lesson in ‘Democracy’

Vol. 89/No. 46 - December 22, 2025

This article appeared in the Aug. 4, 1947, Militant. It describes the plight of Jews seeking to escape displaced persons camps in Europe on the Exodus seeking refuge in Palestine, who were blocked by the British rulers. London, like Washington…


NJ townspeople win chef’s release from ICE lockup

Vol. 89/No. 45 - December 15, 2025

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N.J. — Ruperto Vicens, a chef and co-owner of a popular Mexican restaurant here, was released from Newark Delaney Hall Detention Center Nov. 18, following a campaign on his behalf that included rallies in this town of some…