ERBIL, Kurdistan Region, Iraq — The 14th Erbil International Book Fair, held here April 3-13, reaffirmed the openings for political debate and cultural activity in Kurdistan, Iraq and beyond. “Since 2003, we’ve had the opportunity to live more like other…
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The 11-day strike by some 31,000 workers at 240 Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island ended April 22 following the announcement of a tentative agreement between company bosses and the United Food and…
Former FBI boss Robert Mueller’s report on his conclusions from his inquiry into the sham claims of collusion between President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and the Russian government was released April 18. It amounts to yet one more political effort…
After nearly seven months without any reported attempts by Florida state corrections authorities to block delivery of the Militant to subscribers behind bars, officials there just seized two issues of the paper. Officers at Florida State Prison in Raiford took…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — In a campaign that has gathered national backing, hundreds of supporters of the fight to protect Maori land rights rallied April 9 at Ihumatao. Protesters presented a petition with 20,000 signatures to Auckland Mayor Phil Goff,…
“Our country is full,” President Donald Trump told Fox News April 5. He was trying to justify new obstacles the White House is pressing on the right of asylum for those fleeing violence and other moves aimed at discouraging immigrants…
CAIMITO, Cuba—Cuban workers and farmers “achieved liberation not alone, but with the support of millions worldwide,” Fernando González, president of the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), told international participants April 22 at the first gathering of the…
AINKAWA, Kurdistan Region, Iraq — More than 100 people attended a meeting here April 6 sponsored by the Kurdistan Communist Party to hear talks and discuss politics with leaders of the Socialist Workers Party in the U.S. and the Communist…
This week’s Books of the Month is The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State by Frederick Engels, first published in 1884. Engels was the lifelong political collaborator of Karl Marx in founding the modern international communist movement.…
This statement was released April 24 by Seth Galinsky, Socialist Workers Party candidate for New York City Public Advocate. He plans to participate in the May Day protest for driver’s licenses for all in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The Socialist…
