Join May Day brigade, learn about Cuban Revolution

Vol. 82/No. 46 - December 10, 2018

Workers and young people from around the world have a special opportunity to learn firsthand about Cuba’s socialist revolution and offer their solidarity with the Cuban people by joining the 14th May Day International Volunteer Work Brigade in Solidarity with…


Lorain, Ohio, nurses fight bosses attack on health benefits

Vol. 82/No. 46 - December 10, 2018

Over 100 nurses, members of Service Employees International Union Local 1199, were joined by area unionists and other supporters in a milelong “silent march” and rally outside the Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain, Ohio, Nov. 20. The nurses were…


‘Socialism is next inevitable stage of social evolution’

Vol. 82/No. 46 - December 10, 2018
Socialist Workers Party leader James P. Cannon speaks in New York after release from prison, May 1, 1945. Eighteen leaders of SWP and Minneapolis Teamsters were framed up for their opposition to the second imperialist world war and “conspiracy” to overthrow U.S. government.

Below is an excerpt from America’s Road to Socialism by James P. Cannon, one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for December. The book contains five talks presented at public forums by Cannon in 1952 and 1953 that describe the…



U.S. rulers push back against Beijing’s expanding challenge

Vol. 82/No. 46 - December 10, 2018

Sharpening frictions between the rulers in the U.S. and China were revealed at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, held in Papua New Guinea Nov. 17-18. It became a platform for the U.S. capitalist class and its close allies, from Australia…


Protests hit widespread gov’t corruption, misrule in Haiti

Vol. 82/No. 46 - December 10, 2018

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Haiti for several days and some went on strike starting Nov. 18, protesting government corruption and theft. The crisis of capitalist production, trade and jobs has hit hard in Haiti,…


‘Angola experience had a big impact on consciousness in Cuba’

Vol. 82/No. 45 - December 3, 2018
Members of Cuban women’s antiaircraft artillery unit, May 1989, after return from Angola following defeat of South African invasion. “Cuban volunteers on internationalist missions,” said Zayas, “are learning about capitalism, about the exploitation of man by man.”

Below is an excerpt from Soldier of the Cuban Revolution: From the Cane Fields of Oriente to General of the Revolutionary Armed Forces by Luis Alfonso Zayas. As a teenager Zayas joined the July 26 Revolutionary Movement led by Fidel…


Uber drivers strike in India, demand fares they can live on

Vol. 82/No. 45 - December 3, 2018
Uber and Ola drivers strike and rally Nov. 19 in Mumbai, India, demanding higher fares, guaranteed minimum income. Two-day strike was suspended when government promised talks.

Thousands of drivers for Uber and Ola resumed their strike against the bosses at these app-based companies in India Nov. 17, snarling traffic. They are demanding higher fares, a guaranteed minimum base pay and more sustainable work hours. After a…