The U.S. capitalist rulers continue to seek ways to contain Beijing, the world’s second largest capitalist economy, in their cut-throat battle over which of the capitalist rulers can appropriate more of the wealth created by working people around the world.…
ERBIL, Kurdish Region, Iraq — “Islamic State has been defeated on the ground. Now we are fighting for ideas,” said Safwan Al-Madany. He was describing efforts by students, artists and others to bring books, music, concerts, theater and painting…
Below is an excerpt from Problems of Women’s Liberation by Evelyn Reed, one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for October. In speeches and articles, Reed (1905-1979), a leader of the Socialist Workers Party, explores the economic and social roots…
November 8, 1993 SULLIVAN, Indiana — Sandbags have become a symbol in the Midwest for resistance against last summer’s devastating floods. For the 54 coal miners on strike at the Buck Creek mine here the sandbags stacked against the outer…
Please come to Anoka I would like Socialist Workers Party members to visit Anoka, Minnesota. It is heavily working class and was heavily affected by the depression. I just see such brutal conditions for the workers and the poor in…
NEW YORK — “Workers need to have unions to defend ourselves from the bosses, organize solidarity with others involved in labor and social struggles, and unite the working class,” Róger Calero, Socialist Workers Party candidate for governor of New York,…
Supporters of the Socialist Workers Party and its candidates in the 2018 elections are campaigning on workers’ doorsteps all across the country, introducing them to the party, its program and perspectives, the Militant and books by party leaders. They are…
LONDON — Hundreds of angry drivers chanted “Shame on Uber” as they marched around the Aldgate office of Uber U.K. here Oct. 9. Noisy drumbeats accompanied the chanting. The action marked the beginning of a 24-hour strike by Uber drivers…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After 11 days on strike, members of Teamsters Local 251 voted Oct. 13 to ratify a new contract with First Student Inc., winning a union pension plan. This correspondent met several dozen of the striking school bus…
November 1, 1993 Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, recently surveyed more than 1,100 farm families in the state and identified close to a quarter as being in severe financial condition. One of the “luxuries” to go is health insurance.…
