Why does Israel exist?

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023
Jewish women and children being transported to Auschwitz death camp in 1944. Nazi Holocaust murder machine killed over 6 million Jews, two out of three Jews living in Europe.

Israel has existed as a refuge for Jews for 75 years. Its existence was made inevitable by three key historical facts: the betrayal by counterrevolutionary Stalinist parties of ripe prospects for workers to take political power in Europe; the refusal…


Solidarity with UAW strike is in the interests of all workers

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023
UAW Local 862 members on picket line at Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Oct. 23. They welcomed expansion of strike to Stellantis plant in Michigan and GM plant in Texas.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Members of the United Auto Workers on strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the Big Three auto companies, expanded their walkout to over 45,000 strikers on Oct. 24, with some 5,000 UAW members walking off the…



Political freedoms are a key issue in US politics today

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

Even before Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, Democrats, the liberal media and middle-class left did everything in their power to bring him down. From the moment they set the FBI to spy on his campaign, to the multitude…


Back the people of Ukraine in war for independence

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine goes into its 20th month, he continues to insist the Ukrainian people don’t really exist as a nation and are just Russians. At the same time, he also claims Ukrainians are riddled…


Fidel Castro on Grenada leader: ‘Bishop was a true revolutionary’

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023
Maurice Bishop and Fidel Castro at 1980 May Day rally in Cuba. Castro said Grenada Revolution was ”a true symbol of independence and progress in the Caribbean” worthy of support.

Maurice Bishop Speaks: The Grenada Revolution and Its Overthrow, 1979-83 is one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for November. Inspired by the Cuban Revolution, Bishop mobilized working people to take political power in a popular revolution in 1979 on…


St. Lawrence Seaway unionists strike for wage increases

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

MONTREAL — Workers for the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, members of the Unifor union, walked off the job just before midnight Oct. 21. The 361 workers ensure passage of ships through the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes,…


Mercedes parts workers win end to wage tiers

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

ATLANTA — After 29 days on strike, workers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, members of United Auto Workers Local 2083, ratified a four-year agreement Oct. 19 that will eliminate the hated tier system at the auto parts plant where they work. “At…


25, 50 and 75 Years Ago

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023

November 9, 1998 YAKIMA, Washington — Chanting “Work, Yes! Raids, No!” and “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” about 300 people marched Oct. 18 protesting Immigration and Naturalization Service raids. The protesters came from up…


Colorado cop convicted in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain

Vol. 87/No. 41 - November 6, 2023
Violinists from around country played at march of thousands in Columbus, Ohio, July 4, 2020, demanding justice for Elijah McClain, killed by cops in Aurora, Colorado, in 2019. Concerts elsewhere honored McClain, inset, who played his violin to soothe animals at local shelters.

More than four years since Elijah McClain died after being brutalized by police in Aurora, Colorado, a jury Oct. 12 unanimously found police officer Randy Roedema guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. He will be sentenced Jan. 5.…