Russian President Vladimir Putin is amassing forces in preparation for a deadly spring offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military, backed by volunteers, is preparing to repulse Moscow’s attacks and launch a counter-offensive. Putin claims his…
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — More than 1,000 people took part in an interfaith rally at Temple Ner Tamid Feb. 2 in response to the attempted firebombing of the synagogue in the early morning of Jan. 29. No one was hurt. Just…
ATLANTA — Since the Jan. 7 beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis cops that led to his death three days later, workers have been discussing the root cause of police violence and the road to prevent further cop brutality and…
MINNEAPOLIS — Two events took place Feb. 3 that highlight the importance and potential of rail workers’ continuing fight for safety and a decent living, including schedules that allow for a life off the job for family, union building and…
Following months of protests, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced Feb. 5 that he is pardoning “tens of thousands” of prisoners. This includes many who were arrested for joining “Women, life, freedom” demonstrations after the Sept. 16 death of…
“America’s bosses are starting to feel bossy again,” an article in the Feb. 2 Wall Street Journal noted. The authors point to the recent slowdown in the economy and a wave of layoffs that began in tech companies and has…
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — For the first time, the Militant was able to interview Masha Alyokhina, a member of Pussy Riot, a performance art collective, whose members have been imprisoned for their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and its…
This Cuban documentary produced in 2006 tells the story of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine and Cuba’s exemplary internationalist medical program that treated more than 25,000 victims.
