Deb Snell, head of nurses’ union at University of Vermont Medical Center, announces strike to take place July 12 at press conference in Burlington July 2. Socialist Workers Party campaigners petitioning there to put Rachele Fruit on the ballot are building support for the nurses’ fight.
Rachele Fruit, SWP candidate for president:

‘Workers need to form our own party, a party of labor’

Rachele Fruit: the working class alternative in 2024 The widely discussed June 27 debate between President Joseph Biden and former President Donald Trump confirmed that neither capitalist candidate — nor their parties — are capable of addressing the social and…

Hundreds sign in Vermont to put SWP on the ballot

Fred LaBrake, left, retired IBEW worker, talks to SWP member Róger Calero in Bennington, Vermont, July 1 as he signs to put Rachele Fruit, SWP candidate for U.S. president, on ballot.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Supporters of Rachele Fruit, the Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. president, began campaigning here, introducing the party and its program to thousands of working people across Vermont. In the process, they’re collecting more than twice the…

Sharp conflicts in South China Sea pose threat of future wars

Map shows controversial old “nine-dash line” used by China’s rulers to claim 80% of South China Sea. Beijing’s claim over area has led to sharp conflicts with rival governments of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Taiwan, many backed by Washington.

China’s Coast Guard vessels repeatedly rammed and then troops boarded Philippine naval vessels, injuring several sailors in the Spratly Islands June 17. The clash was the most violent encounter to date between Chinese and Filipino forces whose rulers both claim…

Communist League: Protest rising attacks on Jews in Canada

MONTREAL — Since the deadly Oct. 7 pogrom by Hamas in Israel there has been a rise in Jew-hating violence worldwide. Here in Canada, Hamas supporters have shot bullets at schools; carried out physical attacks, threats and vandalism at synagogues;…

Join fight against ban on ‘Militant’ in Florida prison

Two dozen letters have been sent to the Florida Department of Corrections Literature Review Committee urging it to reverse the ban prison authorities have placed on Militant issue no. 17 at Jackson Correctional Institution in Malone, Florida. More are on…

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Supreme Court rulings victory for constitutional freedoms

In a victory upholding crucial constitutional freedoms, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the use of an anti-business fraud statute to target Joseph Fischer for his part in the Jan. 6, 2021, melee at the Capitol. This was rapidly followed…

Socialist Workers Party leadership sets course ahead

Adopts course to build union solidarity • defend constitutional freedoms • fight for wages, hours, job conditions that prevent families in working class from being torn apart • defend Cuba’s socialist revolution and its example in the U.S. and world over
International Educational Conference in Oberlin, Ohio, June 8-10, brought together over 330 people for reports, discussion on communist program, continuity and activities. Right, SWP literature table during conference.
OBERLIN, Ohio — “The sweeping indictment of Donald Trump under the Espionage Act by President Joseph…
Cuba and Chernobyl

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.