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Israeli blows against Hamas open political space in Gaza
Arabs, Jews attend funeral for Ahmad Abu Latif, Bedouin soldier in Israeli army, who died fighting Hamas in Gaza. “Jews, Arabs must work together,” his brother said. “We’re threatened by a common enemy.”

The Israeli army’s advances in Gaza are striking blows to Hamas and its brutal rule, beginning to open space for Palestinians there to speak out, including against the Tehran-backed group. This opens the door to uniting working people — Jews,…


Thousands in Manchester march against Jew-hatred

Some 6,000 people marched against antisemitism in Manchester, England, Jan. 21, the largest action against Jew-hatred in city in years. Jew-hating attacks have spiked around the world in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 pogrom, which slaughtered or maimed thousands of Jews in Israel.

MANCHESTER, England — “Jews were hated because we were poor, because we were rich, because we were communist, because we were capitalist, because we kept to ourselves, because we infiltrated everywhere,” Mark Adlestone, chair of the Jewish Representative Council of…


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Candace Wagner, left, SWP candidate for U.S. Congress from Pittsburgh’s District 12, talking with workers in East Palestine, Ohio, in May following Norfolk Southern derailment that caused toxic chemical fire. Rail bosses prioritize profits over health of rail workers, residents.

Socialist Workers Party members in Pennsylvania held a statewide membership meeting in Philadelphia Jan. 26 to discuss how to use the SWP campaigns of Ved Dookhun for U.S. Senate and Candace Wagner for U.S. Congress in Pittsburgh’s District 12. Dookhun…


The working people of Ukraine fight to defend their independence

“No War” painted on snow Dec. 9 by Ivan Zhizhnevsky in Kirov, some 500 miles northeast of Moscow. Like thousands of other protesters, he was arrested. Feb. 24 marks opening of the third year of Moscow’s murderous invasion against Ukraine and its people.

Moscow has stepped up its deadly aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities, bombarding apartment buildings, schools, energy infrastructure and other civilian targets in hopes of demoralizing working people fighting to defend their country’s independence. But Ukrainian workers are determined to beat…



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Newton teachers win support in strike for wages, schedules

Teachers and aides on strike in Newton, Massachusetts, remain solid on the picket lines in the longest teachers strike in recent state history. The Newton Teachers Association members voted by 98% to strike Jan. 18, after more than a year…







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.