Paul Mailhot, right, SWP candidate for New York mayor, at march for Puerto Rico’s independence Aug. 31. “A free Puerto Rico will strengthen the hand of workers in U.S.,” he said.
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‘Workers must fight to take political power’

Break with ‘lesser evil’ capitalist politics

NEW YORK — “Increasing numbers of working people in the U.S. and worldwide can see that the imperialist ruling classes of the world are steadily marching humanity toward World War III, with everything that means in the age of nuclear…


Defend Israel’s fight to destroy Hamas, stop a new Holocaust

The Israeli government is implementing its battle plans to defeat and disarm Hamas in Gaza. Decisively defeating Hamas is necessary to prevent the Nazi-like group from launching more pogroms. It will also remove Hamas’ boot from the neck of the…




US hands off Venezuela! Get US warships, bombers out of Caribbean

Sept. 7 protest in Puerto Rico against Washington’s plan to use the island as a military base for attacks on Venezuela and elsewhere in the Caribbean. The U.S. rulers have a long history of military operations in Puerto Rico and attacks on the struggle for independence there.

The U.S. military cold-bloodedly killed 11 people on a speedboat in international waters off the coast of Venezuela Sept. 2, violating the sovereignty of Venezuela, other Caribbean nations and beyond. President Donald Trump claimed, without providing any evidence, the boat…


Moscow attacks retirees, workers across Ukraine

From the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted his goal is to conquer the country’s people and incorporate it into Russia. Three and a half years on, his regime’s airstrikes are targeting civilians, but…

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Widespread protests continue as Indonesia gov’t cracks down

Delivery workers in Indonesia join anti-government protest Sept. 2. When a delivery worker was killed by police, workers in nearby countries responded by donating food orders to drivers.

Since Aug. 25 at least 10 protesters have been killed, dozens are missing and more than 3,000 arrested by government troops and police in Indonesia. In the midst of a deepening economic crisis, demonstrations erupted against President Prabowo Subianto after…




US out of the Middle East!

Several people were killed by Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 1. Israel’s defensive war aims to prevent Tehran launching a nuclear Holocaust to wipe out Jews, Israel.
The following statement was released March 1, 2026, by Jack Barnes, national secretary of the Socialist…










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.