Newton teachers make gains in spirited strike, contract battle

Vol. 88/No. 7 - February 19, 2024

Striking teachers and aides in Newton, Massachusetts, returned to their classrooms Feb. 5 after winning a new contract with solid gains in wages and benefits. Their union, the Newton Teachers Association, didn’t get everything it wanted, but by going on…


The fight for political rights is at the center of U.S. politics

Vol. 88/No. 7 - February 19, 2024

Freedom of speech, assembly and worship and other rights working people need and use were won as a result of revolutionary struggles — the War of Independence, the Second American Revolution that overturned slavery and in many class battles since…



Immigration, amnesty and the fight to unify the working class

Vol. 88/No. 7 - February 19, 2024

CHICAGO — Over 34,000 immigrant workers seeking asylum have arrived here since August 2022, sent by bus or plane by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Most are from Venezuela and other countries in Latin America. Some 15,000 are currently staying in…


First execution using nitrogen turns grisly in Alabama prison

Vol. 88/No. 7 - February 19, 2024

The first-ever execution by nitrogen gas suffocation was carried out Jan. 25 when Kenneth Eugene Smith writhed in pain as he was put to death in Alabama’s Holman prison. “When they turned the nitrogen on he began to convulse,” Rev.…



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Israeli blows against Hamas open political space in Gaza
Vol. 88/No. 6 - February 12, 2024
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

Vol. 88/No. 6 - February 12, 2024
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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Vol. 88/No. 6 - February 12, 2024
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

Vol. 88/No. 6 - February 12, 2024
“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…