US, Chinese rulers compete for influence and markets

Vol. 82/No. 41 - November 5, 2018

The U.S. capitalist rulers continue to seek ways to contain Beijing, the world’s second largest capitalist economy, in their cut-throat battle over which of the capitalist rulers can appropriate more of the wealth created by working people around the world.…


‘IS has been defeated in Mosul, now we’re fighting for ideas’

Vol. 82/No. 41 - November 5, 2018

  ERBIL, Kurdish Region, Iraq — “Islamic State has been defeated on the ground. Now we are fighting for ideas,” said Safwan Al-Madany. He was describing efforts by students, artists and others to bring books, music, concerts, theater and painting…


Myth of women’s inferiority is rooted in rise of class society

Vol. 82/No. 41 - November 5, 2018
Myth of women’s inferiority is rooted in rise of class society

Below is an excerpt from Problems of Women’s Liberation by Evelyn Reed, one of Pathfinder’s Books of the Month for October. In speeches and articles, Reed (1905-1979), a leader of the Socialist Workers Party, explores the economic and social roots…