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The-Militant-Logo Sort by relevance The Cuban Revolution: An example for us today Black liberation, workers’ stake in defending due process and how cops and courts serve capitalist rule May 31, 2021 AP Photo/Harold ValentineFidel Castro, left, addresses crowd in Colón, Cuba, Jan. 7, 1959, as Freedom Caravan crosses Cuba on way to Havana after overthrow of U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. Cuba’s socialist revolution, along with struggle to bring down Jim Crow segregation, helped us “understand the kind of revolutionary transformation of ourselves necessary...

EastEnders star Jessica Plummer calls for Gray Atkins downfall Daniel Kilkelly Replay Video Eight months have passed since EastEnders aired tragic exit scenes for Chantelle Atkins, who was killed by her abusive husband Gray while trying to escape from him once and for all. The heartbreaking episode has now been nominated for Virgin Media's Must-See Moment BAFTA – the only award voted for by the public at next month's ceremony. On-screen in EastEnders, Gray continues to get away with his crimes and has since killed twice more by claiming the lives of Tina Carter and Kush Ka...

People Just Do Nothing's hapless garage wannabes Kurupt FM parted ways in series 5 of the BBC mockumentary, yet the group have gone on to massive success with their comedy-DJ live act, which has seen them release podcasts and albums, organise their own mini-festival, collaborate with Craig David, and get ready to play Glastonbury replacement Live at Worthy Farm. Now, Grindah (Allan Mustafa), Steves (Steve Stamp), Chabuddy G (Asim Chaudhry), and DJ Beats (Hugo Chegwin) are set to hit the big screen with PA Photo / Jonathan Hordle / PA Wire Speaking exclusively to (while in character we haste...

By Seth Galinsky May 24, 2021 Militant/Terry Evans“My boss made me employee of the month,” Paul Stettler told Joanne Kuniansky, SWP candidate for New Jersey governor, on his doorstep May 6, “so I had to get this T-shirt.” “I’ve been a union worker since I was 18,” Paul Stettler told Joanne Kuniansky, Socialist Workers Party candidate for New Jersey governor, when she and campaign supporter Terry Evans knocked on his door in Jersey City May 6. His uncle had been a staunch member of the United Auto Workers decades earlier. Stettl...

By Susan Lamont May 24, 2021 Militant/Osborne HartRally in Philadelphia Feb. 20 backs Amazon workers’ fight to win a union in Bessemer, Alabama. Key is to rely on the strength of the workers themselves, backed by working-class solidarity. On April 9 the National Labor Relations Board released the results of the union vote at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, where a union drive had been underway since last year. Of the 5,876 workers eligible to vote, 738 workers voted for the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store...