“What I do feel is the urge to resist, resist and never stop resisting or even think of stopping my resistance until victory falls to me.” (“Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson,” 1970) These words, written by revolutionary George Jackson 56 years ago in 1970 while he was . . .

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The Persian Gulf countries, with the Strait of Hormuz in the circle. The following article was posted on Aug. 9, 2026, on The Cradle website. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary outlines six conditions for reopening Hormuz. On Aug. 8, Mohammad Bagher-Zolghadr, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, outlined . . .

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Farmworkers picking corn in a field. The means of production are all the materials, tools, equipment, machinery, stores, warehouses, software, etc. that humanity needs in order to create dignified lives. In the Marxist quest for human freedom, revolution boils down to the working class seizing the means of production. What . . .

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Download the PDF Nurses’ union forces ICE to release colleague Protest hits neo‑colonial project in Puerto Rico Editorial: The legacy of Fidel Castro: ‘¡Venceremos!’ (‘We will win!’) USS Lincoln in deep s – – t Carrier crew’s relatives rage at Pentagon bosses Mundo Obrero: Editorial: Detrás de la crisis de . . .

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Abdul El-Sayed holds a news conference after winning the Michigan Democratic primary election, Detroit, Aug. 5, 2026. The Democratic primary election in Michigan, which took place Aug. 4, has the ruling class worried. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, a Muslim and the son of Egyptian immigrants, defeated mainstream Democrat Haley . . .

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Arianna Hamilton As the war in West Asia drags on in Iran, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen and Syria — all being bombed, invaded and sanctioned by Israel and/or the United States — it is important to look at the reaction of working people in the U.S. and the world. Social media . . .

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August 13 marks the centennial birthday commemoration of Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, affectionately known as “Fidel” to hundreds of millions of people around the globe. Fidel was the leader of the 26th of July Movement that eventually defeated the U.S.-backed puppet regime of President Fulgencio Batista in Cuba on Jan. . . .

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Special to Workers World Debora Kapisha, a union nurse at Maine Medical Center in Portland [Maine], who was recently kidnapped by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Boston Logan International Airport, was released from ICE custody on Aug. 6. Kapisha is a medical surgical nurse and member of Maine State . . .

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Military families, unhappy over how their sailor relatives on the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier have been mistreated by the Pentagon during their last nine-months combat mission, showed their anger at an Aug. 7 virtual town hall meeting with top U.S. Navy officers in San Diego. Veterans For Peace promote knowledge . . .

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The Islamic Republic News Agency (Tehran) posted the following article on Aug. 7, 2026. President Masoud Pezeshkian Tehran, IRNA — President Masoud Pezeshkian has defended Iran’s approach to negotiations with the United States and Europe, saying Tehran is prepared to pursue dialogue to protect its national interests, but will not . . .

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