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JBS meatpacking strike: A strong showing for future struggles

Between Monday, March 16, and Saturday, April 4, a predominately immigrant workforce shut down one of the largest beef processing plants in the country. Beyond the “bread and butter” issues of wages, healthcare and safety this strike had much larger political implications about the ability of immigrant workers to organize and fight back against employer and government attacks in the workplace and community. The strike certainly raised questions about the difficulties workers face in winning contracts that deliver big economic packages and make meaningful long term gains. But what the strike lacked in financial impact it made up for as an example of fearless union members coming together from dozens of different ethnic backgrounds to stand up and fight.
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22 de abr de 2026
Working people are paying for Iran war costs

Working people are paying for Iran war costs
Six weeks into Trump’s Big Iranian Misadventure, fuel and food prices are soaring because of massive supply chain disruptions caused by the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran. In the context of the U.S.-Israeli war and Iranian retaliatory attacks, the price of oil rose worldwide. The Strait of Hormuz is effectively shut down with no end in sight. Approximately 20.3 million barrels of petroleum and crude oil, 25% of the world’s maritime oil shipments, passes through the Strait of Hormuz daily. Currently, about 95% of all traffic through that vital waterway is stopped.
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11 de abr de 2026

Defend Tom Alter and fight the New McCarthyism!

Defend Tom Alter and fight the New McCarthyism!
Dr. Alter is one of many teachers, professors, and student activists on the front lines of attacks under the New McCarthyism, especially targeting the teaching of ideas about gender, race, and settler colonialism in Palestine. These attacks are only escalating as the ruling class increasingly turns to authoritarian methods.
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10 de abr de 2026

Down with U.S. imperialism! A trip in support of the Cuban people

Down with U.S. imperialism! A trip in support of the Cuban people
Last week, I was in Cuba. It is the country of the most celebrated revolution on the continent, a small Caribbean island that stood up to an empire and won not only independence, but also education, healthcare and, for a time, a planned economy geared towards the needs of workers and the Cuban people. Today, […]
Cuba

07 de abr de 2026

The crisis in Cuba: We must fight against Trump

The crisis in Cuba: We must fight against Trump
While we are critical of the Cuban government, the efforts by U.S. imperialism to destroy the island must be opposed. The IWL participated in solidarity activities to provide aid and support the Cuban people
Cuba

06 de abr de 2026

No Kings rallies brought millions of protesters into the streets

No Kings rallies brought millions of protesters into the streets
The No Kings mobilization on March 28 was a powerful outcry against the forces of war and reaction. It was the largest single-day outpouring of street protests in U.S. history. The massive flood of people was fueled by widespread opposition to the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran, as well as by the resistance to ICE’s immigrant roundups shown by the people of Minneapolis in the winter.
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02 de abr de 2026

The Iran War is not an accident

The Iran War is not an accident
Far from being a personal whim of Trump's or a trap set by the Mossad, the US-Israel war on Iran is the logical conclusion of decades of imperialist policy, with bipartisan and European approval backing it up.
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24 de mar de 2026

Despite growing crises, Trump continues his attacks

Despite growing crises, Trump continues his attacks
For the Iranian people to be able to choose their destiny, Trump’s offensive must first be defeated. History demonstrates—from the partisans of Yugoslavia to the revolutionaries of China, and including the lesson of the MEK’s failure when Iraq invaded Iran, and the crimes committed by the recent U.S. occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan—that the working class can only advance if it joins the struggle against the invader.
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20 de mar de 2026

Solidarity with the JBS meatpacking workers strike!

Solidarity with the JBS meatpacking workers strike!
The struggle by JBS workers in Greeley extends beyond the shop floor. The issues of immigration and human trafficking also play a central role in understanding the relationship between the JBS workers and the managers and owners. Meatpacking workers are a highly immigrant sector of the class, and close to 50 languages are spoken on the floor of the plant. In Greeley, a significant number of the workers are Haitian immigrants, protected by Temporary Protective Status (TPS), a program that is now under attack by the Trump administration.
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20 de mar de 2026

Chavista collectives: are they ‘guardians of the revolution’ or paramilitary groups?

Chavista collectives: are they ‘guardians of the revolution’ or paramilitary groups?
The following article was originally published on the IWL website in 2017: The German news agency DW, citing the Venezuelan Observatory on Social Conflict (OVCS), claims that ‘the colectivos’ are parapolice and paramilitary groups operating in close coordination with other state security forces. DW concludes that: ‘Unarmed civilians in Venezuela are the ones most likely […]
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17 de mar de 2026