Socialist Worker

Chicago, Illinois, United StatesEnglish

Published by the International Socialist Organization from 1977 until 2019, this newspaper served as a prominent voice for the radical left in the United States. It was widely recognized for its consistent coverage of labor struggles, anti-war movements, and social justice activism from an explicitly Marxist perspective.

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