During the recently concluded spring circulation campaign, the Militant and Perspectiva Mundial met with a particularly welcome reception--and an increasing subscription rate--among workers and farmers on the front lines of resistance against attacks by those who benefit from the current U.S. tax system: the capitalist families and well-off professionals who serve them. Subscriptions and singles issues were bought by miners, by striking UNITE garment and laundry workers; by workers standing up to speedup by the packing bosses in the Midwest; by raisin farmers and dairy farmers devastated by falling incomes and rising indebtedness; by the families of uranium miners who have been poisoned and often killed by the conditions under which they were forced to work; and many others.

These working people, as well as students and other young people, are interested not only in our coverage of ongoing struggles by unionists and farmers across North America, but the range of political articles week in and week out on questions ranging from Washington's efforts to deploy a "Star Wars" national missile "defense" system, to opposition to the class terror of the death penalty, to struggles against racist cop killings, to defense of Cuba's socialist revolution, to articles on the history of working-class struggles over the past 150 years.

Your contributions--small and large--will enable Militant and Perspectiva Mundial to keep getting these working-class weapons into the hands of those who need them.

The IRS says taxpayers will receive a notice in mid-July on how much their refund will be. Tens of millions of working people will receive nothing because their earnings were so low they did not pay taxes. Others will receive far less than the $300. But many, including Militant and PM supporters, will get up to the $300 limit.

The Militant will run each week, through the end of August, a chart indicating the number of people who have made a pledge to the Militant and Perspectiva Mundial Tax Refund and the total amount pledged. If you want to make a contribution but need to wait to see how big (or small) the IRS check is, send in your name and indicate you'll be making a pledge later.

Workers in factories, farmers, and young people are encouraged to appeal to others who may want to support the two papers. Contributions of any size are welcome and will be put to good use.

Please e-mail your name, address, phone number, and amount you can donate to: themilitant@compuserve.com.  
 
 
Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home