23 May 2013
Behind Syria peace talks proposal, US prepares regional war
By Bill Van Auken, 23 May 2013
While touring the Middle East ostensibly to discuss joint US-Russian peace talks on Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry met with US allies to prepare for region-wide war.
Iran blocks presidential campaign of pro-US candidate Rafsanjani
By Keith Jones, 23 May 2013
Iranian authorities announced Tuesday that the Islamic Republic’s Guardian Council has approved eight candidates to contest the June 14 presidential elections.
Witness tied to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI
By Barry Grey and Nick Barrickman, 23 May 2013
The FBI claims that Todashev had implicated both himself and Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the grisly murder of three men in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Chicago officials release final list of 49 school closures
By Kristina Betinis, 23 May 2013
The City of Chicago announced the closing of more than 49 public schools, facilitated by the Chicago Teachers Union and its political allies, including the International Socialist Organization.
DC mayor to offer closed schools to charter operators
By Nick Barrickman, 23 May 2013
The District of Columbia possesses the highest concentration of charter schools of any city in the United States save for New Orleans.
Poverty skyrockets in US suburbs
By Marcus Day, 23 May 2013
According to a new report by the Brookings Institution, poverty rose more than 64 percent in US suburbs from 2000 to 2011.
Far-right Japan Restoration Party defends wartime abuse of “comfort women”
By John Chan, 23 May 2013
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto recently declared that the Japanese army’s policy of keeping thousands of women as sex slaves during World War II was necessary.
Australian budget reports pave way for deeper austerity offensive
By Patrick O’Connor, 23 May 2013
Corporate interests are using the “structural deficit” concept to agitate for massive budget cuts.
Low turnout in Sri Lankan strike reflects no confidence in the unions and opposition
By W.A. Sunil, 23 May 2013
The stoppage was limited to a token protest against the government’s decision to increase electricity prices by up to 60 percent.
Argentina’s ex-dictator Videla dead at 87
By Henry Allan, 23 May 2013
The 1976 coup led by Videla unleashed both economic devastation and mass repression against the working class.
Popular Party government honours Spanish fascists in Hitler’s army
By Alejandro López, 23 May 2013
The government delegate in Catalonia of Spain’s Popular Party handed a diploma of honour to the Brotherhood of Combatants of the Blue Division, which served in the German army during the Second World War.
The European Commission, French President Hollande accelerate austerity
By Anthony Torres, 23 May 2013
While the French economy has entered into recession, the European Union and the French government are pressing to accelerate social attacks.
New in French
Argentine : Le général Videla et la «guerre contre le terrorisme»
Par Bill Van Auken, 23 mai 2013
On a certainement déploré la perte du général Jorge Videla parmi les cercles militaires et du renseignement qui le considèrent comme un pionnier de la «guerre contre le terrorisme».
Beppe Grillo fait de l'agitation contre les immigrés
Par Marianne Arens, 23 mai 2013
Le 14 mai, Beppe Grillo a publié un blog raciste cherchant le soutien de forces d'extrême-droite.
Les quinze ans du WSWS: 1998-2013
Année passée en revue : 2004
Pourquoi je lis le WSWS: Courrier des lecteurs
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Vermögensblasen schaffen Bedingungen für neue Krise
Von Nick Beams, 23. Mai 2013
Die Maßnahmen, die durchgeführt wurden, um eine Krise zu verhindern, schaffen die Bedingungen für eine neue Finanzkrise.
Die SPD feiert ihr 150-jähriges Bestehen
Von Peter Schwarz, 23. Mai 2013
Der Festakt in Leipzig ist ganz auf die herrschende Elite ausgerichtet, der die SPD bestätigen will, dass sie in Zeiten der Krise verlässlich ihre Interessen vertritt.
Zerfallsprozess der US-Demokratie
Von Tom Carter, 23. Mai 2013
Aussagen eines Pentagon-Sprechers und von Obama selbst enthüllen, dass der „Krieg gegen den Terror“ noch zwanzig Jahre dauert, und dass das US-Establishment eine verfassungsfeindliche Politik verfolgt. In den Vereinigten Staaten befindet sich die Demokratie in offener Auflösung.
China stellt japanische Souveränität über Okinawa in Frage
Von John Chan, 23. Mai 2013
Chinas staatliche People’s Daily veröffentlichte letzte Woche einen provokanten Artikel, in dem implizit chinesische Ansprüche auf Okinawa geltend gemacht werden.
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Perspective
The social disaster in Tornado Alley
23 May 2013
The financial oligarchy’s stranglehold on social life ensures that tragedies such as the one still unfolding in Moore, Oklahoma will be repeated.
Fifteen Years of the World Socialist Web Site: 1998-2013
The WSWS is posting a year-by-year Chronology, selected from its archive of more than 45,000 articles, to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the critical events of years 1998 to 2013.
We urge our readers to study the Chronology and review how the great events, political issues, social processes, and cultural and intellectual controversies of the last 15 years were reported on and analyzed by the WSWS.
The year in review 2012
The year 2012 was marked by a deepening of the world economic crisis of capitalism, with Europe plunging further into slump, mass unemployment and poverty growing in the United States, and conflicts between the major powers intensifying.
Fund Appeal
Support the WSWS 15th Anniversary Fund! An appeal from Nick Beams
23 May 2013
In this video, Socialist Equality Party (Australia) National Secretary Nick Beams reviews the WSWS's coverage of the global economic crisis.
Commentary
The “Ecosocialist” conference in New York
A fraudulent campaign for “climate justice”
By Sandy English and Jerry White, 23 May 2013
The Ecosocialist conference, chiefly sponsored by the International Socialist Organization and the Green Party, was held at Barnard College in New York City last month.
The SPD celebrates its 150th anniversary
By Peter Schwarz, 23 May 2013
The ceremony in Leipzig is completely directed towards the ruling elite, with the SPD eager to confirm that it will faithfully represent its interests at a time of crisis.
The crisis of Venezuela’s “Bolivarian” revolution and the political independence of the working class
By Bill Van Auken, 21 May 2013
The decomposition of American democracy
By Tom Carter, 20 May 2013
The Left Party: A party of German imperialism
By Johannes Stern, 20 May 2013
The International Socialist Organization and the imperialist onslaught against Syria
By David North and Alex Lantier, 11 May 2013
Detroit in Crisis
Emergency manager to decide on Detroit bankruptcy within six weeks
By Bryan Dyne, 23 May 2013
Detroit’s emergency manager is using the threat of bankruptcy to extract massive cuts from city workers.
Support D'Artagnan Collier for Detroit Mayor
Emergency Meeting: A workers program to answer the crisis in Detroit
By D’Artagnan Collier—Socialist Equality Party candidate for Detroit mayor, 22 May 2013
Detroit mayoral candidate D’Artagnan Collier campaigns at Eastern Market
By Thomas Gaist, 20 May 2013
Workers must reject emergency manager’s plan for Detroit
By D’Artagnan Collier—Socialist Equality Party candidate for Detroit mayor, 20 May 2013
More on SEP Detroit mayoral campaign »
Auto Workers Struggles
UAW and Fiat battle over union’s multi-billion dollar stake in Chrysler
By Shannon Jones, 23 May 2013
The United Auto Workers is seeking billions of dollars for its holdings in Chrysler Corporation as Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne prepares for a merger of the two automakers.
More on the struggle in auto »
Workers Struggles
California nurses go on weeklong strike
By Evan Winters, 23 May 2013
In yet another effort to isolate its own membership, the California Nurses Association has called a weeklong strike.
Arts Review
Milestone Films’ Mary Pickford: Rags and Riches Collection: The inventor of movie acting
By Charles Bogle, 23 May 2013
Milestone Films’ 2012 release of Mary Pickford: Rags and Riches Collection reacquaints contemporary audiences with silent film star Mary Pickford’s lasting achievements.
San Francisco International Film Festival 2013—Part two
Let the Fire Burn and The East: The MOVE bombing in 1985 and present-day anarchism
By Kevin Kearney, 22 May 2013
SEP (Australia) Election 2013
Why the SEP does not endorse the WikiLeaks Party
By Patrick O’Connor—SEP Senate candidate for Victoria, 20 May 2013
SEP Election 2013 campaign meetings: A socialist program to fight the drive to war
More on the SEP (Australia) election 2013 »
Socialist Equality Party
Tsar to Lenin to be shown at UK’s National Media Museum and at Cornerhouse cinema
21 May 2013
The World Socialist Web Site is proud to announce that Tsar to Lenin is to be screened by two major independent cinemas in the UK, the Cornerhouse in Manchester on May 27 and the National Media Museum in Bradford on June 1.
15 years of the WSWS: Public meeting in Zurich
18 May 2013

25 years ago: Soviet pullout from Afghanistan under siege by US-backed jihadists
50 years ago: Greek dissident assassinated
75 years ago: Jamaican dock workers strike
100 years ago: Mexican insurgents attack Concepcion del Oro

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