US, Russian military meet amid warnings over war threat
By Bill Van Auken, 15 October 2015
The source of mounting tensions lies in the diametrically opposed aims being pursued by US imperialism and the Russian regime under the common pretext of battling ISIS.
Amnesty report: US-backed Kurdish militias forcibly displaced thousands in northern Syria
By Thomas Gaist, 15 October 2015
Obama’s “60 Minutes” interview and the crisis of US policy in Syria
US airdrops arms in Syria as Russia escalates bombing campaign
Israeli army-police crackdown seals off East Jerusalem
By Jean Shaoul, 15 October 2015
The violence was triggered by Israeli efforts to restrict Palestinian access to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Turkish government tries to repress a growing wave of protests
By Halil Celik, 15 October 2015
The Erdogan government used the police to impose bans on rallies.
German conservative parties plan concentration camps for refugees
By Martin Kreickenbaum, 15 October 2015
The camps, euphemistically described as “transit zones,” would be set in areas along the borders of Germany with Austria and other EU countries.
Volunteer for refugees in Hamburg: “If we do not do the work, no one will”
“We’ll be ‘in-progression’ workers until we’re 65”
Fiat Chrysler workers in Detroit denounce second UAW sellout
By Jerry White, 15 October 2015
FCA workers at the Warren Stamping plant in suburban Detroit condemned the expanded use of temp workers and new wage tiers.
UAW caught covering up plan to double temporary workers in new Fiat Chrysler agreement
14 October 2015
More on autoworkers struggles »
Walmart downgrade reflects depth of social crisis facing US workers
By Barry Grey, 15 October 2015
Walmart’s financial problems are above all a reflection of the devastating impact of years of wage-cutting and austerity on the company’s largely working class clientele.
Top 1 percent own more than half of world’s wealth
Lawsuit charges US psychologists involved in CIA torture program with war crimes
By Nick Barrickman, 15 October 2015
Although the CIA has officially admitted to having waterboarded only three individuals, the charges detail torture methods and abuse which can essentially be described as the same thing.
Prosecutor in Cleveland police killing hired “independent” investigators who favor law enforcement
By Samuel Davidson, 15 October 2015
New details further indicate that Cuyahoga County prosecutor Timothy McGinty is seeking to whitewash last year’s police killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
The whitewash of Tamir Rice’s killing and the fight against police violence
More on police violence in the US »
US, Australia talks portend military provocation against China
By James Cogan, 15 October 2015
For the first time, the Ausmin communiqué has explicitly named Chinese activity as the cause of “strong concerns.”
Quebec Solidaire’s disingenuous role in Canada’s reactionary niqab debate
By Richard Dufour, 15 October 2015
Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe cited Québec Solidaire’s support in pressing for an even wider ban on the niqab than that proposed by Harper and his Conservatives.
Canada’s NDP to prop up big business Liberal government
More on the Canadian elections »
UK: Metropolitan Police threaten “covert” measures to arrest Julian Assange
By Robert Stevens, 15 October 2015
The decision to end the police presence outside the Ecuadorean Embassy in no way lessens the threat to the founder of WikiLeaks.
BBC’s Panorama attacks Edward Snowden
China slowdown continues as imports fall
By Nick Beams, 15 October 2015
Chinese imports have fallen by one fifth over the past year as credit-fueled growth slows.
Sri Lankan and Japanese prime ministers declare “comprehensive partnership”
By K. Ratnayake, 15 October 2015
The Colombo government is enmeshing Sri Lanka in the geo-political interests of the US and its allies, including Japan, directed against China.
New in Spanish
Papa Francisco a los cubanos: "eviten la ideología"... ¡o ya verán!
Por Rafael Azul, 15 octubre 2015
La visita del Papa Francisco a Cuba y EE.UU. fue descrita en la prensa como un acercamiento simbólico de dos adversarios reconciliados. La evolución de la relación de Cuba con la Iglesia Católica va mano a mano con las reformas pro-mercado.
New in Turkish
Türkiye’de terörist bombalı saldırıların ardından öfkeli protestolar
Jean Shaoul ve Halil Celik, 15 Ekim 2015
Cumartesi sabahı Ankara’da düzenlenen hükümet karşıtı barış mitinginde gerçekleştirilen ve 128 insanı öldürüp 200’den fazlasını yaralayan iki bombalı saldırının ardından, Cumartesi ve Pazar günleri, Ankara’da ve Türkiye’nin diğer kentlerinde binlerce insan gösteri yaptı.
New in French
L'étrange mort du mouvement anti-guerre
Par Bill Van Auken, 15 octobre 2015
Si l’immense opposition populaire à la guerre ne trouve aucune expression organisée, c'est à cause du tournant vers la droite de la couche socio-politique que constitue la pseudo-gauche.
La lutte des travailleurs de l'automobile à la croisée des chemins
Par Jerry White, 15 octobre 2015
Faire avancer la lutte dépendra entièrement de l'initiative indépendante des travailleurs et d’une compréhension plus approfondie des défis politiques auxquels ils sont confrontés.
Les partis canadiens unanimes pour une hausse des dépenses militaires
Par Roger Jordan, 15 octobre 2015
L'élite canadienne est unie dans son appui pour une expansion de l'armée canadienne afin qu'elle puisse continuer à servir de partenaire majeur du Pentagone.
New in German
Der seltsame Tod der Antikriegsbewegung
Von Bill Van Auken, 15. Oktober 2015
Dass die überwältigende Mehrheit der Bevölkerung den Krieg ablehnt, dies aber keinen organisierten Ausdruck finden kann, hängt mit der politischen Rechtsentwicklung der Schichten zusammen, aus denen sich die Pseudolinken rekrutieren.
Die Auseinandersetzung über die Flüchtlingspolitik
Von Peter Schwarz, 15. Oktober 2015
Der Zustrom mehrerer Hunderttausend Flüchtlinge hat Deutschland politisch polarisiert. Führende Politiker betätigen sich als geistige Brandstifter.
Union will Konzentrationslager für Flüchtlinge an der Grenze errichten
Von Martin Kreickenbaum, 15. Oktober 2015
Flüchtlinge sollen zukünftig nicht mehr in Erstaufnahmeeinrichtungen gebracht, sondern direkt an der Grenze festgehalten und im Schnelldurchgang vorselektiert werden.
VW: Der Abgasbetrug weitet sich aus
Von Ulrich Rippert, 15. Oktober 2015
Der Abgasbetrug bei Volkswagen zieht immer weitere Kreise. Vier Wochen nachdem die Konzernspitze des größten europäischen Autobauers eingestanden hat, dass die Abgasprüfung in großem Stil manipuliert wurde, zeigt sich nach und nach das ganze Ausmaß der kriminellen Machenschaften.
Kampf der Autoarbeiter am Scheideweg
Von Jerry White, 15. Oktober 2015
Die Arbeiter können ihren Kampf nur fortführen, wenn sie unabhängig die Initiative ergreifen und die politischen Herausforderungen verstehen, vor denen sie stehen.
Varoufakis verurteilt die Arbeiterklasse und lobt die Tories
Von Chris Marsden, 15. Oktober 2015
Varoufakis ist im Kern ein griechisches Äquivalent zu Tony Blair. Er wurde von den gleichen politischen Ereignissen geprägt und hat aus ihnen die gleichen politischen Schlüsse gezogen.
Other Languages
-
Deutsch
- Raketenangriffe auf Syrien erhöhen Gefahr eines katastrophalen Krieges (17.04.2018)
- Nach Angriff auf Syrien: EU-Außenminister drängen auf Regimewechsel (17.04.2018)
- Französische Studenten demonstrieren gegen Krieg und unterstützen Eisenbahner (17.04.2018)
- Bundesregierung unterstützt völkerrechtswidrige Aggression (16.04.2018)
- 25.000 Berliner demonstrieren gegen steigende Mieten (16.04.2018)
- Lehrerstreik in Oklahoma:
Wachsende Wut über Sabotage der Gewerkschaften (16.04.2018) - John Pilger und Julian Burnside verurteilen die Knebelung Julian Assanges (16.04.2018)
- Angriff der USA und ihrer imperialistischen Verbündeten auf Syrien (14.04.2018)
- USA und Verbündete bombardieren Syrien (14.04.2018)
- Deutsche Medien im Kriegstaumel (14.04.2018)
- Français
- La lutte des enseignants de l’Oklahoma se poursuit, les appels à la grève se propagent parmi les enseignants aux États-Unis (17.04.2018)
- Les quinze ans du World Socialist Web Site : 1998-2013 (..NaN)
- « Je suis dégouté et indigné par l’attaque de la nuit dernière contre la Syrie – ce n’était pas du tout nécessaire »
Les travailleurs britanniques s’opposent à la guerre (17.04.2018) - Les partis de la pseudo-gauche promeuvent le bombardement américano-franco-britannique de la Syrie (17.04.2018)
- Les frappes impérialistes contre la Syrie démasquent le NPA (16.04.2018)
- L'économie mondiale risque de se «déchirer» (17.04.2018)
- Macron fait appel à l’Église catholique pour construire un régime autoritaire (16.04.2018)
- La fièvre guerrière s’empare des médias allemands (16.04.2018)
- Le Canada s'aligne à l'offensive incendiaire des États-Unis contre la Russie (16.04.2018)
- Une attaque dirigée par les États-Unis contre la Syrie est de plus en plus probable (14.04.2018)
- Español
- Bombardeo de EUA, Reino Unido y Francia contra Siria agudiza peligro de una guerra catastrófica (17.04.2018)
- Los estudiantes franceses protestan contra la guerra y apoyan a los trabajadores ferroviarios en huelga (17.04.2018)
- Gobernadores demócratas y republicanos despliegan a la Guardia Nacional de EUA a la frontera con México (17.04.2018)
- Los partidos pseudoizquierdistas promueven el bombardeo estadounidense-francés-británico de Siria (17.04.2018)
- Estados Unidos y sus aliados imperialistas bombardean Siria (16.04.2018)
- Las memorias de Comey encienden una nueva ronda en la campaña de Trump contra Rusia (16.04.2018)
- El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos compila los datos de periodistas del mundo (16.04.2018)
- Bloomberg: Ecuador cortó Internet de Assange para ganar "buenas gracias de inversores internacionales" (16.04.2018)
- Va ganando fuerza un ataque encabezado por Estados Unidos contra Siria (14.04.2018)
- La economía mundial en peligro de ser “destrozada” (14.04.2018)
- Русский
- Молчаливое соучастие псевдо-левых в войне против Сирии и России (12.04.2018)
- Космолог Стивен Хокинг уходит из жизни в возрасте 76 лет (11.04.2018)
- Губернатор Тулеев уходит в отставку после пожара в Кемерово (10.04.2018)
- Учитель из Северной Калифорнии была отправлена в вынужденный отпуск после проведения в классе дискуссии о школьных акциях протеста (07.04.2018)
- Эта неделя в истории
25 лет назад: Саммит Клинтона-Ельцина разрабатывает план распродажи российской экономики (07.04.2018) - Ложь империалистических держав в деле Скрипаля рушится (06.04.2018)
- Протесты против чиновников вспыхивают после пожара в Кемерово (04.04.2018)
- Россия: Не менее 64 человек погибло, среди которых много детей, в результате ужасающего пожара в торговом центре (31.03.2018)
- Эта неделя в истории
25 лет назад: США и Европа поддерживают диктатуру в России (24.03.2018) - Лидеры русской революции
Лев Троцкий о Якове Сверлове (март 1925 г.) (23.03.2018)
- Português
- Trump e Jerusalém: o fim da farsa no processo de paz do Oriente Médio (10.03.2018)
- Conflitos dentro da classe dominante dos EUA se intensificam após Flynn declarar-se culpado (10.03.2018)
- A extrema-direita e a virada em direção ao militarismo na Alemanha (10.03.2018)
- O governo Trump intensifica as ameaças de “destruição total” da Coréia do Norte (10.03.2018)
- Prestes a terminar seu mandato, presidente do Fed procura reconfortar mercados enquanto adverte sobre crise da dívida e desigualdade social (26.02.2018)
- Três meses após o furacão Harvey: Dezenas de milhares ainda sem-teto após o pior desastre natural na história dos EUA (26.02.2018)
- O Partido Socialista pela Igualdade na Alemanha exige novas eleições (26.02.2018)
- Eric Schmidt do Google admite censura política de resultados de busca (26.02.2018)
- Audiência no Senado americano expõe perigo de guerra nuclear (22.02.2018)
- Como não lutar contra o juiz Roy Moore (22.02.2018)
- 中文
- >>
Perspective
Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Party and socialism
15 October 2015
Sanders proposes nothing that is genuinely socialist, combining a series of modest reform proposals with a defense of capitalism and support for imperialist war.
Featured
Seventy-five years since the assassination of Leon Trotsky
By David North, 30 September 2015
The assassination of the greatest leader of the 1917 October Revolution marked the climax of the Stalinist regime’s eradication of the socialist workers and intellectuals who had secured the victory of the Bolshevik revolution.
Autoworkers Struggles
The way forward for autoworkers: An online interview with Jerry White
15 October 2015
This Sunday, October 18, at 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, the WSWS will host an interview with WSWS Autoworker Newsletter editor Jerry White.
Autoworkers’ struggle at the crossroads
By Jerry White, 14 October 2015
Vote “no” on second UAW-FCA sellout contract! Build rank-and-file action committees in every plant!
13 October 2015
UAW hires public relations firm to sell Fiat Chrysler deal
A reply to redbaiting by the general counsel of the Detroit AFL-CIO
Growing demands from John Deere workers for recount on sell-out contract
More on autoworkers struggles »
Arts Review
Sicario: A Zero Dark Thirty for the “war on drugs”?
By Joanne Laurier, 15 October 2015
Denis Villeneuve’s new movie is a crime thriller that deals with the top-secret efforts of American intelligence forces to take down a Mexican drug cartel.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015: Part Five
Eight films from Africa, the Middle East, China, Latin America and Eastern Europe: Contemporary social realism
By David Walsh, 14 October 2015
“Artists have the capacity to expose the reality of war”
Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage speaks with the World Socialist Web Site
Workers Struggles
ATI remains intransigent against steelworkers despite financial losses
By Evan Winters, 15 October 2015
Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) reported a larger projected third-quarter loss as it continues its lockout of 2,200 steelworkers in Pennsylvania and other states.
Amid moves to sell-out Hutchison workers, Maritime Union of Australia threatens WSWS
By James Cogan, 14 October 2015
Commentary
The strange death of the antiwar movement
By Bill Van Auken, 14 October 2015
Scholarship not war propaganda at Humboldt University!
By International Youth and Students for Social Equality (Germany), 14 October 2015
US navy planning provocative “patrols” in South China Sea
By Nick Beams, 14 October 2015
Democratic presidential debate: Nervousness and demagogy
By our reporter, 14 October 2015
Sanders backs US aggression in the Middle East
More on the 2016 US elections »
Dutch investigation into MH17 shoot-down fails to substantiate accusations against Russia
By Thomas Gaist, 14 October 2014
Scottish Socialist Party takes its nationalist stand against Jeremy Corbyn
By Steve James and Chris Marsden, 14 October 2015
2016 US Elections
McCarthy withdrawal highlights deepening Republican Party crisis
By Patrick Martin, 9 October 2015
Bernie Sanders backs Obama on Syria war
By Patrick Martin, 7 October 2015
Is Bernie Sanders a socialist?
The New York Times discovers a problem: Too many political parties
By Patrick Martin, 3 October 2015
More on the 2016 US elections »
Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
SEP/IYSSE meeting in Colombo: Why is the US whitewashing Sri Lankan war crimes?
5 October 2015
Follow the WSWS