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US to send another 10,000 ground troops to Middle East, as war with Iran escalates

The Wall Street Journal and Axios reported Thursday that the Trump administration is considering deploying an additional 10,000 ground troops to the Middle East as the US war of aggression against Iran enters its fifth week. “If President Trump gives the go-ahead, the U.S. could soon have more than 17,000 ground troops on Iran’s doorstep,” the Journal reported.

Andre Damon

Mass layoffs, inflation fuel strikes across Mexico

Plant occupations and strike threats across Mexico are pitting workers against not only transnational corporations, but also the union bureaucracy and the Sheinbaum government.

Andrea Lobo

Canada’s NDP to pick new leader one year after election debacle

Whatever their tactical disagreements, all of the candidates for the NDP leadership are staunch defenders of Canadian capitalism and its state, inveterate opponents of class struggle and determined to contain and neuter social opposition by shackling it to the pro-employer trade unions and parliamentary-electoral politics.

Keith Jones

Introduction to the book presentation: “Where Is America Going? Fascism or Socialism” with David North at Humboldt University in Berlin

We are publishing here the remarks by Johannes Stern introducing the book presentation Where Is America Going? Fascism or Socialism with David North at Humboldt University in Berlin. David North’s lecture at Humboldt University, titled “American Imperialism and the Subjugation of Iran,” is published here. In the coming days, the WSWS will also publish a video of the event.

Johannes Stern

What is behind the Corpus Christi water crisis?

The city of 300,000 is projected to run out of water this year without intervention, with the state and corporations attempting to get the working class to foot the bill

Chase Lawrence

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

Teachers in Catalonia, Spain, on week-long strike in defiance of agreement between management and unions; civil servants, teachers and nurses walk out across Portugal over deteriorating pay and conditions; nurses in Kilifi County, Kenya and largest hospital in Zimbabwe strike over falling living standards and crumbling healthcare system

Greens-led Bristol City Council censors art against genocide

The council released a statement supporting its censorship of the “Anatomy of Solidarity” exhibition, declaring its “obligation to ensure we balance freedom of speech and a duty to prevent harm to people and property.”

Laura Tiernan, Amelia Lopez

Billionaires target Social Security for cuts

The campaign was kicked off by Larry Fink, head of the $14 trillion investment fund BlackRock, and Jeff Bezos, the longtime boss of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post.

Patrick Martin

Major financial fallout from US war on Iran

Bond prices have been falling, lifting their yields or interest rate, reflecting a growing fear of stagflation: the combination of higher prices and a slowing economy, even recession.

Nick Beams

Stop the US–Israeli War Against Iran!

To defend the Iranian people and defeat the US-Israeli war criminals, it is necessary to politically mobilize the international working class against global capitalism on the basis of a socialist perspective.

IYSSE (Sri Lanka)

Governing parties suffer losses in Danish election

Neither the traditional “red block” of parties on the left or “blue block” of right-wing parties reached the 90 seats needed for a governmental majority in the 179-seat parliament. The result produced a highly fragmented parliament, with 12 parties represented.

Jordan Shilton

Fighting the right means stopping the Iran war!

Saturday’s Together Alliance march in London against the far right shields Labour and blocks any effective struggle by the working class against a capitalist system hurtling to World War III.

Socialist Equality Party (UK)

“We negotiate with bombs”: US moves to deploy 82nd Airborne to Iran

On Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump declared that the United States had “won” its undeclared and illegal war against Iran and claimed negotiations are ongoing, US media reports made clear that the military buildup targeting the country is only expanding.

Andre Damon

Hundreds of contract faculty at New York University begin strike

Contract faculty, highly exploited full-time non-tenure-track educators, are demanding higher salaries, raises that exceed inflation, academic freedom, job security, subsidized housing and protection against artificial intelligence in one of the most expensive cities in the world.

John Conrad

Workers Struggles: The Americas

Staff at 42 care facilities in Nova Scotia have now authorized strike action by margins averaging 95 percent.

Australia: University staff strike in Newcastle

Stoppages at the University of Newcastle and University of Technology Sydney show the need for a unified struggle against the Albanese government’s funding cuts and pro-corporate restructuring.

Our correspondents

American imperialism and the oppression of Iran

This lecture by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North examines the historical background of the war against Iran in relation to the strategy of American imperialism.

David North

Your Party Scotland adopts separatism

Your Party Scotland’s founding conference voted to create an “autonomous nation” Your Party Scotland and to campaign for Scottish separatism in upcoming elections.

Steve James

BP Whiting lockout continues towards second week

BP’s “last, best and final offer” was nothing less than a declaration of war against oil workers, with the company demanding job cuts, reductions in pay and free rein to introduce AI-based automation and further job cuts down the line.

Alexander Fangmann

IG Metall union suffers losses in works council elections

The IG Metall has suffered losses in many car plants in works council elections that began at the start of March. Even though it still commands a majority in the large plants, the dominance of the trade union apparatus has been shaken.

Dietmar Gaisenkersting

German city of Duisburg maintains entry ban against “The Mauritanian” Mohamedou Ould Slahi

“The Mauritanian” Mohamedou Ould Slahi has become the public face of the prosecution against the US prison camp Guantánamo, where he was imprisoned and severely tortured for 14 years. But despite being released 10 years ago, and his innocence proven beyond doubt, he is not allowed to travel to Duisburg. The German authorities continue to treat him as a “terrorist.”

Sybille Fuchs

This week in history: March 23-29

School fire kills 67 in Kenya; Argentine military overthrows Isabel Perón; MacArthur ultimatum to China in Korean War; Fascist killers of Matteotti given light sentence.

US ground invasion looms as Iran war escalates

Axios reported Friday that three sources in the White House said deploying ground troops is “under serious consideration.” One of the most likely scenarios is an attempt to capture Kharg Island, where some 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports is processed.

Jordan Shilton
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