Fifty years after Chile’s horrific September 11 coup, its political relevance is becoming ever more urgent as the specter of dictatorship once again haunts the political life of Latin America.
Tomas Castanheira•
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US imperialist hypocrisy and the Libyan flood
Condolences from Obama and Biden cannot cover up their responsibility for the US-NATO war which devastated Libya and set the stage for the death of at least 20,000 in flood-ravaged Derna.
With the auto companies continuing to resist their demands, rank-and-file workers are denouncing the impotent selective strike policy of the UAW and calling for an industry wide strike by all 150,000 GM, Ford and Stellantis workers.
Jerry White•
The energy transition, as it currently stands, has little to do with stopping global warming and protecting the environment. It has much more to do with control over the world’s resources, supply chains and advanced trade exports.
Gabriel Black•
Workers at Stellantis plants in the Detroit area are outraged that the UAW’s selective strike has opened the door for management to fire workers for petty infractions.
Shannon Jones•
The decision of the Christian Democrats and Liberal Democrats to pass a law to lower the land transfer tax with the votes of the far-right Alternative for Germany is another step toward giving the fascists access to the levers of power.
Johannes Stern•
To the extent that the purpose of the speaking tour was to undermine genuine socialist opposition to the war and bolster the official war propaganda, it can be characterized as a fiasco
Tom Carter•
The crisis of the political system in the US reached a new level of intensity over the past week, with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement Tuesday of an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, the announcement Thursday by a Justice Department special counsel of a criminal indictment against Biden’s son, Hunter, and the growing prospect of a shutdown of the federal government when the current fiscal year ends on September 30.
Barry Grey•
While attendees were undoubtedly motivated by concern over the dire conditions facing indigenous people, the rallies had an essentially right-wing, nationalist and pro-government character.
Oscar Grenfell•
The inclusion of so many ministers who are close to the military and the monarchy makes clear that Pheu Thai has abandoned any pretensions to represent a democratic alternative.
Ben McGrath•
The vote by the Board of Governors to approve the cuts came despite almost unanimous opposition from the student body and faculty and marks a new stage in the assault on public education and the right to culture by the working class in the US and internationally.
Samuel Davidson•
The World Socialist Web Site spoke with students, faculty and staff both before and after the hearing as to why they opposed the cuts and what needed to be done to fight them.
Samuel Davidson•
The global implications of the auto struggle in the United States
The decades-long period in which the ruling class could suppress the class struggle in the US with the aid of the trade union bureaucracies has come to an end.
Socialist Equality Party (US)•
Mobilize the rank and file against the UAW’s “keep working” order! For an all-out strike against the Big Three!
It would be the greatest danger for workers to accept Fain’s claim that the “stand-up strike” is a “new innovation” that “keeps the companies guessing.” Its real aim is to crush autoworkers and carry out the Big Three’s war on the working class.
Eric London•
Unite the rank and file for an all-out autoworkers strike!
Many workers have responded with shock and outrage to the UAW’s decision. This anger must be transformed into understanding and organized action.
Will Lehman•
Unifor keeps Canadian autoworkers in dark, opposes joint struggle with US workers as strike deadline approaches
President Lana Payne felt it prudent at the meeting to remind Unifor autoworkers that regardless of events in the United States, they must report for their regular shifts until they hear otherwise from the union bureaucracy.
Carl Bronski•
Eric London•
WSWS Autoworker Newsletter•
Eric London•
Will Lehman•
Kevin Reed, Jerry White•
The Prinkipo commemoration of Trotsky’s exile and the global resurgence of the working class
The event reflects the objective change that has been underway for some time in the relationship between Trotskyism and the international working class.
Statement of the WSWS International Editorial Board•
An Island at the Center of World History: Trotsky on Prinkipo
This is the speech by World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board Chairman David North given on Sunday, August 20, honoring the life and political legacy of Leon Trotsky.
David North•
The ICFI’s investigation exposed the GPU conspiracy to murder Trotsky
The penetration of GPU agents into the Fourth International played a fatal role in the assassination of Trotsky.
Eric London•
Leon Trotsky’s years on Prinkipo
Trotsky spent the critical years of his exile on Prinkipo writing masterpieces and organizing the Left Opposition in the Communist International all over the world.
Ulaş Ateşçi•
Leon Trotsky and the Struggle for Socialism in the Twenty-First Century
The essays in this book, though written over the span of more than 40 years, are connected by a central argument: Leon Trotsky was the most significant figure in the history of socialism during the first four decades of the twentieth century, and his legacy remains the critical and indispensable theoretical and political foundation of the ongoing contemporary struggle for the victory of world socialism.
Order your print or epub version of the book from Mehring Books today.
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Millionaire speculator blurts out ruling class strategy of mass unemployment and wage-slashing
The comments of Australian property developer Tim Gurner reveal the real policy of the auto bosses, the banks, and capitalist governments everywhere.
Patrick Martin•
Oppose all capitalist parties in the New Zealand election! Fight against war and for world socialism! Build the Socialist Equality Group!
This statement of the Socialist Equality Group explains the socialist perspective needed to unite the working class against the agenda of war and austerity shared by Labour, National and all the parliamentary parties.
Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand)•
Beating the drum for war: The pro-imperialist tour of the pseudo left
The tour's main purpose is to prop up the faltering US war propaganda of the “unprovoked” invasion of Ukraine by the Putin regime, and advocate for more weapons for Ukraine, i.e., extension of the bloodbath.
Clara Weiss•
“Russian War Crimes” exhibition at Berlin’s Humboldt University: Atrocity propaganda in the service of German militarism
The pictures in the exhibition are in the worst tradition of imperialist atrocity propaganda with the aim of further escalating the war in Ukraine.
Tamino Dreisam, Christoph Vandreier•
Alex Lantier•
Emma Arceneaux•
Alex Lantier•
Mauricio Saavedra•
Kristina Betinis•
Ukraine uses NATO-supplied missiles to strike Crimea
Ukraine carried out the largest strike on the Russian port of Sevastopol in Crimea since the start of the war Wednesday, severely damaging a warship and submarine in a combined strike using long-range missiles and remotely-piloted suicide boats.
Andre Damon•
The war policy of Germany’s Greens: Foreign Minister Baerbock in Washington and Kiev
German imperialism is responding to the failed attempt at the G-20 summit to involve the developing countries more strongly in the NATO war offensive against Russia by expanding its war support for Ukraine. Formerly pacifists, the Greens are playing a key role in this.
Johannes Stern•
After “climbdown” at G20, US plans to step up involvement in Ukraine war
Following what was widely seen as a humiliating failure to recruit developing countries for its war drive against Russia at the G20, the United States is preparing to further escalate its involvement in the Ukraine war.
Andre Damon•
Zelensky government cracks down on conscription loopholes
Amidst the failure of the counteroffensive and declarations by the US that it will fund the war for "as long as it takes," the Zelensky government is ramping up its attacks on draft dodgers and the Ukrainian working class as a whole.
Jason Melanovski•
Peter Schwarz•
Andre Damon•
Andre Damon•
International Youth and Students for Social Equality (US)•
Jason Melanovski•
Wohlforth’s renegacy, the renewal of the struggle against Pabloism in the Workers League, and the turn to the working class
The break with Wohlforth is among the most significant events in the history of the ICFI, involving fundamental issues of historical perspective, political principle, organizational security and the defense of dialectical materialism.
Evan Blake, Tom Mackaman•
The ICFI’s exposure of Ernest Mandel’s “neo-capitalism” and the analysis of the global economic crisis: 1967–1971
This lecture was delivered by Max Boddy, assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.
Max Boddy•
SEP 2023 Summer School Opening Report
Leon Trotsky and the Struggle for Socialism in the Epoch of Imperialist War and Socialist Revolution
The following report was delivered by David North, national chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (US) and chairman of the World Socialist Web Site, to the opening session of the SEP summer school last week.
David North•
The continuing struggle against Pabloism, the centrism of the OCI and the emerging crisis within the ICFI
The following lecture was delivered by Samuel Tissot, a member of the Parti de l’égalité socialiste (PES), the French section of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI), and Peter Schwarz, a leading member of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (SGP), the German section of the ICFI. It was delivered to the Socialist Equality Party (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.
Samuel Tissot, Peter Schwarz•
Keith Jones•
Tomas Castanheira•
Joseph Kishore•
Clara Weiss, Johannes Stern•
Joseph Kishore•
Sean Penn’s Superpower: War propaganda
Penn has become one of the most fervent and unhinged supporters of the fascist-infested Ukrainian regime of Volodymyr Zelensky.
Stefan Steinberg•
Surrendering to racialists, Philadelphia officials cancel contract with white artist to create Harriet Tubman sculpture
The decision, in response to attacks from right-wing, racialist forces, is a shameful capitulation.
Nick Barrickman, Bhuvana Tumakur•
Thousands of writers and actors rally in Los Angeles: “Most revolutions occur … when you have nothing left”
Film and television workers are determined to fight but must free themselves from the corporate-conciliatory strategy of the union.
Gabriel Black, Our Reporters•
US media responds with hysteria, vindictiveness to Woody Allen and Roman Polanski at Venice film festival
The presence in Venice of directors Roman Polanski, Woody Allen and Luc Besson caused consternation in the American media, in particular.
David Walsh•
Joanne Laurier•
Marc Wells•
Sue Phillips•
Stefan Steinberg•
David Walsh•
CWU leader Dave Ward delivers more pro-company propaganda as rank-and-file anger grows at Royal Mail
Referring to the £600 million paid to shareholders last year, Ward stated, “they created the financial crisis when they gave all that money away” but scolded workers, “we have to move on in our union”, “moving beyond blame” and “moaning about Royal Mail” to work together.
Tony Robson•
Fight for collective bargaining begins for 150,000 metal, auto workers in Turkey
Metalworkers need to take action independently of the unions to prevent a new sellout contract and to improve declining living conditions.
Barış Demir•
UAW tells Lear auto parts workers: “Why are you crying and complaining about the contract?”
According to multiple workers, the UAW has agreed to rolling 24-hour contract extensions with Lear, despite the fact that 94 percent of the membership of Local 2335 voted to authorize a strike a month ago, on August 15.
Marcus Day•
Kaiser workers vote overwhelmingly to strike, warn of a new influx of COVID-19 patients
The vote expresses a widespread desire to fight, after facing years of short staffing and COVID-19, while a new influx of patients is crushing healthcare systems.
Katy Kinner•
M.S. D. Thisera, Dehin Wasantha•
Robert Stevens•
David Rye•
Tom Peters•
Protests against cuts at West Virginia University continue as lawmakers allocate tens of millions to war-related research
The cuts at WVU are part of a systematic effort to divert all social resources to the war effort and the enrichment of the financial oligarchy.
James Langley, Clara Weiss•
As student loan payments resume, millions face a lifetime of debt while Wall Street profits
The banks, hedge funds, investment companies and other Wall Street parasites are raking in billions of dollars in profits from the immiseration of tens of millions of student loan borrowers and their families—perhaps a third of the US population in all.
Kevin Reed, Barry Grey•
“People should not be pushed into the military because they can’t afford an education”
Students and faculty voice opposition to slashing programs at West Virginia University
Faculty, staff and students of West Virginia University spoke with the World Socialist Web Site outside the College of Creative Arts Wednesday afternoon and voiced opposition to plans for the elimination of 169 faculty and slashing of 39 majors.
James Langley, Samuel Davidson•
After week-long strikes, NTEU seeks deal with University of Melbourne management
A letter sent by the NTEU amounted to a plea for management to finalise an agreement with the union as quickly as possible to head off further industrial action.
Our correspondents•
International Youth and Students for Social Equality (University of Newcastle)•
Aaron Edwards•
Our correspondents•
International Youth and Students for Social Equality (US)•
This week in history: September 18-24
This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
A Tribute to Vadim Rogovin
These remarks were delivered at a meeting held in Moscow on May 15, 2002, on the fifth anniversary of the death of Vadim Rogovin. Among those attending the gathering were surviving children of Russian Left Oppositionists murdered by the Stalinist regime, scholars who worked with Vadim at the Institute of Sociology in Moscow, the representatives of several socialist tendencies in Russia and many friends.
David North•
Mehring Books publishes first volume of Vadim Rogovin’s Was There an Alternative?
Historical falsification and the struggle for socialism
In this work, Soviet historian and sociologist Vadim Rogovin (1937–1998) explodes the myth, shared by both anti-communists and Stalinists alike, that Stalinism evolved naturally and seamlessly out of Bolshevism.
Andrea Peters•
Greetings to Vadim Rogovin in Moscow on the occasion of his 60th birthday
In May 1997, David North, delivered the following greetings on behalf of the International Committee of the Fourth International to Vadim Rogovin in Moscow on the occasion of his 60th birthday.
David North•
Andrea Peters•
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Vadim Rogovin•
David North•
David North•
North Korean leader meets Putin in Russian Far East
Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin come together amid an intensification of the US-NATO war on Russian in Ukraine and economically crippling sanctions led by the US on North Korea.
Peter Symonds•
What’s behind the Australian “productivity” campaign
After the Tim Gurner furore, the latest Productivity Commission report has emphasised the need for stepped up productivity by workers.
Nick Beams•
Australian studies reveal record levels of wealth inequality
In the decade 2009‒2019, 93 percent of economic growth in Australia benefitted just the richest 10 percent of the population.
Aditya Syed•
Public meeting: A socialist perspective against war and austerity in New Zealand’s crisis election
The SEG and IYSSE are holding a meeting in Wellington on October 4 to explain the socialist perspective needed to unite the working class against the agenda of war and austerity shared by Labour, National and all the parliamentary parties.
Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand)•
Keith Jones•
Ben McGrath•
Patrick Martin•
Tom Peters•
Our reporters•
Public meeting: For an active boycott of Australian Labor’s Voice referendum!
In the struggle to end the oppression of Aboriginal people, the critical issue is the development of an independent political movement of the working class, directed against the entire political establishment, its program of war and austerity, and the capitalist system itself.
Socialist Equality Party (Australia)•
Australia: Marcia Langton implies opponents of indigenous Voice are “racist” and “stupid”
The comments flowed from the very nature of the Voice referendum itself, which is mired in the reactionary politics of racialism on all sides.
Oscar Grenfell•
Australia’s Labor government and its phony Voice referendum in deepening crisis
The crisis of the Voice, a proposed indigenous advisory body to parliament, is directly connected to growing popular hostility to the cost of living crisis and the entire political establishment.
Oscar Grenfell•
For an active boycott of Australian Labor’s Voice referendum!
The Socialist Equality Party urges workers and youth to reject both the Yes and the No cases presented by the ruling political establishment and calls for an active boycott campaign to oppose the referendum itself.
Socialist Equality Party (Australia)•
Oscar Grenfell•
Mike Head•
Mike Head•
Oscar Grenfell•
Oscar Grenfell•
ECB lifts interest rates again as euro economy slows
In her press conference, ECB president Christine Lagarde described the economy as slow and sluggish with estimates by officials putting growth at only 0.7 percent for 2023, 1.0 percent in 2024, rising to 1.5 percent in 2025.
Nick Beams•
Australian property developer Tim Gurner reveals the real face of capitalism
Gurner said the unemployment rate must rise by 50 percent to hit the working class and change its “attitudes” and “arrogance” by bringing “pain” to the economy.
Nick Beams•
Growing vulnerabilities in US Treasury market
The conditions which led to the March 2020 meltdown in the foundation of the global financial system are building up again.
Nick Beams•
Report to G20 summit glosses over problems in global financial system
The Financial Stability Board has warned that the global economic recovery is losing strength and the effects of rising interest rates are increasingly being felt.
Nick Beams•
Nick Beams•
Nick Beams•
Peter Symonds•
Nick Beams•
Nick Beams•
Child poverty in the US doubled in 2022 with ending of expanded benefits
The doubling of poverty is the direct result of a deal cut between President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans last year on a federal budget which protected massive military spending while slashing the limited social program expansions implemented at the outset of the pandemic.
Alex Findijs•
Hunter Biden indictment, Biden impeachment inquiry mark intensification of US political crisis
The announcement Thursday by federal prosecutors that President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, would be charged with three felonies related to his 2018 gun purchase comes as far-right Republicans seek to advance an impeachment inquiry against the president and further domestic spending cuts ahead of a possible government shutdown at the end of the month.
Jacob Crosse•
New reporting from Politico confirms
Billionaire began making payments to wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in advance of Citizens United decision
Thomas was the deciding vote in the profoundly anti-democratic 2010 decision that opened the floodgates for corporations to purchase their preferred politicians and judges.
Jacob Crosse•
The struggle against the cuts at West Virginia University and the role of the AFT
In order to advance their struggle against the cuts at West Virginia University, students and faculty must draw the lessons of the AFT's sellout of the 2018 West Virginia teachers' strikes and its support for imperialist war abroad.
Aaron Edwards, Clara Weiss•
Kevin Reed•
Kranti Kumara•
John Conrad•
Alex Findijs•
Sandy English•
Study adds to growing evidence of link between COVID-19 and type 1 diabetes in children
The children in the study who developed SARS-CoV-2 antibodies had a risk of developing multiple islet autoantibodies that was a staggering 3.5 times higher than children who did not.
Bill Shaw•
CDC approves updated COVID vaccine boosters
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have given the green light for the reformulated mRNA COVID boosters for those six months of age and older.
Benjamin Mateus•
Reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 and their potential role in Long COVID
There is considerable evidence that the undetected presence of SARS-CoV-2 causes many of the health problems, some severe, described in the term “Long COVID."
Bill Shaw•
Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo tells people to “stay clear” of COVID-19 booster shot
Appointed surgeon general two years ago by Florida’s fascistic Governor Ron DeSantis, Ladapo has continuously spread flagrant disinformation on virtually every aspect of the pandemic.
Benjamin Mateus•
Bill Shaw•
Benjamin Mateus•
Philip Guelpa•
Benjamin Mateus•
Lily Zhao•
Sri Lankan railway union calls off drivers strike, after government threats and bogus promises
The Wickremesinghe government has launched a vicious campaign against the drivers, describing the walkout as an act of “train terrorism.”
W.A. Sunil•
Sri Lankan government moves to impose draconian media laws and Anti-Terrorism Bill
When enacted, the main target of these repressive measures, will be workers, youth and the rural masses seeking a way to defeat Wickremesinghe’s IMF-dictated austerity measures.
Pani Wijesiriwardena•
Sri Lankan SEP/IYSSE holds memorial meeting in Jaffna to honour Wije Dias
About 50 people, including workers, farmers, fishermen, youth and students attended the Weerasingham Hall meeting in Jaffna
Our correspondents•
UN report reveals multidimensional social catastrophe in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan economy contracted by 7.8 percent in 2022 with the destruction of half a million jobs, mainly concentrated in construction, transport, food and accommodation.
Saman Gunadasa•
Wasantha Rupasinghe•
Our reporters•
Jothipala Dadigama, S.K Keerthi•
Wasantha Rupasinghe, P.T.Sampanthar•
Saman Gunadasa•
US resumes drone flights amid mass protests in Niger
The backdoor maneuvering of the Nigerien junta with Washington exposes its posture of opposition to French imperialism as a fraud.
Athiyan Silva•
Libyan officials warn Derna flood death toll could reach 20,000
The failure to maintain basic infrastructure and to prepare emergency response policies, flowing from the 2011 NATO war in Libya that plunged the country into an ongoing 12-year civil war, has exacted a horrific human cost.
Alex Lantier•
Thousands dead and 10,000 missing in Libyan floods
Reports say one quarter of the city of Derna, home to well over 100,000 people, has been totally swept away.
Thomas Scripps•
Military junta accuses France of preparing invasion of Niger
Macron replied to the Niger junta's remarks by again insisting that the massively unpopular French troop presence in Niger is "legitimate."
Athiyan Silva•
Kumaran Ira•
Athiyan Silva, Alex Lantier•
Alex Lantier•
Kevin Reed•
Athiyan Silva•
UK retail chain Wilko collapses, threatening 12,500 jobs
The trade union representing Wilko workers, the GMB, has played its usual role during the entire affair, supporting the owners over the workers. Even though it was aware of the retailer’s dire financial straits, the union did not warn workers of the threat to their jobs, nor did it mount any struggle in their defence.
Ioan Petrescu•
Death toll rises in Greece as flooding devastates Thessaly region
Sixteen people have been declared dead following the flash floods which hit Greece early last week. With a fifth of all arable land on the Thessaly plain under water, the economic devastation wrought counts in the billions of euros.
John Vassilopoulos•
UK’s Birmingham council, largest local authority in Europe, declares effective bankruptcy
According to reports, “at least 26” more councils could be in the same position, some “within months.” Bradford, Devon, Guildford, Hastings, Kent and Southampton, with millions of people in these areas, have been identified as at risk.
Paul Bond•
“When I go to work, it’s like going to war”
Rising number of fatal accidents on railways in Germany is the result of putting profits first
The death of a young train driver near Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia is already the ninth fatal accident this year, significantly more than in previous years. The rank-and-file Rail Action Committee is placing the issue of safety at the centre of its work.
Marianne Arens•
Thomas Scripps•
Robert Stevens•
Ela Maartens•
Steve James•
Robert Stevens•
Surrendering to racialists, Philadelphia officials cancel contract with white artist to create Harriet Tubman sculpture
The decision, in response to attacks from right-wing, racialist forces, is a shameful capitulation.
Nick Barrickman, Bhuvana Tumakur•
Philadelphia cop arrested in murder of Eddie Irizarry
Irizarry, 27, was gunned down by police as he sat in his car.
Landon Gourov, Tom Eley•
Leaked body camera footage reveals officer mocking young pedestrian killed by speeding Seattle police cruiser
The footage reveals the officer mocking the deceased 23-year-old. “It’s a regular person,” he said. “Yeah, just write a check. $11,000. She was 26 anyway. She had limited value.”
Dan Conway•
Wildfires continue out of control across British Columbia as Canada’s record-breaking fire season shows no signs of abating
According to a recent report from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, between January 1 and July 31, Canada’s carbon emissions from wildfires totalled 290 megatonnes, already more than double the previous record for the entire year 2014.
Penny Smith•
Kevin Martinez, Kimie Saito •
Ray Coleman•
James Martin•
Jacob Crosse•
Alex Findijs•
70 years since the end of the Korean War
The lessons of the Korean War should not be forgotten. It is a graphic demonstration of the ruthlessness with which US imperialism will pursue its economic and strategic interests with complete disregard for human life and suffering.
Ben McGrath•
“There has been a shift in the historical profession”
An interview with economic historian Stephen Wheatcroft on the Soviet famine and historical falsification
In this interview, Wheatcroft discusses his findings on the Soviet famine, the attacks on the concept of historical objectivity, and the current climate in academia.
Clara Weiss•
Introduction to Lawrence Porter’s Marcus Garvey and the Reactionary Logic of Racialist Politics
Mehring Books is pleased to announce the publication of Marcus Garvey and the Reactionary Logic of Racialist Politics by Lawrence Porter, assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (US).
Tom Mackaman•
As Clarios strike ends second week:
Lessons of the 1984-1985 AP Parts strike in Toledo
The 285-day strike by Toledo AP Parts workers was the longest in the history of the city and bears important lessons for autoworkers today.
Shannon Jones•
Johannes Stern•
Peter Schwarz•
Johannes Stern•
Chris Marsden•
Paul Bond•
On Brazil’s Independence Day, Lula government seeks to strengthen armed forces
With the numerous investigations against ex-president Bolsonaro getting closer to high-ranking military officers, the Lula government has redoubled its efforts to cover up the role of the armed forces in January 8’s coup attempt.
Guilherme Ferreira•
Catastrophic floods and forest fires kill dozens and leave thousands homeless in Chile
On top of the flooding and fires, Chile confronts a water crisis that is due not only to protracted drought, but also to the wholesale privatization of the nation’s water supplies, 80 percent of which are controlled by corporate interests.
Mauricio Saavedra•
New waves of migrants expose alleged “recovery” in Venezuela
Whether under Maduro, Machado or any other capitalist politician, the Venezuelan ruling elite offers no alternative to the subordination of the country to foreign finance capital, which is intent on exploiting its natural resources and cheap labor.
Andrea Lobo•
Corruption scandal forces another shakeup in Chile’s pseudo-left government
A two-month-long corruption scandal has precipitated the second reshuffle of Boric’s cabinet in 17 months.
Mauricio Saavedra•
Guilherme Ferreira•
Andrea Lobo•
Miguel Andrade•
Guilherme Ferreira•
Andrea Lobo•
The Huxley family and the history of evolutionary theory
A review of An Intimate History of Evolution: The Story of the Huxley Family, by Alison Bashford.
Frank Gaglioti•
The Canadian forest fires and global climate change: a conversation with forest fire scientist Dr. Ellen Whitman
The WSWS had the opportunity to speak to Canadian forest fire scientist, Dr. Ellen Whitman, on the recent unprecedented fires raging across the Canadian boreal forests.
Benjamin Mateus•
The past 20 days have been the hottest ever recorded
The simultaneous heatwaves across the world are a direct result of global warming.
Bryan Dyne•
On the first year of astronomical discoveries by the James Webb Space Telescope
Rho Ophiuchi is the nearest star-forming region to Earth and includes dozens of young stars, the majority of which are estimated to be less than 1 million years old.
Bryan Dyne•
Alex Findijs•
Bryan Dyne•
Don Barrett•
Kevin Reed•
Philip Guelpa•
A call to action to all autoworkers: Only the rank and file can win this fight!
Fain and the UAW bureaucrats aren’t putting forward a strategy, but the rank and file must, in order to take control of our struggle.
Will Lehman•
Will Lehman replies to Biden’s Department of Labor in ongoing lawsuit to demand rerun of UAW election
The filing takes apart the ridiculous claims by the DOL that Lehman should have filed his complaint—which centered on the fact that the historically low turnout was the product of deliberate voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy--before the election results were known.
Jerry White•
US Labor Department uses spurious arguments to reject Will Lehman’s election complaint, sanctions disenfranchisement of UAW members
The August 8 letter from the Office of Labor-Management Standards Enforcement ignores the widespread evidence of voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy.
Jerry White•
Support grows among autoworkers for lawsuit demanding UAW elections be re-run: “This entire election needs to be tossed”
In an indication of the seriousness with which the suit is being taken, several articles about Lehman’s suit have appeared in leading legal news outlets over the past week.
Marcus Day•
Will Lehman•
Shannon Jones•
Our reporters•
Eric London•
Marcus Day•
Israel: Netanyahu threatens Eritrean migrants with mass deportations after violent police crackdown
A regime of mass deportations and administrative detentions, long used against the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, will inevitably be used against Israeli workers as well.
Jean Shaoul•
Social protests in Syria as US tightens net around Iran and its allies
That conditions across Syria are dire is indisputable, but primary responsibility for this rests with US imperialism and its European counterparts.
Jean Shaoul•
Netanyahu government set on provoking all-out Israeli war with Palestinians
Netanyahu hopes to derail the protest movement opposed to his far-right government’s efforts to grant itself dictatorial powers, and to unite Israelis amid the threat of a wider war.
Jean Shaoul•
Saudi massacres of refugees: Mass murder by key US ally
Sometimes upwards of 100 people were killed in a single assault. Mass killings continued as the victims fled back toward Yemen. Mass graves are being dug at crossing points along the border.
Thomas Scripps•
Jean Shaoul•
Jean Shaoul, Chris Marsden•
Barış Demir•
Jean Shaoul, Chris Marsden•
Jean Shaoul•
20 years since the 2003 US invasion of Iraq
March 20 marks 20 years since the beginning of the US invasion of Iraq, launched on the basis of lies. At the time of the initial invasion, the WSWS published many statements on the background of the war, its history and its implications. This page features some of the most important statements.
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Retiring Senator Romney confirms Pentagon, Congress knew Trump planned violent coup days before January 6
Recently published excerpts from a biography of the former Republican presidential candidate confirm that virtually the entire US government was aware of Trump’s violent plans.
Jacob Crosse•
Georgia special grand jury recommended charging 39 top Republicans, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, lawyer Cleta Mitchell and retired Gen. Michael Flynn
The special grand jury recommended charges against top Trump advisors and Republican senators not named in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ August 14 indictment, which charged the ex-president and 18 others.
Jacob Crosse•
Ex-leader of Proud Boys and “prolific” FBI informant sentenced to 22 years in prison for role in January 6 coup
Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the fascistic militia group and protégé of Trump political crony Roger Stone, was previously convicted of six felonies related to the failed coup, including seditious conspiracy.
Jacob Crosse•
Judge rules for Georgia election workers in defamation case against Rudy Giuliani
In a statement Wednesday, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss said they had endured a “living nightmare” and a “wave of hatred and threats” due to Giuliani’s statements.
Barry Grey•
Jacob Crosse•
Patrick Martin•
Patrick Martin•
Patrick Martin•
Patrick Martin•
On the 25th anniversary of the World Socialist Web Site
Twenty-five years ago, the International Committee of the Fourth International began posting the World Socialist Web Site. In this video, WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North explains the background to the WSWS, reviews its record and contemporary significance and makes an appeal to all readers to donate to the WSWS and expand its readership.
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Blinken’s denunciation of Assange exposes Australian government’s phony posturing
While the Secretary of State made crystal clear that the US is proceeding with its legal lynching of Assange, Australian PM Albanese absurdly claimed Blinken’s comments were of no importance.
Oscar Grenfell•
Australian Labor MP calls for Assange to plead guilty to frame-up US charges
In the most cynical and mealy-mouthed fashion possible, Hill was signaling that the Labor government will do nothing more to secure Assange’s freedom.
Oscar Grenfell•
FBI trying to pressure British journalists into giving evidence against Assange
The activities of the FBI in London indicate an escalation of the campaign against WikiLeaks and Assange, now being spearheaded by the Biden administration.
Oscar Grenfell•
British High Court rejects Assange appeal: Extradition an imminent threat
Assange has only one option of appeal remaining within the British legal system and it could be rejected next week.
Oscar Grenfell•
Oscar Grenfell•
WSWS International Editorial Board•
Richard Phillips, Oscar Grenfell•
Richard Phillips, Oscar Grenfell•
Oscar Grenfell•
2023: The global capitalist crisis and the growing offensive of the international working class
In 2022 the accumulating pressure of these intersecting elements of the world capitalist crisis attained the equivalent of critical mass: that is, they have reached the point where the dynamic of crisis has passed beyond the ability of governments to control the movement toward a social cataclysm.
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Clarios workers return to work, angered over UAW sellout of their strike
The United Auto Workers shut down the powerful 40-day strike after pushing through a concessions-laden contract, which workers had decisively rejected two times before.
Jerry White•
UAW President Shawn Fain falsely touts “massive gains” as his administration sells out Clarios and other strikes
It has taken less than three months for UAW President Shawn Fain and his administration to demonstrate conclusively where they stand: on the side of the corporations and opposed to the interests of the workers they claim to represent.
Marcus Day•
UAW rams through sellout deal, shuts down 40-day Clarios strike
The sabotage by the United Auto Workers bureaucracy of the courageous strike by workers at the Toledo, Ohio, area auto battery plant is a warning to autoworkers facing their own contract battle this September.
Jerry White•
Vote NO on the UAW-Clarios sellout contract! Reject corporate slavery and launch a workers’ counteroffensive throughout the auto industry!
It is already clear that the deal is nothing more than a repackaging of the first two sellout agreements brought back by the UAW bureaucracy, which workers courageously voted down by overwhelming margins.
WSWS Autoworker Newsletter•
Jerry White•
Jerry White•
Jerry White•
Jerry White•
Shannon Jones•
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COVID, Capitalism, and Class War: A Social and Political Chronology of the Pandemic
Mehring Books, the publishing arm of the Socialist Equality Party (US), is proud to announce the publication of Volume 1 of COVID, Capitalism, and Class War: A Social and Political Chronology of the Pandemic, a compilation of the World Socialist Web Site's coverage of this global crisis.
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May Day 2023: For the international unity of the working class against national chauvinism and war!
The following is the text of the opening report delivered by David North, chairperson of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site, to the International May Day Online Rally 2023, held Sunday, April 30.
David North•
The ICFI’s May Day 2023 online rally: A milestone in the building of a global, working class movement against war
Together, the speakers set out a political programme capable of uniting the international working class and mobilising its immense social power in a struggle against the world’s major corporations and governments.
Thomas Scripps•
The developing struggle to bring down the Macron government in France
This is the report delivered by Alex Lantier, national secretary of the Parti de l’égalité socialiste (PES), to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally held on April 30.
Alex Lantier•
The struggle for a Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural Masses in Sri Lanka
This is the report delivered by Deepal Jayasekera, the General Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka, to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally held on April 30.
Deepal Jayasekera•
Stepan Geller, Andrei Ritsky•
Andre Damon•
Joseph Kishore•
Tom Peters•
Keith Jones•
A call to youth throughout the world: Build a mass movement to stop the Ukraine war!
The International Youth and Students for Social Equality—the student and youth movement of the Socialist Equality Parties, the national sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International—calls for the building of a mass global movement of young people to end the reckless escalation toward World War III.
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Enthusiastic response by Sri Lankan workers and students to upcoming international May Day online rally
“Nowadays May Day is used as political propaganda by the trade unions and the capitalist parties. In fact, May Day belongs to the workers and it should be a day that brings together workers in struggle in every country.” –Kandy Hospital nurse
our reporters•
SEP (Australia) holds well-attended post-election public meeting
The SEP held an important meeting Sunday afternoon entitled: “After the NSW Elections—How to fight AUKUS, War & Austerity!”
Our reporters•
World Socialist Web Site launches its Ukrainian-language edition
The Ukrainian edition of the WSWS will publish critical historical and programmatic documents that will create the foundations for a Ukrainian section of the ICFI.
World Socialist Web Site Editorial Board•
Watch SEP online memorial meeting: A Tribute to Regina Lohr – Australian Trotskyist
The SEP held an online memorial meeting to pay tribute to the life of Regina Lohr, who passed away on October 10 at the age of 66.
Socialist Equality Party (Australia)•
Our reporters•
Statement of the Editorial Board
For a Global Workers’ Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Inquest is necessary to break through the cover-up, lies and misinformation that have been used to justify policies responsible for the avoidable deaths of millions.
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NSW election: Australian workers and youth speak about COVID, war and social crisis
One worker said: “I think it’s a good idea to have an international movement for the working class against war and for democratic rights, for workers to unite, it makes sense.”
Our reporters•
Australia: After media lies about a Labor landslide, NSW election likely to result in minority government
The media misinformation was aimed at covering up the crisis of the two-party system and trying to ensure a “stable” government to implement budget austerity.
Oscar Grenfell•
SEP (Australia) election campaign finds intense opposition to war and austerity in northern NSW
Among those who spoke out were victims of last year’s floods in Lismore, a regional city, where thousands of residents are still living in substandard accommodation more than a year after the floods.
Mike Head•
Australia: NSW election sees further crisis of Liberals, but no landslide to Labor
Contrary to media claims, the result is no ringing endorsement of Labor. Instead it expresses a deepening of the crisis of the two-party set-up.
Oscar Grenfell•
Our reporters•
Socialist Equality Party (Australia)•
Our reporters•
Max Boddy, SEP candidate for Bankstown in NSW•
Oscar Grenfell•
The definitive left-wing critique of the 1619 Project. This volume includes interviews with eminent historians and essays from the World Socialist Web Site exposing the New York Times’ racialist falsification of history.
Former Montgomery, Alabama teacher testifies about the forced reopening of schools in 2020-21
In this interview, Tynisa Williams, former teacher in Montgomery, Alabama, describes the experience of being forced to teach in-person in the fall of 2020 and winter of 2021. She and her coworkers waged a courageous struggle to stop the deadly return to in-person learning that cost the lives of eight educators in the district.
Emma Arceneaux, Evan Blake•
Accomplices to social murder
The international pseudo-left and the lifting of Zero-COVID in China: Part 1
The pseudo-left’s hostility to public health and support for imperialism found sharp expression in their universal demand—echoing that of the Western corporate media and political establishment—that China abandon its Zero-COVID strategy.
Evan Blake•
Accomplices to social murder
The international pseudo-left and the lifting of Zero-COVID in China: Part 2
The pseudo-left’s hostility to public health and support for imperialism found its sharpest expression in their demand—echoing that of the Western corporate media and political establishment—that China abandon its Zero-COVID strategy.
Evan Blake•
Immunocompromised mother in Manhattan speaks to Global Workers’ Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic
Melanie, whose children attend public schools in New York City, spoke to the WSWS about the toll the “let it rip” policy toward the pandemic has taken on her and her family.
Tim Avery•
George Kirby•
Tom Peters•
Dylan Lubao•
Evan Blake•
Tom Peters•
Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands: Right-wing propaganda disguised as historical scholarship
This five-part series and historical timeline exposes Snyder’s Bloodlands as a work of falsification, aimed at justifying the imperialist proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and the alliance of US imperialism with the Ukrainian far-right.
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The Wuhan lab lie: “Weapons of mass destruction” redux
In an uncanny instance of history repeating itself, the lies used to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq based on false claims about “weapons of mass destruction” are being used to promote the United States’ unprecedented military buildup around China.
Andre Damon•
A discredited conspiracy theory about the origins of COVID-19
The Wuhan Lab Leak slander being resurrected to bolster US war drive against China
The Wall Street Journal disclosed that the Department of Energy has shifted its opinion on the origin of the coronavirus to it being most likely a result of a lab leak. However, unnamed sources who have read the report indicate the evidence is of low confidence.
Benjamin Mateus•
Republicans revive discredited Wuhan Lab Leak theory and call Anthony Fauci to testify
Republicans have demanded Former Biden chief medical advisor Dr Anthony Fauci testify on the Wuhan lab leak theory.
Benjamin Mateus•
Anthony Fauci gives aid and comfort to COVID-19 “lab leak” conspiracy theory
Fauci’s aim in lending credence to the conspiracy theory, which he knows to be a lie, is to distract attention from the antiscientific policies carried out under the Trump and Biden administrations that led to the deaths of over a million Americans.
Andre Damon•
Andre Damon•
Benjamin Mateus•
Kevin Reed•
Frank Gaglioti•
Timeline of thirty years of war: The historical background to the US-NATO conflict with Russia
This interactive timeline presents some of the most important events that have brought humanity to the brink of World War III. It includes links to critical articles and statements produced by the International Committee of the Fourth International over the past 30 years.
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The 1619 Project and the New York Times’ promotion of the racialist ideology of Ukrainian nationalism
The racialist historical revisionism of the Times and the racialist ideology of the Ukrainian neo-Nazis share a common premise: the mythological reimagining of history as a struggle of “the nation” and “the race.”
Tom Carter•
Oppose political censorship of antiwar views at Howard University!
We call on all students, faculty and staff members at Howard University to oppose this censorship and demand that the IYSSE be allowed to hold its planned meeting on campus.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality•
Marcus Garvey and the reactionary logic of racialist politics
More than one hundred years after the formation of his Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Marcus Garvey's legacy remains highly relevant in the struggle to overcome efforts to divide the working class along racial lines.
Lawrence Porter•
1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones was paid over $1 million to speak about race at colleges in 2022
The race-obsessed middle class layers which Hannah-Jones epitomizes are fundamentally fearful of and hostile to the growing movement of the working class. The last thing they want is for the party to end when there is yet so much money to be made.
Dominic Gustavo•
Tom Mackaman•
Douglas Lyons•
Tom Mackaman•
Tom Mackaman•
Tom Mackaman•
Report to Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US)
The historical and political principles of the socialist opposition to imperialist war and the Putin regime
This report was given by Clara Weiss to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution, “Mobilize the working class against imperialist war!”
Clara Weiss•
Report to Seventh Congress of Socialist Equality Party (US)
The historical background of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fight for global elimination
This report was given by Evan Blake to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution titled “The COVID-19 pandemic and the fight for socialism”
Evan Blake•
America’s “New World Order”— The historical and social roots of US plans for war with Russia and China
The following is a report given by Andre Damon to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution titled “Mobilize the working class against imperialist war!”
Andre Damon•
Report to Seventh Congress of Socialist Equality Party (US)
Build rank-and-file committees, the organs of 21st century working class struggle!
This report was given by Eric London to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution titled “Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees! For a global counteroffensive of the working class!”
Eric London•
Ulaş Ateşçi•
Tom Peters•
Keith Jones•
Tomas Castanheira•
Forty-five years since the assassination of Tom Henehan (1951-1977): A Revolutionary Life
October 16 marked the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Tom Henehan, a member of the Political Committee of the Workers League—the predecessor of the Socialist Equality Party in the US. We are republishing here a tribute delivered by David North at a meeting in 1997.
WSWS readers demand Facebook reverse ban on SEG in New Zealand
Readers have expressed outrage at the social media company’s anti-democratic censorship of the Trotskyist Socialist Equality Group in New Zealand.
Facebook blocks Socialist Equality Group in New Zealand from advertising
We call on readers to oppose Facebook’s blatant political censorship of the Trotskyist movement in New Zealand.
Tom Peters•
Elon Musk’s Twitter abruptly reverses ban on promotion of alternative social media platforms
After instituting a ban on sharing links from competitive social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon, Elon Musk canceled the policy less than 24 hours later.
Kevin Reed•
Musk continues to ban from Twitter journalists who criticize him
Twitter owner and fascistic billionaire Elon Musk acknowledged late Thursday that he had shut down the accounts of numerous prominent journalists earlier in the day, claiming falsely that they had violated a new policy on the platform against “doxxing."
Kevin Reed•
Kevin Reed•
Dominic Gustavo•
Eric Ludlow•
Our reporter•
Kevin Reed•
Wije Dias: A fighter for Trotskyism (1941-2022)
Comrade Wije Dias, the longtime general secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), died in Colombo on July 27, 2022. This exhibit includes two tributes to Wije by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North as well as a selection of Wije’s most significant articles and speeches.
A historic advance in the fight for Trotskyism
The International Committee of the Fourth International accepts application of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Grubu to become its section in Turkey
The June 19 decision followed extensive discussions with representatives of the International Committee in Istanbul on the development of the fight for Trotskyism in Turkey and the Aegean and Black Sea regions.
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Report exposes fraudulent antisemitism accusations at UK universities
The report concludes that critics of the Israeli state, advocates for Palestinian rights and those teaching the history and politics of the region have been “subjected to false allegations of antisemitism.”
Thomas Scripps•
An interview with Harvard anthropology Professor John Comaroff—Part one
We spoke recently to South African-born John Comaroff, the Hugh K. Foster Professor of African and African-American studies and of Anthropology, and Oppenheimer Research Fellow in African Studies, Harvard University.
David Walsh•
Harvard UAW, pseudo-left groups organize provocation against professor John Comaroff
The right-wing witch-hunt of John Comaroff at Harvard University continued Tuesday with a stage-managed protest during his first class of the semester.
Mike Ingram•
Defend Harvard professor John Comaroff against the right-wing witch-hunt!
This shameful campaign reached new heights Tuesday when concerted efforts were made to prevent Comaroff from teaching. Provocations were organized both inside and outside the classroom.
Socialist Equality Party (US), International Youth and Students for Social Equality•
David Walsh•
David Walsh•
James McDonald, Sam Wayne•
Mike Head•
Matthew Brennan, Barry Grey•
The fight for Trotskyism and the political foundations of the World Socialist Web Site
The WSWS is publishing the report delivered by David North 25 years ago, on February 1, 1997, motivating the proposal to end publication of the SEP’s printed newspaper and replace it with an international website; as well as North’s reply to the National Committee ‘s discussion of the proposal.
Russia downs British-supplied long-range missile as Zelensky and Sunak declare “jets coalition”
Central to NATO’s plans to defeat Russia and force regime change in Moscow is aerial supremacy over the Ukrainian battlefield. Speaking to reporters after the talks, Zelensky said, “We want to create this jet coalition.”
Robert Stevens•
Pentagon national strategy document targets China
The US military published a series of documents Thursday outlining US plans for war with Russia and China, and asserting the central role of nuclear weapons in US warfighting.
Andre Damon•
Australia dispatching military “trainers” to aid the US-NATO war against Russia
Australia, already the largest non-NATO funder of the war in Ukraine, is escalating its involvement amid warnings that the conflict could result in a nuclear catastrophe.
Oscar Grenfell•
German President Steinmeier delivers war speech to the nation
Steinmeier's remarks to invited soldiers, journalists, think tank representatives and leading politicians can only be described as a “war speech to the nation.” The focus was de facto a declaration of war on Russia and the Russian population.
Johannes Stern, Christoph Vandreier•
Jordan Shilton•
Tom Peters•
Jean Shaoul•
Peter Symonds•
Tom Peters•
Germany’s secret service intensifies persecution of war opponents and warns against “Trotskyism”
The latest “Constitutional Protection Report” published by the Verfassungsschutz (Germany’s domestic intelligence service) at the end of June aims to silence anyone who criticises the mass death being organised by the NATO powers, calls social inequality by its name, and rejects the government’s pro-war narrative.
Gregor Link•
Peace activist sentenced for criticizing German war policy in Ukraine
The Berlin-Tiergarten District Court has sentenced peace activist Heinrich Bücker for a speech he gave on the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion on the Soviet Union.
Justus Leicht•
Large-scale raid against right-wing terrorist network reveals the extent of the fascist danger in Germany
Around 3,000 officers from the special police forces stormed 137 locations in 11 federal states on Wednesday morning and arrested 25 people. Another 27 people are being investigated. The state prosecutor has accused them of being members or supporters of a terrorist organisation.
Peter Schwarz•
German secret service operates hundreds of far-right social media profiles
Regardless of whether the pending investigations can demonstrate that the agents gave the impetus to the planned terrorist attacks, a picture emerges of a right-wing extremist milieu organized and controlled by the state.
Christoph Vandreier•
Christoph Vandreier•
Justus Leicht•
Statement of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei•
Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee (UK)•
Peter Schwarz•
WSWS Review
Thirty years since the dissolution of the USSR
Review the most critical essays, lectures and letters produced by the ICFI in the course of its intervention in response to the crisis of Stalinism and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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US imperialist hypocrisy and the Libyan flood
Condolences from Obama and Biden cannot cover up their responsibility for the US-NATO war which devastated Libya and set the stage for the death of at least 20,000 in flood-ravaged Derna.
Patrick Martin•
Mobilize the rank and file against the UAW’s “keep working” order! For an all-out strike against the Big Three!
It would be the greatest danger for workers to accept Fain’s claim that the “stand-up strike” is a “new innovation” that “keeps the companies guessing.” Its real aim is to crush autoworkers and carry out the Big Three’s war on the working class.
Eric London•
Millionaire speculator blurts out ruling class strategy of mass unemployment and wage-slashing
The comments of Australian property developer Tim Gurner reveal the real policy of the auto bosses, the banks, and capitalist governments everywhere.
Patrick Martin•
NATO imperialism and the Libya flood catastrophe
The failure of critical infrastructure in the Libyan city of Derna, which has claimed thousands of lives, is the product of the 2011 NATO war against Libya.
Alex Lantier•
Socialist Equality Party (US)•
Alex Lantier•
Tomas Castanheira•
Andre Damon•
Kevin Reed, Barry Grey•
Eighty years since the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union
The WSWS has published a feature page incorporating a selection of essential essays from its own archives, and other documents produced contemporaneously by the Fourth International.
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Police locate more bodies in New Zealand’s Pike River mine
The police investigation into the 2010 disaster that killed 29 mineworkers has been dragged out until at least the end of 2023, with no guarantee that anyone will be charged over the avoidable deaths.
Tom Peters•
New Zealand police extend investigation into Pike River mine disaster until the end of 2023
Police are delaying their decision on whether to lay charges over the 2010 Pike River mine disaster that killed 29 people, until after the October election.
Tom Peters•
Nine dead, 44 still missing in mine collapse in China
The disaster tragically exposes the brutal working conditions faced by miners in China in the reckless drive for profits ahead of lives and safety.
Jack Wang•
New Zealand: Court action over Pike River mine disaster
The fathers of two of the 29 workers killed in the 2010 Pike River mine disaster are campaigning for the release of documents and correspondence relating to a 2013 decision to drop charges against Pike River CEO Peter Whittall.
Tom Peters•
Tom Peters•
Tom Peters•
Tom Peters•
Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand)•
Tom Peters•
Cliff Slaughter: A political biography (1928-1963)
By David North
Cliff Slaughter died on May 3, 2021, in Leeds, England, at the age of 92. His enduring contribution in the 1960s to the defense of Trotskyism stands in tragic contrast with his subsequent political opportunism and repudiation of revolutionary Marxism.
Die Insel (The Island): A harrowing account of the European Union’s murderous refugee policy
Thanks to her lively depictions and her factual, yet sensitive descriptions, the author brings to life the "hell of Moria".
Carola Kleinert•
Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023): Chronicler of American carnage
His works are so permeated with misanthropy and a hostility to human progress that his literary output represents a step back from the great American writers of the 20th century.
Eric London•
Author Elizabeth Gilbert suspends novel’s publication due to protests by Ukrainian nationalists
Gilbert explained she was “removing the book from its publication schedule” because of complaints about its Soviet-Russian setting.
David Walsh•
John McWhorter’s Woke Racism: An argument about how to secure privilege
McWhorter's book offers biting criticism of racialism, but it explains neither where this ideology comes from nor how to combat it.
Andrea Peters•
James McDonald•
Sandy English•
Margaret Rees•
Sandy English•
James McDonald•
Sylvia Ageloff and the assassination of Leon Trotsky
With David North and Eric London
North and London discussed the significance of the latest revelations of the the Security and the Fourth International investigation into Trotsky’s assassination.
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