This lecture was given by World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board Chairman David North at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany.
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EU adopts refugee policy of the extreme right
The implementation of the EU’s immigration “solution” means abolition of the right to asylum, expansion of Fortress Europe, mass deportations and detention even of women and children in deportation camps.
Israel’s government is seeking a war it could not seriously contemplate without having been assured in advance of US support.
Thomas Scripps•
The effort to criminalize support for the Palestinian people has been especially vile on college campuses.
Gabriel Black•
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has published an open letter denouncing the University of Michigan’s “McCarthyite” suppression of student protests against the US-Israeli war of annihilation in Gaza.
Luke Galvin, Barry Grey•
We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by David Walsh and Joanne Laurier. Comrade Walsh is the arts editor of the World Socialist Web Site and Comrade Laurier is a major and regular contributor to the arts section of the website.
David Walsh, Joanne Laurier•
We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by Tony and Tania Hyland, long-time members of the British Trotskyist movement.
Tony Hyland, Tania Hyland•
Amid Israel's genocide in Gaza and US preparations for war in the Middle East targeting Iran, rising tensions between Ankara and Kurdish nationalists point to the danger of another war in Syria and Iraq.
Barış Demir•
Streeting told the Sunday Times that “the NHS uses every winter crisis and every challenge it faces as an excuse to ask for more money.” He has hailed Singapore’s public-private health system as a model for Britain.
Ioan Petrescu•
A gunman killed 14 people on December 21 at the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University in Prague and injured 25 others, some seriously. According to police, the perpetrator then took his own life.
Markus Salzmann•
The pseudo-left is increasingly open in its insistence that the movement opposing the genocide of Palestinians must be subordinated to the Labor government that has backed the Israeli mass murder.
Oscar Grenfell•
“Wherever there is an oppressor and an oppressed, there is a problem. Whether they look like me or talk like me or not, I don’t care. I ask: who is the oppressor?”
Our reporters•
No doubt Kundera bore responsibility for his own art, his own development and his own mistakes. However, the greater, deeper blame for his unhappy trajectory and fate lies above all with Stalinism.
James MacDonald, Sandy English•
Report to London meeting on the centenary of Trotskyism
Genocide in Gaza: Imperialism descends into the abyss
The unfolding genocide in Gaza is the realization of “the descent into the abyss” of which James P. Cannon warned in his Open Letter, published 70 years ago last week.
David North•
Socialist internationalism and the struggle against Zionism and imperialism
This lecture provides a political and historical analysis of the genocidal war now being conducted by the Zionist regime in Israel against the Palestinians. It explains the relationship between the contemporary struggle against imperialism and the international socialist program of the Left Opposition, founded by Leon Trotsky 100 years ago in October 1923.
David North•
Biden greenlights Israel’s Christmas massacre in Gaza
The Biden administration has clearly decided that the “final solution” of the Palestinian question is a vital strategic aim of US domination in the Middle East.
Andre Damon•
Spain’s PSOE-Sumar calls for European Union-led naval mission against Houthi forces in Yemen
Spain’s Ministry of Defence called for “a new and specific mission, with its own scope, means and objectives, agreed upon by the corresponding EU bodies” to “guarantee maritime security” in the Red Sea.
Alejandro López•
Andre Damon•
Kevin Reed•
Andre Damon•
Andre Damon•
Matthew Richter•
Organized campaign of violent threats and intimidation against Canadian Palestinian activists: The case of Ghada Sasa
Efforts to smear and politically isolate Sasa and anyone who defends Palestinians have been legitimized by the trade union-backed New Democratic Party, which is propping up a federal Liberal government that is waging imperialist war abroad and class war at home.
James Clayton•
Instagram bans activist Shaun King over pro-Palestine posts
King, who has spoken out against the US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza, was removed without explanation from the Meta-owned platform Instagram on Christmas Eve.
Kevin Reed•
“Stop the Gaza genocide! Build a socialist anti-war movement!”—SEP (Australia) holds well-attended public meeting
More than 150 workers and young people joined the meeting to discuss the way forward for the working class in the fight to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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IYSSE holds rally to mobilize Detroit area Stellantis autoworkers against US-Israeli genocide in Gaza
On Thursday, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at Wayne State University held a rally at the Stellantis Warren Truck Assembly factory, where their call to mobilize autoworkers against the genocide in Gaza was met with strong support.
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Robert Stevens•
Jonathan Burleigh, David Brown•
Robert Campion, Oscar Grenfell•
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Will Lehman•
Helen Halyard (1950-2023), a tribute to a life dedicated to the victory of world socialism
We are publishing here the tribute given by David North to Helen Halyard, a leading member of the Socialist Equality Party and the International Committee of the Fourth International for more than half a century, who died suddenly at the age of 73 on November 28. North’s remarks opened a memorial meeting for Helen held Sunday, December 3.
David North•
Remarks by David North at the conclusion of the international memorial meeting for Helen Halyard
We are publishing here the summation given by David North to the memorial meeting for Comrade Helen Halyard held on December 3.
David North•
“Helen was convinced the international socialist programme of our world party would resonate with the working class”
We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by Ulrich Rippert, the former national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party of Germany (Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei) and founding member in 1971 of its predecessor, the League of Socialist Workers (Bund Sozialistischer Arbeiter).
Ulrich Rippert•
The lioness, the oak tree, the matron: In loving memory of my mother, Helen Halyard
We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard given by her son, Jamal, to a memorial meeting for Comrade Helen held by the Socialist Equality Party (US) and the International Committee of the Fourth International on December 3.
Jamal Nichols•
Patrick Martin•
Joseph Kishore•
Keith Jones•
Wasantha Rupasinghe•
Report to Sri Lanka meetings
Imperialism, the genocide in Gaza, and the world struggle for socialism
Socialist Equality Party (US) National Secretary Joseph Kishore delivered the following report to a meeting titled “Leon Trotsky and the Struggle for Socialism in the 21st Century” in Colombo on December 10.
Joseph Kishore•
Australian workers and youth condemn violent attack on Sri Lankan SEP members
Workers, students, youth, academics and the sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) have denounced the violent attack on two SEP members by pro-government thugs and demanded the culprits be punished.
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British Trotskyists condemn pro-government thug attack on Sri Lankan SEP members
National affiliates of the International Committee of the Fourth International and their national Socialist Equality Party affiliates and supporting groups are sending protest letters over the brutal thug attack on two Sri Lankan Trotskyists.
our reporters•
SEP (US) National Secretary Joseph Kishore addresses “Centenary of Trotskyism” public meeting in Colombo
More than 100 working people and students, including SEP members and supporters from Colombo and outstations, attended the meeting, with a strong delegation from Sri Lanka’s war-torn north.
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Statement of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)•
Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)•
Australian pseudo-left promotes alliance with pro-Zionist Labor Party
The pseudo-left is increasingly open in its insistence that the movement opposing the genocide of Palestinians must be subordinated to the Labor government that has backed the Israeli mass murder.
Oscar Grenfell•
Christmas in America 2023
As billionaire wealth surges, US faces record homelessness
The latest “point-in-time” survey from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development revealed a staggering 12 percent jump in homelessness in 2023, one of many indicators of severe social distress in capitalist America.
Jacob Crosse•
Kurdish political prisoners on hunger strike in Turkey
Hundreds of Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey have been on hunger strike since November 27 demanding improved conditions.
Barış Demir•
Argentina’s ultra-right government declares war on working class
On December 20, Argentina’s ultra-right President Javier Milei signed a decree to downsize the government, scrap regulations and strip the working class of existing social, wage, retirement and welfare benefits.
Rafael Azul•
Patrick Martin•
Johannes Stern•
Quebec Public Sector Workers Rank-and-File Coordinating Committee•
WSWS Editorial Board•
Andre Damon•
A comment on the life and death of Czech-French novelist Milan Kundera (1929-2023)
No doubt Kundera bore responsibility for his own art, his own development and his own mistakes. However, the greater, deeper blame for his unhappy trajectory and fate lies above all with Stalinism.
James MacDonald, Sandy English•
Rappers Macklemore and Residente denounce genocide in Gaza
Macklemore decried the fact that there are “innocent humans out in Gaza getting murdered with our dollars, and those precious human lives are an extension of us.”
David Walsh•
Twitter/X censors Susan Sarandon’s support for protest demanding a ceasefire in Gaza
The reason given for the censorship was that Sarandon's post was a violation of the platform’s “rules against violent speech.”
Kevin Reed•
Henry Taylor: B Side: An exhibition of the US painter’s work at the Whitney Museum in New York
Size is not the only way that Taylor’s work commands attention. Figures are boldly rendered, sometimes with colorful, abstract shapes or sketched with a black painted line.
Clare Hurley•
Omri Wolfe, Andrea Peters•
David Walsh•
Saman Gunadasa•
Dennis Moore•
Dennis Moore•
Continuing retirees’ protests across Iran joined by striking steelworkers, electrical workers and goldsmiths; general practice doctors begin walkout in Germany; transport workers strike in Northern Ireland
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Continuing retirees’ protests over poverty joined by striking steelworkers, electrical workers and goldsmiths against Iran’s authoritarian government; doctors in general practices begin walkout in Germany to demand more funding for healthcare; further pay strike by transport workers in Northern Ireland causes major disruption
Sri Lankan Telecom trade union leaders betray strike
The Telecom Trade Union Front has fully accepted management’s abolition of the hard-won end of year bonus while claiming that management’s increased loan offer to workers is a “victory.”
S.K. Keerthi, Jothipala Dadigama•
Amazon urged its workers to write Christmas lists to its corporate mascot
A holiday “charity” scheme by the online retail giant peels back the veil on the contempt and condescension with which the capitalist ruling class regards workers.
Joshua Rodriguez•
Prime Healthcare victimizes 7 workers as struggle by Southern California healthcare workers against understaffing continues
Management fired 7 workers, including the entire SEIU-UHW bargaining team, as the union launched another limited Unfair Labor Practice strike.
Hong Jian•
Mexico’s AMLO vows to “strengthen measures” against migrants as mass caravan faces repression
Wednesday’s summit was spurred by Republican demands for a greater crackdown on migrants in exchange for approving a $110 billion package to fund the war against Russia in Ukraine and the Gaza genocide.
Andrea Lobo•
As US Border Police announce record arrests
Secretaries Blinken, Mayorkas travel to Mexico City to organize further crackdown on immigrants
Seeking to shore up Republican votes for Ukraine war funding, top Biden administration officials are en route to Mexico City in a bid to force President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to impose new crackdowns on immigrants traveling to the United States.
Jacob Crosse•
Fire at GM flagship Factory Zero EV plant highlights dangers of lithium-ion batteries
The raging fire filled the factory with toxic smoke forcing the evacuation of workers and halting production for two shifts.
Shannon Jones•
As Quebec public sector workers press for a broadening of the struggle, unions conspire to scuttle strike movement
Even as workers press for a broadening of the struggle, the unions are conspiring with the government to reach sellout agreements and scuttle the strike movement.
Laurent Lafrance•
Marc Wells•
Alex Findijs•
Katy Kinner•
Alexander Fangmann•
Aaron Murch•
Michigan state Supreme Court allows Trump to remain on ballot
The state courts in Michigan have declined to rule on the substance of the case against Trump, that his actions on January 6, 2021 constituted an insurrection and disqualified him from the presidency.
Patrick Martin•
Immigrant advocates prepare legal battle against fascistic Texas immigration laws
Governor Abbott blamed the Biden administration for what Democrats and Republicans have increasingly referred to as the “broken” border.
Trévon Austin•
National defense budget extends illegal electronic spying on US citizens
The National Defense Authorization Act, which was sent to the White House by Congress on December 14, contains a little-known four-month extension of Section 702 provisions that enable the ongoing warrantless surveillance of US citizens in violation of fundamental constitutional rights.
Kevin Reed•
Texas Governor Abbott signs bills empowering police to carry out mass arrests, summary deportations of immigrants
The actions by Abbott are part of a bipartisan assault on immigrants, involving the Biden administration and both the Republican and Democratic parties.
Jacob Crosse•
Alexander Fangmann•
Trévon Austin•
Jacob Crosse•
Kevin Reed•
Jacob Crosse•
UK shadow health secretary Wes Streeting: “The NHS is going to have to get used to the fact that money is tight”
Streeting told the Sunday Times that “the NHS uses every winter crisis and every challenge it faces as an excuse to ask for more money.” He has hailed Singapore’s public-private health system as a model for Britain.
Ioan Petrescu•
Gunman massacres 14 at university in Czech capital Prague
A gunman killed 14 people on December 21 at the Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University in Prague and injured 25 others, some seriously. According to police, the perpetrator then took his own life.
Markus Salzmann•
Baroness Mone PPE scandal deepens crisis of UK Conservative government
Tens of billions of pounds in get-rich-quick Covid contracts were handed out from Westminster from the first days of the pandemic, with almost £20 billion awarded without any form of tendering.
Robert Stevens•
Podemos takes its distance from Spanish PSOE-Sumar government to pose as opponent of Gaza genocide
Podemos is not leaving the PSOE-Sumar government because it genuinely opposes its support for Israel, but because Sumar has closed-down its ability to make occasional critical noises in parliament to conceal its role as a key prop of the government.
Alejandro López•
Anthony Torres•
Marianne Arens•
Margot Miller•
Harvey Thompson•
Tony Robson•
UN report finds Sri Lanka’s social inequality among the worst in Asia
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) revealed that Sri Lanka was one of the top five countries in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of wealth inequality.
Saman Gunadasa•
Protest letters from New Zealand and Australia condemn pro-government violence against Sri Lankan SEP members
The Sri Lankan SEP and its sister parties around the world are campaigning in defense of SEP members both Fernando and Wasantha, and the SEP’s right to campaign at Moratuwa University and any other places.
Our reporters•
The value added tax increase in Sri Lanka: A brutal attack on the working class
The tax increases imposed under the orders of the IMF are intensifying the conditions for a social uprising, fueling the flames of class struggle.
Saman Gunadasa•
Sri Lankan SEP General Secretary Deepal Jayasekera discusses international socialist program in TV interview
Jayasekera explained that the working class need to take matters into their own hands to fight for a socialist and internationalist solution to their burning social and democratic issues.
Wasantha Rupasinghe•
Will Lehman•
David North•
Our reporters•
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)•
P.T. Sampanthar•
Japan exports Patriot missiles to assist US-led war on Russia
Conscious of wide-spread anti-war sentiment, the Kishida government’s decision was taken without any public parliamentary debate and behind the backs of the working class.
Ben McGrath•
Ukraine proposes mobilizing 500,000 more troops
The plans announced by Zelensky amount to an admission that the continuation of the imperialist-backed war is predicated on an even greater slaughter of the Ukrainian working class.
Jason Melanovski•
Member of Zelensky’s Servant of the People party injures 26 in grenade attack
Combined with the state-organized crackdown on opposition and democratic rights, the violence of the war and conscription drive have created the conditions for such a violent anti-social and anti-democratic attack.
Jason Melanovski•
Biden, Zelensky demand billions more for anti-Russia war
Zelensky's meeting with Biden was part of the White House’s ongoing effort to secure another $60 billion for Ukraine, which is confronting a military debacle in the US-NATO war against Russia.
Andrea Peters•
Andrea Lobo•
Trévon Austin•
Ben McGrath•
Jason Melanovski•
Patrick Martin•
Australian governments prioritise business over residents in north Queensland flood disaster
At a joint press conference, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Queensland Premier Steven Miles declared that the region was “open for business,” despite hundreds of homes being partially or totally ruined.
Gary Alvernia•
Protest letters from New Zealand and Australia condemn pro-government violence against Sri Lankan SEP members
The Sri Lankan SEP and its sister parties around the world are campaigning in defense of SEP members both Fernando and Wasantha, and the SEP’s right to campaign at Moratuwa University and any other places.
Our reporters•
On Gaza War, Indian Stalinists combine phony anti-imperialist rhetoric with appeals to Modi and “thieves kitchen” that is UN
In keeping with their decades-long role as the “left” flank of the Indian establishment, the Indian Stalinists are seeking to confine the opposition of workers and youth to the slaughter of the impoverished Palestinians of Gaza within the reactionary framework of capitalist politics and great-power diplomacy.
Deepal Jayasekera•
The New Zealand National Party-led government’s agenda of war and austerity, and how to fight it
The opposition that is already emerging to the National Party-NZ First-ACT coalition government’s agenda of austerity and war must be transformed into a conscious socialist movement, in opposition to Labour and its allies which are seeking to suppress and divide the working class.
Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand)•
Our reporters•
Mike Head•
Ben McGrath•
Tom Peters•
Oscar Grenfell•
JN.1 becomes dominant COVID-19 strain across the US, fueling winter wave of mass infection
The rise of JN.1 to dominance in the US could soon cause the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases of any wave so far, excluding only the initial Omicron wave exactly two years ago.
Benjamin Mateus, Evan Blake•
Study finds that half of confirmed COVID patients in Africa now suffer from Long COVID
The study underlines the massive social crime committed by the ruling class in promoting the infection of billions of people worldwide by the novel pathogen.
Bill Shaw•
World Health Organization designates Omicron JN.1 a “variant of interest” due to its rapid global spread
Based on the limited data available, it is clear that JN.1 is fueling substantial waves of infection throughout the world, with thousands of ongoing global excess deaths each day and untold masses newly suffering from Long COVID.
Benjamin Mateus•
Quebec emergency room doctors warn conditions “out of control” due to surge of COVID and other respiratory infections
Although Canada’s governments and the media have ceased to speak about it, COVID-19 continues to kill and was a major factor in a further decline in life expectancy in Canada in 2022.
Hugo Maltais•
Benjamin Mateus, Evan Blake•
Robert Stevens•
Benjamin Mateus•
Robert Stevens•
Benjamin Mateus•
This week in history: December 25-31
On December 25,1948, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launched an attack on the Egyptian military in the area of the Sinai desert. The offensive, part of the Arab-Israeli war, was notable for pointing to the expansionist character of the newly-formed Zionist state.
Book Review
Adolph Reed, Jr.’s The South: Jim Crow and its Afterlives
Reed’s The South is unique among memoirs of the Jim Crow era in that it is intertwined with historical and social analysis.
Helen Halyard•
Virginia county greenlights massive data center, imperiling Civil War battlefield
The data center will bulldoze unprotected land and encroach on the boundaries of Manassas Battlefield National Park, staining the landscape for millions of visitors looking to understand the progressive revolutionary history of the United States
Douglas Lyons, Tom Mackaman•
Ten years since the death of leading British Trotskyist Dave Hyland
Ten years ago, Dave Hyland, a leading figure in the British Trotskyist movement, died on December 8, 2013, at the age of 66. Below we republish the remarks of comrade David North to a January 18, 2014, memorial meeting honouring comrade Hyland.
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Jean Shaoul•
Leon Trotsky•
David North•
Mike Head•
G7 powers discussing plan to seize frozen Russian financial assets
Any move to take Russian funds would have major implications for the operations of the global financial system.
Nick Beams•
Nippon Steel acquires US Steel for $14.9 billion
The takeover of US Steel is a further sign of the decades-long decline of American capitalism and the loss of its industrial dominance.
Jessica Goldstein•
Record high for debt repayments by low-income nations
Nearly half a trillion dollars was paid into the coffers of the banks and financial institutions, paid for by cuts in health, education and other vital facilities.
Nick Beams•
US financial system a “minefield of vulnerabilities”
The annual report by the Financial Stability Oversight Council has listed a wide range of potential problems in the financial system flowing from higher interest rates.
Nick Beams•
Nick Beams•
Nick Beams•
Nick Beams•
Nick Beams•
Nick Beams•
Chile votes on revamped Pinochet constitution
Authoritarian and police state policies implemented under President Boric’s Apruebo Dignidad coalition government are enshrined in the draft constitution.
Mauricio Saavedra•
Argentina’s Milei announces first batch of class war measures dictated by the IMF
On Tuesday, Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced the first set of economic shock measures, which are supposed to set a new bar for attacks against living standards of workers everywhere.
Andrea Lobo•
Venezuela claims oil-rich territory controlled by Guyana as Pentagon carries out flight operations
While the Maduro administration is carrying out an entirely reactionary policy, US imperialism has been the main player stoking up tensions in recent years.
Andrea Lobo•
Boric’s police state: 200 Carabineros raid university in Chile
The raid sets a dangerous precedent for the establishment of a police state in Chile.
Mauricio Saavedra•
Miguel Andrade•
Andrea Lobo•
Guilherme Ferreira•
Eduardo Parati•
Andrea Lobo•
On the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup
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.
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“No money for anything but war”: US autoworkers speak out on layoffs, Gaza genocide
The WSWS spoke to workers at the Stellantis Warren Truck Assembly Plant Friday about the year-end layoff announcements that have followed on the heels of the national UAW-Big Three auto contracts.
Shannon Jones•
UAW keeps Allison Transmission workers on the job two weeks after 96 percent contract rejection
Well aware of the growing anger among workers over being kept in the dark, local UAW officials have released a series of “bargaining updates” since Monday, while concealing the real content of their discussions with management.
George Kirby•
“The UAW knew these layoffs were coming”: Toledo Jeep workers denounce job cuts
Stellantis workers at the Toledo Assembly Complex Saturday denounced the corporation and the United Auto Workers for the sudden announcement late last week that 1,225 workers will be laid off indefinitely.
Jerry White•
UAW rams through fourth sellout agreement at Indiana Lear seating plant
Lear workers had courageously defied three earlier attempts by the UAW to push through a pro-company deal.
Marcus Day•
Kevin Reed•
Marcus Day•
George Kirby•
Jerry White•
George Kirby•
Climate scientists predict devastating weather conditions for the Southern Hemisphere summer
Warming oceans, exacerbated by record melting of Antarctic ice shelfs, could produce heat waves, droughts and destructive storms.
Frank Gaglioti•
Contrasting inter-group behavior of our two closest evolutionary relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, provides possible insights to human evolution
Chimpanzees are aggressive toward chimps of other groups; bonobos of different groups engage in friendly and cooperative behavior toward each other.
Philip Guelpa•
Useless hand wringing and empty platitudes in the latest US climate report
A critical reading of the report underscores the impossibility of combining a scientific approach to resolving climate change with the ongoing existence of capitalism.
Bryan Dyne•
Fossil discovery in China raises intriguing questions for human evolution
The fossil skull, including both jaw and cranium, appears to be from an intermediate form between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens.
Frank Gaglioti•
Evan Blake•
Bryan Dyne•
Frank Gaglioti•
Frank Gaglioti•
Benjamin Mateus•
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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Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) celebrates 80th birthday of veteran Trotskyist K. Ratnayake
Ratnayake has dedicated his entire adult life, encompassing some six decades, to the fight for the socialist emancipation of the working class and the oppressed masses.
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Greetings to veteran Sri Lankan Trotskyist K. Ratnayake on his 80th birthday
Six of the eight decades of your life have been inextricably connected to the fight for Trotskyism, the defense of the International Committee, and the building of the Fourth International as the World Party of Socialist Revolution.
David North•
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
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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!”
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World Socialist Web Site Editorial Board•
Socialist Equality Party (Australia)•
Indigenous Voice leaders denounce Australian voters
An open letter, issued by a privileged layer of indigenous figures who led the Voice Yes campaign, further highlights the immense class chasm shown in the referendum’s overwhelming defeat on October 14.
Mike Head•
Australian pseudo-left slanders population as racist after defeat of Voice referendum
Socialist Alternative’s analysis of the referendum is an attack on the working class, exposing this organisation as a rightward moving representative of privileged layers of the affluent upper middle-class.
Oscar Grenfell•
Defeat of Australian Labor’s Voice referendum highlights stark class divide, not racism
The Voice voting patterns demonstrate the intensifying hostility of working-class people to the entire political establishment.
Mike Head•
Australian workers oppose the Voice, call for better conditions for Aboriginal people
“The Labor government is not working class, it is an elite group of people, setting up a puppet called the Voice.”
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Oscar Grenfell•
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Socialist Equality Party (Australia)•
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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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Albanese’s comments expose charade that Australian government is trying to free Julian Assange
Albanese’s lie that the Biden administration cannot end the prosecution of Assange is a greenlight for the extradition and persecution of the Australian publisher.
Oscar Grenfell•
Craig Murray seeks UN protection in Switzerland against British police-state persecution
Murray explained in a statement, “the abuse of special anti-terrorism powers at ports in order to seize all papers and communications of journalists is becoming commonplace.”
Laura Tiernan•
Official documents show Australian government doing nothing to free Assange
The Labor government’s full-throated support of imperialist militarism, in Israel, Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific, is incompatible with the defence of a persecuted anti-war publisher.
Oscar Grenfell•
Australian parliamentarians lobby for Assange in Washington
The tour reflected a groundswell of support for Assange among ordinary people, but also underscored the bankruptcy of a fight for his freedom based on backroom diplomacy and politicking.
Oscar Grenfell•
Oscar Grenfell•
Oscar Grenfell•
Oscar Grenfell•
John Pilger•
Oscar Grenfell•
Oppose the state-organized witch hunt of opponents of genocide on US campuses!
The forced resignation of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill on December 9 marks a new stage in a state-orchestrated campaign to attack basic democratic rights on campuses.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality (US)•
In bipartisan vote, US House passes authoritarian resolution calling on Harvard, MIT presidents to resign
As part of the ongoing witch hunt against anyone who does not fully endorse the US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza, on Wednesday 84 Democrats and 219 Republicans voted in favor of the anti-democratic and hypocritical resolution which not only called on university presidents to resign, but implicitly slandered the academics as antisemites.
Jacob Crosse•
Ruling class witch hunt against anti-genocide protesters and university presidents intensifies
Forty-one Brown University students arrested for protesting Gaza genocide
The Brown Divest Coalition called Tuesday’s protest in solidarity with Hisham Awartani, a 20-year-old junior at the university and one of three Palestinian-Americans who was shot by a right-wing libertarian last month.
Jacob Crosse•
University of Michigan permanently bans student resolution against genocide in Gaza
What is really behind the suppression of the anti-genocide resolution is the fact that it was headed for victory, something the billionaire donors and regents, Democratic and Republican politicians, and Pentagon, CIA and State Department officials who collectively run the university would not allow.
Judy Ryden, Barry Grey•
Our reporters•
Jesse Thomas•
Elliott Murtagh, Clara Weiss•
Our reporters•
Max Jones, Norisa Diaz, Kimie Saito•
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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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•
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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1985-86: The victory of Trotskyism within the ICFI
The following lecture was delivered by Chris Marsden, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), and Ulaş Ateşçi, a leading member of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Grubu (Socialist Equality Group) in Turkey, to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.
Chris Marsden, Ulaş Ateşçi•
The Workers League’s defence of the Theory of Permanent Revolution against the opportunism of the Workers Revolutionary Party
The following lecture was delivered by Tom Peters, a leading member of the Socialist Equality Group of New Zealand, and Thomas Scripps, a leading member of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.
Tom Peters, Thomas Scripps•
1982: Marxism, the revolutionary party, and the critique of Healy’s Studies in Dialectics
The following lecture was delivered by Christoph Vandreier, the national secretary of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party) of Germany to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.
Christoph Vandreier•
The role of Security and the Fourth International in the fight for the continuity of the International Committee of the Fourth International
The following lecture was delivered by Eric London, a leading member of the Socialist Equality Party (US), to the SEP (US) International Summer School, held between July 30 and August 4, 2023.
Eric London•
Evan Blake, Tom Mackaman•
Max Boddy•
David North•
Samuel Tissot, Peter Schwarz•
Keith Jones•
NOW AVAILABLE
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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Burkinabè junta arrests top officers over Burkina Faso coup attempt
The conflicts in the Burkina Faso military are deeply entwined with the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine, as the Burkinabè junta led by Traoré develops ties with the Kremlin.
Athiyan Silva•
The social roots of the Moroccan earthquake disaster
The scale of the Moroccan catastrophe is an indictment of the inability of the capitalist system to deliver earthquake-resistant housing and emergency services to the working population.
Alex Lantier•
Macron announces pull-out of French troops from Niger
Amid massive protests in Niger against French imperialism, French President Macron announced the withdrawal of the French ambassador to Niamey on Sunday.
Athiyan Silva•
After protests in flood-hit Derna, Libyan officials order journalists to leave
There are growing signs in the region that the eastern Libyan authorities are preparing a bloody crackdown against protests in Derna.
Alex Lantier•
Athiyan Silva•
Anthony Torres•
Thomas Scripps•
Jean Shaoul•
Jean Shaoul•
25 years since the death of Vadim Rogovin
Vadim Z. Rogovin (10 May 1937 – 18 September 1998) was a Soviet Marxist sociologist and historian. Working in close collaboration with the International Committee of the Fourth International, Rogovin helped lay the foundations for the Trotskyist movement’s fight against the post-Soviet school of historical falsification, including in his six-volume Was There an Alternative? This page collects major essays and commemorations on Rogovin as well as links to his own writings.
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Will Lehman issues letter to Mack Trucks coworkers on eve of UAW contract expiration: “We must seriously prepare for a major battle”
It’s clear the UAW hasn’t been negotiating anything at Mack all this time, they’ve just been keeping us in the dark to prevent us from preparing to fight back against the company’s ruthless demands.
Will Lehman•
Will Lehman sues Biden administration demanding rerun of fraudulent UAW election
On Monday, July 3, rank-and-file socialist autoworker Will Lehman sued the Biden administration’s Department of Labor, demanding that the UAW national officers’ election be rerun with the names of all candidates on the ballot due to massive voter disenfranchisement by the bureaucracy.
Eric London•
Stop the UAW sabotage of the autoworkers struggle! Hold emergency local meetings to demand an all-out strike!
“Let’s be clear on what Fain‘s announcement really means: These strikes will have no impact on production. These are parts warehouses that ship components to the dealerships, not suppliers of the Big Three.”
Will Lehman•
“It’s almost like we are in a civil war between the rich and the poor”: Autoworkers respond to Will Lehman’s Newsweek op-ed
Autoworkers have responded with enthusiasm to the editorial written by the Pennsylvania Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for UAW president in 2021.
Jerry White•
Will Lehman•
Will Lehman•
Will Lehman•
Jerry White•
Will Lehman•
Kurdish political prisoners on hunger strike in Turkey
Hundreds of Kurdish political prisoners in Turkey have been on hunger strike since November 27 demanding improved conditions.
Barış Demir•
Sosyalist Eşitlik Grubu holds public meeting in Istanbul on Israel’s genocide in Gaza
The SEG in Turkey held a public meeting in Istanbul on Sunday titled “Stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza! Socialist internationalism and the struggle against Zionism and imperialism.”
Our reporters•
Hundreds of textile workers in Turkey continue wildcat strike in defiance of military police crackdown
The wildcat strike by hundreds of textile workers in Şanlıurfa in south-eastern Turkey has entered its third week, in defiance of the trade union apparatus, company threats and military police violence.
Barış Demir, Hasan Yıldırım•
DOC NYC Film Festival 2023: Part 1
Three Promises: A Palestinian family’s view of the Second Intifada
A documentary about how one West Bank family endured the uprising has burning relevance as Israel intensifies its genocidal campaign against the population of Gaza.
Erik Schreiber•
Barış Demir•
Jean Shaoul•
Barış Demir•
Barış Demir, Ulaş Ateşçi•
Jordan Shilton•
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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Third Trump coup lawyer pleads guilty and agrees to testify in Georgia election case
Jenna Ellis is the third lawyer and fourth defendant to plead guilty in relation to the conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Jacob Crosse•
Trump coup plot accomplice Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia fake elector case
Kenneth Chesebro, attorney and close associate of Donald Trump, pleaded guilty on Friday to one felony charge in exchange for his agreement to testify against the former-president and 16 other defendants in the fake elector scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
Kevin Reed•
Top Trump coup lawyer Sidney Powell turns state’s witness on eve of Georgia trial
The 68-year-old far-right lawyer will avoid prison time as long as she abides by the terms of her six-year probation, which includes testifying against her accomplices, including Trump.
Jacob Crosse•
Trump-backed election denier Jim Jordan fails in second vote for House speaker
The focus of opposition from the Democrats and a section of House Republicans to Jordan’s becoming Speaker is his stated opposition to further military aid to Ukraine.
Barry Grey•
Jacob Crosse•
Jacob Crosse•
Jacob Crosse•
Jacob Crosse•
Barry Grey•
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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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•
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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Nikole Hannah-Jones’ Center for Democracy and Journalism: Racialist politics in the service of US imperialism
After one year, the Center’s main accomplishment has been to deepen the mutual embrace between sections of the upper middle class and the military-intelligence apparatus.
Dominic Gustavo•
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•
Dominic Gustavo•
Tom Mackaman•
Douglas Lyons•
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.
Instagram shutters account of Palestinian publisher Quds News Network
Instagram shut the account without explanation. Quds is one of the most popular Palestinian networks and has featured on-the-spot exposures of the war crimes in Gaza.
Kevin Reed•
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•
Kevin Reed•
Kevin Reed•
Dominic Gustavo•
Eric Ludlow•
Our reporter•
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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Over 80,000 sign petition against NYU Langone’s termination of a pro-Palestinian resident physician
Over 80,000 people have signed a petition opposing the anti-democratic termination of Dr. Zaki Masoud by NYU Langone.
John Conrad•
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•
Socialist Equality Party (US), International Youth and Students for Social Equality•
David Walsh•
David Walsh•
James McDonald, Sam Wayne•
Mike Head•
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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A comment on the life and death of Czech-French novelist Milan Kundera (1929-2023)
No doubt Kundera bore responsibility for his own art, his own development and his own mistakes. However, the greater, deeper blame for his unhappy trajectory and fate lies above all with Stalinism.
James MacDonald, Sandy English•
Book Review
Adolph Reed, Jr.’s The South: Jim Crow and its Afterlives
Reed’s The South is unique among memoirs of the Jim Crow era in that it is intertwined with historical and social analysis.
Helen Halyard•
Why have right-wing forces attacked Adania Shibli’s novel Minor Detail?
After the outbreak of the new Israeli war against Palestinians a number of critics discovered antisemitism in the book and denounced Shibli as a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activist.
Bernd Reinhardt•
Award-winning novelist Arundhati Roy denounces “brazen slaughter” and “crimes against humanity” in Gaza
Roy’s comments speak to the revulsion felt by hundreds of millions at the savagery of the Israeli destruction of Gaza.
David Walsh•
Andrea Peters•
David Moore•
Stefan Steinberg•
Carola Kleinert•
Eric London•
EU adopts refugee policy of the extreme right
The implementation of the EU’s immigration “solution” means abolition of the right to asylum, expansion of Fortress Europe, mass deportations and detention even of women and children in deportation camps.
Johannes Stern•
Biden greenlights Israel’s Christmas massacre in Gaza
The Biden administration has clearly decided that the “final solution” of the Palestinian question is a vital strategic aim of US domination in the Middle East.
Andre Damon•
Christmas in America 2023
As billionaire wealth surges, US faces record homelessness
The latest “point-in-time” survey from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development revealed a staggering 12 percent jump in homelessness in 2023, one of many indicators of severe social distress in capitalist America.
Jacob Crosse•
America’s genocide
Amid mass executions and genocidal rhetoric, US deepens support for Israeli onslaught on Gaza
As the death toll in Gaza from bombing, massacres and starvation soars, it is becoming clear that Israel is waging “America’s genocide.”
Andre Damon•
Patrick Martin•
Andre Damon•
David North•
Andre Damon•
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.
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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