Civil War without politics or social context

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Oppose the campaign to silence opponents of the Gaza genocide on campuses!

Germany’s suppression of the Palestine Congress and the fight against genocide and dictatorship

New Zealand unions collaborate with thousands of job cuts

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Google employees arrested for sit-in protest against cloud services contract with Israel

Brazil’s chief justice “turns the page” on military’s involvement in Bolsonaro coup attempt

IMF says US debt creating “significant risks” for the global economy

Boeing whistleblower Sam Salehpour testifies before Congress on safety of the 777 and 787 aircraft

Right-wing Supreme Court majority signals it may dismiss obstruction charges against January 6 insurrectionists

Global  pandemic agreement undermined by corporate interests

Modi banks on venal, right-wing character of opposition to secure third term

Meeting of Canada Post workers calls for establishment of Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee

No layoffs! No budget cuts! Mobilize the working class to defend public education in Ann Arbor and across Michigan!

Biden administration issues “weasel words” assurances to secure Assange’s extradition

Tesla axes 14,000 jobs: Workers need a global strategy to fight against mass unemployment

US imposes new sanctions on Iran amid looming threat of Israeli attack

“Something will have to give”—IMF warns of build-up of US debt

Thousands could be deported under Australian government’s draconian immigration bill

After 24,000 sign open letter calling for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale, artist shuts down exhibition

New York City universities step up purge of pro-Palestinian faculty

Nearly five million removed from Medicaid have no health insurance

CUPE announces sellout agreement for 3,000 striking York University academic workers

Ban on the Palestine Congress: Another step towards a German police state

Damage to Glen Canyon Dam pipes threatens Colorado River water supply

DSA backs Morena’s re-election in Mexico: A dry run for endorsing Biden

Tories denounce BBC’s Nick Robinson for referring to “murders of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians”

Trump “hush money” trial begins—A political diversion

Tesla announces more than 14,000 layoffs as global attacks on jobs mount

Israel vows “response” to Iranian strikes, as Gaza genocide continues

Rank-and-file forum discusses Australian Labor government’s pro-business and war restructuring of education

Workers Struggles: The Americas

Thousands participate in global protests targeting economic arteries and weapons manufacturers

David North answers questions at Wayne State University on the Gaza genocide and the fight for socialism

Canadian imperialism outlines its plans for global war

US, South Korea conduct massive air force drills

Texas governor orders crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech on campuses

Berkeley law student Gaza protest sparks frenzy from university administration

Germany: Police terror, intimidation and censorship against opposition to the genocide in Gaza

Video: “The SGP strongly condemns the suppression of the Palestine Congress in Berlin”

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer boasts of readiness to kill millions of people in nuclear war

Biden condemns Iran’s strike on Israel: A case study in imperialist hypocrisy

Mass stabbing in Sydney shopping centre by mentally ill man

Sri Lankan trade unions seek alliance with opposition parties

Floods devastate parts of Russia, Kazakhstan

Inspector General’s reports find massive issues in rollout of “Delivering for America” restructuring of US Postal Service

Federal officials target end of May for full reopening of Port of Baltimore after bridge collapse

Solomon Islands holds national election as US confronts China in the Pacific

Australian government announces war-related economic policy

Inflation numbers push back possible Fed interest rate cut

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The Simpson murder case: Imitation of life

Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter: A masterpiece of corporate kitsch

The O.J. Simpson trial: Some ugly truths

Dengue fever epidemic sweeps through Latin America

Wes Streeting insists no additional funding for Britain's NHS under Labour without “major surgery” through privatisation

Biden gives Israel “ironclad” backing against Iranian retaliatory strike

Emergency room workers threaten strike at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit

Australian union cancels strike by airport firefighters, announces sell-out deal

Australian actors condemn Gaza genocide, oppose Zionist crackdown on free speech

UAW President Fain at the White House dinner: The corporatist alliance for World War III

Spain’s PSOE-Sumar government feigns sympathy with Gaza, calling for Palestinian statehood

Berlin police raid and shut down conference opposing Gaza genocide

New Zealand strengthens military alliance with US

Woody Allen’s Coup de Chance: The “wonderfully wealthy” businessman as a sociopath

US House passes bipartisan 2-year reauthorization of Section 702 warrantless surveillance

Cornel West selects Black Lives Matter promoter Melina Abdullah as running mate

Ann Arbor board approves layoffs and budget cuts over mass opposition

Stellantis cuts another 200 supplemental workers in Detroit as auto layoffs continue

President of Germany’s Kiel Institute proposes financing war rearmament using the Nazi model

Secret RCMP report calls for increased police powers to meet growing threat of social unrest

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

What does Labour’s praise for Thatcher mean for workers under a Starmer government?

SEP (Australia) forum in Melbourne demands freedom for Assange

950 lose jobs as Cleveland-Cliffs closes mill in Weirton, West Virginia

After mass layoffs, Ford Rouge workers denounce union-sponsored “Going Away Party”

South Korea’s Democrats obtain large majority in general election

Ukrainian parliament expands conscription to dragoon young people to the front

The US-Japanese summit: A major step towards war with China

UAW President Fain dines with billionaires, warmongers at White House reception for Japanese PM

More writers shun PEN America over genocide of Palestinians

Muslim UT Austin student assaulted after leaving mosque

Germany’s Coronavirus Commission of Enquiry aims to criminalise protective measures

Finland closes border with Russia indefinitely to block asylum seekers, prepare for war

Threat of war between Israel and Iran grows as new offensives launched in Gaza

Thames Water set to collapse as UK’s rivers and seas flooded with sewage by private operators

Oppose Royal Mail’s assault on the USO! Defeat CWU’s collusion!

UN Rapporteur: Australian government is “aiding and abetting” genocide in Gaza

Amid cover-up of whistleblower John Barnett’s “suicide,” new Boeing whistleblower exposes safety violations in manufacture of 787 Dreamliner

Six months of protest: Australian workers and young people denounce Israel’s genocide and Labor government

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