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Five hundred more pro-Palestine protesters arrested in UK despite High Court ruling

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:47:27 GMT

Over 3,300 people have now been arrested on these charges since Palestine Action was outlawed by the Labour government in June-July last year.

UK secondary school's sweeping censorship of library books

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:37:49 GMT

Librarian instructed to remove up to 200 books from school library deemed inappropriate by school with Christian ethos

USPS moves to suspend pension payments amid deepening financial crisis

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:51:08 GMT

The United States Postal Service could potentially run out of money by next year, setting the stage for massive cuts.

Teamsters and UPS reach settlement over driver buyouts, while company continues plans to slash 30,000 more jobs

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:50:39 GMT

By claiming a victory over the buyouts, the Teamsters apparatus is signaling to UPS that, as long as the bureaucracy is included, the destruction of UPS workers' livelihoods can proceed.

Trump says the US is “loading up the ships” with weapons during ceasefire talks

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:56:48 GMT

President Trump renewed his fascist threat to destroy Iran on Friday in a post on Truth Social in which he bemoaned Tehran’s ongoing control of the Strait of Hormuz and wrote that Tehran has “no cards,” and “The only reason they are alive today is to negotiate!”

Artemis II mission concludes after astronauts travel to the Moon and safely return to Earth

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:39:30 GMT

The mission unfolded in the shadow of the Trump administration's war against Iran and his genocidal threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight.”

Australia: UWU boss posturing as “rank-and-file” candidate in union election

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:39:09 GMT

The phoney “rank-and-file” Members First campaign points to mounting discontent among United Workers Union members over previous sellouts and growing opposition to the Labor Party, of which the UWU is an integral part.

Oppose the draft! Build a working class movement against imperialist war!

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:28:57 GMT

The Socialist Equality Party and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality warn workers and young people throughout the United States: the American ruling class is laying the foundations for the reimposition of the draft. The oligarchy wants cannon fodder for its illegal and expanding wars of aggression.

Fuel shock sends inflation soaring while the oligarchy grows richer

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:51:31 GMT

The sharp rise in inflation was fueled above all by an unprecedented spike in gasoline prices, which is hitting millions of workers who depend on driving for their jobs.

Indiana University postdoctoral fellow Youhuang Xiang sentenced to time served and ordered deported

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:50:20 GMT

After over four months of detention, Xiang was coerced into pleading guilty to trumped-up federal charges of smuggling innocuous E. coli plasmid DNA into the United States.

“Progressive” Democrats seek collaboration with fascist critics of Iran war

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:48:09 GMT

In a statement posted Tuesday night, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna thanked fascists Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson for opposing the Iran war and called for a “broad populist social movement.”

Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die–The solution to the world’s problems? Infect everyone with anti-technology allergy

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:43:23 GMT

It is a dreadful work. A libel against humanity, humanity returned the favor by largely staying away in droves.

The International Bolshevik Tendency: Pseudo-left apologists for the union bureaucracy and Stalinism

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:30:48 GMT

The IBT, which is descended from the anti-Trotskyist Spartacist League, promotes the dangerous illusion that workers can rely on the union apparatus and the Chinese Stalinist regime to oppose US imperialism in Latin America and the Middle East.

IYSSE (Sri Lanka) meeting discusses socialist strategy to stop the war against Iran

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:52:53 GMT

Only the international working class, the sole social force creating all wealth in the society, has the capability of stopping the dragging into barbarism.

Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:30:28 GMT

Filipino pulp mill workers’ strike enters second month; Health workers strike over real wage cuts in Tasmania, Australia.

Australia: Key issues buried at Brisbane rally against arrest of anti-genocide protester

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:14:55 GMT

There was no mention of Labor’s own “hate crime” laws and wave of arrests at a protest over the prosecution of a Palestine solidarity activist for using the prohibited anti-genocide slogan “from the river to the sea.”

Protests and strikes erupt in Brazil in turbulent run-up to presidential election

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:07:01 GMT

Since the beginning of this year, a series of protests and strikes have erupted in Brazil against the privatization and austerity policies of the Workers Party (PT) administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva .

Pseudo-leftist union leadership undermines Argentine tire plant occupation with appeals to nationalism

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:06:04 GMT

The SUTNA union, led by the Partido Obrero, is chaining the Fate tire workers’ plant occupation to nationalist appeals to Peronist factions and other bourgeois politicians

Turkish independent union leader Başaran Aksu arrested

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:05:49 GMT

Başaran Aksu, who has played a leading role in workers’ struggles emerging in opposition to union bureaucracies, has been a target of both companies and the state for some time. It follows the unlawful arrest of independent union leader Mehmet Türkmen last month.

Starmer visits Gulf states amid fracturing “special relationship” with US

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:38:42 GMT

Foreign policy precepts that have determined the actions of UK governments for decades are being torn apart.

Trades Union Congress offers Iran war partnership with Starmer government

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:01:31 GMT

Just as they did during the pandemic, the Britain's trade union apparatus is preparing to suppress strikes, enforce wage restraint and collaborate in austerity under the guise of “protecting the economy”.

Trump’s selective service filing prepares for activation of US military draft

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:55:46 GMT

A Trump administration filing reveals preparations to activate a military draft for men aged 18 to 26 as Washington readies wider imperialist war.

New York City Mayor Mamdani reneges on promise of free bus service

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:07:52 GMT

The DSA’s Zohran Mamdani’s first 100 days as mayor of America’s largest city have been marked by continuous capitulation before Wall Street and the capitalist state.

Israel continues to bomb Lebanon, as US media demands renewed onslaught against Iran

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:07:08 GMT

Israeli airstrikes killed at least seven people in the town of al-Abbassieh in southern Lebanon on Thursday, as the bombardment of the country entered its second day since the proclamation of a US-Iran ceasefire.

Jacobin and the DSA sow complacency to demobilize opposition to war against Iran

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:05:29 GMT

The house organ of the Democratic Socialists of America seeks to conceal the depth of the political crisis precipitated by the war and Trump’s threats of genocide against Iran.

Detroit autoworkers denounce US-Israeli war on Iran: “This is for Big Oil”

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:58:39 GMT

Reporters from the World Socialist Web Site spoke to workers as they passed through the factory gates, shortly after reports emerged that the US government is moving toward automatic registration for a potential military draft.

Turkish municipal workers support Will Lehman’s UAW presidential campaign

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:57:50 GMT

The WSWS has received messages of support for Lehman’s campaign from workers at the Kadıköy, Maltepe, and Şişli municipalities in Istanbul.

Australian university chiefs back Labor’s corporate agenda while pleading for funding relief

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:36:09 GMT

Universities Australia vows to work even more closely with the Albanese government as it enforces its Universities Accord regime.

Firefighters hold more strikes across New Zealand

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:32:41 GMT

While the government insists that 2,000 Fire and Emergency NZ workers must take a pay cut, the opposition Labour Party, with the support of the union leaders, is seeking to divert workers’ anger behind its election campaign.

Idaho constructs remote-controlled firing squad chamber: A method of state killing with a merciless history

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:21:45 GMT

In the gruesome landscape of state-sanctioned murder in the US, the construction of a remote-controlled firing squad chamber in Idaho stands out for its calculated, savagery.

UAW issues statement of phony support for Mexican tire workers shot on picket line

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:31:27 GMT

The UAW’s “support” for Mexican tire workers promotes appeals to Trump’s Labor Department and the Mexican government and ruling class while pitting US autoworkers against their Mexican class brothers.

BNP government in Bangladesh imposes economic impact of Iran war on working people

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:04:11 GMT

Amid sky-rocketing energy prices, the recently elected right-wing Bangladesh Nationalist Party has rapidly jettisoned its election promises to improve living standards and ensure basic democratic rights.

Far-right Alberta premier announces anti-immigrant referendum

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:49:03 GMT

Evoking the fascist anti-immigrant demagogy of the Trump administration, far-right Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has called a provincial referendum for next fall with the aim of whipping up animosity to immigrants and providing “popular” sanction for stripping them of rights.

Medical neglect and preventable deaths spread across ICE detention centers

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:19:31 GMT

From North Lake in Michigan to Camp East Montana in Texas, repeated deaths, ignored grievances and documented abuses expose medical neglect as an institutionalized feature of ICE detention.

German reactions to the “ceasefire” in the Iran war: Berlin sticks to its war aims

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:14:06 GMT

The German government and ruling class have officially welcomed the “ceasefire” in the Iran war. But behind the diplomatic phrases lies no departure from previous war policies.—on the contrary, their continuation by other means.

Immigrant senior stripped of Medicare under Trump bill exposes bipartisan assault on social programs

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:09:07 GMT

Carranza’s plight exposes bipartisan policies that strip immigrant workers of earned social rights while advancing austerity, war and repression.

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:01:19 GMT

Workers face riot police in general strike against welfare cuts in Northern Cyprus; Royal Fleet Auxiliary staff who support UK Royal Navy walk out over pay; resident doctors in Nigeria begin indefinite walkout over pay and conditions

Socialist Equality Party (UK) announces public meeting series on 1926 general strike

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:34 GMT

The events are aimed at arming workers with the lessons of this experience for the political battles they face today: against a right-wing Labour government of austerity and war, and trade union bureaucracies suppressing a struggle against it.

David North calls for building the anti-war movement in interview with Turkish channel TV5

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:45:47 GMT

In an interview with Turkish channel TV5, WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North warns that the two-week pause in the US bombardment of Iran is merely an interlude and calls on workers internationally to build a movement against imperialism based on the unification of the working class.

As Los Angeles educators prepare strike, administrators and union officials meet for emergency talks

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:22:31 GMT

Workers must be warned that a sellout is in the offing. No talks under these circumstances will result in a deal favorable for workers.

Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith charged with war crimes against Afghan civilians

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:50:38 GMT

Whatever the outcome of the case against Roberts-Smith, there is no question that Australian governments and the military command oversaw and covered up war crimes in Afghanistan.

“We do not defend these actions of war and aggression”: US workers denounce Trump’s threats against Iran, demand end to war

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:47:13 GMT

Workers across the United States have expressed deep and unequivocal opposition to the Trump administration's military aggression against Iran, defending the Iranian people and calling for mass working class resistance.

Armed clash erupts near Israeli consulate in Istanbul

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:47:00 GMT

The circumstances surrounding this attempted armed attack near the Israeli consulate remain unclear.

Israel bombards Lebanon with 160 missiles within hours of Trump’s ceasefire announcement

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:18:07 GMT

Israel’s barbaric air and artillery assault on civilians in southern Lebanon, the most intense attack since the conflict began on March 2, exposed the fraudulent nature of the two-week “ceasefire” announced by President Trump on Tuesday in the war against Iran.

Amid deep divisions over ceasefire agreement, Israel launches massive attack on Lebanon

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:16:05 GMT

Israel's massive assault on Lebanon, which killed over 250 people Wednesday, comes as factions of both US political parties condemn the outcome of Trump's war on Iran as a debacle that leaves Iran in control of the vital Strait of Hormuz.

Iran war shock causes IMF to revise down global growth forecast

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:19:27 GMT

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has said the world is ill-equipped to deal with the turmoil resulting from the war on Iran, due to the lack of international collaboration and the rise of government debt.

Hungary elections: US Vice President Vance throws his weight behind Orbán

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:28:20 GMT

For the working class, this election offers no progressive alternative. Neither Orbán nor Magyar represents its interests. Both stand for militarism, social attacks and authoritarian forms of rule—albeit with differing foreign policy orientations.

Project Hail Mary—a hopeful (but somewhat wishful) adventure

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:14:42 GMT

The overall result is a charming but cartoonish pastiche that, while broadly appealing, falls short of its ambition to be a truly insightful film

As election losses mount, White House pursues ballot-rigging plans

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:46:37 GMT

An easy Democratic victory in Wisconsin and a narrow Republican win in Georgia both showed swings of 25 percent or more against Trump.

Nationwide roadblocks by truckers and farmers in Mexico face repression

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:36:40 GMT

Mexican truckers and farmers launched a nationwide strike over war-driven diesel and fertilizer cost surges and insecurity, facing brutal repression by the Morena government.

Japan deploys long-range missiles for the first time

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:05:07 GMT

In close coordination with Washington’s own military operations, Tokyo is setting the pieces in place for war against China.

Court proceedings begin in Greece over 2023 Tempi rail crash deaths

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:29:50 GMT

The crime at Tempi has discredited all the main bourgeois parties. One of the main chants at demonstrations is: “Syriza, PASOK, New Democracy, this crime has a history”.

Trump follows genocidal threat against Iran with 2-week “ceasefire”

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:15:05 GMT

Trump’s threat to annihilate a civilization of 93 million people—which by itself is a war crime—and the war as a whole have produced a political crisis of historic proportions.

French government refuses to denounce US threat of genocidal attack on Iran as a war crime

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:12:20 GMT

While it has sought to distance itself from Trump’s most undeniably genocidal statements, Paris has made itself complicit in crimes against humanity.

3 workers killed in industrial accident at Turkish steel giant

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:04:17 GMT

Three workers were killed in a preventable work accident at Çolakoğlu Metallurgy, one of Turkey’s largest steel factories, on Sunday.

JBS meatpacking workers return to work at Greeley, Colorado plant after UFCW sellout of strike

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:53:51 GMT

Workers returned to the plant Tuesday after the United Food and Commercial Workers suddenly canceled their powerful three-week strike without any progress at the bargaining table.

BP Whiting lockout enters 4th week, as 1,700 Northern Indiana utility workers are locked out

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:38:35 GMT

BP Whiting refinery workers continue their battle, as Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) locks out 1,700 USW workers.

Reject the Australian Education Union sellout in Tasmania, unify with educators in Victoria, form rank-and file committees!

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:57:09 GMT

By calling off its work bans the AEU is signalling its willingness to force the state government’s offer through, further cutting real wages and doing nothing to address staff shortages and intolerable workloads.

Italy’s far-right prime minister Meloni makes emergency visit to Persian Gulf amid Iran war

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:29:19 GMT

Last Friday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made an unannounced emergency trip to the Gulf region to meet with Saudi, Qatari and Emirati leaders for talks on energy and the US war with Iran.

“He needs to be arrested”: US workers denounce Trump’s genocidal threats against Iran

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:22:21 GMT

Workers across the United States reacted furiously Tuesday to Trump’s threat to “annihilate” the civilization of Iran, a country of 93 million people.

IMF delegation praises Sri Lankan government’s austerity measures

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:16:51 GMT

The IMF’s endorsement is a clear indication of the government’s strict adherence to IMF dictates, which impose the full burden of the crisis on the working class and rural masses.

New Zealand signs neo-colonial defence deal with Cook Islands

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:48:25 GMT

The deal, which ensures that New Zealand’s military retains access to the Cook Islands’ vast territorial waters, escalates the US-led militarisation of the Pacific in preparation for war against China.

Suicide of U-M researcher: Stop the persecution of Chinese scientists!

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:55:08 GMT

The tragic death of Danhao Wang, a brilliant Chinese postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan, is the direct and fatal consequence of a vicious xenophobic campaign of harassment and intimidation orchestrated by the federal government and enabled by the university administration.

Pentagon’s fascist revamping of military training program

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:50:36 GMT

In February, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth released a memorandum outlining a fascistic revamping of the US military’s training program for senior officers.

Liberal government demands jobs bloodbath at Canada Post, as workers prepare to vote on concession-filled contracts

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:31:53 GMT

Dictated by the federal Liberal government, Canada Post's transformation into an Amazon-style employer of precarious “gig workers” will eliminate tens of thousands of jobs.

Scenario (Szenario): A documentary normalises German militarism

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:20:44 GMT

The director says she had “real images of war in her mind” while filming and wonders about “what context I see them”—but “context” is precisely what is missing from her film.

Union leaders smear resident doctors in Guardian hit piece

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:16:19 GMT

The Guardian has consistently witch-hunted resident doctors, with columnist Polly Toynbee urging Streeting to show his “mettle.”

National resident doctors strike in England over pay and jobs

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:05:18 GMT

WSWS reporters spoke to striking resident doctors as they began a six-day strike.

The working class must oppose Trump’s threat to annihilate Iran!

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:51:49 GMT

The following statement was published by David North, chairman of the World Socialist Web Site Editorial Board, on Tuesday morning in response to the threat by US President Donald Trump to make Iranian civilization “die tonight.”

Poll underscores crisis of Australia’s two-party system, rise of One Nation

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:03:35 GMT

In Queensland, the far-right One Nation is outpolling both Labor and the Coalition, something unprecedented for a “third” party in modern times.

Trump sets Tuesday night deadline for the massive war crime against Iran

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:02:21 GMT

The United States is on the brink of a moral and political catastrophe. This is the inescapable conclusion to be derived from Donald Trump’s press conference on Monday.

Teamsters announce last‑minute agreement for 17,000 First Student school bus drivers

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:57:21 GMT

Teamsters hailed First Student’s new contract as a “national foundation,” but drivers demand details on real gains for hours, pay, and pensions.

Cover-up of British nuclear testing in the Pacific exposed

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:50:55 GMT

For decades, British governments have suppressed evidence of the human and environmental consequences of nuclear testing in the Pacific.

NASA’s Artemis II completes lunar flyby

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:48:49 GMT

The new aspects of spaceflight being carried out by Artemis II largely concern the impacts of radiation on the spacecraft and the astronauts themselves.

Historical issues in Supreme Court argument on birthright citizenship

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:47:44 GMT

Last week’s oral argument on Trump’s executive order to revoke birthright citizenship raised historical questions dating back to the Civil War on whether the offspring of immigrants have full citizenship rights.

Concerns over private credit deepen as war on Iran intensifies

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:42:02 GMT

The US Treasury is convening meetings with regulators to discuss the growing risks arising from the interconnections between insurance firms and the private credit markets.

Workers Struggles: The Americas

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:28:09 GMT

Workers protest in Laz Paz Bolivia over poverty pay and the abrogation of labor law while 550 Metro grocery workers in Quebec are in the second week of a strike over pay and the issue of subcontracting.

Minneapolis shooting video exposes ICE lies, frame-up of Venezuelan immigrants

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:13:28 GMT

Newly obtained footage contradicts the official account used to justify the shooting of Julio C. Sosa-Celis and the prosecution of two Venezuelan immigrants.

After our contract rejection we must strike Nexteer to win our demands!

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:55:55 GMT

The Nexteer Rank-and-File Committee issued this statement after workers at the Saginaw, Michigan parts plant rejected a UAW-backed contract by 96 percent.

One year since the death of Stellantis worker Ronald Adams Sr.: Family demands answers as MIOSHA investigation blocked

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:52:01 GMT

One year ago today, 63-year-old machine repairman Ronald Adams Sr. was crushed to death at the Stellantis Dundee Engine Complex in Southeast Michigan.

Fortress Europe claims 70 more migrant lives in mass drowning in the Mediterranean

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:39:42 GMT

Everywhere, impoverished migrants face closed borders and state-sanctioned demonisation designed to divert social anger over poverty, unemployment and cuts in vital social services away from the super-rich oligarchy despoiling the planet.

Germany’s ultra-right culture minister Weimer continues his rampage against freedom of art and expression

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:31:02 GMT

Politically, Weimer’s views unquestionably overlap with those of the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD.

Trump administration unveils plans for “Greater North America” as Iran war roils Latin American economies

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:55:32 GMT

Trump's “Greater North America” doctrine, stretching from Greenland to Ecuador, aims to recolonize the hemisphere.

UK: Labour’s Universal Credit Act set to throw hundreds of thousands into deeper poverty

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:49:03 GMT

Up to 750,000 disabled people are projected to receive a lower supplementary universal credit rate by 2029/30, resulting in an annual average income loss of £3,000.

Trump’s threats to destroy Iran and the breakdown of American democracy

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:11:44 GMT

Trump operates completely outside the framework of international law, of democratic conventions and basic legality. His statements and actions are a testament to the total breakdown of American democracy under the pressure of soaring social inequality, endless war and spiraling social, economic and political crisis.

Writers Guild of America suddenly announces new contract with studios

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:46:33 GMT

Without a strike authorization vote or full disclosure, the WGA leadership moves to impose a deal designed to block rank-and-file resistance.

Australia: Labor government conducts police raids against anti-genocide protesters in Melbourne

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:08:24 GMT

One of the most significant features of the police operation, conducted under Labor Premier Jacinta Allan’s state government, is that Victorian Trades Hall Council secretary Luke Hilakari called in the police.

UFCW preparing to sell out 3-week strike by JBS meatpacking workers in Greeley, Colorado

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:58:19 GMT

Workers should defy the back-to-work order under conditions where nothing has been secured and instead continue the strike under rank-and-file control.

Union pushes through pay cut for New Zealand primary teachers

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:58:00 GMT

The deal imposed by the NZEI consists of a 2.5 percent pay rise in the first year and 2.1 percent in the second year—well below inflation.

Sri Lankan workers and students discuss the US-Israel war on Iran and how to stop it

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:54:43 GMT

“If workers come together, they are like a bundle of sticks. If the sticks are separated, they can be broken. What we need to do is tie the rope—unite the working class.”

US, Israel wreak further damage on Iran’s cultural heritage

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:19:42 GMT

The willful destruction of UNESCO World Heritage sites is a repudiation not only of international law but also of human civilization itself.

The Wuhan “lab leak” fraud and the institutionalization of anti-science: An interview with Dr. Peter Daszak

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:01:19 GMT

In this interview, Daszak responds to the inaugural “Scientific Freedom” lecture held at the National Institutes of Health under the sponsorship of NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, chosen for that position by vaccine denialist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. because he opposed any serious public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ICE presence increasing at Michigan healthcare facilities

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:09:51 GMT

Immigrant and civil liberties groups have alerted hospitals and other healthcare providers about the rights of immigrant patients.

This week in history: April 6-12

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:09:34 GMT

Police attack South Korean autoworkers; Chinese CP strips Deng Xiaoping of posts; Truman fires Douglas MacArther; Failed assassination attempt on Mussolini

UCLA reports expose explosive growth of student homelessness in Los Angeles County

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:18:00 GMT

Surging youth homelessness reveals deepening inequality as Democrats impose austerity, slash education budgets and conceal the true scale of crisis.

Book review: American Midnight: The Great War, a violent peace, and democracy's forgotten crisis

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:45:48 GMT

Adam Hochschild’s vivid, engaging account of the political subordination of the society to the needs of a ruling class waging an imperialist war deserves a wide readership.

Resident doctor appeals for a unified fightback against Starmer government threats

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:30:53 GMT

The government’s National Health Service 10-Year Plan proposes cuts of £17 billion a year. The very existence of the NHS is under threat.

Danish pseudo-left lines up with European imperialism against US over Greenland

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:30:37 GMT

The Red-Green Alliance’s support for Denmark’s Social Democrat-led government, which has endorsed Washington’s war of extermination against Iran, is likewise a wholehearted endorsement of European imperialism against the US in the conflict over Greenland.

UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman calls for support for Nexteer workers

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:42:55 GMT

Nexteer Automotive workers in Saginaw, Michigan have delivered an enormous rebuke to the United Auto Workers bureaucracy by voting down a UAW-backed concessions contract by 96 percent.

Trump’s plan to fund world war through social counter-revolution

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:42:05 GMT

On Friday, the Trump administration unveiled a budget blueprint centered on a vast escalation of military spending. In its Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, the White House is asking Congress to approve roughly $1.5 trillion for “defense”—that is, for military aggression—which would be the highest level of military spending in modern history.