14 April 2015
US government targeted second American citizen for assassination
By Andre Damon, 14 April 2015
In a lead article posted Monday, the New York Times revealed the name of an American citizen who had been placed on the so-called “kill list” for drone assassination.
The Obama drone murder memo
Australian citizen on US drone “kill list”
By Peter Symonds, 14 April 2015
The complicity of the Australian political establishment underscores not only its support for Washington’s crimes but its contempt for democratic rights at home.
Egyptian junta condemns Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie to death
By Alex Lantier, 14 April 2015
The trials of Muslim Brotherhood leaders aim to promote an atmosphere of political terror in Egypt, aimed in the final analysis at the working class.
Blood and capital
Tulsa, Oklahoma deputy who shot unarmed man charged with manslaughter
By Evan Blake, 14 April 2015
Charges were filed Monday against Robert Bates for the killing of Eric Harris, as the victim's family denounced the shooting and subsequent brutal actions of police.
Police murder in South Carolina
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Blackwater mercenaries sentenced for 2007 Iraq massacre
By Niles Williamson, 14 April 2015
Four former employees of private security contractor Blackwater were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on Monday for their role in the notorious Nisour Square slayings.
Blackwater, torture and US imperialism
US defense secretary promotes “pivot” in South Korea
By Ben McGrath, 14 April 2015
Carter made clear that Washington is intent on increasing its overall military presence in the country.
Congressional briefing paper highlights US/UK tensions
By Richard Tyler, 14 April 2015
A report prepared by the Congressional Research Service concludes, “The UK may not be viewed as centrally relevant to the United States in all of the issues... on the US agenda.”
French officials debunk NATO warnings of Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Stéphane Hugues, 14 April 2015
Like the Iraq war launched by the Bush administration in 2003, the NATO drive to rearm Europe and prepare for war against Russia is based on lies.
NATO rearmament increases risk of war in Europe
More on the crisis in Ukraine »
US deports Salvadoran war criminal Vides Casanova
By Rafael Azul, 14 April 2015
The former defense minister argued that he was only acting in accord with Washington’s policy in El Salvador.
Drownings in Rio Grande increase after US Border Patrol expansion
By Kevin Martinez, 14 April 2015
Drowning deaths along the US-Mexico border have spiked since last fall as the Border Patrol increased its surveillance.
Defend the rights of immigrant workers and youth!
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Dietro lo sciopero del personale di volo dell’Alitalia
Di Marianne Arens, 14 aprile 2015
Il 20 marzo più di 2.000 dipendenti Alitalia, piloti e personale di cabina, hanno scioperato per otto ore.
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Dvanaest godina nakon invazije na Irak
Bliski istok u raljama rata
Bill Van Auken, 14 April 2015
Otpočinjanjem vojne intervencije u Jemenu sa SAD podrškom, vojni konflikti su progutali gotovo kompletan Bliski istok. Ovakvo stanje stvari je bez presedana, sa mogućim izuzetkom dva svjetska rata u 20. vijeku.
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Syriza devlet baskısı ihtiyacını tartışıyor
Chris Marsden, 14 Nisan 2015
Başbakan Alexis Tsipras, Syriza hükümetinin “yasa ve düzen”i korumak için ne gerekiyorsa yapacağına ilişkin güvence verdi.
ABD Savunma Bakanı denizcilik ile ilgili anlaşmazlıklar konusunda Çin’i uyardı
Peter Symonds, 14 Nisan 2015
ABD Savunma Bakanı Ashton Carter, göreve atandıktan sonraki ilk Asya seyahatinde, Güney Çin ve Doğu Çin Denizleri’ndeki alevlenen bölgesel anlaşmazlıklar karşısında Çin’i uyardı.
Vietnamlı ayakkabı işçilerinin kitlesel grevi
Ben McGrath, 14 Nisan 2015
Vietnam, diğer ülkeler gibi, uluslararası mali çevrelerden gelen, sosyal programları rafa kaldırma ya da dizginleme baskısı altında.
Somalili militanlar Kenyalı üniversite öğrencilerini katletti
Thomas Gaist, 14 Nisan 2015
İslamcı köktendinci grup El Şebab ile ilişkili Somalili militanlar, Perşembe günü Kenya’nın Garissa Üniversitesi’ne yönelik bir saldırı sırasında en az 147 kişiyi öldürdü, 79 kişiyi yaraladı.
Obama İran anlaşmasını ABD’nin stratejik zaferi olarak selamladı
Keith Jones, 14 Nisan 2015
Pazarlık, planlandığı gibi, 30 Haziran’da kapsamlı bir nihai anlaşma ile sonuçlanırsa, hem Washington hem de Tahran için önemli bir stratejik kaymayı ifade edecek.
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Non à la guerre impérialiste! Rejoignez le rassemblement international en ligne du 1er mai!
Par le Comité international de la Quatrième Internationale (CIQI), 14 avril 2015
A aucun moment depuis 1939 le danger d’une guerre mondiale n’a été aussi imminent ni la nécessité d'un mouvement de masse des travailleurs contre l’impérialisme aussi nécessaire.
Yémen: extension du massacre et échange de menaces entre pouvoirs régionaux
Par Thomas Gaist, 14 avril 2015
Un commandant saoudien a promis ce week-end que les forces militaires appuyées par les Etats-Unis et conduites par l'Arabie saoudite qui bombardent le Yémen allaient « bientôt passer à l'action sur le terrain. »
Déclenchement de la campagne présidentielle américaine: Une parodie de démocratie
Par Patrick Martin, 14 avril 2015
Clinton, autant que ses rivaux républicains, cherche le soutien des milliardaires de la finance qui détermineront le cours de la campagne de 2016.
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Was bezweckt Syriza mit den Reparationsforderungen an Deutschland?
Ein Kommentar von Peter Schwarz, 14. April 2015
Reparationsforderungen sind kein taugliches Mittel im Kampf gegen Faschismus, Krieg und soziale Angriffe.
Zum Tod von Günter Grass
Von Peter Schwarz, 14. April 2015
Der Nobelpreisträger Günter Grass ist im Alter von 87 Jahren in Lübeck an den Folgen einer Infektion gestorben.
Manifest der Socialist Equality Party (Großbritannien) zur Unterhauswahl 2015: Nein zu Krieg und Austerität! Kämpft für Sozialismus!
Socialist Equality Party (GB), 14. April 2015
Im Folgenden veröffentlichen wir das Wahlmanifest der britischen Socialist Equality Party zur britischen Unterhauswahl am 7. Mai.
Treffen von Obama und Castro auf dem Panama-Gipfel
Von Patrick Martin, 14. April 2015
Die US-Regierung und das kubanische Regime sind dabei, die früheren Beziehungen zwischen dem amerikanischen Imperialismus und seiner ehemaligen Halbkolonie wieder herzustellen.
Oktoberfest-Attentat: Bundesregierung verweigert Auskunft über V-Leute
Von Dietmar Henning, 14. April 2015
Fast 35 Jahre nach dem rechtsterroristischen Anschlag lässt die Haltung der Bundesregierung nur einen Schluss zu: Es existiert ein Staat im Staat, der sich jeglicher Kontrolle entzieht.
Blutbad im Jemen eskaliert, Regionalmächte bedrohen einander
Von Thomas Gaist, 14. April 2015
Der Krieg im Jemen droht zunehmend sich zu einem noch größeren Konflikt auszuweiten.
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Perspective
Obama and Castro at the OAS summit
14 April 2015
The Cuban leader praised Obama for his “humility” and “honesty,” while exonerating him for all the crimes of US imperialism.
History
“The world only discovered him a hero after he had fallen a martyr”
150 years since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
By Tom Mackaman, 14 April 2015
In office, Lincoln guided the Civil War and transformed it from a struggle for the preservation of the Union into a revolutionary war for the abolition of slavery.
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No to imperialist war! Join the 2015 International May Day Online Rally!
By The International Committee of the Fourth International, 13 April 2015
Socialist Equality Party
The election of Syriza in Greece: Marxism vs. the pseudo-left
A lecture series by David North (April 8 - 22)
Letters demand Australian council reverse censorship of SEP
14 April 2015
The letters condemn the Burwood Council’s cancellation of the SEP’s booking for a public meeting entitled “Anzac Day, the glorification of militarism and the drive to World War III.”
Australian workers and youth oppose Labor council’s ban on SEP anti-war meeting
“If they wanted to honour the dead, they would have stopped all wars”
Defenders of democratic rights condemn Australian council’s anti-war meeting ban
Letter to Burwood Council from SEP National Secretary James Cogan
Australian council cancels hall booking for SEP anti-war meeting
Defend the democratic rights of the SEP! Oppose political censorship!
Public meetings in Australia and New Zealand:
Anzac Day, the glorification of militarism and the drive to World War III
Arts Review
World famous German author Günter Grass dies at age 87
By Peter Schwarz, 14 April 2015
Grass was one of the most important German writers of the 20th century and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999.
The Good Soldier Švejk: A classic satire about World War I
By Isaac Finn, 14 April 2015
Josef Švejk is a Czech soldier who makes himself appear a fool to get around his superiors and fights a peculiar and hilarious war of attrition against the difficult circumstances he finds himself in.
Cymbeline: Michael Almereyda returns to Shakespeare
By David Walsh, 11 April 2015
Commentary
Why is Syriza demanding reparations from Germany?
By Peter Schwarz, 14 April 2015
Demands for reparations are inappropriate means of combating fascism, war and social attacks. They do nothing to address their causes, but rather serve to reproduce them.
Yemen slaughter escalates as regional powers exchange threats
By Thomas Gaist, 13 April 2015
Obama heightens tensions over South China Sea
By Peter Symonds, 13 April 2015
Hillary Clinton announces presidential campaign
By Andre Damon, 13 April 2015
After Le Pen’s pro-Nazi outburst, French media try to normalize neo-fascists
By Francis Dubois, 13 April 2015
IMF warns of slow growth, high unemployment
The UAW’s loyal opposition
Socialist Equality Party (UK) election campaign
Holborn and St. Pancras: A long association with the revolutionary workers movement
By Paul Stuart, 14 April 2015
The Holborn and St. Pancras district in London is deeply associated with the struggle for the political independence of the working class.
Holborn and St. Pancras: London’s great social divide
By Paul Stuart, 13 April 2015
Socialist Equality Party overturns election hustings exclusion in Camden
Socialist Equality Party (UK) 2015 General Election manifesto: No to war and austerity! Fight for socialism!
More on the SEP (UK) election campaign »
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: The Americas
14 April 2015
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Obituary
Media tributes for Victor Gotbaum, union leader who saved banks in 1975 New York City fiscal crisis
By Fred Mazelis, 13 April 2015
Gotbaum’s precedent-setting surrender of New York City workers’ rights in the 1970s paved the way for the American ruling class’ offensive against workers throughout the US and the record inequality of today.
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