8 May 2015
General election produces political earthquake in Britain
By Chris Marsden and Julie Hyland, 8 May 2015
The general election has claimed the scalp of three party leaders.
Britain’s general election: The need for a socialist alternative
Bond market sell-off signals mounting financial crisis
By Nick Beams, 8 May 2015
In the last two weeks an estimated $2 trillion has been wiped off share and bond markets.
Growing warnings of another financial disaster
US Court of Appeals finds NSA phone data collection is illegal
By Ed Hightower, 8 May 2015
Avoiding the vast constitutional issues at stake, the court essentially called on Congress to provide a more robust pseudo-legal basis for unlimited warrantless spying.
NSA conducts real-time analysis of spoken communications
By Zaida Green, 8 May 2015
Canada’s parliament adopts bill to greatly expand intelligence agencies’ powers
By Roger Jordan, 8 May 2015
The Conservative government’s Bill C-51, in the name of combating terrorism, overturns core democratic rights and legal principles.
French National Assembly passes draconian electronic surveillance law
Obama administration moves to bolster police in Baltimore
By Jerry White, 8 May 2015
In a visit to the city where Freddie Gray was killed, US Attorney General Loretta Lynch praised the Baltimore cops as the “hardest working police officers in America.”
FBI spy planes used in police-military operation against Baltimore protests
More on police violence in America »
Skelos latest veteran New York State politician indicted for corruption
By Fred Mazelis, 8 May 2015
Republican Senate majority leader Dean Skelos is just one of an endless series of politicians from both big business parties who have been charged with criminal activity.
Top New York state Democrat indicted for corruption
Netanyahu forms far-right coalition government in Israel
By Jean Shaoul, 8 May 2015
Netanyahu’s maneuvers leaves him in charge of a fractious cabinet and subject to blackmailing by his partners in pursuit of their own interests.
German train drivers’ strike: “This is about our basic right to strike”
By Marianne Arens, 8 May 2015
Freight train employees across Germany have been on strike since Monday afternoon, with passenger services joining on Tuesday.
The political issues in the German train drivers strike
Irish bus workers strike for 48 hours
By Dermot Quinn, 8 May 2015
The continued undermining of the pay and conditions of bus workers would not have been possible without the collaboration of the trade unions.
Italian parliament adopts new election law
By Marianne Arens, 8 May 2015
The reforms will provide the government with more room to act independently of the will of the electorate.
China’s Xi meets head of Taiwan’s Kuomintang
By Ben McGrath, 8 May 2015
Xi Jinping and Eric Chu met to discuss collaboration as Taiwan seeks to join international trade agreements and China’s AIIB.
Australian Greens execute abrupt leadership change
By Mike Head, 8 May 2015
Di Natale, the new leader, announced his readiness to negotiate with Prime Minister Tony Abbott on the budget and other measures.
New in Russian
Первомайский онлайн митинг 2015 года и борьба против империалистической войны
Редакционная коллегия МСВС, 8 мая 2015 г.
Митинг дал основательный анализ причин войны и сформулировал политическую программу для обновленного антиимпериалистического и социалистического движения интернационального рабочего класса.
New in Turkish
Sosyalizm ve savaşa karşı mücadele
David North, 8 Mayıs 2015
Bu perspektif yazısı, WSWS Yayın Kurulu başkanı ve Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin (ABD) ulusal başkanı David North’un 3 Mayıs’ta düzenlenen Uluslararası Çevrimiçi Toplantı’da yaptığı sunumun metnidir.
Saygon’un düşmesinin 40. yılı
Bill Van Auken, 8 Mayıs 2015
30 Nisan, II. Dünya Savaşı’ndan beri en büyük ABD askeri müdahalesinin kesin yenilgisini gösteren bir olaya, Saygon’un 1975 yılında düşmesinin 40. yıldönümüne işaret ediyor.
New in Spanish
El acto del Día Internacional del Trabajador y la lucha contra la guerra imperialista
Por Comité de Redacción del WSWS, 8 mayo 2015
El acto presentó un análisis global completo de las causas de la guerra y pregonó con urgencia por la restauración de un movimiento antiimperialista y socialista de la clase obrera internacional.
New in French
Les élections législatives en Grande-Bretagne: la nécessité d’une alternative socialiste
Par le Parti de l'égalité socialiste (Grande-Bretagne), 8 mai 2015
Le Socialist Equality Party et ses candidats, Kathie Rhodes dans Glasgow Central et David O’Sullivan dans Holborn & St Pancras, offrent aux travailleurs et aux jeunes la seule alternative véritable.
La crise en Amérique latine et la lutte pour une avant-garde révolutionnaire
Par Bill Van Auken, 8 mai 2015
Ce discours a été prononcé par Bill Van Auken, membre de la direction du Parti de l'égalité socialiste (Etats-Unis) au Rassemblement International en ligne du 3 mai.
New in German
Unterhauswahl in Großbritannien
Der Kampf für eine sozialistische Alternative
Socialist Equality Party (Großbritannien), 8. Mai 2015
Die Erklärung der SEP zur gestrigen Wahl in Großbritannien (die vor Bekanntgabe der Wahlergebnisse erschien) erläutert die beispiellose Krise des gesamten politischen Systems.
Kriegsgedenken und Kriegspropaganda
Peter Schwarz, 8. Mai 2015
Während die Gedenkfeiern zum Kriegsende in früheren Jahren der gemeinsamen Erinnerung an die Vergangenheit dienten, stehen sie diesmal im Zeichen gegenwärtiger Konflikte und zukünftiger Kriege.
Lokführerstreik: Stimmen aus dem Berliner Streiklokal
unseren Korrespondenten, 8. Mai 2015
Die streikenden Lokführer klagen über eine massive Verschlechterung der Arbeitsbedingungen, Stress und Arbeitsdruck, der kaum mehr auszuhalten ist.
Video: „Es geht um die Verteidigung des Streikrechts“
Lokführer demonstrieren in Berlin
Julian Fischer, Hiram Lee, 8. Mai 2015
Am Mittwoch demonstrierten hunderte Lokführer und Zugbegleiter vor dem Berliner Hauptbahnhof.
Siemens kündigt erneut massiven Arbeitsplatzabbau an
Insgesamt 13.500 Beschäftigte müssen gehen
Dietmar Henning, 8. Mai 2015
Offensichtlich ist die Salamitaktik – die scheibenweise Ankündigung von immer mehr Arbeitsplätzen, die abgebaut werden – zwischen Gewerkschaft, Betriebsrat und Vorstand abgesprochen.
Die Unterhauswahl in Großbritannien und die Verschärfung der Klassengegensätze
Chris Marsden, 8. Mai 2015
Diese Rede hielt Chris Marsden, Nationaler Sekretär der Socialist Equality Party (Großbritannien) auf der Online-Kundgebung zum International May Day am 3. Mai.
Die Krise in Lateinamerika und der Kampf für revolutionäre Führung
Bill Van Auken, 8. Mai 2015
Diese Rede hielt Bill Van Auken, ein führendes Mitglied der Socialist Equality Party (USA), auf der Online-Kundgebung zum International May Day am 3. Mai.
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Perspective
Kerry in Riyadh: A meeting of war criminals
8 May 2015
The visit by Kerry underscored Washington’s reliance on the most tyrannical and blood-soaked regimes to pursue its predatory interests in the region.
International May Day 2015
Speeches to the International May Day Online Rally
The US “pivot to Asia” and the drive to war against China
By Tom Peters, 8 May 2015
This speech was delivered by Tom Peters, leading member of the Socialist Equality Party group in New Zealand, to the May 3 International May Day Online Rally.
Link to audio
The fight for the political independence of the working class in China
By James Cogan, 8 May 2015
This speech was delivered by James Cogan, national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), to the May 3 International May Day Online Rally.
Link to audio
Socialism and the struggle against war
By David North, 4 May 2015
- The crisis in Latin America and the fight for revolutionary leadership
- The world capitalist crisis and the drive to world war
- South Asia, the US “pivot” and the perspective of permanent revolution
- The European Union and the return of European militarism
- The fight against militarism, war and the falsification of history
The 2015 May Day Online Rally and the fight against imperialist war
By the WSWS Editorial Board, 5 May 2015
More on International May Day 2015 »
Commentary
The cost of military domination
By Jeff Lusanne, 8 May 2015
The US federal government’s expenditures on roads, bridges, and education research is a mere fraction of what it spends maintaining the world’s deadliest military.
Record number of internally displaced people globally in 2014
By Niles Williamson, 7 May 2015
Three more Republican candidates join US presidential race
By Patrick Martin, 7 May 2015
Massive payout for US hedge fund chiefs in 2014
US-Jordan war games prepare wider Mideast conflict
The “Fight of the Century”: An orgy of wealth and profit
Arts Review
Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Art Gallery of Ontario: Graffiti, fame and the art market
By Lee Parsons, 8 May 2015
Rapacious art speculators in the 1980s took a particular interest in Basquiat, who was well suited and, sadly, willing to play the part of the latest darling of the art world elite.
Statues of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Bradley Manning unveiled in Berlin
By Stefan Steinberg, 7 May 2015
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
8 May 2015
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Socialist Equality Party (UK) Election Campaign
The UK general election and the growth of class antagonisms
By Chris Marsden, 7 May 2015
The rotten record of the UK Green Party
By David O’Sullivan, 7 May 2015
Public Meetings: The way forward after Britain’s general election
7 May 2015
Russell Brand performs volte face and urges Labour vote
By Robert Stevens and Chris Marsden, 7 May 2015
London’s housing crisis demands a socialist solution
By David O’Sullivan, 6 May 2015
Glasgow Care Crisis hustings: Pseudo-left make overtures to the Scottish National Party
Socialist Equality Party (UK) 2015 General Election manifesto: No to war and austerity! Fight for socialism!
More on the SEP (UK) election campaign »
New in Persian
WSWS publishes Persian translation of the foreword to The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century
By David North
Posted here is a translation into Persian of the foreword to The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century
Socialist Equality Party (Australia)
A second open letter to the vice chancellor
Further on political censorship at the University of Sydney
By James Cogan, 6 May 2015
University of Sydney meeting discusses attacks on democratic rights
By Oliver Campbell, 5 May 2015
Australia’s Anzac celebrations and the fight against war
By Nick Beams, 28 April 2015
More details emerge over sacking of Australian journalist for challenging Anzac myth
More on the banning of SEP (Australia) anti-war meetings »
IYSSE
For freedom of speech at Humboldt University
By the Socialist Equality Party (Germany) and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, 29 April 2015
Socialism and historical truth
A lecture delivered at the Leipzig Book Fair
Scholarship, not war propaganda!
The IYSSE’s campaign against war and historical falsification at Humboldt University
Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
The political struggle against war and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
Perspective resolution of the First National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
30 April 2015
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