13 October 2015
US airdrops arms in Syria as Russia escalates bombing campaign
By Bill Van Auken, 13 October 2015
Just days after terminating its failed “rebel” training program, the Pentagon has airdropped some 50 tons of arms and ammunition in Syria.
US-Russian proxy war in Syria intensifies
US to give arms, air support to Islamist militias in Syria
Syria and the drumbeat of world war
French government assassinates six of its own citizens in bombing raid in Syria
By Stéphane Hugues, 13 October 2015
The Socialist Party government claimed those targeted might in future carry out terrorist attacks in France.
Turkey gripped by protests against Erdogan government
By Chris Marsden, 13 October 2015
Thousands protested at the funerals of those slain in Saturday’s suicide bombings.
UAW hires public relations firm to sell Fiat Chrysler deal
By Eric London, 13 October 2015
The UAW and its new propaganda firm, BerlinRosen Public Affairs, are pouring out one lie after another to counter opposition from FCA workers.
UAW begins campaign to beat back opposition to second sellout at Fiat Chrysler
GM-Opel workers in Germany support struggle of US autoworkers
By our reporters, 13 October 2015
WSWS reporters spoke to workers in front of the gates of the GM-Opel Rüsselsheim plant on Friday, and many declared their solidarity with their American brothers and sisters.
Volkswagen systematically cheated on emissions tests in Europe
Australian dock, engineering workers express solidarity with US autoworkers
By our correspondents, 13 October 2015
Workers involved in bitter industrial disputes on the Australian waterfront and at engineering company UGL have spoken out in support of American autoworkers.
Australian Toyota workers support US auto workers’ struggle
More on autoworkers struggles »
Murder trial implicates leadership of fascist Golden Dawn in Greece
By Robert Stevens, 13 October 2015
Nikos Michaloliakos and other Golden Dawn officials are accused of being part of a criminal organisation.
Syriza budget implements dictates of European banks
Former Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis denounces working class, praises British Tories
More on the crisis in Greece »
Unifor demands NDP keep silent on Canada-Saudi Arabia arms deal
By Carl Bronski, 13 October 2015
The opposition parties’ unwillingness to attack the government over the Saudi arms deal demonstrates their fear of raising any issue which could endanger Canada’s alliance with the US.
Conservative government intervened to halt Syrian refugees entering Canada
Canada’s Conservatives stoke anti-Muslim bigotry
More on the Canadian elections »
US Supreme Court dismisses challenge to ruling undermining insider trading prosecutions
By Gabriel Black, 13 October 2015
The Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to a recent ruling making the enforcement of insider trading laws virtually impossible.
Federal court arraigns Arizona Border Patrol agent for murder of Mexican teenager
By D. Lencho, 13 October 2015
Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez was shot at least 10 times by Border Patrol agents while walking along the Mexican side of the border.
Murder conviction, coerced by New York City police, overturned after 25 years
By Philip Guelpa, 13 October 2015
A conviction that led to New York’s “broken windows” and “stop-and-frisk” policies has been overturned.
Australia: Union keeps tram workers in dark over new agreement
By our correspondent, 13 October 2015
The RTBU has declared that workers will see the full enterprise bargaining agreement with Yarra Trams only after a vote is taken on it.
Witness to New Zealand police shooting: “It was not necessary to kill that man”
By our reporters, 13 October 2015
The WSWS spoke to Christian Haider, who witnessed the killing of Pera Smiler by police in Upper Hutt.
New in Turkish
Suriye ve dünya savaşı tamtamları
Bill Van Auken, 12 Ekim 2015
ABD’nin Şam’daki yönetimi devirme müdahalesi, başından itibaren, Suriye hükümetinin başlıca müttefiklerine (İran ve Rusya) yönelik doğrudan bir saldırı hazırlığı içinde, bu iki ülkeyi zayıflatmayı hedefliyordu.
“İşçiler yalanların iç yüzünü görmeye
başlıyor”
İşçiler Fiat Chrysler’deki “hayır” oyunu
selamlıyor
Muhabirlerimizden, 12 Ekim 2015
Ülkenin dört bir yanındaki otomotiv işçileri, Birleşik Otomotiv İşçileri sendikası (UAW)-Fiat Chrysler anlaşmasına yönelik “hayır” oyunu selamladılar.
New in French
Syrie: La guerre par procuration des Etats-Unis et de la Russie s’intensifie
Par Thomas Gaist, 13 octobre 2015
Des affrontements ces derniers temps entre forces soutenues par les Etats-Unis et par la Russie ont montré l’énorme danger d’une nouvelle escalade de la guerre en Syrie.
Manifestations de colère à la suite des attentats terroristes en Turquie
Par Jean Shaoul et Halil Celik, 13 octobre 2015
Les manifestants ont donné la faute des explosions qui ont transformé une manifestation pacifique en cauchemar sanglant à la campagne anti-kurde de bombardements et de répression du président Erdoğan.
L’UAW part en campagne pour repousser l’opposition à son deuxième bradage chez Fiat Chrysler
Par Jerry White, 12 octobre 2015
L’UAW commence une série de réunions d’information, ou plus exactement de « désinformation », cette semaine alors qu’elle essaie de vendre aux travailleurs de FCA sa proposition avec un nouvel emballage.
New in German
250.000 Menschen demonstrieren in Berlin gegen TTIP
Von unseren Korrespondenten, 12. Oktober 2015
Während viele Teilnehmer ihre Unzufriedenheit mit der Kriegspolitik und den sozialen Angriffen zum Ausdruck bringen wollten, verfolgten die Veranstalter eine rechte Agenda.
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Perspective
The whitewash of Tamir Rice’s killing and the fight against police violence
13 October 2015
In the face of widespread outrage over the police murder of the 12-year-old Cleveland boy last year, the police and the media have been working tirelessly to justify his shooting.
Featured
Seventy-five years since the assassination of Leon Trotsky
By David North, 30 September 2015
The assassination of the greatest leader of the 1917 October Revolution marked the climax of the Stalinist regime’s eradication of the socialist workers and intellectuals who had secured the victory of the Bolshevik revolution.
More on autoworkers struggles »
Commentary
Obama’s “60 Minutes” interview and the crisis of US policy in Syria
By Barry Grey, 13 October 2015
Under aggressive questioning from moderator Steve Kroft, Obama was unable to present a coherent explanation of either the purpose of the war in Syria or the reasons for the fiasco to date of Washington’s drive to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Sanders backs US aggression in the Middle East
By Patrick Martin, 12 October 2015
A crisis of global dimensions
By Joseph Kishore, 9 October 2015
Perplexity and gloom dominate IMF-World Bank meeting
By Nick Beams, 12 October 2015
Organizers promote economic nationalism at Berlin demonstration against transatlantic trade agreement
By our reporters, 12 October 2015
The struggle against the TTIP is a class question
The government-union conspiracy to raid US workers’ pensions
By Andre Damon, 10 October 2015
Autoworkers Struggles
Vote “no” on second UAW-FCA sellout contract! Build rank-and-file action committees in every plant!
13 October 2015
The WSWS Autoworker Newsletter urges workers to download and distribute this statement to their fellow workers attending informational meetings this week before the October 20 and 21 ratification votes.
A reply to redbaiting by the general counsel of the Detroit AFL-CIO
By Eric London, 8 October 2015
Growing demands from John Deere workers for recount on sell-out contract
By George Marlowe and George Gallanis, 12 October 2015
Arts Review
“Artists have the capacity to expose the reality of war”
Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage speaks with the World Socialist Web Site
By Wasantha Rupasinghe, 13 October 2015
Vithanage discusses With You, Without You and the political difficulties facing contemporary Sri Lankan filmmakers.
Black Mass: The story of Whitey Bulger, gangster and FBI informant
By Kevin Martinez, 10 October 2015
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution: No lessons learned
Toronto International Film Festival 2015: Part Four
Guantanamo’s Child, Thank You for Bombing, The Hard Stop: Filmmakers take on the global “war on terror” and police violence at home
Workers Struggles
German childcare workers’ wage dispute: Vote “no”!
By the Socialist Equality Party (Germany), 13 October 2015
Although union members resoundingly rejected an arbitration proposal in June, the trade unions are now holding a new vote on virtually the same sell-out contract.
Workers Struggles: The Americas
13 October 2015
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Obituary
Grace Lee Boggs dies at 100 years old
By Shannon Jones, 9 October 2015
Boggs passed briefly through the Trotskyist movement in the early 1950s before becoming a supporter of black nationalism, feminism and the Democratic Party.
2016 US Elections
McCarthy withdrawal highlights deepening Republican Party crisis
By Patrick Martin, 9 October 2015
Bernie Sanders backs Obama on Syria war
By Patrick Martin, 7 October 2015
Is Bernie Sanders a socialist?
The New York Times discovers a problem: Too many political parties
By Patrick Martin, 3 October 2015
More on the 2016 US elections »
Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
SEP/IYSSE meeting in Colombo: Why is the US whitewashing Sri Lankan war crimes?
5 October 2015
This week in history: October 12-18
25 years ago: Gorbachev unveils program for capitalist restoration
On October 16, 1990, Soviet Stalinist leader Mikhail Gorbachev unveiled plans for the dismantling of the planned economy and nationalized property relations established in the October 1917 Russian Revolution.
50 years ago: Democrats drop “Right-to-Work” repeal
On October 12, 1965, the Democratic Party dropped half-hearted attempts to repeal Section 14(b) of the anti-labor Taft-Hartley Act.
75 years ago: Protests against Jim Crow in the US military
On October 12, 1940, black leaders denounced US President Franklin Roosevelt for falsely claiming they had approved his policy of maintaining racial segregation in the armed forces.
100 years ago: Mass demonstration of striking garment workers in Chicago
On October 12, 1915, 15,000 striking garment workers marched through the streets of the Loop District of Chicago in a mass demonstration, carrying signs and banners proclaiming their cause.
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