5 November 2015
Number of people killed by police this year in US surpasses 1,000
By Andre Damon, 5 November 2015
Police murders have continued unabated, as has the defense of killer cops by the political establishment, from local prosecutors to the Obama administration.
FBI Director James Comey’s apology for police murder
More on police violence in America »
Germany’s Grand Coalition split over how to drive back refugees
By Peter Schwarz, 5 November 2015
The noisy debate over refugee policy conceals the fact that the differences between the CDU/CSU and the SPD are minimal.
German conservative parties call for harsh border controls
Dangerous developments in Germany
Refugees protest being held at UK military base in Cyprus
By Chris Marsden, 5 November 2015
The United Nations’ refugee agency said the UK is legally responsible for resettling the refugees because the base at Akrotiri is UK sovereign territory.
More on the refugee crisis in Europe »
Substantial opposition to UAW-GM sellout remains as voting continues
By Eric London, 5 November 2015
Messages to the WSWS Autoworker Newsletter give a glimpse of the deep hostility of workers toward the UAW’s effort to ram through the contract.
UAW sanctions closure of GM assembly plant in Wisconsin
UAW officials spout company line
By Jerry White, 5 November 2015
Fearing that a struggle by autoworkers will disrupt their lucrative relations with management, UAW officials are saying a strike would lead to disaster.
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ASEAN defence summit divided over South China Sea dispute
By Nick Beams, 5 November 2015
Despite heavy lobbying, the US did not obtain overt backing for its actions in the South China Sea from a meeting of South East Asian defence ministers
US ramps up pressure on Beijing over South China Sea
Washington’s South China Sea provocation and the spectre of World War III
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Islamic State bomb downed Russian plane over Sinai, US officials claim
By Thomas Gaist, 5 November 2015
US intelligence officials made public a “tentative conclusion” that Islamic State militants smuggled a bomb on board the Russian commercial jet that disintegrated over northern Sinai this weekend.
Fed chair says rate hike in December a “live possibility”
By Barry Grey, 5 November 2015
The Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee demonstrated their subservience to the banks by arguing against any increase in interest rates until 2016 at the earliest.
Global markets cheer dismal economic figures
The mergers boom, the financial oligarchy and imperialism
Canada’s Liberals take office spouting empty “real change” rhetoric
By Roger Jordan, 5 November 2015
The Liberals, no less than Stephen Harper and his Conservatives, will implement the agenda of big business and come into sharp conflict with the working class.
The Canadian election and the intensification of class conflict
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UK government to legalise universal state surveillance
By Robert Stevens, 5 November 2015
Home Secretary Theresa May outlined the bill terminating democratic rights stretching back to the Magna Carta.
Oxfam report exposes inhuman conditions of poultry workers
By Mike Stapleton, 5 November 2015
The report states that “the industry takes advantage of workers who live and work in a climate of fear.”
Australian financial commentator hails union role in steel cuts at Port Kembla
By Oscar Grenfell, 5 November 2015
The so-called negotiations had the character of a union-company conspiracy against the BlueScope workers.
South Korean government to revise school history texts
By Ben McGrath, 5 November 2015
The government is seeking to glorify past regimes while whipping up anti-North Korean propaganda among the country’s youth.
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Hollande en Asie : les divergences euro-américaines s’accentuent à propos de la Chine
Par Alex Lantier et Kumaran Ira, 5 novembre 2015
La tournée de Hollande a été la dernière d’une série de visites d’Etat qui ont souligné les relations de plus en plus étroites entre l’Europe et la Chine.
Les Etats-Unis font monter la pression sur Pékin à propos de la Mer de Chine méridionale
Par Peter Symonds, 5 novembre 2015
La violation des revendications maritimes chinoises n’a rien à voir avec le respect du Droit international mais fait partie du « pivot » de Washington « vers l’Asie » visant à soumettre la Chine aux intérêts américains
Le gouvernement du Québec sabre les services publics et donne un milliard à Bombardier
Par Laurent Lafrance, 5 novembre 2015
L’argent offert à Bombardier sera payé par la classe ouvrière sous la forme d’autres coupes sociales.
New in German
USA verschärfen Druck auf Peking im Südchinesischen Meer
Von Peter Symonds, 5. November 2015
Die Missachtung von Chinas Ansprüchen im Südchinesischen Meer hat nichts mit der Verteidigung von internationalem Recht zu tun. Sie ist Teil von Washingtons Plänen zur Unterordnung Chinas unter die Interessen der USA.
VW-Abgasskandal: Jetzt auch Porsche und Audi unter Betrugsverdacht
Von Dietmar Henning, 5. November 2015
Dienstagabend teilte VW mit, es seien weitere „Unregelmäßigkeiten“ bei Abgaswerten festgestellt worden. Davon könnten etwa 800.000 Fahrzeuge betroffen sein.
Linkspartei bereitet Massenabschiebungen in Thüringen vor
Von Johannes Stern, 5. November 2015
Die von der Linkspartei geführte Landesregierung hat angekündigt, bis zum Jahresende tausende Flüchtlinge abzuschieben und ein Drehkreuz für Massenabschiebungen aus der gesamten Bundesrepublik einzurichten.
„Wissenschaft oder Kriegspropaganda“ findet große Beachtung
Von Christoph Dreier, 5. November 2015
Das Buch „Wissenschaft oder Kriegspropaganda“ hat einen Nerv getroffen. Es hat schon wenige Wochen nach Erscheinen wichtige Debatten angestoßen und große Beachtung gefunden.
Kita-Tarifstreit beendet
Von Marianne Arens, 5. November 2015
Mit der Urabstimmung wurde der Kita-Tarifstreit vorerst beendet, aber der Konflikt um die Aufwertung im Sozial- und Erziehungsdienst ist nach wie vor ungelöst.
EU-Parlament verabschiedet nicht bindende Resolution zum Schutz Edward Snowdens
Von Alex Lantier, 5. November 2015
Auch wenn die EU jetzt Snowdens massiver Unterstützung Rechnung trägt, unternimmt sie nichts, um ihn vor den Geheimdiensten zu schützten.
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Perspective
Washington prepares for World War III
5 November 2015
Three congressional hearings Tuesday discussed the preparations of the US military for a Third World War against China, Russia or both.
Arts Review
Benedict Cumberbatch at the Barbican in London
“Foul deeds will rise…”: Hamlet, in a world on the brink
By George Marlowe, 5 November 2015
The weight of our time is felt, even if unevenly, in the overall mood of the recent production of Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch.
Benedict Cumberbatch condemns UK government’s inhumane refugee policy
Truth: The victimization of CBS’s Dan Rather and Mary Mapes
By Fred Mazelis, 4 November 2015
Featured Article
A recipe for total war and military dictatorship
The Pentagon’s Law of War Manual: Part three
By Thomas Gaist, 5 November 2015
This is the third of four articles analyzing the new US Department of Defense Law of War Manual. The first article was posted November 3, the second on November 4.
Commentary
Capitalism and mortality: Death rate soars for middle-aged US workers
By Joseph Kishore, 4 November 2015
Obamacare open enrollment: A widening health care disaster for workers
Who was Ahmed Chalabi?
By Bill Van Auken, 4 November 2015
Parliamentary committee warns Cameron against UK military involvement in Syria
By Julie Hyland, 4 November 2015
More on the war in Syria and Iraq »
French President Hollande tours Asia as divisions mount between US and Europe over China
By Alex Lantier and Kumaran Ira, 4 November 2015
Catalan secessionist resolution provokes political crisis in Spain
By Alejandro López, 4 November 2015
Last British prisoner at Guantánamo Bay released
By Robert Stevens, 4 November 2015
US moves to dismiss insider trading charges in SAC Capital case
The elevation of Paul Ryan as US House speaker
Obama legal team drew up secret bin Laden assassination memos
Autoworkers Struggles
“The UAW doesn’t give a damn about the workers”
GM Subsystems workers demand equal pay
By Shannon Jones, 3 November 2015
German Volkswagen workers fear job cuts
By our correspondents, 3 November 2015
New York City workers back autoworkers’ contract fight
By our reporters, 3 November 2015
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Workers Struggles
As US Steel and ArcelorMittal step up attack
USW isolates and divides steelworkers
By Samuel Davidson, 2 November 2015
Lockout of 2,200 steelworkers in US enters 12th week
By Samuel Davidson, 2 November 2015
New York City school bus workers authorize strike action
By Daniel de Vries, 2 November 2015
75 Years Since The Assassination Of Leon Trotsky
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The 2016 US Elections
The third Republican debate: The myth of “big government”
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