1 February 2016
Swedish neo-nazi mob assaults immigrants in Stockholm, Sweden
By Jordan Shilton, 1 February 2016
The emergence of a fascist movement on the streets of a major European city is a result of the anti-refugee hysteria being whipped up by the political establishment across the continent.
Divisions mount in German government over refugee policy
By Ulrich Rippert, 1 February 2016
The swing to the right by the entire German political establishment has unleashed violent tensions within the government.
German government restricts right to asylum
Greek Syriza government colludes with EU in refugee crackdown
The end of liberal Europe
US navy carries out provocative operation in South China Sea
By Peter Symonds, 1 February 2016
Washington’s actions are deliberately confrontational and reckless, raising the danger of a military clash with China.
US secretary of state demands China act against North Korea
South Korea joins US-Japan intelligence link
By Ben McGrath, 1 February 2016
Seoul’s decision will further integrate South Korea into Washington’s plans for an anti-ballistic missile system aimed against China.
Human Rights Watch report documents attack on democratic rights in US and Europe
By Tom Hall, 1 February 2016
The group’s annual report warns, “blatant Islamophobia and shameless demonizing of refugees have become the currency of an increasingly assertive politics of intolerance.”
German parliament backs new military intervention in Mali
By Johannes Stern, 1 February 2016
The speeches in parliament left no doubt that the German military is intervening in Mali to defend the economic and geopolitical interests of German imperialism.
Report reveals ongoing social crisis for Chicago’s youth and young adults
By George Gallanis, 1 February 2016
In the past decade, Chicago’s youth and young adults have seen a steady increase in unemployment, and with it social misery.
Notes on the housing crisis
Number of empty luxury apartments in New York City continues to rise
By Robert Fowler, 1 February 2016
As the number of homeless reaches new heights in New York City, more and more apartments owned by absentee, super-wealthy owners stay empty for most of the year.
US Congress quietly enables funding for Ukrainian neo-Nazi-led Azov Regiment
By David Levine, 1 February 2016
A proposed ban on US funding of Ukrainian neo-Nazis that had attracted substantial media attention last June when it was introduced never actually became law.
More on the crisis in Ukraine »
World Bank documents growth of “ninis” in Latin America: Youth neither working nor in school
By Kevin Martinez, 1 February 2016
At least 20 million young people in Latin America and the Caribbean are neither studying nor working despite the region being touted as a economic “success story.”
China announcing 400,000 steelworker job cuts
By Samuel Davidson, 1 February 2016
The steelworkers will lose their jobs, in line with plans to slash crude steel production capacity by between 100 million and 150 million tons.
Thousands of jobs threatened in North Sea oil and gas industry
By Stephen Alexander, 1 February 2016
As many as 200,000 oil-related jobs could be lost in the UK.
Australian teenager arrested for documents “connected” to terrorism
By Mike Head, 1 February 2016
The vague charges underscore the increasingly repressive sweep of Australia’s “anti-terrorism” laws.
New in French
Berlin demande 130 milliards d’euros de plus pour l’armée
Par Johannes Stern, 1 février 2016
Le gouvernement allemand veut plus de véhicules blindés,, d'hélicoptères, et de navires.
Wall Street fête les signes annonciateurs d’une récession américaine
Par Andre Damon, 1 février 2016
Les marchés financiers ont réagi à plusieurs indications d'un ralentissement important de l’économie américaine de manière euphorique.
New in Portuguese
Governo brasileiro reprime protestos em São Paulo contra o aumento do transporte
Por Armando Cruz, 30 de janeiro de 2016
O aumento da tarifa no transporte público é parte de um ano inteiro de ataques ao padrão de vida da população.
New in Turkish
Küresel ekonomik çalkantının siyasi önemi
Nick Beams, 30 Ocak 2016
Yeni jeo-ekonomik ve siyasi ortamdaki en önemli faktör, mevcut düzene karşı milyarlarca insanın bilincine derinlemesine yerleşmiş olan, tırmanan toplumsal muhalefet dalgasıdır.
Suriye “barış görüşmeleri” arifesinde Washington bölgede müdahaleyi tırmandırma tehdidinde bulunuyor
Bill Van Auken, 30 Ocak 2016
Sözde barış görüşmelerine kimin katılacağı üzerine şiddetli anlaşmazlıkların altında, ABD ile Rusya arasındaki keskin şekilde uyumsuz olan çıkarlar yatmaktadır.
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Perspective
On eve of first presidential contest: US two-party system in crisis
1 February 2016
Tonight’s Iowa caucuses mark the first primary contest in a presidential election campaign already characterized by political convulsions in both corporate-controlled parties.
The Crisis in Detroit and Flint
The World Socialist Web Site and the Flint water crisis
By Shannon Jones, 1 February 2016
Long before the crisis in Flint became a national issue, the World Socialist Web Site was exposing the facts and issuing warnings.
State workers in Flint supplied with bottled water one year prior to acknowledgement of crisis
“This is not a race issue—we need everyone to support this”
Detroit Public School students take a stand with teachers, spreading protests
By Nancy Hanover, 1 February 2016
High school students throughout Detroit speak up, walk out and protest to make their stand with teachers.
Detroit student protest organizers explain issues behind Cass Tech walkout
Emergency meeting on the crisis in Detroit and Flint draws over one hundred workers and youth
By E.P. Bannon, 29 January 2016
More on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan »
This week in history: February 1-7
25 years ago: US saturation bombing kills thousands of Iraqi civilians
This week in 1991, Operation Desert Storm brought the saturation bombing of Iraqi cities, towns and villages by US warplanes.
50 years ago: Soviet probe lands on the Moon
On February 3, 1966, the Soviet Union announced the successful soft landing of its unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft on the surface of the moon, in the lunar region called the Ocean of Storms.
75 years ago: Bulgaria drawn into Axis
On February 4, 1941, the Bulgarian government of Tsar Boris III was reported about to accept Berlin’s demand to join the Axis powers’ “Tripartite Pact.”
100 years ago: Mass garment workers strike in New York City
Mass strikes of garment workers continued to grow in New York this week in 1916, taking the total number of striking garment workers in the New York metropolitan area to 25,000.
Commentary
Wall Street celebrates mounting signs of US slump
By Andre Damon, 30 January 2016
Japan moves to negative interest rates
Republican debate in Iowa promotes war and reaction
By Patrick Martin, 30 January 2016
Washington to escalate US Mideast wars
By Bill Van Auken, 30 January 2016
World Health Organization: Zika virus “spreading explosively” in Americas
By Kate Randall, 29 January 2016
German defence minister demands additional €130 billion for military
By Johannes Stern, 29 January 2016
Bernie Sanders mobilizes African American celebrities to help “keep hope alive”
By Nick Barrickman, 27 January 2016
More on the 2016 US elections »
War and the destruction of social infrastructure in America
Arts Review
Racialism, art and the Academy Awards controversy
By David Walsh, 30 January 2016
It is no exaggeration to point out that, in ideological terms, Cara Buckley in the New York Times and others, in their obsession with race, are spouting a conception of society and art identified historically with the extreme right.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi—Michael Bay’s mythmaking
Featured Commentary
To create a genuine artistic “avant garde” means confronting critical historical issues
By David Walsh, 20 January 2016
The essay by David Walsh we are posting today considers whether or not an artistic vanguard exists today—and, if not, what such a vanguard would consist of and what questions it would have to confront.
Workers Struggles
Longshoremen walk out at New York/New Jersey Port
By Daniel de Vries, 30 January 2016
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
IYSSE statement on the student parliament vote at Humboldt University
By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (Germany), 22 January 2016
Mehring Books
Twenty-five years since the first Gulf War
Desert Slaughter: The Imperialist War Against Iraq—an enduring contribution to waging war on war
By Eric London, 21 January 2016
In 1991, the Workers League, forerunner of the SEP, published this valuable compendium of articles and statements providing a Marxist analysis of the imperialist war in Iraq and the breakdown of the postwar international order.
New in Arabic
Arabic translation of “On the threshold of the New Year”
We are publishing here an Arabic translation of the Perspective that was posted on the WSWS in English on December 31.
Autoworkers Struggles
US auto companies announce big payout to stockholders
By Shannon Jones, 15 January 2016
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Book Review
Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post-9/11 Presidency
Obama’s place in history: Permanent war and the breakdown of American democracy
Part two
By Eric London, 14 January 2016
75 Years Since the Assassination Of Leon Trotsky
Security and the Fourth International, the Gelfand Case and the deposition of Mark Zborowski
An open letter from David North to Susan Weissman
10 November 2015
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