26 January 2016
On eve of presidential primaries
Growing support for Sanders highlights US political crisis
By Tom Eley, 26 January 2016
The growth of working class opposition that underlies the support for Sanders is the main factor in the crisis that has emerged, in different forms, in both parties of big business in the current election campaign.
Sanders in the Democratic debate: A “political revolution” that stops at the water’s edge
Obama’s State of the Union address and the breakdown of American democracy
More on the 2016 US Elections »
Detroit judge rules against restraining order over teacher “sickouts”
By Jerry White, 26 January 2016
In a highly political decision, a Detroit judge denied the request by the emergency manager over the Detroit schools for legal action to halt the wave of teacher “sickout” protests.
“This isn’t just our fight, it’s for public education across the country.”
Detroit teachers denounce legal witch-hunt
By Lawrence Porter, 26 January 2016
Detroit teachers in court Monday spoke with the World Socialist Web Site after a judge rejected a request for legal action against sickout protests.
”Democracy is being taken away in Michigan”
As Detroit teachers head to court, politicians plot further attacks
The Detroit teachers’ fight to defend public education
Chicago teachers union leader pledges to enforce austerity
Prime Minister Valls pledges permanent state of emergency in France
By Stéphane Hugues and Alex Lantier, 26 January 2016
As if in a slow-motion military coup, the ruling elite is moving to transform political life in France, creating an authoritarian political regime.
France gives €1 billion aid to Tunisia in bid to halt mass protests over jobs
By Kumaran Ira, 26 January 2016
Amid growing social unrest, Washington and Paris are boosting military aid to Tunisia to prepare to suppress social opposition in the working class.
Austria closes its borders to refugees
By Marianne Arens, 26 January 2016
As Europe is firmly in the grip of winter, one government after another is closing its borders.
Berlin town hall meeting protests discrimination against refugees
By Verena Nees, 26 January 2016
Many of those attending the mass meeting were appalled at the treatment of refugees, confined in airport hangars and other mass accommodation.
Left party steps-up anti-immigrant agitation in Germany
Australia “central” to US plans for war with China
By James Cogan, 26 January 2016
The CSIS report demands a build-up of the Australia military, as well as US bases across the north of the continent.
CSIS report: A blueprint for US war with China
Indonesian authorities seize on Jakarta attack to strengthen detention powers
By John Roberts, 26 January 2016
Beneath the cloak of combatting terrorism, Suharto-era measures are being revived in response to developing social tensions.
Victorian-era diseases making a comeback in the UK
By Alice Summers, 26 January 2016
Hospital admissions for cholera have quadrupled over the last four years
Corporate gas leak in California’s Aliso Canyon to continue for months
By David Brown, 26 January 2016
The continuing leak of natural gas in Southern California highlights corporate negligence and decaying infrastructure.
US: 237 perish in house fires in the new year
By Steve Filips, 26 January 2016
Eighteen people have died in Alabama alone, including five people spanning three generations who were killed in a single fire on January 2 in Bryant.
Wave of youth suicides in Oklahoma town
By Naomi Spencer, 26 January 2016
Four young people, the youngest just 11 years old, have killed themselves in the small town of Anadarko in the past few weeks.
Australian Dulux workers return to work but job cuts loom
By Mike Head, 26 January 2016
Together with the other trade unions, United Voice is seeking to contain the growing anger among workers over the mounting destruction of jobs.
New in Russian
Правительство России готовит сокращения на фоне роста масштабов бедности
Андреа Питерс, 26 января 2016 г.
В то время как цены на нефть снижаются, Кремль готовит 10-процентное сокращение всех социальных расходов.
New in Turkish
Mısır Devrimi’nin beş yılı
Johannes Stern, 26 Ocak 2016
Mısır’da diktatör Hüsnü Mübarek’in devrilmesine yol açan kitlesel devrimci mücadelelerin patlamasından beş yıl sonra, General Abdülfettah el-Sisi’nin başında bulunduğu karşı-devrimci askeri cunta başka bir toplumsal patlamadan korkuyor.
Büyük şirketler Avrupa çapında işten çıkarmalar ilan ediyor
Kumaran Ira, 26 Ocak 2016
Çin’deki yavaşlamayı ve düşen petrol ve emtia fiyatlarını kapsayan büyüyen küresel ekonomik sıkıntının ortasında, büyük şirketler Avrupa genelinde toplu işten çıkarmalar ilan ediyor.
New in French
Cinq ans de Révolution égyptienne
Par Johannes Stern, 26 janvier 2016
Le problème fondamental de la révolution égyptienne était d'établir l'indépendance politique de la classe ouvrière vis-à-vis de toutes les forces diverses de la bourgeoisie.
Il semble de plus en plus évident que la contamination de l'eau de Flint a causé la mort
Par Andre Damon, 26 janvier 2016
Au moins 10 personnes sont mortes d'une épidémie de la maladie du légionnaire qui serait lié à la contamination de résidents de Flint, dissimulée pendant plus d'un an par le gouvernement.
L'origine de la crise à Flint et Detroit
Par Eric London, 26 janvier 2016
La catastrophe sociale au Michigan, y compris l'empoisonnement au plomb de milliers de résidents de Flint, suscite l'indignation à travers le pays.
Nouvel An à Cologne: de plus en plus d’incohérences
Par Ulrich Rippert, 26 janvier 2016
Après trois semaines d’enquête intenses, ce qui s’est vraiment passé à la gare centrale de Cologne dans la nuit du Nouvel An n’est toujours pas clair.
New in German
Fünf Jahre ägyptische Revolution
Von Johannes Stern, 26. Januar 2016
Das Grundproblem der ägyptischen Revolution war das Fehlen einer politischen Führung.
Welt-Chef Stefan Aust wirbt für Krieg
Von Christoph Dreier, 26. Januar 2016
Seit Jahresbeginn veranstalten deutsche Medien ein regelrechtes Trommelfeuer, um die Achse der offiziellen Politik nach rechts zu verschieben.
Vor den „Friedensgesprächen” zu Syrien:
Washington droht mit Verschärfung des Konflikts im ganzen Nahen
Osten
Von Bill Van Auken, 26. Januar 2016
Hochrangige Vertreter der USA erklären, dass sie bereit sind, eine „militärische Lösung“ in Syrien herbeizuführen, Bodentruppen im Irak einzusetzen und einen weiteren Krieg in Libyen zu beginnen.
Weiterer Rechtsruck in Lettland
Von Markus Salzmann, 26. Januar 2016
Maris Kucinskis vom Bündnis der Grünen und Bauern (ZZS) steht vor der Bildung einer neuen Regierungskoalition.
Spanien:
Podemos will mit Sozialistischer
Partei Regierung bilden
Von Alejandro López, 26. Januar 2016
Alle Parteien, die bereit sind, eine „linke Regierung“ zu bilden oder zu unterstützen, haben schon bewiesen, dass sie für Austerität und Krieg stehen.
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Perspective
US think tank outlines master plan for war with China
26 January 2016
The CSIS report represents the voice of the vast American military establishment, which regards China as the chief threat to untrammelled US strategic dominance in Asia.
The Crisis in Detroit and Flint
Video: Flint residents protest paying for poisoned water
By a WSWS reporting team, 26 January 2016
On Monday, residents protested the exorbitant utility rates charged by the city of Flint, Michigan for water tainted with lead and other poisons.
Threat of lead contamination widespread in US
By Nick Barrickman, 26 January 2016
The populations of major cities such as New Orleans, Baltimore, Boston and Detroit are exposed to elevated levels of lead contamination in their homes, soil and water supply.
Emergency meeting January 27 on the crisis in Flint and Detroit
22 January 2016
The Socialist Equality Party and International Youth and Students for Social Equality are calling a public meeting in Detroit, Michigan on January 27 to discuss a political strategy to unite the working class.
Democratic state treasurer played key role in Flint water disaster
The roots of the crisis in Flint and Detroit
More on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan »
Arts Review
J.M.W. Turner and modern art: Comments on an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario
By Lee Parsons, 26 January 2016
Given the current upsurge of interest in representational imagery, the exhibition of the late work of J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851) at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto is of particular interest.
Charlie Kaufman’s often charming, moving Anomalisa (and Michael Moore’s feeble Where to Invade Next)
By Joanne Laurier, 23 January 2016
Jazz album: Crisis by Amir ElSaffar and the Two Rivers Ensemble
The semi-boycott of the “whites only” Academy Awards
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.
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
German IYSSE wins four seats in Humboldt University Student Elections
IYSSE at Berlin’s Humboldt University holds final election campaign meeting
Commentary
Five years of the Egyptian Revolution
By Johannes Stern, 25 January 2016
On eve of Syria “peace talks,” Washington threatens escalation across region
By Bill Van Auken, 25 January 2016
Washington invokes hunger to promote war in Syria
More on the war in Iraq and Syria »
Global slowdown to deepen attacks on jobs
By Nick Beams, 25 January 2016
Brazilian government represses Sao Paulo fare hike protests
By Armando Cruz, 25 January 2016
The end of liberal Europe
New Year’s Eve in Cologne, Germany: Growing inconsistencies
Mass protests against unemployment erupt across Tunisia
Spain: Podemos ready to form government with Socialist Party
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.
The 2016 US Elections
Bernie Sanders poses as an opponent of Wall Street in New York speech
By Tom Hall, 6 January 2016
Socialist Alternative forms group to support Sanders campaign
Is Bernie Sanders a socialist?
More on the 2016 US Elections »
Autoworkers Struggles
US auto companies announce big payout to stockholders
By Shannon Jones, 15 January 2016
Worker killed in Ohio Honda plant
UAW local publishes blacklist of workers who opt out of dues payment
More on autoworkers struggles »
Book Review
Obama’s place in history: Permanent war and the breakdown of American democracy
Part two
Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post-9/11 Presidency
By Eric London, 14 January 2016
75 Years Since the Assassination Of Leon Trotsky
An open letter from David North to Susan Weissman
Security and the Fourth International, the Gelfand Case and the deposition of Mark Zborowski
10 November 2015
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