13 February 2016
Syrian war continues after Munich deal
By Bill Van Auken, 13 February 2016
The agreement on a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian aid cannot paper over the diametrically opposed aims of Washington and Moscow.
Australian government refuses to help children trapped in Syria
By Mike Head, 13 February 2016
The US “Plan B” for Syria and the threat of world war
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In Democratic debate, Clinton presses Sanders on race, gender and support for Obama
By Patrick Martin, 13 February 2016
The increased appeal to identity issues reflects concerns in the ruling elite over signs that class questions are dominating the political thinking of broad layers of the population.
On-the-spot report from NH primary
New Hampshire students discuss Sanders and socialism
By Kate Randall, 13 February 2016
University of New Hampshire students expressed their opposition to income inequality and the disregard of the wealthy for the conditions facing the vast majority of the population.
The political role of the Bernie Sanders campaign
Sanders and the left feint in capitalist politics
NATO sends a flotilla to repulse refugees in the Aegean Sea
By Martin Kreickenbaum, 13 February 2016
The purpose of the NATO flotilla is to ensure that the escape routes to Europe via Turkey are blocked, stranding refugees fleeing regions destroyed by US and European imperialism.
German Chancellor Merkel announces NATO intervention in Aegean Sea
Parents express support for protesting Detroit teachers and students
By Lawrence Porter, 13 February 2016
During a meeting of the district-sponsored Detroit Parent Network, audience members denounced the appalling conditions in the schools.
Chicago teachers march to oppose budget and job cuts
Detroit and Chicago teachers fight to defend public education
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Former Los Angeles County sheriff pleads guilty in jail scandal
By Tom Carter, 13 February 2016
The fall of Lee Baca, once labeled “Sheriff of the Year,” underscores the fact that American police departments function essentially as criminal enterprises.
Worker killed at Tonawanda Coke near Buffalo, NY
By Steve Filips, 13 February 2016
The employee died while working alone on or near a bucket elevator that was part of a coal conveyor at the Tonawanda Coke plant just north of Buffalo, New York.
New York police officer convicted of killing Akai Gurley
By Philip Guelpa, 13 February 2016
After two days of deliberations, New York police officer Peter Liang was convicted of manslaughter and official misconduct in the shooting death of Akai Gurley.
United Steelworkers offers ArcelorMittal millions in concessions
By Evan Winters, 13 February 2016
With these concessions, the USW hopes to keep ArcelorMittal competitive by passing the burden of the crisis in the global steel industry onto the backs of workers.
UK: Second undercover police officer exposed infiltrating Socialist Party
By Trevor Johnson and Chris Marsden, 13 February 2016
The Socialist Party’s response to further revelations of undercover police penetration of its organisation is characterised by light-minded indifference.
Shankill revelations expose British state informants’ role in mass killings in Ireland
By Steve James, 13 February 2016
Mass murders were carried out by British agents, or were allowed to happen to protect British agents.
New in Turkish
Merkel Ege Denizi’nde NATO müdahalesi olacağını ilan etti
Ulrich Rippert, 13 Şubat 2016
Merkel, Ahmet Davutoğlu ve Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ile bir araya geldi. Sığınmacı akışının durdurulması ve sınır güvenliği bir kez daha gündeme gelirken, Rusya’ya karşı siyasi ve askeri işbirliği görüşmelerin merkezindeydi.
New in French
Le « plan B » américain pour la Syrie et la menace d'une guerre mondiale
Par Bill Van Auken, 13 février 2016
La guerre de changement de régime en Syrie périclite et Washington et ses alliés discutent frénétiquement de la mise en œuvre d'un «plan B», d'intervention militaire directe.
La panique boursière risque d’entraîner une nouvelle crise financière
Par Andre Damon, 13 février 2016
La vague mondiale de ventes au rabais reflète la crainte de plus en plus forte que les billions injectés dans le système financier depuis 2008 n’ont rien fait pour améliorer sa solidité en profondeur et qu’ils peuvent bien avoir semé les graines d’un krach plus grand encore.
New in Italian
O chiusura o svendita per i lavoratori dell'acciaio
Di Marianne Arens, 12 febbraio 2016
Il 4 gennaio il Ministro dell'Industria Federica Guidi ha annunciato che il governo sta cercando un acquirente per la società siderurgica Ilva e la sua fabbrica di Taranto, che l'acciaieria ha bisogno di un nuovo propietario, entro la fine di giugno 2016, e che i potenziali acquirenti hanno fino al 10 febbraio per segnalare il loro interesse.
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The detection of gravitational waves: A scientific milestone
13 February 2016
The discovery of gravitational waves is a vindication of science and the ability of human reason to tackle and overcome the most complex problems.
Commentary
Socialist Alternative defends Sanders’ support for imperialist war
By Eric London, 13 February 2016
Socialist Alternative declares that Sanders’ support for US-led wars in the Middle East does “not negate the enormously progressive aspects of his campaign.”
The International Socialist Organization, Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party
More on the 2016 US elections »
International Viewpoint joins in racist anti-refugee agitation
By Johannes Stern, 12 February 2016
Stock market panic risks new financial crisis
By Andre Damon, 12 February 2016
Amid mounting signs of slump and financial crisis
Fed seeks to reassure markets on rate increases
A new stage in the global economic breakdown
US prepares harsh new sanctions on North Korea
By Peter Symonds, 12 February 2016
US think tank outlines master plan for war with China
Autoworkers Struggles
UAW President Dennis Williams denounces role of “outside groups” in 2015 auto contract negotiations
By Shannon Jones, 13 February 2016
The remarks expressed the concern of the UAW leadership over growing signs of militancy and social anger in the working class in Michigan and throughout the country.
As its hometown of Flint remains poisoned, GM makes record 2015 profit
By Jerry White, 4 February 2016
More on autoworkers struggles »
Arts Review
Jia Zhangke’s Mountains May Depart: Three periods in modern China, a good deal of confusion
By David Walsh, 13 February 2016
Veteran independent Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke’s Mountains May Depart is opening in theaters in the US this week.
Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace dramatized in a new television series
By Joanne Laurier, 11 February 2016
The Crisis in Detroit and Flint
GM and UAW donate $3 million to Flint: Criminals covering their tracks
By Jerry White, 12 February 2016
Flint inmates forced to use contaminated water
The World Socialist Web Site and the Flint water crisis
More on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan »
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
13 February 2016
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
“If the company gets away with this, they will do it with other workers”
Locked out Allegheny Technologies workers to lose jobless benefits
By Evan Winters, 9 February 2016
Science
Astronomers detect gravitational waves predicted by Einstein
By Will Morrow, 12 February 2016
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Video: Retirees speak on Teamsters pension cuts in Detroit
11 February 2016
Who is Kenneth Feinberg?
Kenneth Feinberg and the victim compensation racket
The looting of US workers’ pensions
The 2016 US Elections
Torture, murder and Donald Trump
By Patrick Martin, 11 February 2016
Sanders wins New Hampshire Democratic primary
Wall Street donors account for 40 percent of super PAC funds in US election
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NHS Fightback
Government to impose contract on junior doctors after second England-wide strike
By Robert Stevens, 12 February 2016
British junior doctors speak from the picket lines
By our reporters, 12 February 2016
This week in history: February 8-14
25 years ago: Australian journalists strike over Hawke’s pro-war witchhunt
Some 800 journalists at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation carried out a nationwide strike February 13, 1991 against a state witchhunt over the network’s coverage of the Gulf War.
50 years ago: South Korean soldiers massacre Vietnamese
Beginning on February 12 and ending on March 17, 1966, South Korean soldiers supporting the US war against Vietnam carried out a series of brutal massacres of unarmed civilians.
75 years ago: GPU murders defector Walter Krivitsky
On the February 10, 1941 Walter Krivitsky, the former Red Army chief of intelligence for Western Europe who defected in 1937, was murdered in a Washington, DC hotel by Stalinist GPU agents.
100 years ago: Conflicts in Wilson administration over World War I
On February 10, 1916, Lindley Garrison, Secretary of War in the United States, resigned from office in protest over President Woodrow Wilson not moving more rapidly toward entry into World War I.
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.
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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