10 March 2016
As Chinese exports plunge
IMF issues new warning on global economy
By Nick Beams, 10 March 2016
The sharp fall in Chinese exports reflects a decline in global trade that has been expressed as well in US trade data.
Chinese finance minister calls for easier dismissals under labour laws
By Peter Symonds, 10 March 2016
With the Chinese government planning to sack millions of workers, Finance Minister Lou Jiwei complained that the legal system made it too difficult to dismiss employees.
Chinese government prepares to sack millions of workers
China and Brazil: Two expressions of the deepening capitalist breakdown
US generals push for more troops in Iraq, Syria
By Bill Van Auken, 10 March 2016
In congressional testimony, a top commander made clear that the US intervention is aimed not merely at ISIS, but at Iran and Russia as well.
Western powers prepare military operations in Libya
Under cover of truce with Russia, US prepares military escalation in Syria
Canada’s parliament endorses expanded role in Mideast war
By Roger Jordan, 10 March 2016
The Liberal government’s expansion of Canada’s role in the Mideast war underscores the fraudulent character of its anti-war pose in last year’s election.
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Photo essay: Volunteer at French refugee camp speaks to the WSWS
By Jill Lux and Toby Reese, 10 March 2016
The camp at Grand-Synthe epitomizes the squalid conditions facing people who have fled their homes amid the greatest refugee crisis since World War II.
EU countries and Turkey move to seal refugee routes
Striking cashiers and dockers interrogated under French state of emergency
By Anthony Torres, 10 March 2016
The unprecedented attack on the right to strike is yet another warning of the anti-working class character of the state of emergency imposed by the Socialist Party.
Mass layoffs at Bombardier hit Germany
By Dietmar Henning, 10 March 2016
In Germany, the works council and IG Metall trade union are working hand-in-glove with management to implement job cuts.
Five years after Japan’s nuclear disaster, TEPCO executives charged
By Ben McGrath, 10 March 2016
As it seeks to reopen the country’s nuclear plants, the government is opposing even the limited charges of negligence in connection with the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe.
Steel workers strike in Mexico
By Rafael Azul, 10 March 2016
Striking steel workers at ArcelorMittal in the port city of Lázaro Cárdenas are demanding the rehiring of laid-off workers.
US steel union hails Obama trade war measures
By Shannon Jones, 10 March 2016
Predictably, the USW showered praise on the Obama administration for measures targeting imported rolled steel.
Fires at Detroit wastewater plant underscore danger of job cuts
By Dan Coles, 10 March 2016
A series of fires has broken out at the facility in southwest Detroit.
Baltimore school police officers face felony charges for assaulting student
By Nick Barrickman, 10 March 2016
The student, whose name has been withheld from the public, endured injuries to his face and ribs.
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L'arrestation de l'ex-président Lula et la crise du pouvoir au Brésil
Par Bill Van Auken, 10 mars 2016
La détention et l'interrogatoire de l’ancien président brésilien et fondateur du Parti des travailleurs (PT) a considérablement intensifié la crise du parti au pouvoir au Brésil.
Les États-Unis et la Corée du Sud répètent des scénarios de frappes préventives contre la Corée du Nord
Par Peter Symonds, 10 mars 2016
Les manœuvres militaires interarmées sont basées sur un nouveau plan opérationnel qui comprend des attaques préventives sur les sites de missiles et nucléaires nord-coréens, ainsi que des raids de «décapitation» pour tuer les dirigeants du pays.
Les puissances occidentales préparent des opérations militaires en Libye
Par Niles Williamson, 10 mars 2016
Après le déploiement ces dernières semaines de forces spéciales américaines et européennes en Libye, les plans pour une nouvelle intervention impérialiste dans ce pays ont atteint un stade avancé.
New in German
Was bedeuten die Stimmengewinne der AfD in Hessen?
Von Marianne Arens und Ulrich Rippert, 10. März 2016
Die AfD, die auf Anhieb 13,2 Prozent der Stimmen erreichte, ist eine Partei von oben, entstanden in der gesellschaftlichen Führungsschicht, und nicht eine Bewegung von unten.
VW-Betriebsratschef warnt vor „dramatischen sozialen Folgen“ des Abgasbetrugs
Von Dietmar Henning, 10. März 2016
Auf der Betriebsversammlung im Wolfsburger VW-Stammwerk stimmte Betriebsratschef Bernd Osterloh die Belegschaft auf kommende soziale Angriffe ein.
Sanders und Trump gewinnen Vorwahlen in Michigan
Von Patrick Martin, 10. März 2016
Sanders Überraschungssieg über Hillary Clinton widerspiegelt die wachsende Wut von Arbeitern und Jugendlichen über die Vernichtung von Arbeitsplätzen und den sinkenden Lebensstandard in den USA.
Westliche Mächte bereiten Militäroperationen in Libyen vor
Von Niles Williamson, 10. März 2016
Die Pläne für eine erneute imperialistische Intervention in Libyen sind in den letzten Wochen nach der Stationierung amerikanischer und europäischer Spezialkräfte vor Ort weit fortgeschritten.
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Perspective
Sanders’ upset win in the Michigan primary
10 March 2016
The glaring failure of media polling to detect the shift in class sentiment is itself a demonstration of the chasm that separates the entire political establishment from the vast majority of the population.
Socialism and the Fight Against War
Build an International Movement of the Working Class and Youth Against Imperialism!
Statement of the International Committee of the Fourth International, 18 February 2016
Mehring Books
ICFI statement “Socialism and the Fight Against War” now available from Mehring Books
9 March 2016
Mehring Books has just published in pamphlet format the statement calling for the building of a new anti-war movement based on the perspective of international socialism.
Featured Commentary
For an active boycott of the Brexit referendum!
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party, British section of the International Committee of the Fourth International
29 February 2016
Brexit referendum: Remain camp backs European Union of austerity and militarism
By Robert Stevens and Chris Marsden, 10 March 2016
The support of the dominant sections of Britain’s financial and business elite for remaining in the European Union is based on maintaining trade links within the world’s largest single market.
Campaign for UK exit from the EU dominated by nationalism and big business interests
An exchange on the SEP’s call for an active boycott of the Brexit referendum
The Crisis in Detroit and Flint
Flint residents call out government’s failure to act on water poisoning
By Buster Haycook, 10 March 2016
Despite pledges to act by politicians at the federal, state and local levels, no serious action is being taken to address the poisoning of city residents.
SEP and IYSSE meeting: The political and social roots of the Flint water crisis
9 March 2016
Detroit Public Schools emergency managers cash in
More on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan »
Commentary
New Zealand: Anti-TPP protests promote Maori nationalism
By Tom Peters, 10 March 2016
At protests against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the opposition parties have promoted Maori identity politics to block a unified struggle by workers against austerity and war.
The arrest of former President Lula and the crisis of rule in Brazil
By Bill Van Auken, 9 March 2016
The death of Nancy Reagan
By David Walsh, 9 March 2016
US Air Force to boost presence in northern Australian bases
By Peter Symonds, 9 March 2016
Australian government wracked by rifts over US military demands and austerity
More on the South China Sea crisis »
Two years since the Kiev coup
Part two
By Andrea Peters, 8 March 2016
Arts Review
Race: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics
By Alan Gilman and David Walsh, 10 March 2016
Stephen Hopkins’ film centers on critical events in the life of African-American track and field legend Jesse Owens.
American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson: An indictment of American celebrity culture
66th Berlin International Film Festival—Part 3:
Alone in Berlin—a working class couple opposes the Nazis
The 2016 US Elections
The New York Times ’ Nicholas Kristof warns of “Donald the Dangerous”
By Eric London, 9 March 2016
What political conclusions must be drawn from Trump’s Super Tuesday?
By David North, 3 March 2016
Sanders, Trump win presidential primaries in Michigan
By Patrick Martin, 9 March 2016
Sanders pushes trade war policies
“Left” demagogy and nationalism dominate Democratic debate in Flint
More on the 2016 US elections »
Workers Struggles
United Steelworkers rams through sellout contract at ATI
By Evan Winters, 7 March 2016
USW-ATI contract imposes health care and pension cuts, casualized labor
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
IYSSE campaigns against war at universities in Australia and New Zealand
By our reporters, 5 March 2016
Australian university students denounce the drive to war and austerity
By our reporters, 5 March 2016
Autoworkers Struggles
Autoworkers support challenge to UAW-Ford 2015 contract vote
By Shannon Jones, 1 March 2016
Michigan autoworker files challenge to UAW-Ford 2015 contract vote
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NHS Fightback
UK immigration policy inflicts more damage on National Health Service
By Sascha Woods, 4 March 2016
The way forward for UK junior doctors
By Tony Robson, 2 March 2016
Socialist Equality Party
SEP (Sri Lanka) public meeting: A socialist program to defend plantation workers
1 March 2016
SEP/IYSSE public meeting in Colombo to introduce Sinhala edition of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century
22 February 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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