30 March 2016
Newly-released email details complicity of Obama’s EPA in Flint poisoning
By James Brewer, 30 March 2016
The lies of top Environmental Protection Agency officials are exposed in this internal communication in which a leading expert at the agency declares, “EPA is a cesspool.”
Obama administration to cut off Flint emergency aid
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Intelligence accounts raise more questions on origins of Brussels, Paris attacks
By Alex Lantier, 30 March 2016
As NATO powers tried to discredit accusations that they relied on terrorists in their war in Syria, they downplayed signs that ISIS was developing a terror network in Europe.
Officials stoke anti-Muslim hatred following Brussels attack
The US-NATO war in Syria and the Brussels terror attacks
The Belgium bombing: Why the dots are not connected
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Impeachment looms in Brazil as PT’s largest coalition partner deserts government
By Bill Van Auken, 30 March 2016
The drive for impeachment has gained significant momentum, with both Brazilian and foreign capital demanding a radical change in government policy.
As Brazil’s impeachment crisis deepens, economists advocate “Asian model”
Obama’s pivot to Latin America
Clinton, media step up pressure for Sanders to withdraw
By Patrick Martin, 30 March 2016
The former secretary of state is backing out of an agreement for further debates.
Clinton primary contest losses intensify Democratic Party crisis
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Supreme Court ruling favors unions in agency shop dues case
By Tom Carter, 30 March 2016
The hard-fought Friedrichs case reflects ongoing divisions within the American ruling class over the best means of exploiting workers and suppressing their struggles.
FBI claims successful hack of Apple iPhone security systems
By Thomas Gaist, 30 March 2016
The Federal Bureau of Investigation dropped its suit to force Apple to breach security protections on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers.
US government delays hearing in Apple iPhone encryption case
Leading tech firms join Apple suit over iPhone encryption
California Democrats, unions announce deal on $15 minimum wage
By Marc Wells, 30 March 2016
The deal, which has many loopholes, is aimed at containing deep opposition to poverty-level wages and bolstering support for the Democratic Party in the run-up to November’s elections.
German interior minister seeks to further restrict rights of immigrants
By Marianne Arens, 30 March 2016
The latest proposals would punish refugees for rules infractions, such as failure to learn German or obtain a job.
French government seeks delay in order to impose unpopular labour reform
By Kumaran Ira, 30 March 2016
The Socialist Party and the union bureaucracies are hoping that upcoming vacations will halt protests and growing opposition to the reactionary El Khomri law.
Australian Labor leader makes a cynical populist pitch
By Peter Symonds, 30 March 2016
Opposition leader Bill Shorten is preparing for this year’s election with false promises on “jobs, education and health” to obscure Labor’s commitment to austerity.
Australia: Pacific Islanders suffer slave-like conditions in fruit industry
By Paul Bartizan, 30 March 2014
The super-exploitation of Pacific Islanders who have no democratic rights under the Seasonal Workers Program is to be extended throughout the agricultural industry.
Dramatic fall in Employment Tribunal cases in UK
By Dennis Moore, 30 March 2016
Following the introduction of fees, the numbers of cases dropped by 77 percent.
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La guerre des États-Unis et de l’OTAN en Syrie et les attaques terroristes de Bruxelles
Par Alex Lantier, 29 mars 2016
Les réseaux islamistes établis par les États-Unis et leurs alliés européens pour alimenter en combattants leur opération de changement de régime en Syrie portent la guerre en Europe, avec de terribles conséquences.
Les défaites de Clinton aux primaires intensifient la crise du Parti démocrate
Par Joseph Kishore, 29 mars 2016
Les victoires écrasantes de Sanders dans l'État de Washington, à Hawaï et en Alaska sont une nouvelle manifestation de la colère sociale accumulée à l’égard de tout l'establishment politique.
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Vorwahlen in den USA
Clintons Niederlagen
verschärfen Krise der Demokraten
Von Joseph Kishore, 29. März 2016
Sanders’ Erdrutschsiege in Washington, Alaska und Hawaii sind ein weiteres Anzeichen für die angestaute Wut in der Bevölkerung auf das gesamte Establishment.
Der Nato-Krieg in Syrien und die Terroranschläge in Brüssel
Von Alex Lantier, 29. März 2016
Die USA und ihre europäischen Verbündeten haben islamistische Netzwerke aufgebaut, um Kämpfer für ihren Regimewechsel in Syrien zu gewinnen. Jetzt tragen diese den Krieg mit schrecklichen Folgen zurück nach Europa.
Innenminister de Maizière will erneut das Ausländerrecht verschärfen
Von Marianne Arens, 29. März 2016
Die neusten Vorschläge des Innenministers sehen vor, Flüchtlinge zu disziplinieren und die Residenzpflicht zu verschärfen.
Französische Studenten und Schüler protestieren gegen Austerität und Ausnahmezustand
Von Kumaran Ira und Anthony Torres, 29. März 2016
Schüler und Studenten äußerten bei Demonstrationen gegen die Arbeitsmarktreform ihre Ablehnung gegenüber den Sparmaßnahmen der Sozialistischen Partei, dem Ausnahmezustand und imperialistischen Kriegen.
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Perspective
Warnings of global arms race ahead of Nuclear Security Summit
30 March 2016
As world leaders gather for this week’s nuclear summit in Washington, leading think tanks are warning of a “new arms race” and the need to plan for “Armageddon.”
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
Commentary
On sexual harassment policy
Professors’ group charges Obama administration with undermining academic freedom and due process
By David Walsh, 30 March 2016
A report by the American Association of University Professors points to the reactionary role of the sexual harassment industry on university campuses.
Japan’s security laws: Another milestone in the drive to world war
By Peter Symonds, 29 March 2016
“They got away with murder for profit”
Michigan will not sanction GM attorneys involved in cover-up of ignition defect
By Shannon Jones, 29 March 2016
Australia: Socialist Alternative hails downing of Russian jet in Syria
By Oscar Grenfell, 29 March 2016
Obama high court pick Merrick Garland: A record of support for police powers
By Tom Carter, 28 March 2016
Arts Review
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2016—Part 2
The human cost of the drug war in Mexico and a drama from Venezuela: Retratos de una búsqueda and Dauna. Lo que lleva el río
By Kevin Martinez and Toby Reese, 30 March 2016
The San Diego festival showcased films and documentaries from throughout the Spanish-speaking world, including Cuba, Spain, Mexico, South and Central America.
San Diego Latino Film Festival 2016—Part 1
Films from Argentina, Spain and Guatemala: El Movimiento, Hablar, Ixcanul and Tras Nazarin
Rapper Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest dead at 45
I Saw the Light: A biography of country singer Hank Williams
2016 US elections
Fundraising for US presidential campaign surpasses $1 billion
By Joseph Kishore, 25 March 2016
Following terror attacks in Brussels
US presidential candidates call for stepped-up war and police measures
Trump and the Democratic Party
More on the 2016 US elections »
NHS Fightback
UK Junior doctors dispute at a crossroads
Statement by NHS Fightback
29 March 2016
The imposition of a draconian contract on 55,000 junior doctors is a test case for restructuring employment conditions for the entire workforce of the National Health Service.
History
One hundred years since Ireland’s Easter Rising—Part three
By Jordan Shilton, 29 March 2016
The Easter Rising was a seminal event in Irish history, the lessons of which the working class must assimilate.
One hundred years since Ireland’s Easter Rising—Part two
One hundred years since Ireland’s Easter Rising—Part One
Workers Struggles
Indian auto workers fight to defend wages and conditions
By Arun Kumar, 26 March 2016
Chicago Teachers Union approves one-day stunt “strike” on April 1
By Kristina Betinis, 26 March 2016
Tube drivers shut down London Piccadilly Line
By Ross Mitchell, 26 March 2016
Socialist Equality Party
Hundreds attend meetings in Leipzig, Germany on the danger of war and the politics of the pseudo-left
By our correspondents, 22 March 2016
David North addresses Sri Lankan SEP launch of Sinhala edition of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century
By David North, 22 March 2016
IYSSE/SEP meetings
SEP meetings in the US: Socialism and the fight against war
16 March 2016
Meeting at Toronto’s York University: Socialism and the Fight Against War
26 March 2016
Socialism and the Fight Against War
IYSSE meetings in Australia and New Zealand—Build an International Movement of the Working Class and Youth Against Imperialism!
24 March 2016
Book Review
German Left Party leader’s plea for nationalism and the free market economy
By Peter Schwarz, 25 March 2016
Obituary
Ex-President Francisco Flores (1959–2016) and the decimation of El Salvador
By Neil Hardt, 28 March 2016
This week in history: March 28-April 3
25 years ago: Chairman of East German privatization agency assassinated
On April 1, 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, chairman of the institution responsible for the privatization of East German industries—the Treuhand—was assassinated by a sniper.
50 years ago: Strikes, demonstrations, bring down Ecuador junta
On March 29, 1966, the Ecuador junta headed by Admiral Ramón Castro Jijón fled the Government Palace in Quito after a week of mass labor strikes and student demonstrations.
75 years ago: Strikes cripple US arms production
On April 2, 1941 autoworkers, steel workers, miners and other industrial workers launched powerful strikes against corporations under military contract.
100 years ago: Mass strike of construction workers in New York City
On April 3, 1916, thousands of workers engaged in constructing the New York City subway system walked off the job.
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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