26 March 2016
Scandal mounts over failure by Belgian police to halt Brussels attacks
By Alex Lantier, 26 March 2016
Friday saw more revelations of inexplicable lapses by Belgian and allied security forces that helped terrorists evade detection before the Brussels attacks.
After Brussels attacks, German politicians and media demand increased state powers
By Johannes Stern, 26 March 2016
The German interior minister is using Tuesday’s attacks to press for further police powers in Germany and throughout Europe.
The Belgium bombing: Why the dots are not connected
Belgian authorities had “precise intelligence warnings” of Brussels bombings
Arrests follow call for Chinese President Xi’s resignation
By Peter Symonds, 26 March 2016
An open letter by “loyal Communist Party members” called on President Xi to resign all positions and blamed him for China’s “unprecedented problems and crises.”
Indian auto workers fight to defend wages and conditions
By Arun Kumar, 26 March 2016
Workers at major car makers including Maruti Suzuki, Honda Motors and Tata, as well as auto-related companies, have been involved in plant occupations, strikes, rallies and marches.
One year since the launch of the US-backed war
Vast majority of Yemen population without reliable food, water and sanitation
By Thomas Gaist, 26 March 2016
Relentless bombing and ground operations by the Saudi-led Arab coalition have left more than 20 million Yemenis in dire need of humanitarian aid.
US airstrike kills 40 in Yemen
Researchers and scientists subpoenaed in anti-abortion witch-hunt
By Gabriel Black, 26 March 2016
The congressional subpoena would make public the names of researchers, students and other medical workers involved in research using fetal tissue.
Chicago Teachers Union approves one-day stunt “strike” on April 1
By Kristina Betinis, 26 March 2016
As union leaders deepen their alliance with the Democratic Party and the right-wing administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, teachers are coming into increasing conflict with the union.
Greece’s Syriza government detains refugees
By Katerina Selin, 26 March 2016
The Syriza-led government is doing everything in its power to implement the EU-Turkey refugee deal.
Tube drivers shut down London Piccadilly Line
By Ross Mitchell, 26 March 2016
Prior to the stoppage, the RMT union sought to get the strike off the agenda.
Large protests in East Timor over ongoing Australian oil theft
By Patrick Kelly, 26 March 2016
The demonstration was among the largest in East Timor since the former Portuguese colony and Indonesian territory received formal independence in 2002.
Escalating crisis hits New Zealand dairy industry
By John Braddock, 26 March 2016
The crisis in the New Zealand dairy industry following severe cuts to milk prices is a symptom of a broader economic slump.
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Attentats à la bombe en Belgique: pourquoi on n’a pas « fait le lien »
Par Alex Lantier et Andre Damon, 26 mars 2016
L’ampleur d’une connaissance préalable de l’attaque de Bruxelles par les services de renseignement a fait éclater le discours officiel selon lequel les agences de renseignement avaient manqué de « faire le lien ».
Après les attentats de Bruxelles, les responsables de l’UE préparent une vaste escalade de l’espionnage policier
Par Alex Lantier, 26 mars 2016
Ignorant les questions posées sur comment il fut permis à des terroristes connus de planifier et d’exécuter un attentat alors que Bruxelles était en état d’alerte, les responsables de l’UE lancent de nouvelles attaques sur les droits démocratiques.
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Die Anschläge von Brüssel: Warum die Zusammenhänge nicht erkannt werden
Von Alex Lantier und Andre Damon, 26. März 2016
Die offizielle Behauptung, die Geheimdienste in Brüssel hätten Zusammenhänge nicht erkannt, ist völlig unglaubwürdig.
Bundesregierung erhöht Wehretat und rüstet massiv auf
Von Johannes Stern, 26. März 2016
Dem neuem Haushaltsplan der Großen Koalition zufolge soll der Verteidigungsetat bis 2020 um mehr als 10 Milliarden Euro steigen.
Deutsche Bahn streicht 2100 Stellen im Güterverkehr
Von Dietmar Henning, 26. März 2016
Bundesweit sollen 215 so genannte Güterverkehrsstellen aufgegeben werden. Es ist der erste Schritt zum weiteren Abbau von Arbeitsplätzen.
Australien: Wirtschaftseliten halten Druck auf Premierminister aufrecht
Von Nick Beams, 26. März 2016
Das Ende des Bergbaubooms wird als Vorwand genommen, um schwere Angriffe auf Löhne und soziale Verhältnisse durchzusetzen.
Die nationalistische Kampagne der Pseudolinken für den EU-Austritt Großbritanniens
Teil 2
Von Chris Marsden, 26. März 2016
Die Socialist Equality Party analysiert die Kampagne der Pseudolinken in dem Referendum, um die grundlegenden historischen und programmatischen Fragen zu klären, die sich im Kampf gegen Austerität, Militarismus und Krieg stellen.
Zwei Jahre seit dem Putsch in Kiew
Teil 2
Von Andrea Peters, 26. März 2016
Zwei Jahre nach der gewaltsamen Vertreibung des ukrainischen Präsidenten Wiktor Janukowitch von der Macht ist die Arbeiterklasse des osteuropäischen Landes mit einer wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Krise konfrontiert.
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Obama’s pivot to Latin America
26 March 2016
Behind Obama’s empty human rights rhetoric, Washington is prepared to carry out new and bloodier crimes in Latin America in pursuit of US profit interests.
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
The Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan
Flint water task force report leaves Snyder off the hook
By James Brewer, 26 March 2016
While the Snyder-appointed task force report includes damning findings, the Michigan governor is cynically using it to co-opt widespread outrage against his administration.
Why the New York Times is pushing racial politics in Flint
By Barry Grey, 26 March 2016
It is to preempt and subvert the growth of class consciousness that the Times, the “newspaper of record” of the American ruling class, ferociously promotes racial politics.
Michigan governor’s Flint “action plan”: A cover for criminality
The crimes behind the US lead water crisis
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Arts Review
I Saw the Light: A biography of country singer Hank Williams
By David Walsh, 26 March 2016
Marc Abraham’s film is an account of the last decade in the life of American country music performer Hank Williams (1923-1953), who died tragically at the age of 29.
Atom Egoyan’s Remember: A Nazi criminal hunted…
By Joanne Laurier, 25 March 2016
“We make the terror:” Season four of House of Cards
24 March 2016
History
One hundred years since Ireland’s Easter Rising—Part One
By Jordan Shilton, 26 March 2016
The Easter Rising was a seminal event in Irish history with critical political lessons for the international working class.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Meeting at Toronto’s York University: Socialism and the Fight Against War
26 March 2016
Tuesday’s meeting will examine the causes and implications of the resurgence of imperialist violence and outline a political strategy for building a global working class movement against war.
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
SEP meetings in the US: Socialism and the fight against war
16 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
Book Review
German Left Party leader’s plea for nationalism and the free market economy
By Peter Schwarz, 25 March 2016
Commentary
Australia: Socialist Alternative and the US “pivot to Asia”
By Oscar Grenfell, 25 March 2016
Corporate elites maintain pressure on Australian prime minister
By Nick Beams, 25 March 2016
Indian analyst urges US to use secret diplomacy in harnessing Delhi to anti-China “pivot”
By K. Ratnayake, 25 March 2016
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By Thomas Gaist, 25 March 2016
French students speak out against austerity and state of emergency
By Kumaran Ira and Anthony Torres, 25 March 2016
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By Carl Bronski, 25 March 2016
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Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
26 March 2016
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