World Socialist Web Site

4 May 2016

In midst of water shutoffs, Flint water crisis
Detroit teachers shut schools for second day to protest non-payment of wages

By Thomas Gaist, 4 May 2016

The new attack on Detroit teachers is part of a wider assault on the working class being carried out by both big business parties and the Obama administration.

Detroit teachers speak on the struggle to defend education

By our reporters, 4 May 2016

Detroit public school teachers spoke to the WSWS at a demonstration on Tuesday, the second day of their walkout.

“Our money is literally being stolen”
Teacher sickout shuts Detroit Public Schools

Video: Detroit teachers denounce attacks on public education

Detroit, Michigan resumes mass water shutoffs

More on the defense of public education »

Trump, Sanders win primary contests in Indiana

By Patrick Martin, 4 May 2016

Trump’s victory marked the effective end of the campaign for the Republican nomination, with the Republican Party chairman declaring the billionaire to be the presumptive nominee.

Hundreds protest outside Trump campaign events in California

Trump’s “America First” speech and the US war election

More on the 2016 US elections »

UK Labour mounts purge of party based on accusations of anti-Semitism

By Robert Stevens, 4 May 2016

As on every other issue of principle, Jeremy Corbyn has surrendered to the right wing in the face of a slanderous attack on the Labour Party’s ranks as a mass of “anti-Semites.”

Oppose the witch-hunt of Ken Livingstone!

Scandal deepens over Hillsborough disaster cover-up

Poverty grows, health declines among UK children

By Margot Miller, 4 May 2016

Successive Labour and Conservative governments have reduced spending on children and young people by 71 percent.

British government refuses asylum for refugee children

US Navy Seal killed in Iraq combat

By Bill Van Auken, 4 May 2016

The fighting in Iraq came as the US and Russia sought to broker a renewed cessation of hostilities in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Iraqi regime shaken by storming of Baghdad’s Green Zone

More on the war in Iraq and Syria »

Far-right Alternative for Germany adopts party programme

By Peter Schwarz, 4 May 2016

At its party convention in Stuttgart, the AfD placed Islamophobia at the centre of its program.

Two refugees set themselves alight in Australia’s Nauru detention centre

By Max Newman, 4 May 2016

The Australian government has labelled the protests as acts of “self-harm” to divert from any examination of why refugees have been driven to such desperate actions.

Australia: Pseudo-lefts promote the Greens’ posturing on refugees

Australian government defies PNG refugee ruling

More on Australian immigrant and refugee issues »

Belgian state report points to links between police services, Brussels attacks

By Anthony Torres, 4 May 2016

The growth of Islamist networks in Europe, mobilized by NATO in its war in Syria, was the basic precondition for the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels.

Australian government budget sets stage for volatile federal election

By James Cogan, 4 May 2016

The budget is predicated on cutbacks to working-class living standards in order to finance the ramping up of military spending and corporate tax cuts.

Deflation spreads to Australia

Puerto Rico declares moratorium on $367 million debt payment

By Rafael Azul, 4 May 2016

As its economy sinks, Puerto Rico confronts a social crisis of historic proportions.

Canada preparing to join US ballistic missile defense

By Roger Jordan, 4 May 2016

Its name notwithstanding, the US BMD program is anything but defensive. It is aimed at realizing Washington’s goal of developing the means to wage a “winnable” nuclear war.

Maoist-backed, fascistic candidate leads Philippine presidential race

By Dante Pastrana, 4 May 2016

Duterte has pledged to summarily execute alleged criminals, kill union activists and block any political opposition by shutting down Congress and the courts.

New in Turkish

Polis Fransız iş yasasına karşı eylemin dördüncü gününde saldırırken protestolar daralıyor

Alex Lantier, 4 Mayıs 2016

El Khomri yasasına karşı her protestoda gençliğe vahşice saldıran çevik kuvvet, yine ülke genelindeki kentlerde protestocularla çatışmaya girdi.

Verizon grevindeki siyasi meseleler

Barry Grey, 4 Mayıs 2016

39.000 işçinin ABD telekom devi Verizon’a karşı grevi, ABD genelinde ve uluslararası alanda işçiler arasında artan militan ruh halinin ve şirket ve siyaset kurumuna karşı muhalefetin güçlü bir ifadesidir.

New in French

Le PS présente la Loi El Khomri à l’Assemblée nationale

Par Alex Lantier, 4 mai 2016

Le PS et les milieux patronaux comptent passer en force et imposer la loi, pratiquement inchangée, foulant aux pieds l’opposition populaire.

Le camouflage des attentats du 11 septembre continue

Par André Damon, 4 mai 2016

Au cours du week-end, le directeur de la CIA John Brennan a nié les allégations de participation de l'Arabie saoudite aux attentats terroristes du 11 septembre et a exigé que les documents indiquant cette complicité restent dissimulés au peuple américain.

Un rapport officiel belge souligne les liens entre la police et les terroristes de Bruxelles

Par Anthony Torres, 4 mai 2016

La montée des réseaux islamistes en Europe instrumentalisés par l'OTAN pour mener la guerre en Syrie était la prémisse essentielle des attentats à Paris et à Bruxelles.

Le capitalisme canadien et la subjugation et décimation de la population autochtone

Par Janet Browning, 4 mai 2016

Comme le démontre La destruction des indiens des Plaines, l'État capitaliste canadien s'est consolidé par la dépossession de la population autochtone au moyen de la violence, d'arnaques et de famines organisées par l'État.

New in German

Das Ende von Sanders‘ „politischer Revolution“

Von Patrick Martin, 3. Mai 2016

Sanders‘ gesamter Wahlkampf war darauf ausgelegt zu verhindern, dass der wachsende Widerstand der amerikanischen Bevölkerung der Kontrolle der Demokratischen Partei entgleitet.

Die AfD gibt sich ein Programm

Von Peter Schwarz, 3. Mai 2016

Auf ihrem Stuttgarter Parteitag hat die AfD den Antiislamismus zu ihrem Markenzeichen gemacht.

Dritte Internationale Maikundgebung stößt auf große Resonanz

Von Shannon Jones, 3. Mai 2016

Im Zentrum der Online-Kundgebung stand der Aufbau einer globalen Bewegung von Arbeitern, Studenten und Jugendlichen gegen imperialistischen Krieg. Die Zuhörer kamen aus mehr als 90 Ländern.

May Day 2016: Einleitung von David North

Von David North, 3. Mai 2016

Mit dem hier veröffentlichten Bericht leitete David North, der Chefredakteur der WSWS und Vorsitzende der Socialist Equality Party in den USA, die internationale Online-Maiversammlung des IKVI ein.

„Die Frankfurter Schule, die Postmoderne und die Politik der Pseudolinken“ in Deutsch erschienen

Von Peter Schwarz, 3. Mai 2016

Das Buch von David North handelt von der vielschichtigen Beziehung zwischen Geschichte, Philosophie und Politik.

Drastische Zunahme rechtsextremer Straftaten in Deutschland

Von Elisabeth Zimmermann, 3. Mai 2016

Der Lagebericht des BKA für das erste Quartal 2016 belegt eine drastische Zunahme von rechtsextremen Angriffen auf Asylbewerberunterkünfte, Flüchtlinge und ihre Unterstützer.

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