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14 May 2016

US Special Forces have been operating secretly in Libya for months

By Thomas Gaist, 14 May 2016

American commando teams are waging and preparing for war across ever-growing stretches of Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

FBI holds 80,000 pages of secret documents on Saudi-9/11 links

By Patrick Martin, 14 May 2016

The secret trove of documents is being reviewed by a federal judge in Tampa, Florida for possible declassification.

Once again on Saudi complicity in the 9/11 attacks

America in the 21st century
Reports document growing income inequality, declining manufacturing pay

By Kate Randall, 14 May 2016

Middle-class household income has declined, while the gap between low- and upper-income households has grown along with income inequality across the US.

New doping allegations against Russia ahead of summer Olympics

By Barry Grey, 14 May 2016

While it is entirely possible that the Putin government has overseen a program of doping, the unsubstantiated allegations are being used to promote a reactionary geopolitical agenda.

“It will come to us next”
Auto and transit workers support Verizon strikers

By a WSWS reporting team, 14 May 2016

There is widespread support for the striking Verizon workers, even as the unions are isolating their struggle as they work with the corporation to impose concessions.

New picket line assault on Verizon strikers in Massachusetts

“Workers in the Philippines and Mexico are not our enemies”
New York Verizon striker explains need for international strategy

More on the Verizon strike »

IMF warns against British exit from EU

By Julie Hyland, 14 May 2016

IMF head Christine Lagarde warned that in the event of a vote to leave the European Union, the UK could enter into recession.

For an active boycott of the Brexit referendum!
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party, British section of the International Committee of the Fourth International

Poland adopts new anti-communist law

By Dorota Niemitz, 14 May 2016

The so-called “de-communization” law is an attempt by the country’s right-wing government to rewrite the history of the Twentieth Century.

Austrian Social Democrats name former rail executive to head party and government

By Markus Salzmann, 14 May 2016

The self declared “non-political” Christian Kern stands for radical austerity measures and closer collaboration with the far-right FPÖ.

Air France announces pay cuts for pilots

By Anthony Torres, 14 May 2016

The cuts at the airline are the product of the betrayal of the 2014 pilots strike by the National Union of Airline Pilots.

Hedge fund buy-in heralds massive assault on Volkswagen workers

By Dietmar Henning, 14 May 2016

The British hedge fund TCI is planning to slash jobs, cut wages and impose speedup.

Podemos, United Left form alliance for June elections

By Alejandro López, 14 May 2016

The purpose of the alliance is to prevent growing social opposition from developing into a conscious political movement against capitalism.

Sri Lankan refugees imprisoned after removal from Australia

By Max Newman, 14 May 2016

Asylum seekers have been forcibly deported to face imprisonment in Sri Lanka.

Submarine project no solution for South Australia’s employment crisis

By John Braddock, 14 May 2016

Claims that building submarines will rescue the economically depressed state are false and any new jobs will be tied to preparations for war.

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В России создается Национальная гвардия для защиты капиталистической олигархии

Владимир Волков, 14 мая 2016 г.

В апреле Кремль объявил о создании новой силовой военизированной структуры с расширенными возможностями полицейских государственных репрессий.

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Estados Unidos, China y la crisis política en América Latina

Por Bill Van Auken, 13 mayo 2016

Discurso de Bill Van Auken en la manifestación internacional del Primero de Mayo.

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Comment aller de l’avant dans la lutte contre la loi-travail en France?

Par Alex Lantier, 14 mai 2016

Les couches les plus conscientes et les plus avancées politiquement des travailleurs et des jeunes doivent se préparer non seulement aux luttes de masse qui éclateront, mais à la révolution socialiste.

Obama et le bombardement d’Hiroshima

Par Andre Damon, 14 mai 2016

Le président américain se rendra à Hiroshima non pas pour s’excuser des crimes passés mais pour en préparer de nouveaux.

Pourquoi Sanders a gagné en Virginie occicentale

Par Joseph Kishore, 14 mai 2016

L’élite du Parti démocrate est en train de promouvoir de une version raciale et fausse des faits dans le but de camoufler les véritables raisons de l’écrasante victoire remportée par Sanders en Virginie-occidentale.

Un haut gradé israélien compare Israël à l’Allemagne avant l’Holocauste

Par Jean Shaoul, 14 mai 2016

Les propos de Golan allaient à l'encontre du discours officiel qui présente Israël comme la victime d’un monde hostile voulant sa destruction.

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1 Mayıs 2016: Alman militarizmi bir kez daha boy gösteriyor

Uli Rippert, 13 Mayıs 2016

1 Mayıs 2016’da düzenlenen Uluslararası Çevrimiçi 1 Mayıs Toplantısı’nda, Partei für Soziale Gleichheit’ın (Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi – Almanya) genel sekteri Uli Rippert tarafından yapılan konuşma.

1 Mayıs 2016: Avrupa Birliği'nin krizi ve savaş yönelimi

Peter Schwarz, 13 Mayıs 2016

1 Mayıs 2016’da düzenlenen Uluslararası Çevrimiçi 1 Mayıs Toplantısı’nda, Dördüncü Enternasyonal’in Uluslararası Komitesi’nin sekreteri Peter Schwarz tarafından yapılan konuşma.

1 Mayıs 2016: ABD-Çin çatışması ve Latin Amerika’daki siyasi kriz

Bill Van Auken, 13 Mayıs 2016

WSWS’nin Latin Amerika editörü Bill Van Auken'in Uluslararası Çevrimiçi 1 Mayıs Toplantısı’nda yaptığı konuşma.

1 Mayıs 2016: Asya-Pasifik’teki savaş yönelimine karşı çıkın

James Cogan, 13 Mayıs 2016

1 Mayıs 2016’da düzenlenen Çevrimiçi 1 Mayıs Toplantısı’nda, Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin (Avustralya) ulusal sekreteri James Cogan tarafından yapılan konuşma.

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Warum Sanders in West Virginia gewonnen hat

Von Joseph Kishore, 13. Mai 2016

Clintons vernichtende Niederlage gegen Sanders, der sich als „demokratischen Sozialisten“ bezeichnet, ist in einem Staat wie West Virginia von großer politischer Bedeutung.

Brasilien: Senat suspendiert Präsidentin Dilma Rousseff

Von Bill Van Auken, 13. Mai 2016

Die neue Regierung von Michel Temer hat die Aufgabe, die Arbeiterklasse frontal anzugreifen.

Hedgefonds steigt bei Volkswagen ein

Von Dietmar Henning, 13. Mai 2016

Der britische Fonds TCI plant ein beispielloses Massaker an Arbeitsplätzen, Löhnen und Arbeitsbedingungen, um saftige Gewinne aus den Beschäftigten herauszupressen.

Russland gründet Nationalgarde zum Schutz der Oligarchie

Von Wladimir Wolkow, 13. Mai 2016

Der Kreml gab vor kurzem die Gründung einer neuen Polizei-Sondereinheit mit erweiterten Befugnissen zur Unterdrückung der Bevölkerung bekannt.

May Day 2016: Die internationale Arbeiterklasse ist eine enorme soziale Kraft

Von Joseph Kishore, 13. Mai 2016

Mit dieser Rede fasst Kishore die Beiträge des International May Day zusammen und zieht die politischen Schlussfolgerungen.

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