27 July 2016
Democratic convention nominates Hillary Clinton
By Barry Grey, 27 July 2016
The official nomination of Clinton was part of a carefully-scripted spectacle designed to portray a corrupt and reactionary capitalist party as a vehicle of progress.
Democratic convention: Sanders caps off a day of deceit and demagogy
Protesters at Democratic Convention denounce nomination of Hillary Clinton
DNC’s leaked emails expose corrupt funding practices within the Democratic Party
By Isaac Finn, 27 July 2016
Internal Democratic National Committee emails detail the funneling of donations to the DNC and Clinton campaign, as well as perks to large contributors.
Leaked emails show Democratic National Committee targeting Sanders campaign
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Two ISIS supporters shot dead after slaying a priest in France
By Kumaran Ira, 27 July 2016
The two attackers were summarily executed by elite police units as they left a church, where they had slit the throat of an 86-year-old priest.
Three French soldiers killed during secret military operations in Libya
By Anthony Torres, 27 July 2016
The incident underscores the illegal character of the ongoing military operations in Libya, which are being carried out behind the backs of the French people.
Knife attack in Japan leaves 19 disabled people dead
By Peter Symonds, 27 July 2016
No serious attempt has been made in the Japanese or international media to probe any of the underlying social and political causes of the killing spree.
Children systematically abused in Australian juvenile prison
By Terry Cook, 27 July 2016
There is widespread outrage over the revelations, which include footage similar to the images of hooding and torture that emerged from the US-run Abu Ghraib facility in Iraq
Opposition parties meet with Turkish President Erdogan
By Halil Celik, 27 July 2016
An intensive media propaganda campaign is underway aimed at whitewashing the highest level of the Turkish military and declaring it innocent of involvement in the failed coup of July 15.
The Turkish coup, US militarism and the collapse of democracy
UK: Labour Party’s women MPs stage provocation to justify a purge of party members
By Chris Marsden, 27 July 2016
In the McCarthyite smear campaign of the Labour right wing, not a single claim of intimidation made against Corbyn and his supporters has been substantiated.
Corbyn and McDonnell plead with UK Labour Party right wing for “unity”
Deadly heat wave hits central and eastern US
By Catherine Long, 26 July 2016
Years of attacks on living standards have left Detroit and areas of the Midwest and East Coast vulnerable to deaths from extreme heat events.
Sand fire rages in Southern California; 10,000 homes evacuated
By Adam Mclean, 27 July 2016
The wildfire in Santa Clarita, strengthened by an ongoing heatwave, has so far destroyed 18 homes and resulted in one death.
CUPW blocks strike action; touts plans to boost Canada Post’s profits
By Laurent Lafrance, 27 July 2016
The postal workers’ union is thwarting any job action against Canada Post’s sweeping concession demands and promoting the big business Liberal government’s postal review.
UK steel industry jobs threatened following Brexit vote
By Danny Richardson, 27 July 2016
Some 11,000 steel workers’ jobs and thousands more in supply firms are threatened by the crisis over the future of Tata UK’s operations.
Gap between rich and poor in Germany larger than previously thought
By Elisabeth Zimmermann, 27 July 2016
A German news report reveals new numbers on Germany’s top earners and concludes that the divide between the rich and poor is much greater than previously recognized.
Nepal’s prime minister steps down
By W.A. Sunil, 27 July 2016
Oli’s resignation was largely driven by India’s determination, working closely with the US, to undercut Beijing’s growing influence in Nepal.
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La convention démocrate : Sanders couronne une journée de tromperie et de démagogie
Par Barry Grey, 27 juillet 2016
Bernie Sanders a cherché à mettre la réalité à l’envers en présentant Hillary Clinton et le Parti démocrate comme des combattants des intérêts des gens ordinaires
Trois militaires français morts dans une opération clandestine en Libye
Par Anthony Torres, 27 juillet 2016
Les opérations françaises, menées sans l'approbation du régime fantoche libyen et derrière le dos de la population française, ont un caractère illégal.
La tuerie de Munich et l’américanisation de la société allemande
Par Christoph Vandreier et Peter Schwarz, 27 juillet 2016
L’opération policière massive qui s’est déroulée à Munich tout comme les réactions de nombreux organes de presse et de politiciens montrent que ce tragique événement est utilisé pour justifier une nouvelle campagne sécuritaire.
Le Canada ira en guerre en Afrique
Par Roger Jordan, 27 juillet 2016
Le ministre de la Défense et le commandant en chef de l'armée du Canada affirment que le gouvernement libéral va bientôt envoyer des soldats en Afrique.
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„Socialist Convergence “ in Philadelphia:
Pseudolinke versuchen Sanders‘ Kniefall zu überdecken
Von Joseph Kishore, 27. Juli 2016
Nachdem Bernie Sanders sich hinter Clinton gestellt hat, beraten pseudolinke Gruppen über neue Mittel und Wege, die Arbeiterklasse in die Fänge der Demokratischen Partei zu locken.
Anschlag von Ansbach: die tatsächlichen Ursachen der Gewalt
Von Christoph Vandreier, 27. Juli 2016
Der Selbstmordanschlag eines offenbar psychisch gestörten Menschen wird von Politikern aller Parteien missbraucht, um gegen Flüchtlinge zu hetzen und die Staatsaufrüstung voranzutreiben.
Wagenknecht und die Linkspartei: Gegen Flüchtlinge, für Polizei und Nato
Von Johannes Stern, 27. Juli 2016
Die Linkspartei reagiert auf den schrecklichen Amoklauf in München und den Anschlag in Ansbach mit einem weiteren Rechtsruck.
Sanders krönt Demagogie der Demokratischen Partei
Von Barry Grey, 27. Juli 2016
Bernie Sanders versuchte, die Realität auf den Kopf zu stellen und Hillary Clinton und die Demokraten als Kämpfer für die Interessen der einfachen Bevölkerung darzustellen.
ASEAN-Gipfel:
USA schüren Spannungen im Südchinesischen Meer
Von Peter Symonds, 27. Juli 2016
Auf dem Gipfeltreffen der ASEAN-Staaten zeichnete sich eine Spaltung nach US- und China-freundlichen Staaten ab.
Britische Regierung an vorderster Front der Nato-Kriegstreiberei
Von Harvey Thompson, 27. Juli 2016
Nur zehn Tage nach dem Nato-Gipfeltreffen in Warschau stimmte das britische Unterhaus für die Erneuerung des Atomwaffenprogramms „Trident“.
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Perspective
War and the Democratic National Convention
27 July 2016
The great unmentionable in the 2016 election is the far-advanced US preparation for military conflict against Russia and China.
SEP 2016 US Election Campaign
Sanders heaps praise on the “billionaire class’s” chosen candidate
By Jerry White—SEP (US) candidate for president, 27 July 2016
From the beginning the Sanders campaign was a political trap to corral social opposition and contain it within the Democratic Party.
“Socialist Convergence”: A gathering of political bankrupts in Philadelphia
SEP candidates to participate in live discussion July 27 on Democratic convention
26 July 2016
More on the SEP 2016 US election campaign »
Commentary
The Guardian: Apologist for nuclear war
By Laura Tiernan, 27 July 2016
Claiming to stand for progressive opinion, the Guardian’s role is to police public discourse, upholding at all times the strategic imperatives of imperialism.
Three quarters of Labour MPs back renewal of UK nuclear missile system
Philippine President Duterte delivers State of the Nation Address
By Joseph Santolan, 26 July 2016
Unifor and Detroit Three use job threats to beat back demands of Canadian autoworkers
By Carl Bronski, 26 July 2016
Socialist Equality Party
SEP Australia holds Third National Congress
By the Socialist Equality Party Australia, 27 July 2016
The Congress provided the political grounding for the campaign conducted by the SEP in the July 2 Australian federal election.
The Socialist Equality Party and the fight to build an international anti-war movement
27 July 2016
The following resolution was adopted at the Third National Congress of the SEP (Australia), which took place in Sydney from April 24 to 26, 2016.
SEP public meetings review political lessons of Australian election
By our reporters, 26 July 2016
Australian workers and youth voice interest in SEP’s perspective
SEP public meeting in Colombo: Halt the attacks on living conditions! Fight for socialist policies!
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 27 July 2016
The meeting will discuss the strikes and protests emerging in Sri Lanka against the Sirisena government and advance the socialist alternative.
Arts Review
Alexander Sokurov’s Francofonia: The Louvre during the Nazi occupation
By Dorota Niemitz, 27 July 2016
The film traces the history of the Louvre Museum’s art collection under conditions of war, while proposing a pessimistic view of human culture and its future.
Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, season 4: Does the positive outweigh the negative?
By Ed Hightower, 26 July 2016
Our Kind of Traitor: Going with the current
Book Review
Bitterly Divided: The South’s Inner Civil War
By Eric London, 26 July 2016
A 2008 book by Professor David Williams provides a mountain of evidence refuting the claim that the recent film Free State of Jones, directed by Gary Ross, presented “a quasi-historical” approach to the American Civil War and social conflict in the Confederacy.
The 2016 US elections
Clinton’s VP pick Tim Kaine: A supporter of war and big business
By Tom Hall, 25 July 2016
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SEP (Germany) Election Campaign
Massive police operation in Munich—an attack on democracy
By Socialist Equality Party (Germany), 25 July 2016
The Munich shooting spree and the Americanization of German society
Socialist Equality Party (Germany) placed on ballot for Berlin election
Support the election campaign of the Socialist Equality Party in Berlin! Vote against war and militarism!
Mehring Books
New book by David North
A Quarter Century of War: The US Drive for Global Hegemony 1990–2016
By David North, 11 July 2016
We publish here the preface to A Quarter Century of War: The US Drive for Global Hegemony, 1990-2016 by David North, the chairman of the international editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site. The book is available for preorder today at Mehring Books.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Take up the fight against war, austerity and dictatorship!
Build the IYSSE on Australian campuses and schools!
By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (Australia), 25 July 2016
Developments since the Australian federal election have underscored the preparations by the ruling elite for war with China and authoritarian forms of rule.
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