12 August 2016
Tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine after terrorist provocation
By Bill Van Auken, 12 August 2016
The mobilization of troops on both sides of the Russian-Ukrainian border has unfolded amid the mounting campaign against Moscow spearheaded by the Democratic Party.
Atlantic Council proposes to develop Poland as a stronghold for war with Russia
Wall Street celebrates mass layoffs by Macy’s
By Patrick Martin, 12 August 2016
The largest US department store chain announced it would close 100 stores, which will likely eliminate more than 12,000 jobs.
Democrats, media seize on Trump pro-gun comment to step up right-wing campaign
What CIA Director Michael Hayden told President-Elect Barack Obama
Clinton steps up right-wing appeal to Republicans and billionaires
More on the 2016 US elections »
US military prepares new offensives in Syria and Iraq
By Peter Symonds, 12 August 2016
The US is planning major simultaneous operations to seize Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria that could unfold in the final weeks of the presidential election campaign.
US sells battle tanks to Saudi Arabia as it renews assault on Yemen
WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward over murder of DNC staffer linked to email leak
By E.P. Bannon, 12 August 2016
Rich was in charge of DNC voter expansion data and had access to a wide range of information about the inner workings of the Democratic Party.
New emails shed further light on Hillary Clinton’s corruption as secretary of state
UK Court of Appeal to rule on exclusion of Labour Party members from leadership ballot
By Robert Stevens, 12 August 2016
The Labour Party’s National Executive Committee argued that the mass sign-up to the party by supporters of Jeremy Corbyn is contrary to the “democratic process.”
Brazilian Senate votes to proceed with trial of Workers Party president
By Bill Van Auken, 12 August 2016
The Brazilian Senate’s vote to move ahead with a trial of ousted President Dilma Rousseff came amid a drive to introduce sweeping austerity measures.
German deportations rise sharply in the first half of 2016
By Marianne Arens, 12 August 2016
While the German government is involved in the escalation of war abroad, it is simultaneously determined to deal brutally with those refugees that arrive in Germany.
Union calls off UK rail strikes
By Michael Barnes, 12 August 2016
By calling off the Scotrail and Southern GTR strikes, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union has again proved its worth to the government and the rail companies.
Southern rail conductors begin longest UK rail strike in 50 years
Police violence in Los Angeles continues unabated
By Alan Gilman, 12 August 2016
An unarmed man mistaken for a carjacker, an unarmed homeless man on a bicycle and a 14-year-old youth allegedly engaged in graffiti are the latest victims.
Justice Department investigation of Baltimore police finds rampant abuse
Baltimore County police shoot, kill young mother
More on police violence in America »
Mosquitoes infect pregnant Florida woman with Zika
By Matthew MacEgan, 12 August 2016
Eight more people in Florida, including a pregnant woman, have contracted the Zika virus directly from mosquitoes.
US price of EpiPen for allergic reactions skyrockets
By Brad Dixon, 12 August 2016
The price of the EpiPen, relied on by millions to treat severe allergic reactions, has increased by 450 percent in the United States since 2004.
Illinois officials prepare all-out assault on state workers
By Alexander Fangmann, 12 August 2016
Republican governor Bruce Rauner is preparing to impose sweeping concessions on state workers with the complicity of AFSCME.
Australian central bank chief insists on “difficult” budget cuts
By Mike Head, 12 August 2016
The Reserve Bank governor said politicians had to move more swiftly to impose the burden of the post-2008 crisis on the working class.
Australia’s “education revolution” sends university staff casualisation soaring
New in French
Londres reporte un accord sur la centrale nucléaire de Hinkley Point et provoque la colère de la Chine
Par Robert Stevens, 12 août 2016
L'ambassadeur de Chine au Royaume-Uni, Liu Xiaoming, a averti que « présentement, la relation entre la Chine et le Royaume-Uni se trouve à un point historique crucial».
New in Spanish
El desplome de la productividad en EE.UU.: otro síntoma de la crisis capitalista
Por Andre Damon, 12 agosto 2016
Detrás de la caída continua de la productividad y la inversión privada, hay un incremento inmenso de la especulación financiera.
El Estado de seguridad nacional y las elecciones en Estados Unidos
Por Patrick Martin, 12 agosto 2016
La carta firmada por cincuenta ex funcionarios republicanos contra Trump es una intervención nunca antes vista en las elecciones estadounidenses.
El Partido Demócrata prepara escalada en Siria con retórica contra Putin
Por Andre Damon, 12 agosto 2016
La campaña acusando al gobierno de Putin de acceder ilegalmente el servidor del Partido Demócrata está dirigida a crear las condiciones para una escalada militar en Siria y un mayor acercamiento a Rusia.
New in German
Rückgang der Produktivität in Amerika:
Ein weiteres Symptom der Krise des Kapitalismus
Von Andre Damon, 12. August 2016
Ursache des anhaltenden Rückgangs der Produktivität und der Unternehmensinvestitionen ist das immense Anwachsen der Finanzspekulation.
US-Wahlkampf: Demokraten nutzen Trumps Entgleisungen, um rechte Republikaner zu umwerben
Von Barry Grey, 12. August 2016
Die Demokraten versuchen die schlimmsten Kriegsverbrecher des republikanischen Lagers zu direkten Unterstützungserklärungen für Clinton oder zu öffentlichen Stellungnahmen gegen Trump zu bewegen.
USA verkaufen Kampfpanzer an Saudis für Angriff auf Jemen
Von Thoman Gaist, 12. August 2016
Das jüngste Waffengeschäft beleuchtet die zentrale Rolle des US-Imperialismus für die Organisation des saudischen Kriegs im Jemen.
Noch einmal über Owen Jones und den Putsch gegen den Labour-Vorsitzenden Jeremy Corbyn
Von Chris Marsden, 12. August 2016
Der Guardian-Journalist Owen Jones stellt sich auf die Seite der Verschwörer und will die Labour Party als politisches Instrument des britischen Imperialismus erhalten.
Berlin vor 80 Jahren: Das „Zigeunerlager“ 1936
Von Carola Kleinert und Andy Niklaus, 12. August 2016
Vor 80 Jahren, kurz vor Beginn der Sommerolympiade in Berlin 1936, errichteten die Nazis ein „Zigeunerlager“ am Berliner Stadtrand.
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- La bataille d’Alep et l'hypocrisie de la propagande de guerre des État-Unis (11.08.2016)
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Perspective
The Justice Department’s whitewash of police violence in Baltimore, Maryland
12 August 2016
The DOJ report on Baltimore is another in a series of investigations that will do nothing to stop the violence meted out by police on a daily basis.
The 2016 US Elections
After the Sanders debacle
“Socialist Convergence” meets to prepare a new trap for the working class
By Gabriel Black and David Brown, 12 August 2016
The conference, which ran concurrently with the Democratic National Convention, promoted the Green Party presidential campaign of Jill Stein as the continuation of Bernie Sanders’ so-called “political revolution.”
Green Party convention: Left rhetoric in the service of pro-capitalist politics
International Socialist Organization calls for Greens to support US-backed “revolution” in Syria
The end of the Sanders campaign: The political lessons
Trump speech in Detroit: Tax cuts for the wealthy combined with nationalist demagogy
By Patrick Martin, 10 August 2016
The national security state and the US elections
More on the 2016 US elections »
Arts Review
Café Society: Woody Allen’s love letter to the wealthy and famous
By Joanne Laurier, 12 August 2016
The film, set in the 1930s, takes its title from legendary clubs in Manhattan that welcomed black and white artists and performers. Unfortunately, the film is the opposite of everything those clubs stood for.
Suicide Squad: The latest comic book film
By David Walsh, 10 August 2016
Lady Dynamite and other Netflix comedies
Commentary
The slump in US productivity: Another symptom of capitalist crisis
By Andre Damon, 11 August 2016
BBC propagandises in favour of pro-European Union, anti-Corbyn putsch
By Julie Hyland, 11 August 2016
Once again on Owen Jones and the coup against UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
More on the British Labour Party election »
Vietnam bases long-range rocket launchers in South China Sea
By Peter Symonds, 11 August 2016
US maternal death rate soars by 27 percent since 2000
Erdogan and Putin meet in St. Petersburg
The battle for Aleppo and the hypocrisy of US war propaganda
Book Review
Sleeping Giant: Deception and lies about the “new” working class
By Nancy Hanover, 11 August 2016
A new book by Demos editor Tamara Draut seeks to refurbish the Democratic Party and the trade unions by promoting identity politics.
Bitterly Divided: The South’s Inner Civil War
By Eric London, 26 July 2016
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
12 August 2016
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
West Virginia coal miner killed in explosion
By Naomi Spencer, 9 August 2016
SEP 2016 US Election Campaign
After the Paul O’Neal murder
Stop the police killings! Unite workers and youth of every race and nationality!
By Jerry White—SEP candidate for US president, 8 August 2016
Stop the war drive in Syria and Libya! Workers of the world unite against war!
After the Democratic and Republican conventions
For a socialist alternative to the parties of austerity and war!
Socialist Equality Party campaigns for ballot status in Louisiana
By Tom Hall and Aaron Asa, 4 August 2016
SEP candidate for West Virginia House District 16 files petitions
More on the SEP 2016 US election campaign »
This week in history: August 8-14
25 years ago: Italy brutalizes and expels Albanian refugees
This week in 1991 saw the deportation of nearly 18,000 Albanian refugees from Italy.
50 years ago: Anti-riot bill passes house
On August 8, 1966, in response to the wave of ghetto uprisings by minority workers and youth, the US House of Representatives, made it a federal crime to use interstate transportation to incite to riot.
75 years ago: Congress extends military service
On August 13, 1941, the House of Representatives voted to amend the Selective Service Act to extend the period of military service for drafted soldiers from one year to 18 months.
100 years ago: Russian offensive in World War I grinds to a halt
This week in August 1916, the Russian army’s World War I offensive against the Central Powers on the eastern front suffered a major setback.
SEP (Germany) Election Campaign
Berlin state election 2016
Vote against war! Vote PSG!
Election manifesto of the Socialist Equality Party
1 August 2016
Socialist Equality Party
After Brexit: The struggle for socialism in Britain
By Chris Marsden, 30 July 2016
SEP Australia holds Third National Congress
27 July 2016
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