8 October 2016
Kerry charges “war crimes” as US escalates tensions with Russia
By Bill Van Auken, 8 October 2016
The US secretary of state charged Moscow with “war crimes” as US-backed, Al Qaeda-affiliated “rebels” appeared close to defeat in Aleppo.
Pentagon paid British PR firm $500 million to create fake al-Qaeda recruiting videos
By Jean Shaoul, 8 October 2016
Threat of US-Russia clash grows after Washington cuts off Syria talks
The “major and deadly” wars to come
More on the war in Iraq and Syria »
Australian Labor Party restates call for military challenge to China
By James Cogan, 8 October 2016
Labor’s statements indicate frustration within the US and Australian establishments over the Turnbull government’s refusal to order an operation in the South China Sea.
Escalating war games in the South China Sea
More on the South China Sea crisis »
British pound plummets over “hard Brexit” fears
By Nick Beams, 8 October 2016
The currency’s sudden fall on Friday was a warning that capital inflows needed to finance the British current account deficit could dry up.
As geo-political and economic tensions mount
IMF warns of record high global debt
Deutsche Bank and the global financial crisis
As autoworkers mobilize against concession demands
Unifor President Dias attempts to “whipsaw” Canadian auto plants
By Carl Bronski, 8 October 2016
Militant opposition to the miserable GM pattern settlement is growing at Fiat Chrysler and Ford Canada auto plants.
Political lessons from the Canadian auto “bailout”
Boone County, West Virginia students lack textbooks
By Clement Daly, 8 October 2016
Following the imposition of deep budget cuts to public education, many students lack basic science textbooks.
West Virginia: Seven Fayette County schools to be shuttered
Germany: Kaiser’s Tengelmann supermarket chain threatened with closure
By Dietmar Henning, 8 October 2016
Following another secret meeting, the takeover of the supermarket chain by Edeka was again postponed.
Pakistani elite rattled by “strategic isolation” following Indian attack
By Keith Jones, 8 October 2016
To the shock of Pakistan’s elite, its appeals for international condemnation of India’s military strikes have fallen on deaf ears.
Fifteen years of the war in Afghanistan
India’s military calls for more strikes on Pakistan
Australian union imposes 10 percent pay cut on steelworkers
By Oscar Grenfell, 8 October 2016
The Australian Workers Union is playing the central role in the destruction of the jobs, wages and conditions of steelworkers.
Australian politicians hold sham hearings on banks’ “unethical behaviour”
By Mike Head, 8 October 2016
Thousands of working class people, retirees, small business owners and family farmers have been ruined by the banks.
New in Spanish
Los impuestos de Trump: Corrupción y desigualdad capitalistas
Por Patrick Martin, 8 octubre 2016
La forma en que Trump logró evadir impuestos muestra la verdadera naturaleza del sistema de libre empresa dedicado a la explotación sistemática de la clase obrera.
New in Russian
Индия наносит военный удар по Пакистану
Кейт Джонс, 8 октября 2016 г.
По сообщениям СМИ, индийские военные убили «двузначное число» людей, поставив Южную Азию на опасную грань полномасштабной войны с потенциально катастрофическими последствиями.
New in French
Quinze ans de guerre en Afghanistan
Par James Cogan, 8 octobre 2016
Les États-Unis sont les instigateurs principaux de la tragédie afghane depuis maintenant 38 ans, avec un bilan de morts et blessés de bien plus d’un million de personnes.
Alors que les tensions géopolitiques et économiques montent
Le FMI met en garde contre une dette mondiale record
Par Nick Beams, 8 octobre 2016
Le Fonds monétaire international a déclaré que des taux d’intérêt bas et négatifs atteignent les limites de leur efficacité et porteraient atteinte à la solvabilité des fonds de pension et d’assurance.
Clinton réclame un service national
Par Nancy Hanover, 8 octobre 2016
Ce projet marque un pas dangereux vers de nouvelles guerres à l'étranger et une société américaine encore plus militarisée.
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Fünfzehn Jahre Krieg in Afghanistan
Von James Cogan, 8. Oktober 2016
Die Tragödie in Afghanistan dauert nun schon 38 Jahre. Sie hat weit über eine Million Tote und Verwundete gefordert. Die entscheidende Verantwortung dafür tragen die Vereinigten Staaten.
Bundesregierung fordert schärferes Vorgehen gegen Russland und Syrien
Von Johannes Stern, 8. Oktober 2016
Während die syrische Armee mit Unterstützung Russland im Osten Aleppos vorrückt und sich der Konflikt zwischen den USA und Russland dramatisch zuspitzt, verschärft auch die Bundesregierung ihren Ton gegenüber Moskau.
Bundesgerichtshof lehnt Entschädigung für Kundus-Opfer ab
Von Verena Nees, 8. Oktober 2016
Das Kundus-Urteil vom 6. Oktober hat politisch weitreichende Bedeutung. Es stärkt die Position des Militärs in der Politik und senkt die Hemmschwelle für künftige Verbrechen in Kampfeinsätzen.
Inmitten geopolitischer und wirtschaftlicher Spannungen:
IWF warnt vor globaler Rekordverschuldung
Von Nick Beams, 8. Oktober 2016
Niedrige und negative Zinssätze stoßen an ihre Grenzen und gefährden die Zahlungsfähigkeit von Renten- und Versicherungsfonds. Davor warnt der Internationale Währungsfonds.
Massenhafte Krankmeldungen zwingen TUI zu Flugstreichungen
Von Markus Salzmann, 8. Oktober 2016
Piloten und Kabinencrews sind nicht nur mit den Luftfahrtkonzernen und der Bundesregierung konfrontiert, sondern auch mit den Gewerkschaften, die ihnen in den Rücken fallen.
Veranstaltung mit David North in Frankfurt
Philosophie und Politik in Zeiten von Krieg und Revolution
International Youth and Students for Social Equality, 8. Oktober 2016
Am 22. Oktober spricht David North in Frankfurt zur Aktualität der Perspektive des Sozialismus.
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Perspective
One month to the US presidential election—what lies ahead
8 October 2016
The next president will oversee a deepening global crisis of capitalism, mounting attacks on jobs, living standards and social services at home, and the escalation of military conflicts in the Middle East and against Russia and China.
Book Review
Trotsky in New York, 1917: A Radical on the Eve of Revolution, by Kenneth D. Ackerman
By Linda Tenenbaum, 8 October 2016
Trotsky in New York, 1917 focuses on a remarkable period in the life of one of the greatest political figures in modern history.
November 5 Antiwar Conference
Socialism vs. Capitalism and War
The SEP and IYSSE schedule November 5 antiwar conference in Detroit
Register today at socialismvswar.com
SEP 2016 US Election Campaign
The class issues exposed by Hurricane Matthew
By Niles Niemuth—Socialist Equality Party candidate for US vice president, 8 October 2016
Poverty, combined with the lack of adequate infrastructure and planning, has resulted in the deaths of more than 800 in Haiti and at least 4 people in the US, while disrupting the lives of millions.
Socialism and the 2016 elections
Socialist Equality Party campaign launches fall election meetings
Socialist Equality Party (US) 2016 Congress Resolutions
Perspectives and Tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
Science
Nobel Prize in physics awarded for discoveries about condensed states of matter
By Bryan Dyne, 8 October 2016
The combination of the mathematics of topology and condensed matter physics is expected to lead directly to new types of materials and electronics.
Arts Review
Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold: Reveries of The Connected World
Exploring the origins and impact of the Internet
By Kevin Reed, 8 October 2016
The movie examines the origins and implications of the Internet and related technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things and space travel.
Toronto International Film Festival 2016—Part 5
Lady Macbeth, John Coltrane, Mali Blues and more: What makes a film festival interesting?
By Joanne Laurier, 7 October 2016
Toronto International Film Festival 2016
Ma’ Rosa from the Philippines: Small-time drug dealers set upon by the police
By Dylan Lubao, 5 October 2016
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
8 October 2016
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
“This is everyone’s fight”
After rejection of contract at Allina, Minnesota nurses call for expanded struggle
By Anthony Bertolt, 7 October 2016
Commentary
Germany: Common ground between Left Party leader Wagenknecht and the far-right AfD
By Johannes Stern, 7 October 2016
Bernie Sanders stumps for Clinton in Michigan
By Shannon Jones, 7 October 2016
Sanders’ campaign for Clinton: A “political revolution” in defense of the status quo
Clinton calls for National Service
By Nancy Hanover, 7 October 2016
US Fortune 500 firms use tax havens to avoid $717.8 billion in taxes
By Barry Grey, 7 October 2016
Trump’s taxes: Capitalist corruption and class privilege
Socialist Equality Party
Sri Lankan plantation workers’ struggle: Build action committees, fight for socialist policies
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 7 October 2016
The protests spreading throughout the plantation areas sharply pose the need for workers to establish new forms of organisation and a new socialist leadership.
Online Interview with David North
Large audience for interview with David North, author of A Quarter Century of War: The US Drive for Global Hegemony, 1990-2016
By our reporter, 29 September 2016
Obituary
Shimon Peres (1923-2016)
By Patrick Martin, 1 October 2016
The state funeral for Shimon Peres, former Israeli president and prime minister, brought leaders from around the world to pay tribute, not so much to the individual as to the rapacious, land-grabbing, militaristic state he did so much to construct.
25 years since the death of Bill Brust
A remembrance of veteran Trotskyist Bill Brust, twenty-five years after his death
By Fred Mazelis, 15 September 2016
Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of veteran Trotskyist Bill Brust, whose political struggle as a revolutionary socialist spanned 53 years.
The Life and Times of Bill Brust
By David North, 15 September 2016
This speech, originally delivered by David North at a memorial meeting in Minneapolis in 1991, reviews the life and political legacy of Bill Brust.
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