3 December 2016
Trump declares support for Dakota Access Pipeline ahead of evacuation order against protesters
By Joseph Kishore, 3 December 2016
Under the watchful eye of the Obama administration, protesters have been subjected to brutal violence from the police and National Guard.
Judge allows police to use grenades against Dakota Access Pipeline protesters
North Dakota Governor orders “emergency evacuation” of Dakota Access pipeline protest site
Canadian elite applauds Liberals’ pipeline approval, demands Trudeau show more “steel”
By Roger Jordan, 3 December 2016
The media has lauded Trudeau for his “bold” pipeline decision, urging him to show similar “leadership” in forcing through even more unpopular big business measures.
Canada’s Resources Minister threatens to use army against pipeline protests
By our reporter, 3 December 2016
CEOs, Wall Street to drive Trump economic policy
By Patrick Martin, 3 December 2016
Hedge fund boss Stephen Schwarzman will chair the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum, which will begin meeting with Trump on economic policy after his inauguration.
Trump backers sue to block recounts
By Patrick Martin, 3 December 2016
Trump outlines right-wing program of extreme nationalism at Cincinnati rally
President-elect Trump on flag-burning: The crisis of American democracy
Trump refuses to sever ties with his business empire
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November jobs report highlights impact of Obama’s eight-year assault on the working class
By Niles Niemuth, 3 December 2016
Even as the official unemployment rate continues to fall, wage growth remains limited and the labor force participation rate for working-age adults is far below what it was before 2009.
Obama administration defends indefinite detention of immigrants before Supreme Court
By Bill Van Auken, 3 December 2016
Obama, who earned the title “deporter in chief,” is handing over to Trump a massive and brutally repressive immigration enforcement system.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee fire death toll rises to 13
By Shelley Connor, 3 December 2016
The fatalities caused by wildfires in Sevier County, Tennessee are expected to rise as search efforts continue.
Fires, tornadoes claim lives throughout southeastern US
Wildfire continues to ravage Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Dramatic rise in New York City home foreclosures
By Philip Guelpa, 3 December 2016
The spike in the rate of home foreclosures reflects the combination of growing income inequality and rampant real estate speculation.
A new round of UN and US sanctions on North Korea
By Peter Symonds, 3 December 2016
The punitive sanctions will not only raise tensions with North Korea, but also with China, which is its strategic ally and largest trading partner.
US officials press Trump to tackle North Korea
US Pacific commander visits Sri Lanka, praising new regime
By K. Ratnayake, 3 December 2016
PACOM chief Harris’s visit was part US efforts to boost military ties with Sri Lanka after President Maithripala Sirisena became president in early 2015.
Millions of Australians living in recession
By Mike Head, 3 December 2016
An estimated 6.6 million people—28 percent of the population—are living in areas of outright economic decline.
Australia’s ABCC Bill: A far-reaching assault on workers’ rights
UK by-election deepens divisions in ruling class over Brexit
By Robert Stevens, 3 December 2016
The deepening economic crisis post-Brexit, fuelled by the political uncertainty resulting from Trump’s victory in the US, is reshaping political loyalties in ways that cross party lines.
UK Independence Party selects new leader as post-Brexit crisis deepens
UK: Veolia sacks binmen for helping elderly man
By Paul Mitchell, 3 December 2016
Veolia’s vindictive actions will come as no surprise to millions of workers.
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L'Unione Europea teme un No al referendum italiano
Di Marianne Arens, 3 dicembre 2016
La riforma costituzionale, passo verso un sistema autoritario, è l’elemento chiave del programma del premier Renzi.
Un "NO" nel referendum italiano potrebbe innescare una crisi bancaria
Di Nick Beams, 3 dicembre 2016
Il capitale finanziario vede il referendum come test per premier Matteo Renzi e la sua capacità di implementare una “ristrutturazione di mercato” del sistema bancario e attacchi profondi sui lavoratori.
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Mossul und imperialistische „Menschenrechte“
Von James Cogan, 3. Dezember 2016
Die Haltung der imperialistischen Mächte zu Kriegsverbrechen hängt davon ab, ob sie ihnen nutzt oder nicht.
Neue Rekrutierungsoffensive der Bundeswehr
Von Johannes Stern, 3. Dezember 2016
Verteidigungsministerin Ursula von der Leyen will die Bundeswehr massiv aufstocken und in den nächsten Jahren tausende neue Soldaten für die Armee rekrutieren.
Trump stellt in Cincinnati ein extrem nationalistisches Programm vor
Von Joseph Kishore und Jerry White, 3. Dezember 2016
Trumps Agenda setzt im Wesentlichen auf Steuersenkungen für Unternehmen und eine Deregulierung der Wirtschaft, auf eine Vergrößerung des Militärs und die Ausweitung der Befugnisse der Polizei sowie eine Einschränkung der Zuwanderung.
Erfolgreiche IYSSE-Versammlung zur Wahl Trumps in Frankfurt
Von unseren Korrespondenten, 3. Dezember 2016
Was sind die Ursachen und Lehren der Wahl Trumps? Diese Frage stand im Mittelpunkt der gut besuchten IYSSE-Veranstaltung in Frankfurt.
Moskau führt Geheimverhandlungen mit syrischen „Rebellen“
Von Bill Van Auken, 3. Dezember 2016
Die von der Türkei vermittelten Gespräche mit Russland unterstreichen das Fiasko, das die USA mit ihrer Kampagne für einen Regimewechsel in Syrien erleiden.
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Vote no on the Italian constitutional referendum!
3 December 2016
The referendum would give the prime minister virtually unchecked powers to impose his party's agenda, in a major step towards authoritarian forms of rule.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
NYU’s corporate leadership bars socialist student group from campus
By Eric London, 3 December 2016
The decision by the Student Activities Board to reject the IYSSE’s application for group status sheds light on the ties between NYU, the US military and Wall Street.
Reverse the rejection of club status for the International Youth and Students for Social Equality!
An open letter to the New York University Student Activities Board
IYSSE opposes physical attack on right-wing professor at Berlin’s Humboldt University
By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, 30 November 2016
IYSSE to stand candidates in 2017 student parliament election at Berlin’s Humboldt University
The Fight for Historical Truth at Humboldt University »
The election of Donald Trump
Tensions mount over US presidential election recounts
By Patrick Martin, 2 December 2016
Deal to “save” Indiana Carrier plant will cut 1,100 jobs
By Jerry White, 1 December 2016
The “fake news” furor and the threat of Internet censorship
By Kevin Reed, 1 December 2016
Black Lives Matter blames “white supremacy” for election of Trump
By Evan Blake and Barry Grey, 30 November 2016
A cabinet of billionaires
Trump forms a Wall Street government to attack health care and workers’ rights
By Patrick Martin, 30 November 2016
The political issues in the campaign for a recount in the US elections
By Joseph Kishore and David North, 29 November 2016
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History
Fifty years since the Aboriginal stockmen’s strike
By Richard Phillips, 3 December 2016
While Australia’s political elite hails the 1966 Wave Hill walkout strike, tens of thousands of Aboriginal people continue to live in dire poverty.
Arts
The Eagle Huntress is about real people—Rules Don’t Apply and Nocturnal Animals are about something else
By Joanne Laurier, 3 December 2016
The documentary, The Eagle Huntress, follows a cherry-faced 13-year-old Kazakh girl as she learns the art of eagle hunting; Rules Don’t Apply is Warren Beatty’s film about Howard Hughes; and Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals is a violent revenge thriller.
New study of American novelist
A conversation with Tony Williams, author of James Jones: The Limits of Eternity—Part 2
By David Walsh, 2 December 2016
New study of American novelist
A conversation with Tony Williams, author of James Jones: The Limits of Eternity—Part 1
Moonlight: How much can a person be reduced?
Silent Night: A moving contemporary opera on the 1914 Christmas truce
Workers Struggles
San Diego nurses work without contract after union blocks Sharp Healthcare strike
By Marko Leone, 3 December 2016
As part of the deal calling off the walkout by more than 3,000 nurses, the union secured an agreement from management giving it authority to collect dues from new nurses.
Striking Lufthansa pilots demonstrate in Frankfurt
By Marianne Arens, 2 December 2016
Germany: Striking pilots need a socialist perspective
Irish unions seek deal with government to prevent industrial unrest
By Dermot Quinn, 2 December 2016
Pittsburgh Symphony musicians’ strike ends with pay cuts and concessions
By Samuel Davidson, 1 December 2016
Commentary
Mosul and imperialist “human rights”
By James Cogan, 2 December 2016
Moscow in secret talks with Syrian “rebels”
Pentagon advances coverup for September bombing of Syrian army
Australia’s Socialist Alternative agitates for escalation of US intervention in Syria
By Will Morrow, 2 December 2016
UK: Corbyn protects Tony Blair from a demand that he account for his Iraq war lies
By Robert Stevens and Chris Marsden, 1 December 2016
War tensions between India and Pakistan intensify
By Wasantha Rupasinghe and Keith Jones, 1 December 2016
The political legacy of Fidel Castro
By Bill Van Auken, 28 November 2016
Castroism and the Politics of Petty-Bourgeois Nationalism
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Socialist Equality Party
Sri Lankan workers and students discuss Trump’s election
By our correspondents, 29 November 2016
New Zealand: Socialist Equality Group holds public meeting on US election outcome
By our reporters, 29 November 2016
Sri Lankan SEP holds meeting in Jaffna on the socialist alternative to nationalism and war
By our correspondents, 28 November 2016
Report by Julie Hyland to the Third National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (UK)
By Julie Hyland, 21 November 2016
This week in history: November 28-December 4
25 years ago: Pan American World Airways ends operations
On Wednesday, December 4, 1991, one-time industry giant Pan American World Airways shut down operations and grounded all its aircraft after running out of cash.
50 year ago: Jordanian troops clash with Syria
On December 2, 1966, Jordanian troops crossed the border into Syria in pursuit of alleged terrorist infiltrators, sparking an exchange of acrimonious charges by both governments.
75 years ago: Nazi special forces massacre German Jews in Lithuania
On November 29, 1941, Nazi forces carried out their second mass killing of Jews in four days in Lithuania.
100 years ago: British government takes over coal mines
On November 29, 1916, the British government of Liberal Prime Minister David Lloyd George announced that from December 1 it would assume direct control of all coal mines in South Wales, a hotbed of working class militancy.
International Committee of the Fourth International
The International Committee of the Fourth International founds its French section
By our reporter, 15 November 2016
Build the Socialist Equality Party (France)!
15 November 2016
November 5 Antiwar Conference
SEP candidate Jerry White addresses Socialism vs Capitalism and War conference
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