7 January 2017
Intelligence report offers no evidence of Russian hacking of US election
By Patrick Martin, 7 January 2017
The declassified version of the report that was delivered to President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump consists of unsupported assertions by the CIA, FBI and NSA.
Congress grovels before the CIA as it escalates “Russian hacking” hysteria
Senators call for retaliation against Russia at “hacking” hearing
The lying campaign on Russian hacking
More on the 2016 US election »
Four dead, 1,000 arrested as demonstrations continue across Mexico
By Eric London, 7 January 2017
With the police cracking down on demonstrations, the trade unions and bourgeois “left” are struggling to contain the growing protest movement.
Strikes spread in Mexico, thousands of police deployed to capital
Five dead, eight wounded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida airport shooting
By Genevieve Leigh, 7 January 2017
Five people were killed after a 26-year-old former army soldier, a veteran of the Iraq war, opened fire in the baggage claim area of the airport.
Protest by Illinois auto parts workers wins broad support on Facebook
By Shannon Jones, 7 January 2017
In a confrontation recorded on video, plant management called police on protesting workers after robbing them of promised severance pay.
The class struggle in the US in 2017
Democrats offer to work with Republicans in revamping Obamacare
By Kate Randall, 7 January 2017
Obamacare has set the stage for an intensified assault on Medicare, the government insurance program for seniors and the disabled, and Medicaid, the insurance program for the poor.
Obamacare defenders extol health care overhaul as boon to corporate profits
US jobs report shows lower than expected hiring in December
By Tom Hall, 7 January 2017
The December jobs report for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that the American economy added 156,000 jobs last month, less than the 175,000 expected by economists.
Macy’s, Sears announce mass layoffs, hundreds of store closings across the US
New Indian army chief threatens Pakistan and China
By Wasantha Rupasinghe, 7 January 2017
As India conducts tests of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, its new army chief has warned of a possible “two front” war against China and Pakistan.
Berlin Christmas market attack: German intelligence aware of perpetrator’s 14 identities
By Johannes Stern, 7 January 2017
It is becoming clear that the suspect in the terrorist attack, Anis Amri, carried out his operation under the noses of the intelligence agencies.
US politicians, intelligence move to cut French neo-fascists’ ties to Russia
By Alex Lantier, 7 January 2017
Conflicts between US intelligence, Donald Trump and France’s National Front point to geopolitical tensions underlying anti-Russian hysteria in America and Europe.
British Labour Party moving to support ending free movement of EU workers
By Robert Stevens, 7 January 2017
The Tories and Labour are fighting over which party is more stridently opposed to immigration.
UK: Janitors and IT workers at Glasgow City Council face common struggle
By Minnie Watson, 7 January 2017
Unison aims to keep the Glasgow disputes separate from the identical threats facing the numerous council workers and Unison members in every single local authority in Britain.
Right-wing campaign to pardon Israeli soldier who shot Palestinian
By Jordan Shilton, 7 January 2017
Just hours after the verdict, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu joined the campaign in support of a pardon for Elor Azaria.
New Zealand prisoners subjected to abusive treatment
By Sam Price, 7 January 2017
As New Zealand’s prison population increases, the Ombudsman’s office has revealed widespread abusive and humiliating treatment of inmates.
New in Spanish
Seguridad y la Cuarta Internacional
El juicio de la Ley Smith y la infiltración dentro del movimiento trotskista: Primera parte
Por Eric London, 7 enero 2017
Hace 75 años, 18 trotskistas fueron sentenciados a prisión por el gobierno estadounidense. Un nuevo libro sobre este acontecimiento escrito por Donna Haverty-Stacke devela un nivel antes desconocido de espionaje dentro del movimiento trotskista en EE.UU.
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Sindaco M5S di Roma Virginia Raggi travolta dagli scandali
Marianne Arens, 7 gennaio 2017
E' raro che un partito politico venga smascherato così completamente come è successo al Movimento 5 Stelle a Roma.
New in Russian
Катастрофическая эпидемия ВИЧ в России
Клара Вайс, 7 января 2017 г.
Спустя четверть века после упразднения СССР Россия охвачена эпидемией ВИЧ-инфекции, которая напрямую связана с массовым потреблением героина.
New in Turkish
Sosyalizm ve Rus Devrimi’nin yüzüncü yıldönümü: 1917-2017
David North ve Joseph Kishore, 7 Ocak 2017
Dünya kapitalizminin üstünde bir hayalet dolaşıyor: Rus Devrimi’nin hayaleti.
Türk yetkililer Reina saldırganının kimliğini tespit ettiklerini iddia ediyor
Halil Çelik, 7 Ocak 2017
Saldırı hakkındaki bilgiler, belirsiz ve güvenilmez kalmaya devam ediyor. Türk makamları, daha önce, fail olduğu düşünülen bir adamın fotoğraflarını yayınlamışlardı ama onun masum bir Kazak vatandaşı olduğu kanıtlandı.
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Mexiko: Landesweite Proteste gegen Benzinpreiserhöhung
Von Eric London, 6. Januar 2017
Große Teile der mexikanischen Bevölkerung reagieren auf die angekündigte Kürzung der Benzinsubventionen mit Demonstrationen, Straßensperren und der Besetzung von Tankstellen. Die herrschende Klasse fürchtet eine soziale Explosion.
Anschlag von Berlin: Attentäter Amri war deutschen Behörden unter 14 verschiedenen Identitäten bekannt
Von Johannes Stern, 6. Januar 2017
Zweieinhalb Wochen nach dem schrecklichen Terroranschlag in Berlin wird immer klarer, dass der auf der Flucht in Italien erschossene mutmaßliche Attentäter Anis Amri seine Tat de facto unter den Augen der Sicherheitsbehörden vorbereitete und durchführte.
Antirussische „Fake-News“-Kampagne in ganz Europa
Von Julie Hyland, 6. Januar 2017
Die vom Europäischen Parlament verabschiedete Resolution gegen sogenannte Falschnachrichten ist Bestandteil der Bemühungen, Russland zu destabilisieren und militärisch einzukreisen
Offener Streit zwischen Trump und CIA über „russische Hackerangriffe“
Von Andre Damon, 6. Januar 2017
In der Frage der russischen Einmischung in die Präsidentschaftswahl 2016 beschuldigen sich der designierte US-Präsident Donald Trump und geheimdienstnahe Politiker gegenseitig.
Wahlveranstaltung der IYSSE an der Humboldt-Universität
Die Wahl Trumps und die Rückkehr des deutschen Militarismus
Von unseren Korrespondenten, 6. Januar 2017
Am Mittwoch kamen mehr als 60 Studierende und junge Arbeiter zur zweiten Veranstaltung der Hochschulgruppe der IYSSE an der Berliner Humboldt-Universität im Rahmen der diesjährigen Wahlen zum Studierendenparlament.
Bulgarien vor Neuwahlen
Von Markus Salzmann, 6. Januar 2017
Zehn Jahre nach dem Beitritt zur Europäischen Union steckt Bulgarien in einer massiven politischen und sozialen Krise.
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- Les médias espagnols font la promotion de la campagne « retour à la rue » d’Anticapitalistas et Podemos (05.01.2017)
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Perspective
Trump’s coming confrontation with China
7 January 2017
No longer having the economic muscle to lay down the international trade rules, the US has begun a dramatic military build-up in Asia to assert its dominance, even if that leads to war with China.
Centenary of the Russian Revolution
Socialism and the centenary of the Russian Revolution: 1917-2017
By David North and Joseph Kishore, 3 January 2017
A specter is haunting world capitalism: the specter of the Russian Revolution. This year marks the centenary of the world-historical events of 1917, which began with the February Revolution in Russia and culminated in October with the conquest of political power by the Bolshevik Party, under the leadership of Lenin and Trotsky.
From the Archives
The End of the USSR
By David North, 30 December 2016
On December 26, 1991, the Soviet Union (also known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)—which emerged out of the socialist revolution of October 1917—was formally dissolved by the Stalinist regime led by Mikhail Gorbachev. The destruction of the Soviet Union was the outcome of the anti-socialist and nationalist policies of the ruling bureaucracy. On January 4, 1992, David North, national secretary of the Workers League (predecessor of the Socialist Equality Party), delivered a report which explained the historical background and significance of the end of the USSR. To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of this critical event, the World Socialist Web Site is posting North's report.
Commentary
The Obama administration and the legitimization of torture
By Tom Carter, 7 January 2017
Virtually no one has been allowed to read the 6,700-page Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, and a concerted effort is underway to make sure that nobody is able to read it in the future.
Uncertainty over Trump program dominated Fed meeting
By Nick Beams, 6 January 2017
German interior minister demands centralisation of intelligence agencies
By Ulrich Rippert, 6 January 2017
WikiLeaks data reveals close cooperation between German intelligence and NSA
By Sven Heymanns, 6 January 2017
Israel-Palestine and the “two-state solution”
New Year’s Eve in Cologne, Germany: Racist agitation and state repression
Notes on the Trump transition
Wall Street lawyer to head Securities and Exchange Commission
Socialist Equality Party
Berlin university meeting discusses election of Trump and the return of German militarism
By our correspondents, 7 January 2017
The meeting is the second organized by the IYSSE group as part of its campaign for this year's elections to the Humboldt University student parliament.
Sri Lankan SEP and workers’ action committee oppose attacks on plantation workers
Book Review
A Pound of Flesh: The US legal system’s war against the poor
By Nancy Hanover, 7 January 2017
A Pound of Flesh: Monetary Sanctions as Punishment for the Poor, a new book by sociologist Alexes Harris, shows how legal financial obligations (LFOs) penalize the poorest among us.
Arts
Rap artist Yasiin Bey’s “final” performance at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center
By Nick Barrickman, 7 January 2017
Bey’s humane and charismatic personality was on display at his Washington, D.C. performances; with the artist rapping, crooning, drumming and at times breaking into dance on stage.
Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago
The photomontages of Soviet political artist Aleksandr Zhitomirsky (1907-1993)
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
7 January 2017
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
New York City transit workers must fight to defend living standards and basic rights!
6 January 2017
Wakefield school cleaning workers sacked after three-month strike in UK
By Barry Mason, 6 January 2017
Science
Some significant scientific developments of 2016
By Joe Mount, 4 January 2017
Mehring Books
100 Years since the Russian Revolution
Mehring Books announces centenary edition of landmark documentary, Tsar to Lenin
12 December 2016
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
NYU, the Gulf monarchies and university-backed political repression
By Daniel de Vries, 28 December 2016
Security and the Fourth Internaional
Security and the Fourth International
The Smith Act trial and government infiltration of the Trotskyist movement—Part one
By Eric London, 8 December 2016
Security and the Fourth International
The Smith Act trial and government infiltration of the Trotskyist movement—Part two
Why wasn’t Joseph Hansen a defendant in the Smith Act trial?
History
Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov (1856–1918): His Place in the History of Marxism
By David North and Vladimir Volkov, 5 December 2016
On December 11, the international socialist movement marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of the “father of Russian Marxism,” Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov.
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