11 January 2017
Trump nominee for attorney general defends right-wing, anti-democratic agenda
By Patrick Martin, 11 January 2017
The confirmation hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions made clear that the Trump administration will be the most right-wing in American history, and Democrats will do nothing to oppose it.
As Senate confirmation hearings begin
Trump names son-in-law to White House post
Documents alleging Trump-Moscow ties leaked to media, intensifying conflict in US state
By Joseph Kishore, 11 January 2017
The release of the documents appears to be a last-ditch effort by sections of the intelligence apparatus to prevent the inauguration of Trump, which is only 10 days away.
Obama’s farewell address: One last round of clichés and lies
By Niles Niemuth, 11 January 2017
In a speech as banal as dishonest, Obama boasted of the supposed progress achieved during his eight years as president while warning that the social inequality he has helped foster poses a threat to democracy.
Obama's legacy of war, repression and inequality
The Obama administration and the legitimization of torture
More on the 2016 US election »
Subway, train and airline workers strike in the UK
By Robert Stevens, 11 January 2017
The 24-hour strike that paralysed the London subway system Monday was followed by the start of two 48-hour walkouts by drivers on Southern Rail and British Airways cabin crew.
Strikes in transport and other sectors to hit the UK
UK rail union TSSA and pro-Corbyn Momentum stoke up anti-European sentiment
US air strike kills 20 civilians in Syria
By Jordan Shilton, 11 January 2017
Details of last week’s raid in Idlib province emerged as Democrats and Republicans in the Senate introduced bipartisan legislation to intensify punitive measures against Russia over its interventions in Syria and Ukraine.
US-Russian tensions sharpen over Syria
The media campaign on Russian hacking and the US debacle in Syria
US defence secretary threatens to shoot down any North Korean missile
By Peter Symonds, 11 January 2017
Trump’s propensity for recklessness and militarism will only heighten the danger of conflict on the Korean Peninsula, one of the world’s most dangerous flash points.
Canadian Afghan war veteran commits suicide after killing family
By Laurent Lafrance, 11 January 2017
Lionel Desmond was suffering from PTSD but failed to receive the support he required due to systematic cuts to health care and veterans’ services.
Low turnout for University of California workers’ one-day strike
By our reporters, 11 January 2017
Teamsters Local 2010, which represents over 12,000 UC administrative, support and clerical staff, staged a limited one-day strike Tuesday.
University of California support staff in one-day strike
An attempt to appease anger over student loan debt
New York Governor Cuomo proposes free tuition for state and city university systems
By Josh Varlin, 11 January 2017
Whether or not Cuomo’s proposal is enacted this year, it is clearly aimed at appeasing the anger among workers and young people at growing inequality and attacks on living standards.
Ohio workers face precedent-setting pension and retiree health cuts
By Evan Winters, 11 January 2017
Members of Cleveland Iron Workers Local 17 are being forced by their union to vote on whether to cut current pensions in half, or lose everything within ten years.
President Hollande gives French army, intelligence “green light to kill”
By Kumaran Ira, 11 January 2017
According to recent investigative reports, the Socialist Party has massively stepped up the French state’s extrajudicial murder program, assassinating at least 40 people.
British super-rich pay less tax as workers pay more
By Simon Whelan, 11 January 2017
While the rich are allowed to avoid the taxes necessary to fund vitally-needed services, the government continually devises ways to extract ever more from the working class.
New report documents extreme poverty in Poland
By Clara Weiss, 11 January 2017
The report reveals the miserable living conditions facing broad sections of the working class and the peasant population who lack access to basic elements of civilization.
Australian government agrees to negotiate East Timor maritime border
By Patrick Kelly, 11 January 2017
The announcement represents a significant tactical shift by Australian imperialism.
Trump and China fears overshadow fragile Australian economy
By Mike Head, 11 January 2017
Conflict between the US, led by the protectionist Trump, and China, Australian capitalism’s largest export market, could have catastrophic consequences for an already contracting economy.
New in Turkish
Obama’nın savaş, baskı ve eşitsizlik mirası
Joseph Kishore, 11 Ocak 2017
Obama yönetiminin sicili ve bu bireyin karakteri, Amerikan siyasetinin; geniş bir desteğe sahip olmayan, kaynayan bir toplumsal gerilimler kazanının tepesinde duran kemikleşmiş ve gerici bir siyaset kurumunun yapısını ortaya koymaktadır.
Oliver Stone'un Snowden’ı: NSA "tüm dünyayı tarayan bir ağı yönetiyor"
Joanne Laurier ve David Walsh, 11 Ocak 2017
Stone’un, belirli bir dikkat ve bağlılıkla, Snowden'ın hikayesinin önemli unsurlarını ekrana taşıdığı söylenebilir. Bu dram, günümüzün büyük sorunlardan bazılarını, özellikle de diktatörlük ve savaş tehlikesini kapsamaktadır.
New in French
L’héritage d’Obama : guerre, répression et inégalité
Par Joseph Kishore, 11 janvier 2017
Pour Obama et les couches sociales privilégiées qui entourent le Parti démocrate, un héritage peut être fabriqué avec des phrases de miel et du marketing habile. Des millions de personnes, cependant, jugeront ce gouvernement sur ses actes.
Le Brexit accentue la crise existentielle du Royaume-Uni et de l’Union européenne
Par Chris Marsden, 11 janvier 2017
La dispute sur le genre de relation que le Royaume-Uni aura avec l’Union européenne a lieu dans des conditions où la survie même de cette dernière est menacée.
Allemagne : le Vert Joschka Fischer veut un réarmement national
Par Peter Schwarz, 11 janvier 2017
Dans un article intitulé « Coincée entre les présidents Poutine et Trump, l’UE ne peut rester une “puissance douce” », l’ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères, Joschka Fischer (parti des Verts), prône une « option de sécurité basée sur l’Etat-nation ».
New in German
Obamas Hinterlassenschaft: Krieg, Unterdrückung und Ungleichheit
Von Joseph Kishore, 11. Januar 2017
Obama und seine gut situierten Anhänger im Umfeld der Demokratischen Partei mögen sich einbilden, die Bilanz eines Präsidenten lasse sich aus einem cleveren Marketingkonzept und sentimentalen Sprüchen formen. Doch die Masse der Bevölkerung beurteilt die Regierung am Ende nach ihren Taten.
Nach Berliner Anschlag: Schärfere Gesetze gegen Flüchtlinge
Von Martin Kreickenbaum, 11. Januar 2017
Keine drei Wochen nach dem Terroranschlag auf einen Berliner Weihnachtsmarkt haben sich Justizminister Heiko Maas (SPD) und Innenminister Thomas de Maizière (CDU) auf eine Reihe von Gesetzesverschärfungen geeinigt.
Trump beruft Schwiegersohn ins Weiße Haus
Von Patrick Martin, 11. Januar 2017
Jared Kushner wird der siebte Milliardär sein, der in Trumps Regierung eine Spitzenposition bekleidet.
Brexit vertieft existentielle Krise Großbritanniens und der EU
Von Chris Marsden, 11. Januar 2017
Der Streit um die zukünftigen Beziehungen Großbritanniens zur Europäischen Union findet unter Bedingungen statt, die das Überleben der EU infrage stellen.
Georgi Walentinowitsch Plechanow (1856-1918): Seine Stellung in der Geschichte des Marxismus
Von David North und Wladimir Wolkow, 11. Januar 2017
Am 11. Dezember 2016 erinnerte die sozialistische Bewegung an den 160. Geburtstag des „Vaters des russischen Marxismus“ Georgi Walentinowitsch Plechanow.
Other Languages
-
Deutsch
- Obamas Hinterlassenschaft: Krieg, Unterdrückung und Ungleichheit (11.01.2017)
- Nach Berliner Anschlag: Schärfere Gesetze gegen Flüchtlinge (11.01.2017)
- Trump beruft Schwiegersohn ins Weiße Haus (11.01.2017)
- Brexit vertieft existentielle Krise Großbritanniens und der EU (11.01.2017)
- Georgi Walentinowitsch Plechanow (1856-1918): Seine Stellung in der Geschichte des Marxismus (11.01.2017)
- Angebliche russische Hackerangriffe und das US-Debakel in Syrien (10.01.2017)
- Joschka Fischer ruft nach nationaler Aufrüstung (10.01.2017)
- USA: Massenentlassungen zum neuen Jahr (10.01.2017)
- Großbritannien: Streiks im Bahnverkehr und weiteren Sektoren (10.01.2017)
- Rassistische Ausschreitungen in Polen (10.01.2017)
- Français
- L’héritage d’Obama : guerre, répression et inégalité (11.01.2017)
- Le Brexit accentue la crise existentielle du Royaume-Uni et de l’Union européenne (11.01.2017)
- Allemagne : le Vert Joschka Fischer veut un réarmement national (11.01.2017)
- La campagne médiatique sur le piratage russe et la débâcle américaine en Syrie (10.01.2017)
- Grèves dans les transports et d’autres secteurs prévues au Royaume-Uni (10.01.2017)
- Les municipalités du Québec réduisent les pensions, encore (10.01.2017)
- La confrontation à venir de Trump avec la Chine (09.01.2017)
- Les politiciens américains et les services de renseignement veulent couper les liens des néo-fascistes français avec la Russie (09.01.2017)
- Dix ans de Québec solidaire: un parti pro-capitaliste et pro-impérialiste (09.01.2017)
- Le Congrès rampe devant la CIA qui intensifie l’hystérie sur le “piratage russe” (07.01.2017)
- Español
- Cuatro muertes y más de mil arrestos en protestas en todo México (10.01.2017)
- El presidente del Perú enfrenta una creciente crisis a los seis meses de asumir el cargo (10.01.2017)
- Cuatrocientos años desde la muerte de William Shakespeare—Parte 1
Y una conversación con James Shapiro de la Universidad de Columbia (10.01.2017) - La pronta confrontación de Trump con China (09.01.2017)
- Cuba gira hacia la austeridad y la inversión extranjera para contrarrestar la contracción económica (09.01.2017)
- Israel, Palestina y la “solución de dos estados” (09.01.2017)
- La lucha de clases estadounidense en el 2017 (09.01.2017)
- Seguridad y la Cuarta Internacional
El juicio de la Ley Smith y la infiltración dentro del movimiento trotskista: Segunda parte
¿Por qué no se acusa a Joseph Hansen en el juicio de la Ley Smith? (09.01.2017) - Manifestaciones en todo México contra el aumento de la gasolina (06.01.2017)
- La lucha por el socialismo y el centenario de la Revolución Rusa: 1917-2017 (05.01.2017)
- Русский
- Социализм и 100-летний юбилей русской революции: 1917-2017 (10.01.2017)
- Катастрофическая эпидемия ВИЧ в России (07.01.2017)
- 100 лет назад: Распутина убивают в Петрограде (03.01.2017)
- 25 лет назад: Юридическая ликвидация Советского Союза (02.01.2017)
- Арестован российский министр экономического развития (29.11.2016)
- На востоке Украины продолжаются боевые действия (29.11.2016)
- В то время как Трамп формирует правительство войны, Кремль надеется на улучшение отношений с США (26.11.2016)
- После избрания Трампа: Перегруппировка американской политики (25.11.2016)
- Обама защищает Трампа на пресс-конференции в Белом доме (19.11.2016)
- Европейские ультраправые приветствует победу Трампа (16.11.2016)
- Português
- Raça, classe e a eleição de Trump (21.11.2016)
- Estudantes secundaristas brasileiros continuam ocupações mesmo diante de enorme repressão (21.11.2016)
- Socialismo e a luta contra a guerra
Construir um Movimento Internacional da Classe Trabalhadora e da Juventude Contra o Imperialismo! (25.04.2016) - A pressão pelo impeachment e os perigos com que se defronta a classe trabalhadora brasileira (25.04.2016)
- Os cinco anos da Revolução Egípcia (12.02.2016)
- Governo brasileiro reprime protestos em São Paulo contra o aumento do transporte (30.01.2016)
- Estudantes brasileiros ocupam escolas de São Paulo contra plano de reorganização (22.12.2015)
- As lições políticas da traição do Syriza na Grécia
Declaração do Comitê Internacional da Quarta Internacional (08.12.2015) - Vinte e cinco anos desde a queda do Muro de Berlim: uma avaliação (10.10.2015)
- O caminho para os trabalhadores automotivos dos EUA (03.10.2015)
- 中文
- >>
Perspective
Economic nationalism and the breakdown of the post-war order
11 January 2017
The United States was the guarantor of the post-war economic order based on the lowering of tariffs and trade barriers under the rubric of “free trade,” but Trump’s “America First” agenda signals the collapse of that order.
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.
Arts
Meryl Streep, Donald Trump and the Golden Globes
By David Walsh, 11 January 2017
The actress’s remarks at the Golden Globes, an annual event organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, were quite mild and limited.
Hail to the Chief—wealthy celebrities bid farewell to Obama
By Hiram Lee, 10 January 2017
Maren Ade’s award-winning Toni Erdmann: Slaves to modern global business
Commentary
In town hall broadcast, Sanders declares his readiness to work with Trump on trade war agenda
By Tom Hall and Barry Grey, 11 January 2017
The main thrust of Sanders’ remarks was to assure the incoming administration that he and his Democratic Party allies will do nothing to seriously challenge Trump’s right-wing policies.
German Left Party leader blames Merkel’s refugee policy for attack in Berlin
By Johannes Stern, 11 January 2017
Left Party leader Sarah Wagenknecht is positioning herself at the head of a right-wing campaign against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s refugee policy, and arguing for more police powers.
Racial politics in the service of the CIA
New York Times columnist Charles Blow’s McCarthyite rant on Russian hacking
By Tom Hall, 10 January 2017
Intelligence report offers no evidence of Russian hacking of US election
Germany: The Greens’ Joschka Fischer calls for national rearmament
By Peter Schwarz, 10 January 2017
Brexit deepens existential crisis of UK and European Union
By Chris Marsden, 10 January 2017
History
From the Holocaust to present-day Poland
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw—Part 2
By Clara Weiss, 11 January 2017
The core exhibition at the recently opened POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw has now marked its second anniversary.
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw—Part 1
Jewish life in Poland before World War II
By Clara Weiss, 9 January 2017
Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov (1856–1918): His Place in the History of Marxism
By David North and Vladimir Volkov, 5 December 2016
Workers Struggles
Mexican government, trade unions mobilize against protests to pave the way for Trump
By Rafael Azul and Eric London, 10 January 2017
Protests against gas price hikes spread across Mexico
Dayton, Ohio transit workers strike over wages, health care
By Shannon Jones, 10 January 2017
As contract expiration nears, union moves to block fight by New York transit workers
By Alan Whyte, 9 January 2017
New York City transit workers must fight to defend living standards and basic rights!
Socialist Equality Party
Berlin university meeting discusses election of Trump and the return of German militarism
By our correspondents, 7 January 2017
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.
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
Follow the WSWS