17 May 2017
Ford to cut as many as 20,000 jobs worldwide
By Jerry White, 17 May 2017
The job cuts explode the myth propagated by the Trump administration and the news media about the US economy reaching “full employment.”
Trump White House in disarray amidst charges it sought to block FBI investigation into Flynn
By Patrick Martin, 17 May 2017
The New York Times report which broke the allegation is based on material supplied by high-ranking FBI officials.
Media claims Trump revealed classified information to Russian visitors
Trump’s firing of Comey: A breakdown of constitutional government
More on the Trump presidency »
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning to be released from prison today
By Genevieve Leigh, 17 May 2017
Manning has served seven years in prison, frequently under brutal conditions, for leaking evidence to WikiLeaks exposing US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Los Angeles International Airport launches private terminal for the ultra-wealthy
By Marc Wells, 17 May 2017
The $22-million facility resembles a heavily guarded fortress and provides members’ with a private, highly secured and paparazzi-free environment where a team of eight people caters to their every need.
Georgia carries out its first execution of 2017
By Kate Randall, 17 May 2017
J.W. Ledford Jr.’s lethal injection began at 1:17 a.m. Wednesday after the US Supreme Court denied a stay of execution.
Erdogan’s White House visit papers over US-Turkish tensions
By Bill Van Auken, 17 May 2017
While the Turkish leader publicly condemned the US arming of Syrian Kurdish fighters, there appeared no prospect that he would shift the Pentagon’s policy.
Macron delays announcement of French ministerial cabinet
By Alex Lantier, 17 May 2017
The cabinet is to be announced Wednesday, with a delay of 24 hours, after verification of future ministers’ tax status and potential conflicts of interest.
Mélenchon repeats offer to serve as the prime minister of France under Macron
By Kumaran Ira, 17 May 2017
At a convention to launch a campaign for the upcoming legislative elections, Mélenchon asserted that his Unsubmissive France movement will be able to “govern the country.”
French President Macron names right-wing PM, meets Merkel to plan austerity and war
French auto parts workers at GM&S; threaten to blow up plant to block closure
More on the French presidential election »
UK: Labour’s shadow foreign secretary spells out Corbyn’s pro-war “journey”
By Laura Tiernan, 17 May 2017
The Labour shadow foreign secretary used her appearance Sunday on the BBC’s “Andrew Marr Show” to declare that party leader Jeremy Corbyn had repudiated his previous opposition to NATO.
Sánchez aims to save Spain’s Socialist Party from collapse
By Alejandro López, 17 May 2017
The faction backing Sánchez represents sections of the ruling class seeking to preserve the PSOE from being destroyed, like its social democratic counterparts in Greece and France.
VW trade union boss pockets €750,000 per year
By Dietmar Henning, 17 May 2017
It has just been revealed that the salary of Bernd Osterloh, chairman of the joint works council of the Volkswagen Group, totals around €750,000 per year.
Sri Lanka: IMF orders government to speed up austerity measures
By Saman Gunadasa, 17 May 2017
The IMF has delayed a scheduled loan payment until the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe government fully implements the bank’s austerity demands.
New Zealand: Police suppressed video recorded in Pike River mine
By Tom Peters, 17 May 2017
Families of the 29 men who died in the 2010 Pike River Coal mine disaster spoke to the WSWS about their outrage that footage showing it is possible to re-enter the mine was withheld for six years.
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1 Mayıs 2017: Göçmenlere ve sığınmacılara yönelik zulme karşı çıkın
Julie Hyland, 17 Mayıs 2017
30 Nisan’da düzenlenen 2017 Uluslararası Çevrimiçi 1 Mayıs Toplantısı’nda Britanya’daki Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi Ulusal Sekreter Yardımcısı Julie Hyland tarafından yapılan konuşma.
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Decisione della Corte Costituzionale scatena spinta verso nuove elezioni
Marianne Arens, 15 maggio 2017
Il governo, sotto pressione dell’UE e con urgente bisogno di tempo per poter avere la crisi bancaria sotto controllo, è opposto a un’elezione anticipata.
La pseudo-sinistra fonda il partito Sinistra Italiana
Marianne Arens, 15 maggio 2017
Sinistra Italiana è stato fondato dal SEL di Nichi Vendola. Il suo ruolo è quello di difendere il dominio borghese, l’Unione Europea e l’euro, confrontati con la loro più profonda crisi.
Commissariamento Alitalia intensifica tensioni sociali
Marianne Arens, 15 maggio 2017
Due terzi dei piloti Alitalia, assistenti di volo e equipaggio di terra hanno votato contro i tagli di lavoro e di salario previsti da un piano di ristrutturazione.
New in Russian
Из архива русской революции
Седьмая (Апрельская) Всероссийская конференция большевиков: Резолюция о войне
17 мая 2017 г.
Резолюция о войне, текст которой был написан Лениным, была принята большинством голосов при 7 воздержавшихся на Седьмой (Апрельской) Всероссийской конференции большевиков, состоявшейся в Петрограде 7-12 мая (24-29 апреля по ст. ст.) 1917 года.
Из архива русской революции
Седьмая (Апрельская) Всероссийская конференция большевиков: Резолюция об отношении к временному правительству
17 мая 2017 г.
Резолюция об отношении к Временному правительству, текст которой был написан Лениным, была принята большинством голосов при 8 воздержавшихся и 3 против на Седьмой (Апрельской) Всероссийской конференции большевиков, состоявшейся в Петрограде 7-12 мая (24-29 апреля по ст. ст.) 1917 года.
Эта неделя в русской революции
8-14 мая: Большевики созывают Всероссийскую конференцию на фоне правительственного кризиса
17 мая 2017 г.
Конференция большевиков происходит в тот момент, когда Временное правительство, потрясенное публикацией телеграммы к союзным империалистическим правительствам, обращается к лидерам меньшевиков и эсеров в Совете с призывом сформировать коалиционное правительство.
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Les médias prétendent que Trump a révélé des informations classées à des visiteurs russes
Par Patrick Martin, 17 mai 2017
Le reportage du Washington Post a suscité une série d'affirmations dans les médias selon lesquelles Trump partageait des « secrets d'État » avec Moscou.
L’attaque mondiale au ransomware et les crimes des agences américaines d’espionnage
Par Andre Damon, 17 mai 2017
Les armes cybernétiques crées par la NSA ne visent pas que les cibles géopolitiques de l’impérialisme américain, mais les populations des Etats-Unis et le monde entier.
En Allemagne, l’enthousiasme pour Macron commence à s’effriter
Par Peter Schwarz, 17 mai 2017
L’enthousiasme autour d’Emmanuel Macron n’a pas duré longtemps en Allemagne. Ses exigences pour plus de flexibilité financière de la part de l’Union européenne se heurtent à un refus vigoureux des milieux gouvernementaux et économiques.
La Chine lance officiellement son initiative internationale Belt and Road
Par Nick Beams, 17 mai 2017
En lançant l'initiative, le président chinois Xi Jinping a souligné la nécessité d'une « coopération gagnant-gagnant », mais il existe des tensions importantes dans le cadre du projet.
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Lehren aus der NRW-Wahl
Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, 17. Mai 2017
Der Aufbau der Sozialistischen Gleichheitspartei ist die dringendste Aufgabe, die sich aus dem Bankrott der Sozialdemokratie und der Gewerkschaften ergibt.
Macrons Deutschland-Besuch im Zeichen von Austerität und Krieg
Von Alex Lantier, 17. Mai 2017
Merkels warmer Empfang für den neuen französischen Präsidenten zeigt, was seine Politik bereithält: Sie ist Teil der europaweiten sozialen Konterrevolution.
Globaler Cyberangriff
„Ransomware” und die Verbrechen der amerikanischen Geheimdienste
Von Andre Damon, 17. Mai 2017
Die Cyberwaffen der NSA richten sich nicht nur gegen die geopolitischen Rivalen des US-Imperialismus, sondern auch gegen die Bevölkerung der USA und der ganzen Welt.
China startet „One Belt, One Road“-Initiative
Von Nick Beams, 17. Mai 2017
Das Projekt einer neuen Seidenstraße wird in den Augen Präsident Xi Jinpings für alle von Vorteil sein. Doch in Wirklichkeit sind die internationalen Spannungen mit Händen zu greifen.
Diese Woche in der Russischen Revolution
15.–21. Mai: Trotzki trifft in Petrograd ein
17. Mai 2017
Trotzkis Ankunft verleiht dem Kampf Lenins und der Bolschewiki gegen die Sowjetmehrheit der Kollaborateure, Vaterlandsverteidiger und Opportunisten einen starken neuen Impuls.
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خطے کی کشیدہ صورتحال کے دوران افغانستان اور پاکستان کے درمیان سرحدی جھڑپیں
8. Mai 2017
جمعہ کے روز افغانستان اور پاکستان کے درمیان سرحدی تنازعے پر جھڑپوں میں تقریباً 12افراد ہلاک اوربہت سے لوگ زخمی بھی ہو ئے
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Perspective
The working class must intervene with its own program in the political crisis in Washington
17 May 2017
A conflict is unfolding across the United States of a very different character than the crisis gripping Washington—a conflict between the working class and the capitalist class.
Commentary
International Socialist Organization lines up behind Democrats’ anti-Russian campaign against Trump
By Barry Grey, 17 May 2017
The ISO’s article on the firing of Comey articulates the interests of the social layers for which ISO speaks—wealthy, complacent and corrupt sections of the upper-middle class that are separated by an enormous class chasm from the working class.
Jörg Baberowski insists that Hitler was “not vicious”
By Peter Schwarz, 16 May 2017
Neo-Nazi network in German army larger than previously thought
The global ransomware attack and the crimes of the US spy agencies
By Andre Damon, 16 May 2017
The Flint Water Crisis
Water bill deadline looms for 8,000 Flint households
By James Brewer, 17 May 2017
Despite the fact that the water is still not safe to drink three years after the city began pumping foul, improperly treated water from the Flint River into homes, authorities are forcing residents to pay up or face eviction.
Three years after the lead poisoning of Flint, residents face water shutoffs, home foreclosures
More on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan »
IYSSE
Australian university student protests
A socialist perspective to fight the government assault on education and the drive to war
By the IYSSE (Australia), 17 May 2017
The National Union of Students called protests today to confine the growing anger of students to impotent protest appeals to the Labor Party, the Greens and the populist “cross-bench” parties in the Senate.
NYU involved in Department of Defense supercomputer project
No to militarism and surveillance! NYU must reveal all ties to military and spy agencies!
By Isaac Oseas—IYSSE candidate for NYU GSAS Student Senator, 16 May 2017
New York University accidentally exposed their involvement in a project to develop a code-breaking computer for the Department of Defense.
No to war and militarism! Oppose political censorship at NYU! For equality and socialism!
Vote Isaac Oseas for NYU Student Senate
New York University Student Activities Board rejects IYSSE appeal on club status: An act of political censorship
More on the fight for democratic rights at NYU »
Student parliament demands Humboldt University rescind support of Baberowski
Demonstrators in Cologne support IYSSE fight for freedom of expression at Humboldt University
Open letter from the IYSSE to the president of Humboldt University in Berlin
More on the fight for historical truth »
Workers Struggles
Australia:
Teachers criticise anti-democratic character of AEU delegates’ meetings
By our reporters, 17 May 2017
“I think people voted without understanding the nitty-gritty of the agreement.”
Vote “NO” to the EBA!
Australian Education Union pushes through industrial agreement at delegates’ meetings
16 May 2017
Free the Maruti Suzuki workers!
In wake of frame-up convictions of Maruti Suzuki workers
India’s finance minister meets with Maruti Suzuki chairman
By Shannon Jones, 12 May 2017
“There is an air of worker rebellion in India and China”
A conversation with Professor Immanuel Ness on the Maruti Suzuki workers
By Jerry White, 4 May 2017
The frame-up of the Maruti Suzuki workers—Part 4: The police and company conspire against the workers
More on the frame-up of Maruti Suzuki workers »
Arts
Production at Washington, DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company
Liesl Tommy’s Macbeth: An “updated” version, with pluses and minuses, of Shakespeare's tragedy
By Nick Barrickman, 16 May 2017
Season 6 of HBO’s Girls: Ending with a whimper
Citizens Band, Something Wild, The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia …
Jonathan Demme (1944-2017): A talented filmmaker and a victim of stagnant times
Socialist Equality Party
Australia: SEP meetings discuss international socialist program required to prevent war
By our reporters, 16 May 2017
SEP and IYSSE speakers explained that militarism and war were a product of the contradictions of the capitalist nation-state system.
SEP (Sri Lanka) calls for workers’ inquiry into Meethotamulla garbage dump disaster
Centenary of the Russian Revolution
This week in the Russian Revolution
May 15-21: Trotsky arrives in Petrograd
15 May 2017
Trotsky’s arrival is electrifying, providing a tremendous boost to the struggle being waged by Lenin and the Bolsheviks against the collaborationist, defensist, and opportunist forces that are currently in the Soviet’s majority.
From the archives of the Russian Revolution
Seventh All-Russian Bolshevik Conference: Resolution on the war
15 May 2017
Chronology of the Russian Revolution »
The ICFI's International May Day Online Rally
India: ICFI supporters hold May Day meeting in Bangalore
By our correspondents, 12 May 2017
The event was part of the Trotskyist movement’s commemoration of the centenary of the October 1917 Revolution.
May Day 2017: Lessons of history and the fight for socialism
By David North, 1 May 2017
- The class issues in the British election
- The fight for socialist internationalism in Latin America
- The Growth of German Militarism and the Rewriting of History
- The Crisis of the European Union
- Militarism, social reaction, and authoritarianism in the United States
- Oppose the persecution of immigrants and refugees
- The danger of nuclear war in North East Asia
- Defend the 13 framed-up Indian Maruti Suzuki workers
- The fight for international socialism in South Asia
- The rise of economic nationalism and protectionism
- The perspective for the working class in the French presidential election
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