5 June 2017
Study: The ultra-rich hide 25 percent of their wealth in tax havens
By Gabriel Black, 5 June 2017
A new report by economist Gabriel Zucman argues that global inequality is significantly worse than shown in official estimates because of rampant tax evasion by the financial elite.
UK security services knew of Manchester suicide bomber’s ISIS connections
By Robert Stevens, 5 June 2017
Salman Abedi was in contact with a Libyan Islamic State (IS) battalion whose members were involved in planning the 2015 Bataclan nightclub attack.
Explosion kills, wounds dozens at pop concert in Manchester
After Trump’s withdrawal from Paris accord
Democrats step up campaign on White House-Russia ties
By Barry Grey, 5 June 2017
Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord has intensified the foreign policy conflict at the heart of the political warfare over alleged White House “softness” toward Russia.
Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris agreement: The socialist solution to climate change
The Great Unraveling: The crisis of the post-war geopolitical order
Study shows massive growth of political abstention in 2016 US election
More on the Trump presidency »
At least 14 arrested in Portland as police suppress anti-Trump protest
By Evan Blake, 5 June 2017
Both right-wing and anti-Trump protests were held in Portland on Sunday, in the wake of the May 26 stabbing death of two individuals in Portland by Jeremy Joseph Christian.
“This is a new world we’re seeing with Betsy DeVos”
Detroit-area charter school shuts doors, leaves teachers unpaid
By Debra Watson, 5 June 2017
Teachers at the Southfield, Michigan school learned only last week that Renaissance, which calls itself a school turn-around specialist, has run out of money.
Almost 10,000 Detroit households face water shutoff
Indebted New York City Housing Authority plans to lease public housing land to private developers
By Katy Kinner, 5 June 2017
Plans for luxury housing to be built on NYCHA property in Manhattan will leave hundreds of prospective low-income tenants in “affordable” units without sunlight.
Mylan may have overcharged US government by $1.27 billion
By Brad Dixon, 5 June 2017
Between 2006 and 2016, Mylan Pharmaceuticals misclassified its EpiPen Auto-Injector, used to treat anaphylaxis due to allergic reactions, as a generic product instead of a branded product.
Puerto Rican governor proposes austerity budget
By Rafael Azul, 5 June 2017
The budget slashes education, pensions and social services in line with the dictates of Wall Street.
British Columbia NDP secures Greens’ support to form minority government
By Roger Jordan, 5 June 2017
Apart from a few cosmetic changes, a Green-supported NDP government will continue to impose the austerity program of big business.
Socialist Equality Party forum discusses agenda behind Australian Education Union sell-out deal
By our reporter, 5 June 2017
A clear relationship exists between the anti-democratic, bureaucratic tactics employed by the AEU to obtain a majority “yes” vote and the regressive, pro-market content of its 2017 agreement.
“Catastrophic failure” of regulators led to black lung among Australian miners
By Oscar Grenfell, 5 June 2017
Queensland authorities failed to look for, or properly identify, coal miners’ pneumoconiosis for more than 30 years.
New in French
La France et l’Allemagne utilisent la sortie des États-Unis de l’accord sur le climat pour leurs intérêts géopolitiques
Par Peter Schwarz, 5 juin 2017
Merkel et Macron cherchent à faire de l’UE une puissance mondiale capable de rivaliser avec les États-Unis à la recherche de nouveaux marchés, de nouvelles possibilités d’investissement et d’une influence stratégique.
La solution socialiste au changement climatique
Par Bryan Dyne, 5 juin 2017
Une réponse sérieuse aux dangers que pose le réchauffement de la planète est impossible dans le cadre du capitalisme et du système d'États-nations.
La CGT arrête la grève des transporteurs de matières dangereuses
Par Francis Dubois, 5 juin 2017
La CGT met fin sans justification à une grève d'une semaine ayant perturbé l'approvisionnement en carburant, montrant au gouvernement sa volonté de le ménager.
Une réunion publique du PES discute comment aller de l'avant dans la lutte contre Macron
Par Kumaran Ira, 5 juin 2017
Un mois après sa élection, l'action a confirmé la justesse de la ligne politique du PES, qui a appelé à un boycott actif au second tour des présidentielles.
La mairie de Paris menace d’interdire le festival Nyansapo
Par Olivier Laurent, 5 juin 2017
La semaine dernière fut l’occasion d’une nouvelle démonstration de l’alignement sur l’extrême-droite des partis de gouvernement français.
New in Russian
Немецкий профессор Баберовски разъясняет свои крайне правые взгляды
Петер Шварц, 3 июня 2017 г.
В интервью газете Neue Zürcher Zeitung профессор берлинского Университета имени Гумбольдта Йорг Баберовски выражает недовольство «культурной гегемонией левых» и призывает к «отмене табу» на взгляды крайне правых.
New in Turkish
Almanya Asya’ya dönüyor
Johannes Stern, 3 Haziran 2017
Almanya’nın hedefi, bu patlamaya hazır bölgeye müdahale etmek; jeostratejik ve ekonomik çıkarları peşinde koşmaktır.
Raoul Peck’in Genç Karl Marx filmi
Peter Schwarz, 3 Haziran 2017
Film, eksik yönlerine rağmen, gençleri Marksizmi incelemeye teşvik etmesi durumunda, önemli bir görevi yerine getirmiş olacaktır.
New in German
Rolle rückwärts: Die Krise der geopolitischen Nachkriegsordnung
Von Alex Lantier, 3. Juni 2017
Die rasanten diplomatischen Verschiebungen seit Trumps Europa-Besuch spiegeln die Auflösung der Institutionen wider, die Jahrzehnte lang die Weltpolitik geprägt haben.
Klimapolitik und Weltmachtpolitik
Von Peter Schwarz, 3. Juni 2017
Merkel und Macron nutzen Trumps Rückzug aus dem Klimaabkommen, um die EU zu einer Großmacht aufzubauen, die mit den USA um globale Märkte, Investitionsmöglichkeiten und strategischen Einfluss konkurrieren kann.
Trump verkündet Rückzug aus Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen
Von Daniel de Vries, 3. Juni 2017
Die US-Regierung verabschiedet sich selbst von den äußerst moderaten Zielen für die Reduzierung der Treibhausgasemissionen. Hintergrund der Entscheidung sind die wachsenden Konflikte zwischen den Großmächten und die schwere innenpolitische Krise der USA.
Jörg Baberowski verliert in allen Punkten gegen Bremer Studierende
Von Sonja Bach und Christoph Vandreier, 2. Juni 2017
Der Professor der Berliner Humboldt-Universität ist mit seinem Versuch gescheitert, Kritik an seinen rechtsradikalen Standpunkten gerichtlich verbieten zu lassen.
Neues Betriebsrentengesetz: Ein Geschenk an Unternehmer und Gewerkschaftsfunktionäre
Von Marianne Arens, 3. Juni 2017
Am 1. Juni hat der Bundestag Andrea Nahles‘ neues Gesetz zur Betriebsrente verabschiedet. Es stärkt vor allem Versicherungen und börsennotierte Pensionfonds.
Wahl zur französischen Nationalversammlung
Mélenchon sucht Nähe zu Macron
Von Kumaran Ira, 3. Juni 2017
Jean-Luc Mélenchon fällt als Oppositionsführer gegen Präsident Emmanuel Macron aus.
New in Urdu
سری لنکا کے وزیر اعظم نے امریکی اتحادیوں کے ساتھ تعلقات کو مزید تقویت دی ہے
11 May 2017
اسکے باوجو د کہ سری لنکا کو چین کی سرمایہ کاری کی اشد ضرورت ہے لیکن وہ ابھی تک ایشیاء میں امریکی قیادت میں فوجی اقدامات کا اتحادی ہے
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- Trumps Rückzug vom Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen
Eine sozialistische Antwort auf den Klimawandel (05.06.2017) - Politische Grundsatzfragen in der britischen Parlamentswahl (05.06.2017)
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Mélenchon sucht Nähe zu Macron (03.06.2017) - Senator McCain wirbt in Australien um Unterstützung für die Absetzung Trumps (02.06.2017)
- Jörg Baberowski verliert in allen Punkten gegen Bremer Studierende (02.06.2017)
- Trumps Rückzug vom Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen
- Français
- La France et l’Allemagne utilisent la sortie des États-Unis de l’accord sur le climat pour leurs intérêts géopolitiques (05.06.2017)
- La CGT arrête la grève des transporteurs de matières dangereuses (05.06.2017)
- Une réunion publique du PES discute comment aller de l'avant dans la lutte contre Macron (05.06.2017)
- La mairie de Paris menace d’interdire le festival Nyansapo (05.06.2017)
- Trump se retire de l'accord de Paris
La solution socialiste au changement climatique (05.06.2017) - Le grand écroulement : la crise de l'ordre géopolitique mondial (03.06.2017)
- Trump annonce le retrait américain de l’accord de Paris sur le climat (03.06.2017)
- Élections législatives françaises : Mélenchon se rapproche de Macron (03.06.2017)
- Le gouvernement du Québec adopte une loi pour briser la grève des travailleurs de la construction (03.06.2017)
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- Tensiones transatlánticas dominan la cumbre del G7 (30.05.2017)
- El Partido Socialista por la Igualdad lanza su boletín Voz Internacional de los Trabadores de Amazon (30.05.2017)
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Una vida alemana: La élite de poder Nazi en la mirada (30.05.2017) - Las nubes de guerra se ciernen sobre el sur de Asia (30.05.2017)
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- El plan de salud republicano dejaría a 23 millones de personas sin seguro, dice la oficina de presupuesto (29.05.2017)
- La incriminación de los trabajadores de Maruti Suzuki —Quinta Parte: El juez Goyal pisotea las leyes para cumplir con la venganza legal (29.05.2017)
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- Немецкий профессор Баберовски разъясняет свои крайне правые взгляды (03.06.2017)
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Лев Троцкий. Три концепции русской революции (1939) (02.06.2017) - Проведено наблюдение спектра антиводорода (01.06.2017)
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Данные доклада свидетельствуют о рекордном уровне социального неравенства в России (19.05.2017)
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Perspective
Official account of London terror attack unravels
5 June 2017
Within 24 hours of Saturday’s terror attack at London Bridge, the official narrative presented by British Prime Minister Theresa May has begun to fall apart.
Socialist Equality Party
Socialist Equality Party stands candidates in German election: Against militarism and war! For socialism!
By Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party of Germany), 5 June 2017
At the centre of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (SGP) election campaign is a socialist programme directed against war and capitalism and expressing the interests of the working class and youth all over the world.
Floods in Sri Lanka: Government responsible for another social disaster
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 5 June 2017
The deaths and human suffering are results of the callous disregard for the lives of ordinary people by successive governments dedicated to defending the profit system.
Socialist Equality Party (UK) public meetings
The class issues in Britain’s snap election: Austerity, dictatorship and war
19 May 2017
Commentary
Evergreen College professor harassed, slandered as racist for opposing “exclusion day” on campus
By Genevieve Leigh, 5 June 2017
After speaking out against a campus event in which all white students and faculty were “invited” to leave campus, Bret Weinstein was denounced by a group of students who have called for his resignation.
Shangri La Dialogue: US Defence Secretary, Australian PM threaten North Korea, China
By Peter Symonds, 3 June 2017
Professor Jörg Baberowski loses on all counts in suit against University of Bremen students
By Sonja Bach and Christoph Vandreier, 3 June 2017
More on the fight for historical truth »
The issues of political principle in the UK general election
By the Socialist Equality Party (Britain), 2 June 2017
Centenary of the Russian Revolution
This week in the Russian Revolution
June 5-11: Horror on the Western Front
5 June 2017
The Great War, which brought forth the Russian Revolution, continues to rage. In one moment on the Western Front, some 10,000 men and boys are killed or buried alive when the British detonate explosives under German trenches at Messines.
From the archives of the Revolution
Speech at a Session of the Petrograd Soviet on reports by the socialist ministers
By Leon Trotsky, 27 May 2017
Chronology of the Russian Revolution »
Arts
The case of punk duo PWR BTTM: The erosion of democratic rights in pop culture
By Norisa Diaz, 5 June 2017
The New York-based band has been banished from the music industry following social media allegations of sexual assault, undermining the long-standing legal principle that the accused is presumed “innocent until proven guilty.”
Silence in the Courts—a film about judicial corruption in Sri Lanka
By Wasantha Rupasinghe, 3 June 2017
Barry Levinson’s The Wizard of Lies on HBO: The tame, New York Times’ version of the Madoff scandal
By David Walsh, 1 June 2017
Netflix’s War Machine: A hard-hitting attack on America’s military madness
By Joanne Laurier, 30 May 2017
History
Political lessons of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in China
By James Cogan, 5 June 2017
Each year, the Stalinist regime mobilises its police state apparatus to prevent any commemoration of the massacre, which was aimed at suppressing a potentially revolutionary movement of the Chinese working class.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Statement of Mitch Abrams, International Youth and Students for Social Equality representative on the EMU student government
Defend the Eastern Michigan University part-time lecturers!
5 June 2017
The IYSSE calls on students to fight to mobilize the working class to defend part-time lecturers and the social right to high-quality public education.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality member wins student senate seat at New York University
More on the fight for democratic rights at NYU »
The Flint Water Crisis
Poisoned Water: “NOVA” science series broadcasts segment on Flint water crisis
By James Brewer, 3 June 2017
Watch: “If they can poison the people of Flint, they can poison anyone!”
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Watch: Anger erupts at Flint City Council meeting
Three years after the lead poisoning of Flint, residents face water shutoffs, home foreclosures
More on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan »
Free the Maruti Suzuki workers!
What we have said:
The World Socialist Web Site and the Maruti Suzuki workers
By Usman Khan, 3 June 2017
Sri Lanka: SEP holds meeting and picket in Hatton for release of Maruti Suzuki workers
By our correspondents, 27 May 2017
The frame-up of the Maruti Suzuki workers—Part 5: Judge Goyal mangles the law to sustain the legal vendetta
By Eric London and Keith Jones, 18 May 2017
More on the frame-up of Maruti Suzuki workers »
Workers Struggles
Quebec government adopts law to break construction workers’ strike
By Roger Jordan, 31 May 2017
International Amazon Workers Voice
Ex-Amazon worker in Spain speaks out: “My life has been destroyed by Amazon”
By Eric London, 2 June 2017
Thirty-year-old José Antonio Rueda Bermudez’s horror story shows how Amazon’s temporary workforce is exploited and abandoned by the corporate giant.
Amazon ordered employee to work despite heatstroke risk, sought to cover up incident
Socialist Equality Party launches International Amazon Workers Voice newsletter
By the Socialist Equality Party, 24 May 2017
Watch: How can Amazon workers fight back?
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Mehring Books
Mehring Books launching June sale
1 June 2017
Limited time opportunity for big savings.
Obituary
Zbigniew Brzezinski, architect of the catastrophe in Afghanistan, dead at 89
By Bill Van Auken, 29 May 2017
“What is most important to the history of the world? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? Some stirred-up Moslems or the liberation of Central Europe?” the former national security adviser said of the CIA alliance with Al Qaeda.
The ICFI's International May Day Online Rally
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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