6 July 2017
Xi’s visit to Berlin highlights growing US-EU conflicts before G20 summit
By Alex Lantier, 6 July 2017
As Trump arrived in Poland, Xi’s state visit in Berlin highlighted growing US-EU tensions over Asia.
G20 summit in Hamburg: A city in a state of siege
Australian government lines up behind US threats to North Korea and China
By Mike Head, 6 July 2017
Canberra’s statement closely echoed Washington’s assertions that North Korea now constitutes a threat to the entire world.
North Korean missile launch intensifies war danger
China and Russia forge closer ties against US
By Peter Symonds, 6 July 2017
While Russia and China publicly opposed the aggressive US stance against North Korea, Xi’s visit to Russia also strengthened their economic and strategic relations.
Many questions in Detroit GM plant explosion
By Shannon Jones, 6 July 2017
A Wednesday morning explosion at the GM Detroit-Hamtramck plant has left three workers injured and one hospitalized.
Banks, bondholders driving the legal conflict over Flint’s water supply
By Sheila Brehm and Jerry White, 6 July 2017
Few Flint residents believe the claims of the governor and mayor that the 30-year deal to buy water from Detroit is motivated by concerns for the people of Flint. But what are the real issues behind the legal conflict with the City Council?
The human cost of capitalism: The Grenfell fire and the poisoning of Flint, Michigan
Flint residents again face home foreclosures if they do not pay for poisoned water
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US police out in force for Fourth of July holiday
By Matthew MacEgan, 6 July 2017
The police mobilizations throughout the country, justified by citing the possibility of a terror attack, marked another effort to expand the power of the state in anticipation of social unrest.
Disputes sharpen in Canadian ruling elite over its China policy
By Roger Jordan, 6 July 2017
Canada’s “newspaper of record,” the Globe and Mail, is mounting an increasingly shrill campaign over the Liberal government’s China policy, accusing it of “doing Beijing’s bidding.”
UK Labour leader Corbyn appoints opponents to cabinet as Blairite right wing continue to plot
By Julie Hyland, 6 July 2017
Labour’s right wing is bitterly hostile to any perceived change in course away from austerity, lest it encourage more wide-reaching demands for wealth redistribution at the expense of the rich.
German Christian Democrats’ election programme calls for increased state powers
By Ulrich Rippert, 6 July 2017
On Monday, the leaders of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union government parties presented their election programme in Berlin.
New York Times backs calls for Catalan independence referendum
By Alejandro López, 6 July 2017
The Times’ main concern is that tensions between Madrid and Barcelona might provoke an explosive situation if Madrid uses repressive measures.
Studies reveal stark health divide in Australia
By John Mackay, 6 July 2017
People in working class areas die younger and have almost double the rates of poor health compared to residents of wealthier suburbs.
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Trump ataca a la prensa
Por Patrick Martin y Joe Kishore, 6 julio 2017
Reconocer que el contenido de las polémicas de Trump es profundamente reaccionario tampoco significa que hay que ponerse sentimental por sus blancos inmediatos.
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Le tir de missile nord-coréen accentue le risque de guerre
Par Peter Symonds, 6 juillet 2017
Washington, et non Pyongyang, est principalement responsable de la création de la situation explosive dans la péninsule coréenne.
Trois semaines après l’enfer de la tour Grenfell : la tentative d’étouffer l’affaire et l’impitoyable indifférence officielles
Par Robert Stevens, 6 juillet 2017
La période depuis l’incendie a souligné le mépris de l’élite dirigeante envers les survivants traumatisés et la classe ouvrière dans son ensemble.
Le sommet du G20 à Hambourg : une ville en état de siège
Par Sven Heymanns, 6 juillet 2017
Les mesures prévues à Hambourg ne sont pas seulement censées protéger l’élite politique qui participe au G20 mais sont des dispositifs délibérés pour un scénario de guerre civile.
Après l’incendie de la tour Grenfell : évacuation d’une tour à Wuppertal en Allemagne
Par Dietmar Henning, 6 juillet 2017
Après le terrible incendie à Londres, les responsables politiques et les chargés de la supervision de construction en Allemagne ont affirmé qu’une telle catastrophe ne pouvait se produire ici.
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Außenpolitische Wende 2.0
Von Johannes Stern, 6. Juli 2017
Vor dem G20-Gipfel in Hamburg und drei Monate vor den Bundestagswahlen im September findet in der herrschenden Klasse eine regelrechte nationalistische und militaristische Aufwallung statt.
Der nordkoreanische Raketentest erhöht die Kriegsgefahr
Von Peter Symonds, 6. Juli 2017
Nicht Pjöngjang, sondern Washington ist in erster Linie für die explosive Situation auf der koreanischen Halbinsel verantwortlich.
Drei Wochen nach dem Grenfell-Inferno: Vertuschung und Gleichgültigkeit
Von Robert Stevens, 6. Juli 2017
Die Ereignisse seit der Katastrophe haben die Verachtung der herrschenden Elite für die traumatisierten Überlebenden und die gesamte Arbeiterklasse unterstrichen.
Bombardier Hennigsdorf: Arbeiter wütend auf die IG Metall
Von Gustav Kemper und Verena Nees, 6. Juli 2017
Die Aufsichtsratsentscheidung vom 29. Juni, die mit den Stimmen der IG Metall und Betriebsratsvertretern gefällt wurde, leiten das Ende des traditionsreichen Industriestandorts Hennigsdorf ein.
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Ahead of G20 summit
US exploits North Korean missile test to threaten war and isolate China
6 July 2017
The Trump administration is returning to the bellicose anti-China stance that characterised his campaign in the presidential election.
The Grenfell Tower Fire
Grenfell Tower Inferno: “It’s worse than a terrorist attack”
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London residents on the Grenfell fire: “All they want to do is maximise their profits”
By our reporters, 6 July 2017
World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to London residents on Bramley Road, near Grenfell Tower.
London residents on Grenfell fire: “Heads have got to roll!”
Three weeks after the Grenfell inferno: Official cover-up and callous indifference
By Robert Stevens, 5 July 2017
SEP Australia public meetings
The Grenfell Tower disaster: A crime against the working class
5 July 2017
Homes, schools, hospitals and other public buildings must be made safe. The criminals in high places must be brought to justice.
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Commentary
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren joins push for US escalation in Afghanistan
By Bill Van Auken, 6 July 2017
Appearing in Kabul alongside Republican John McCain, Warren joined in calling for President Donald Trump to advance a new strategy for the nearly 16-year-old US war.
Germany’s foreign policy shift 2.0: A call for German imperialism to “get going”
By Johannes Stern, 6 July 2017
In advance of the G20 summit in Hamburg, and three months prior to Germany’s federal election, a new frenzy of nationalism and militarism is gripping the ruling elite.
Pseudo-left silent on Seymour Hersh’s exposé of US strike against Syria
By Josh Varlin, 5 July 2017
The media blackout of Seymour Hersh’s exposé on US missile strike against Syria
Ohio politician proposes letting overdose victims die
The policy of “social murder” behind the US health care debate
By Barry Grey, 5 July 2017
The emerging class struggle over health care in the US
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Trump’s attack on the press
Book Review
Locking Up Our Own, by James Forman, Jr.
New book describes the role of black mayors and police officials in mass incarceration
By Fred Mazelis, 5 July 2017
Forman’s account provides further evidence that the massive growth of the US prison population is rooted primarily in class oppression, not in racial divisions.
Free the Maruti Suzuki workers!
The Maruti Suzuki frame-up and the history of international labor defense campaigns
By Shannon Jones, 5 July 2017
Lawyer for framed up Maruti Suzuki workers: The court “committed violence” to the “principles” of law
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International Amazon Workers Voice
“The company is a prison”
Fall River, Mass., Amazon worker says company forces workers to grab heavy pallets 50 feet in air
By John Marion, 2 July 2017
Canadian Amazon workers face low wages and constant speed-up
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Mehring Books
Preface to the Turkish edition of The Heritage We Defend
By David North, 23 June 2017
A Turkish language edition of The Heritage We Defend by David North will be released next month by Mehring Yayıncılık, the publishing house of the Socialist Equality Group (Toplumsal Esitlik), the Trotskyist organization in Turkey working in political solidarity with the International Committee of the Fourth International. The Heritage We Defend was originally published in 1988. We are posting the preface for the Turkish edition written by David North.
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