2 September 2017
Washington is preparing for nuclear war in Europe
By Johannes Stern, 2 September 2017
Amid mounting military and diplomatic tensions between the US and Russia, Congress has taken the first steps toward annulling the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Fetid floodwaters in the “chemical coast” carry toxins and disease
The incalculable human health consequences of Hurricane Harvey
By Gary Joad, 2 September 2017
The flooding in Houston, the acknowledged petrochemical capital of the world, has unleashed a toxic soup of chemicals, carcinogens and bacteria, posing a grave threat to human life.
A Hurricane Harvey diary
Part one
By Charles Abelard, 2 September 2017
“I grew to call the oil industry the rape, pillage and plunder industry”
Former Shell Oil civil engineer and Berkeley Professor Emeritus Robert Bea speaks on Hurricane Harvey
Death toll expected to rise as chemical explosions add to devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey
More than 80 percent of homeowners impacted by Harvey lack flood insurance
Notes on Police Violence
Salt Lake City nurse arrested after refusing demand to draw blood from unconscious patient
By Trévon Austin, 2 September 2017
Hospital surveillance and police bodycam footage released this week shows a nurse being unlawfully arrested and assaulted by a police officer.
Notes on Police Violence
Akron, Ohio police claim 17-year-old shot himself in the back of a police car
Trump orders resumption of military supplies to local police
More on police violence in America »
Bannon realigns Breitbart political strategy after removal from Trump administration
By Eric London, 2 September 2017
With Stephen Bannon and Sebastian Gorka gone from the White House, the fascistic network around \ Breitbart News is developing its strategy of building a far-right nationalist movement.
Boston area transit privatization plan goes forward amid allegations of corruption/mismanagement
By John Marion, 2 September 2017
Lack of rational planning combined with out-and-out corruption are the main contributing factors to the crisis of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority serving greater Boston.
Israel visit by Jared Kushner confirms demise of Middle East peace process
By Jean Shaoul, 2 September 2017
Emboldened by Trump’s support, Israel has expanded its West Bank settlements.
Canada toes Trump administration’s provocative line on North Korea
By Roger Jordan, 2 September 2017
Citing the alleged threat from North Korea, a growing number of Liberal politicians are urging Canada to join Washington’s ballistic missile defence shield.
The rise of “edu-business” in Australian public schools
By Erika Zimmer, 2 September 2017
In 2011, in his characteristically crude and cynical manner, Rupert Murdoch spelled out the agenda that now underlies the provision of so-called “public education” in Australia.
University of Sydney union branch stages protest strike over wages and conditions
By our reporters, 2 September 2017
The NTEU is trying to channel workers’ anger as a bargaining chip to seal another regressive enterprise agreement with the management.
New in Turkish
Barselona yürüyüşünde savaşa ve hükümetin teröre suç ortaklığına karşı öfke patladı
Alex Lantier, 1 Eylül 2017
Barselona’daki olaylar, şu anda İspanya’da ve Avrupa genelinde gelişmekte olan patlayıcı sınıfsal çatışmalara işaret etmektedir.
New in French
La classe ouvrière répond à l’ouragan Harvey
Par Joseph Kishore, 1 septembre 2017
L’esprit de sacrifice et l’initiative de la classe ouvrière en réponse à l’ouragan sont un puissant argument en faveur d’organisations ouvrières indépendantes et d’un contrôle ouvrier de la vie économique et sociale.
Macron dévoile les ordonnances pour détruire le Code du travail
Par Anthony Torres, 1 septembre 2017
Les marchés financiers espèrent que ces décrets seront une étape décisive dans la destruction des droits sociaux acquis par les travailleurs européens au 20e siècle.
Nouvelle menace de guerre : Trump refuse de négocier avec la Corée du Nord
Par Peter Symonds, 1 septembre 2017
Si les négociations ne sont pas une option, la seule conclusion à tirer est que les États-Unis préparent une attaque militaire contre la Corée du Nord.
Le Pentagone rejette l’appel de l’ONU à une pause dans le siège de Raqqa
Par Bill Van Auken, 1 septembre 2017
Washington est déterminé à poursuivre le massacre afin de poursuivre sa lutte pour le contrôle du territoire syrien.
New in Spanish
La ONU encuentra que 27 mueren cada día en asedio de Raqqa dirigido por EUA
Por Bill Van Auken, 2 septiembre 2017
La masacre en la ciudad siria de Raqqa es parte de una silueta marcada de sangre por EUA, desde el Cuerno de África, a lo largo de Oriente Medio y hasta el sur de Asia.
El SGP condena el cierre de linksunten.indymedia.org por parte del gobierno alemán
Por Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, 2 septiembre 2017
El cierre del sitio web de izquierda es un ataque fundamental a la libertad de expresión y sienta un precedente para la supresión de toda oposición social y política.
New in German
SGP-Kandidaten im WDR-Kandidatencheck
Verena Nees, 1. September 2017
Seit Dienstag sind auf der Website des Westdeutschen Rundfunks (WDR) Statements der Bundestagskandidaten der Sozialistischen Gleichheitspartei in NRW abrufbar.
BKA sammelt rechtswidrig Millionen Daten
Martin Kreickenbaum, 1. September 2017
Das Bundeskriminalamt speichert illegal Millionen Datensätze und führt offenbar eine „schwarze Liste“ über Journalisten und politische Aktivisten, die es als linksextrem einstuft.
SGP-Wahlveranstaltung in Duisburg
Lebhafte Diskussion über den Zusammenhang von Krieg und sozialen Problemen
unserem Reporter, 1. September 2017
Am Dienstagabend stellten die drei Bundestagswahlkandidaten der Sozialistischen Gleichheitspartei (SGP) in Nordrhein-Westfalen Arbeitern und Jugendlichen das sozialistische Programm vor, mit dem die SGP zur Wahl antritt.
Frankreich: Macron verkündet drastische Arbeitsmarktreformen und fordert Aufrüstung
Alex Lantier, 1. September 2017
Bevor Präsident Macron seine brutalen Arbeitsmarktreformen verkündete, skizzierte er in einer Rede vor französischen Botschaftern seine Pläne für eine aggressive Außenpolitik.
Die Reaktion der Arbeiterklasse auf Hurrikan Harvey
Joseph Kishore, 1. September 2017
Die Opferbereitschaft und die organisatorische Initiative der Arbeiterklasse als Reaktion auf den Hurrikan sind ein beeindruckendes Plädoyer für unabhängige Arbeiterorganisationen und die demokratische Kontrolle über das wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Leben.
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- Die Reaktion der Arbeiterklasse auf Hurrikan Harvey (01.09.2017)
- Frankreich: Macron verkündet drastische Arbeitsmarktreformen und fordert Aufrüstung (01.09.2017)
- BKA sammelt rechtswidrig Millionen Daten (01.09.2017)
- SGP-Wahlveranstaltung in Duisburg
Lebhafte Diskussion über den Zusammenhang von Krieg und sozialen Problemen (01.09.2017) - SGP-Kandidaten im WDR-Kandidatencheck (01.09.2017)
- Die Flut von Houston: Gegen die Anarchie des kapitalistischen Markts – für sozialistische Planwirtschaft (31.08.2017)
- Trump droht Nordkorea mit Krieg (31.08.2017)
- Schulz wirbt für eine „gut ausgestattete Bundeswehr“ (31.08.2017)
- SGP-Kandidatin spricht auf Schülerdemo gegen Abschiebung (31.08.2017)
- Die Abschiebepraxis der Linkspartei (31.08.2017)
- Français
- Macron dévoile les ordonnances pour détruire le Code du travail (01.09.2017)
- Nouvelle menace de guerre : Trump refuse de négocier avec la Corée du Nord (01.09.2017)
- Le Pentagone rejette l’appel de l’ONU à une pause dans le siège de Raqqa (01.09.2017)
- La classe ouvrière répond à l’ouragan Harvey (01.09.2017)
- Sommet à Paris : l'UE crée des camps de détention pour les migrants africains (31.08.2017)
- A Barcelone, la colère éclate contre la guerre et les complicités officielles avec le terrorisme (31.08.2017)
- Verdict draconien contre un manifestant anti-G20 à Hambourg (31.08.2017)
- Le NPD au Canada, la guerre en Libye et les mensonges de Niki Ashton (31.08.2017)
- Le désastre des inondations de Houston : un crime social de l’oligarchie américaine (30.08.2017)
- Au milieu de fortes tensions, la Corée du Nord tire un missile de moyenne portée au-dessus du Japon (30.08.2017)
- Español
- La inundación de Houston, la anarquía del mercado capitalista y la lucha por la planificación socialista (01.09.2017)
- El Pentágono rechaza la petición de la ONU de pausar el asedio de Raqqa (01.09.2017)
- Cien mil alumnos sin techo en escuelas públicas de Nueva York (01.09.2017)
- La clase obrera responde al huracán Harvey (01.09.2017)
- Informe del gobierno revela el alcance de la crisis de vivienda en California (31.08.2017)
- Crece la pobreza entre los estudiantes de la Universidad Comunitaria de Los Ángeles (31.08.2017)
- La devastadora inundación en Houston: un crimen social de la oligarquía estadounidense (31.08.2017)
- Estalla la indignación contra la guerra y la complicidad del gobierno con el terrorismo en manifestación en Barcelona (30.08.2017)
- Podemos se une a una coalición regional en España con el Partido Socialista (30.08.2017)
- El indulto de Trump al exsheriff de Arizona: una luz verde para la violencia y la represión contra los inmigrantes (30.08.2017)
- Русский
- Эта неделя в русской революции
7 — 13 августа: «Межрайонцы» объединяются с большевиками (28.08.2017) - Эта неделя в русской революции
31 июля — 6 августа: Кошмар во Фландрии (11.08.2017) - Ученые предупреждают о «биологической аннигиляции», поскольку на Земле ускоряется массовое вымирание (02.08.2017)
- Эта неделя в русской революции
24–30 июля: Контрреволюция поднимает голову (01.08.2017) - Сочинения Троцкого 1917 года
Письмо Временному правительству (01.08.2017) - Поисковые системы Google блокируют доступ к Мировому Социалистическому Веб Сайту (29.07.2017)
- Эта неделя в русской революции
17-23 июля: «Июльские дни» — восстание и контрреволюция в Петрограде (27.07.2017) - Сочинения Троцкого 1917 года
Дни испытания (27.07.2017) - Эта неделя в русской революции
10–16 июля: Начало «июльских дней» в Петрограде (18.07.2017) - Профессор Шон МакМикин возрождает дискредитировавшую себя клевету против Ленина
(Часть I) (13.07.2017)
- Эта неделя в русской революции
- Português
- Novo protocolo de busca do Google está restringindo acesso a 13 web sites socialistas, progressistas e anti-guerra líderes em acessos (25.08.2017)
- O “buscador” Google tenta bloquear o acesso ao World Socialist Web Site (25.08.2017)
- Sob ataque, Trump joga a carta da homofobia para fortalecer sua base fascistóide (25.08.2017)
- Cai a máscara do imperialismo americano em sua guerra de pilhagem no Afeganistão (25.08.2017)
- A reestruturação da Casa Branca: um passo adiante em direção ao governo autoritário (25.08.2017)
- A Casa Branca e o tumulto fascista em Charlottesville (19.08.2017)
- Dezenas de milhares de pessoas procuram emprego na Amazon enquanto Dow Jones alcança recorde de 22 mil pontos (19.08.2017)
- As sanções dos EUA e o perigo de guerra (19.08.2017)
- As questões colocadas pela Marcha Mundial pela Ciência
A Ciência e o Socialismo (25.04.2017) - Por que estudar a Revolução Russa? (24.04.2017)
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Perspective
Who will pay for the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey?
2 September 2017
The consequences of what by some measures is the greatest natural disaster in American history will be far-reaching, not only for the millions of people directly affected, but for social and political stability in the United States .
Google Censorship
Antimonopoly researchers say Google CEO pressured leading think tank to fire them
By Andre Damon, 2 September 2017
The researchers, who had criticized Google, said in a statement that the tech giant is “trying to censor journalists and researchers who fight dangerous monopolies.”
An open letter to Google: Stop the censorship of the Internet! Stop the political blacklisting of the World Socialist Web Site!
25 August 2017
David North, chairperson of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site, has sent the following open letter to Google executives Sundar Pichai, Lawrence Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt.
Sign the petition and share it as widely as possible through email, online forums, and social media.
Over three thousand sign WSWS petition against Google censorship
By Isaac Finn, 1 September 2017
Watch: Stop online censorship!
- US autoworkers denounce Google censorship of WSWS
- Facebook, Youtube, other tech giants launch joint, state-backed censorship programs
- Google’s new search protocol is restricting access to 13 leading socialist, progressive and anti-war web sites
- Google blocked every one of the WSWS’s 45 top search terms
Science
Inherited genetic disorder corrected in human embryos
By Benjamin Mateus, 2 September 2017
New research in the study of the human genome has provided a new way to reduce or potentially eliminate inherited genetic disorders by correcting harmful genetic mutations while the subject is still an embryo.
Centenary of the Russian Revolution
From the archives of the Russian Revolution
On Slogans
By Vladimir Lenin, 2 September 2017
In “On Slogans,” written in July 1917, Lenin analyzes the shift in class and party relations following the counterrevolution against the July insurrection.
Part two
Leaders of the Russian Revolution: Ivar Tenisovich Smilga (1892-1937)
By Clara Weiss, 1 September 2017
The is the second part of a two-part article on Ivar Tenisovich Smilga, a leading figure in the October Revolution and the Red Army who worked closely with Lenin and then with Trotsky as a member of the anti-Stalinist Left Opposition. The first part was posted on August 31.
Leaders of the Russian Revolution: Ivar Tenisovich Smilga (1892-1937)
Part one
This week in the Russian Revolution
August 28 – September 3: Surge in support for the Bolsheviks
28 August 2017
Professor Sean McMeekin revives discredited anti-Lenin slanders (Part I)
Chronology of the Russian Revolution »
Commentary
UN says 27 dying each day in US-led siege of Raqqa
By Bill Van Auken, 1 September 2017
Government indifference leads to vast death toll in South Asian floods
By Arun Kumar, 1 September 2017
Channel Four News anchor Jon Snow: From mea culpas over Grenfell Tower to demands for censorship
By Chris Marsden, 1 September 2017
French President Macron unveils decrees to destroy Labour Code
By Anthony Torres, 1 September 2017
SGP condemns German government’s ban of linksunten.indymedia.org
By the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, 31 August 2017
Another war threat: Trump rules out talking to North Korea
After the financial crisis: How the ultra-wealthy have prospered
New in Arabic
أجهزة غوغل تسعى لمنع الوصول إلى الموقع العالمي الاشتراكي
٢٧ تموز يوليو ٢٠١٧
إن تفحص تدفق البيانات على الشبكة يظهر بوضوح أن عملاق الإنترنت غوغل يتلاعب بنتائج البحث بهدف منع الوصول إلى صفحة موقع الاشتراكية العالمي.
Mehring Books
New from Mehring Books
Why Study the Russian Revolution?
Volume I: The February Revolution and the Development of Bolshevik Strategy
28 August 2017
One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, the events of 1917, their consequences and their lessons retain a burning contemporary relevance.
Lessons of Hurricane Katrina
31 August 2017
The World Socialist Web Site pamphlet on the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago is critical reading in light of the current catastrophe in Texas.
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
2 September 2017
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Portuguese Volkswagen workers rebel against Workers Commission collaboration
2 September 2017
Volkswagen workers in Portugal launched a strike against the German-based automaker the week over extended Saturday working.
“The working class has to stand together against this”
After five months on strike, Spectrum workers in New York-New Jersey must break union-imposed isolation
By Alan Whyte, A. Woodson and Steve Light, 1 September 2017
Former UAW official pleads guilty as corruption scandal threatens top union executives
By Jerry White, 31 August 2017
More on auto workers struggles »
International Amazon Workers Voice
Single mother in Pittsburgh fired by Amazon for not working forced overtime
By Samuel Davidson, 1 September 2017
The mother of two was fired even after a supervisor told her it was okay not to work overtime at the end of her 4 am to 8 am shift.
Working life at a Pittsburgh Amazon warehouse
Protests against Amazon’s bid to seize land from historic African-American community in Virginia
By Nick Barrickman and Alex González, 21 August 2017
Amazon to seize the land of freed slaves’ descendants to lay power lines
Watch: How can Amazon workers fight back?
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Amazon and the CIA: a match made in hell
Part One: Amazon cashes in on war crimes and mass surveillance
Socialist Equality Party
Indian ICFI supporters hold meeting against US-led war drive
By our correspondents, 31 August 2017
Despite police efforts to block the meeting, participants discussed how Washington’s war plans and India’s partnership with the US are intensifying geopolitical tensions in the region.
Arts
Sean Penn’s The Last Face and Hollywood’s “August Death March”
By David Walsh, 31 August 2017
Ingrid Goes West and Wind River: Hardly scratching the surface
By Joanne Laurier, 30 August 2017
Logan Lucky: Steven Soderbergh returns from retirement
The Grenfell Fire
Interview with rapper El Nino about “Grenfell Tower’s Burning”: “We had to watch that, so why shouldn’t they have to listen to us?”
By Paul Bond, 28 August 2017
UK: Salford residents challenge Labour Council over fire risks revealed by Grenfell Tower
By our reporters, 29 August 2017
- Socialist Equality Party public meeting on Grenfell Tower fire
- Grenfell fire survivors speak at Socialist Equality Party public meeting
- Remarks by Jerry White of the SEP (US) at Grenfell Tower fire public meeting in London
- The political implications of the Grenfell Tower fire
- Anatomy of the Grenfell Tower fire
More on the Grenfell Tower fire »
History
1917: The Great Strike—an engrossing exhibition about mass walkouts in wartime Australia
By Elle Chapman and Richard Phillips, 24 August 2017
Australian history curator Laila Ellmoos discusses 1917: The Great Strike with the WSWS
Australia’s 1967 referendum, fifty years on
By Richard Phillips, 23 August 2017
Maruti Suzuki
Sri Lankan free trade workers express solidarity with framed-up Maruti Suzuki workers in India
By our reporters, 1 August 2017
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