25 November 2017
Germany’s Social Democrats prepare for grand coalition with Merkel
By Peter Schwarz, 25 November 2017
A third installment of the grand coalition will will adopt an even more authoritarian and ruthless course from its predecessors.
The Socialist Equality Party in Germany demands new elections
Terror attack on Egyptian mosque kills at least 235 worshippers
By Niles Niemuth, 25 November 2017
The Egyptian government has declared that the attack in the northern Sinai is the deadliest in the country’s modern history.
Israel responds to defeat of Islamist rebels in Syria with threat of wider regional war
By Jean Shaoul, 25 November 2017
Israel is seeking to counter Iranian influence and the Syrian government’s consolidation of control over the areas previously held by the various Islamist militias.
California man wrongfully convicted freed after nearly 40 years
By Trévon Austin, 25 November 2017
Richard Coley was exonerated of the killing of his ex-girlfriend and her four-year-old son in Simi Valley based on modern DNA testing technology.
Louisiana man wrongfully convicted of rape leaves prison after nearly 46 years
UK Electoral Commission investigates Leave campaign finances in Brexit referendum
By Julie Hyland, 25 November 2017
The UK Electoral Commission is investigating whether the Vote Leave campaign in the 2016 referendum on British membership of the European Union breached its £7 million spending limit.
Canada adopts anti-Russia Magnitsky Act
By Laurent Lafrance, 25 November 2017
The legislation provides a ready mechanism for Ottawa to ratchet up tensions with Russia and other countries in the cross-hairs of Canadian and US imperialism.
Downward pressure on Australian wages becoming the “new normal”
By Nick Beams, 25 November 2017
Continued slow growth in wages has been a “distinguishing feature” of the Australian economy in the past few years, according to the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Australia: Union negotiates cost-cutting deal at Streets ice-cream
By Richard Phillips, 25 November 2017
Streets workers must reject the latest union-company deal which opens the way for increased productivity and even higher profits for the giant Unilever-owned corporation.
Sri Lanka: IMF-dictated budget deepens austerity and privatisation
By Saman Gunadasa, 25 November 2017
Colombo’s socially regressive budget, which will heavily impact on the working masses, is to repay debt and interest to global finance capital.
New in Russian
Эта неделя в русской революции
20–26 ноября: Большевики разоблачают планы империалистического раздела Ближнего Востока
25 ноября 2017 г.
Публикация этих секретных соглашений Советским правительством вызывает в империалистических столицах бешеный приступ злобы и гнева по отношению к большевикам. Однако среди угнетенных масс по всему миру большевики завоевывают огромный авторитет.
New in Norwegian
CBS sparker Charlie Rose; Oliver Stone anklaget
Det siste i utrenskningen for seksuelle misgjerninger: Mann langt til høyre i politikken «tipser» media om representanten John Conyers
David Walsh, 25 November 2017
I det siste kapitlet i den pågående sexskandalen rapporterte media på mandag at den demokratiske kongressrepresentanten John Conyers fra Michigan inngikk forlik med en tidligere ansatt etter en omtvistet avskjedigelse i 2015.
Krise bryter ut fordi Tyrkia blir kalt en fiendtlig makt i NATO-militærøvelse
Halil Celik, 25 November 2017
Ankara har krevd unnskyldninger for at NATO-teknikere anførte den tyrkiske presidenten som en «fiendtlig samarbeidspartner» og grunnleggeren av Republikken Tyrkia som en «fiendtlig leder».
Leonardo-maleri auksjonert for 450 millioner dollar
Sandy English, 25 November 2017
Tidligere denne måneden ble et maleri av Leonardo da Vinci auksjonert på Christie's i New York for 450 millioner dollar, den høyeste prisen noensinne betalt for et kunstverk.
New in Turkish
Google’dan Eric Schmidt siyasi sansürü itiraf etti
Niles Niemuth, 25 Kasım 2017
Google’ın ana şirketi Alphabet’in yönetim kurulu başkanı Eric Schmidt, ABD hükümetini eleştiren siteleri sansürlemek için arama sonuçlarını manipüle ediyor olduğunu doğruladı.
Rusya, Türkiye ve İran, Suriye üzerine Soçi zirvesinde bir araya geldi
Halil Celik, 25 Kasım 2017
Kürt sorununun nasıl ele alınacağı üzerine anlaşmazlıkların dışında, Soçi görüşmelerinin altında yatan asıl çelişki, NATO’nun emperyalist güçlerinin, özellikle de Washington’ın derin düşmanlığıdır.
Fransa, bölgesel savaş tehlikesinin ortasında Hariri’nin Lübnan’a dönüşünü ayarladı
Kumaran Ira, 25 Kasım 2017
Suriye’deki mevcut çatışmaya Washington’ın yanında müdahale eden Paris, anlaşmazlığa, Suudi Arabistan’a yarayan kabul edilebilir bir çözüm bulmaya çalışıyor.
Yaklaşık 200 milyon insan modern köle ya da çocuk işçi konumunda
Trévon Austin, 25 Kasım 2017
ILO raporuna göre, dünya çapında yaklaşık 200 milyon insan modern kölelik ya da çocuk işçiliği kurbanı. 2016’da, 40,3 milyon erkek, kadın ve çocuk modern kölelik kurbanıydı.
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El camino adelante en Zimbabue después de Mugabe
Por Chris Marsden, 25 noviembre 2017
El objetivo del próximo presidente de Zimbabue, Mnangagwa, es imponer una versión acelerada de las políticas capitalistas que ya han creado tanto sufrimiento.
El Kremlin instruye a la industria que se prepare para la movilización para la guerra
Por Alex Lantier, 25 noviembre 2017
Un siglo después de la Primera Guerra Mundial, en medio de otro colapso político catastrófico del capitalismo mundial, países de Europa y de todo el mundo otra vez se están preparando para la guerra total.
El Partido por la Igualdad Socialista de Alemania exige nuevas elecciones
Por Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, 25 noviembre 2017
Bajo las condiciones actuales, esta es la única manera en la que la clase obrera podrá intervenir en los eventos políticos, avanzar sus intereses y combatir la ofensiva política de le extrema derecha.
¡Oponerse a la censura de derechas en la Universidad de Leipzig!
Por la Juventud y Estudiantes Internacionales para la Igualdad Social, 25 noviembre 2017
Mientras Alternativa por Alemania ha llegado a ser el partido más grande en Sajonia, el consejo estudiantil de Leipzig ha prohibido del campus universitario al IYSSE, que combate a las fuerzas de derechas, el militarismo y el capitalismo.
La asociación de estudiantes demócratas cristianos pide la prohibición del IYSSE en las universidades alemanas
Por Christoph Vandreier, 25 noviembre 2017
La negativa del estatus de grupo de trabajo para el IYSSE en Leipzig sienta un precedente para privar a las organizaciones estudiantiles socialistas de postularse como grupos universitarios en todo el país, un ataque a los derechos democráticos básicos.
New in French
La voie à suivre au Zimbabwe après Mugabe
Chris Marsden, 25 novembre 2017
L’objectif du nouveau président Mnangagwa du Zimbabwe est d’imposer une version requinquée des politiques capitalistes qui ont déjà infligé tellement de souffrances.
Le Kremlin ordonne à l’industrie russe de se préparer à la mobilisation pour la guerre
Alex Lantier, 25 novembre 2017
Un siècle après la Première Guerre mondiale, au milieu d’un autre effondrement politique catastrophique du capitalisme mondial, les pays d’Europe et du monde se préparent à nouveau à la guerre totale.
Le Canada appuie la répression par l'Espagne du référendum d'indépendance catalan
Roger Jordan et Keith Jones, 25 novembre 2017
En appuyant la répression du référendum catalan par l'Espagne, le gouvernement Trudeau montre qu'il serait prêt à employer des méthodes similaires pour défendre l'intégrité de l'État canadien.
Les États-Unis étendent leur offensive militaire en Somalie
Eddie Haywood, 25 novembre 2017
Le déploiement officiel de l’armée américaine en Somalie s’est accru à 500 soldats, le plus grand contingent dans le pays depuis 1993.
New in German
Simbabwe: Wie weiter nach Mugabes Rücktritt
Chris Marsden, 25. November 2017
Der neue simbabwische Präsident Mnangagwa plant eine verschärfte Neuauflage genau des kapitalistischen Kurses, der bereits so großes Leid verursacht hat.
SPD nimmt Kurs auf Große Koalition
Peter Schwarz, 25. November 2017
Eine dritte Auflage der Großen Koalition wird sich von ihren Vorgängern deutlich unterscheiden. Sie wird wesentlich autoritärer und rücksichtsloser auftreten.
Der Kreml weist die russische Industrie an, sich auf eine militärische Mobilisierung vorzubereiten
Alex Lantier, 25. November 2017
Hundert Jahre nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg bereiten sich die Staaten Europas und der Welt erneut auf einen totalen Krieg vor.
Andernach: Stahlarbeiter-Protest gegen ThyssenKrupp-Tata-Fusion
Marianne Arens, 25. November 2017
Die Funktionäre von IG Metall und SPD, die auf der Kundgebung von Andernach als Sprecher auftraten, verfolgen mit ihrer „Standort-Deutschland“-Politik einen rechten Kurs auf Handelskrieg und Krieg.
New in Italian
I referendum sull'autonomia nel Nord Italia
Marianne Arens, 24 novembre 2017
Il Partito Democratico ha ottenuto solamente il 13 per cento dei voti alle regionali in Sicilia.
New in Arabic
الذكرى المئوية لثورة أكتوبر
٦ تشرين الثاني نوفمبر ٢٠١٧
حيث تندرج ثورة أكتوبر ضمن أعظم الأحداث وأكثرها تقدمية في تاريخ العالم.
New in Urdu
اکتوبر کے اسباق
لیون ٹراٹسکی
روسی انقلاب 20صدی اور عالمی تاریخ میں سب سے اہم اور شاندار واقع ہے جس کے اثرات پوری دنیا پر مرتب ہوئے۔
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- Schulz und Hofmann: die falschen Freunde der Siemens-Arbeiter (24.11.2017)
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- Simbabwe: Präsident Mugabe zurückgetreten (23.11.2017)
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- Non à la censure de droite à l'Université de Leipzig! (24.11.2017)
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- George Monbiot, du Guardian, rejoint à la campagne de « fake news » (23.11.2017)
- L'organisme anti-«fake news» de l'UE prépare une censure de masse (17.11.2017)
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- Ejecutivo de Google, Eric Schmidt admite que censuran políticamente sus resultados de búsqueda (23.11.2017)
- Abstención y crecimiento de la pseudoizquierda y la derecha de tendencia fascista dominan elecciones chilenas (22.11.2017)
- Millones de trabajadores en los EE. UU. enfrentan una vida de empleo precario de tiempo parcial (22.11.2017)
- Berlín entra en crisis política al fracasar las negociaciones para formar Gobierno de coalición (22.11.2017)
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- Puerto Rico proclama un “Nuevo Gobierno” para intensificar sus medidas de austeridad (20.11.2017)
- ¿El “Trump brasileño” o el “Duterte brasileño”? Los medios se esfuerzan por hacer que la extrema derecha parezca algo normal para las elecciones de 2018 (20.11.2017)
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Perspective
Net neutrality and the drive to censor the internet
25 November 2017
The move by the Trump administration to end net neutrality marks a milestone in the offensive by the US government and major corporations to put an end to the free and open internet.
Centenary of the Russian Revolution
Russian television’s Trotsky serial: A degraded spectacle of historical falsification and anti-Semitism
By Fred Williams and David North, 25 November 2017
The eight-part serial is an exhibition of the political, intellectual and cultural depravity of all those involved in its production.
This week in the Russian Revolution
November 20-26: Bolsheviks expose imperialist carve-up of the Middle East
20 November 2017
Chronology of the Russian Revolution »
Meetings this weekend in Auckland and Melbourne
100 years on: The significance of the 1917 Russian Revolution for today
The Place of the October Revolution in World History and Contemporary Politics
By David North, 13 November 2017
We are publishing here the text of a lecture delivered on Saturday, November 11 by David North, chairman of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site and national chairman of the Socialist Equality Party of the US. The audio for the lecture is embedded in the text.
On the Centenary of the October Revolution
By David North, 7 November 2017
Arts Review
LBJ and Marshall: Film biographies deal with mid-20th century US struggle for racial equality
By Fred Mazelis, 25 November 2017
In seeking to bolster illusions in the Democratic Party and the myth of an unsullied American democracy, both of these films obscure more than they reveal.
75 years since the release of Hollywood classic Casablanca
“And what if you track down these men and kill them? ... Even Nazis can’t kill that fast”
By Joanne Laurier, 22 November 2017
Leonardo painting auctioned for $450 million
Workers Struggles
Sri Lankan public health employees strike over pay and conditions; Cambodian garment workers walkout over unpaid wages
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
25 November 2017
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
CSX continues cuts, botches relocation of train dispatchers
By Jeff Lusanne, 23 November 2017
Commentary
The way forward in Zimbabwe after Mugabe
By Chris Marsden, 24 November 2017
A health statistics system in shambles
The real maternal mortality rate in the United States
By Benjamin Mateus, 24 November 2017
Indian Stalinists split over whether to openly ally with big-business Congress Party
By Wasantha Rupasingha, 24 November 2017
CBS fires Charlie Rose, Oliver Stone accused
Latest in sexual misconduct purge: Ultra-rightist “tips off” media about Rep. John Conyers
The Guardian’s George Monbiot joins “fake news” campaign
Socialist Equality Party
Meeting of Grenfell Fire Forum in London on December 9
22 November 2017
The Grenfell Fire Forum is holding the fourth in a series of regular meetings on December 9 at 2 p.m. at the Maxilla Hall Social Club, North Kensington, in London.
IYSSE
Oppose right-wing censorship at Leipzig University!
By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, 23 November 2017
Christian Democratic student association calls for the banning of the IYSSE at German universities
By Christoph Vandreier, 22 November 2017
International Youth and Students for Social Equality launches new website
6 November 2017
The IYSSE’s newly designed website includes an updated Statement of Principles for its US section. We urge all youth and students to join the IYSSE and take up the fight for socialism.
Google Censorship
Google’s Eric Schmidt admits political censorship of search results
By Niles Niemuth, 22 November 2017
Sri Lankan students and workers oppose Google censorship of the WSWS
By our correspondents, 22 November 2017
Google announces moves to censor RT and Sputnik
By Trévon Austin, 21 November 2017
The conspiracy to censor the Internet
By Andre Damon and Joseph Kishore, 18 October 2017
The elites “have no credibility left:” An interview with journalist Chris Hedges
An open letter to Google: Stop the censorship of the Internet! Stop the political blacklisting of the World Socialist Web Site!
25 August 2017
Sign the petition and share it as widely as possible through email, online forums, and social media.
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Book Review
The Republic For Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896
Ida B. Wells, democratic rights, and lynch mob sexual assault accusations against African-Americans
By Eric London, 21 November 2017
The fight for the democratic rights of black men accused of rape is an essential issue highlighted by Richard White in his 941-page history of the post-Civil War period.
Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House
An insider’s view of the crisis-ridden Democratic Party
By Andre Damon, 20 November 2017
Autoworkers Struggles
“It’s like organized crime”
Detroit Manufacturing Systems and the new face of auto parts production
By Nick Rodriguez, 17 November 2017
“We have to make sure Jacoby Hennings didn’t die in vain”
Workers denounce scourge of suicides inside US auto plants
By Jerry White, 15 November 2017
Death of Jacoby Hennings highlights UAW collusion with auto companies
Another decisive repudiation
Ohio auto glass workers vote 2-1 against the UAW
More on auto worker struggles »
International Amazon Workers Voice
Amazon announces new cloud to host “Secret” government data
By Evan Blake, 24 November 2017
House to vote on giving Amazon $53 billion deal to become main Pentagon supplier
By Evan Blake, 11 November 2017
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