30 December 2017
Deadly Bronx fire: A tragic product of inequality and social crisis in America
By Fred Mazelis and A. Woodson, 30 December 2017
In every sphere of life, New York remains what newly reelected Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio hypocritically promised to change four years ago: two worlds in one city.
Cold wave, house fires prove lethal for US homeless, poor
US fire death toll in 2017 reaches 2,152
New York prepares military-style occupation for New Year’s celebration in Times Square
By Philip Guelpa, 30 December 2017
Thousands of heavily armed, uniformed personnel, including police snipers, are being deployed to impose a military-style occupation of Times Square in connection with the annual New Year’s Eve celebration.
Was the 2016 terrorist attack on the Berlin Christmas market an “intelligence operation with deadly collateral damage?”
Protests erupt in Morocco after two die working in abandoned mine
By Alex Lantier, 30 December 2017
Poverty and mass unemployment force thousands in eastern Morocco to risk their lives in abandoned coal mines, which Jerada residents call the “mines of death.”
US president accuses China of illegal oil transfer to North Korea
By Peter Symonds, 30 December 2017
Trump’s tweet declaring Beijing was “caught RED HANDED” smacks of a contrived provocation aimed at ramping up tensions with China and North Korea.
UN imposes harsh new sanctions on North Korea
South Korean and Chinese leaders meet over North Korea, economic ties
US will “compel” North Korea to denuclearise
More on the war threat against North Korea »
Drexel University professor resigns amid death threats from right-wing forces
By Trévon Austin, 30 December 2017
Ciccariello-Maher, a professor of politics and global studies, was harassed and threatened after several tweets he made were criticized on various right-wing outlets.
Australian dramatic arts workers defend Geoffrey Rush, denounce #MeToo witch-hunt
The petition against Matt Damon and the “erasing” of Kevin Spacey: The fiercely antidemocratic character of the sexual misconduct campaign
Actor Matt Damon comes under attack for his criticisms of the sexual misconduct campaign
Trump administration rolls back fines against nursing homes as violations mount
By Kate Randall, 30 December 2017
By one government estimate, a staggering 380,000 deaths a year may be the result of health care-associated infections in facilities for the elderly.
Health care threatened for nine million low-income US children
It’s the most exhausting time of the year: Amazon, UPS workers denounce grueling holiday conditions
By our reporters, 30 December 2017
Amid reports of deaths at Amazon and UPS, workers at Amazon, UPS, FedEx, US Postal Service, and other logistics and delivery companies have been under immense pressure to meet increased demand during the Christmas holiday.
Germany: Demands grow for Merkel’s resignation
By Peter Schwarz, 30 December 2017
The longer negotiations on a new ruling coalition continue, the more likely leading business, political and media figure will press for a rapid change at the top of the government.
Social inequality and Germany’s government crisis
Italian election campaign officially opens
By Peter Schwarz, 30 December 2017
Italian President Sergio Matarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, opening campaigning for the election which will take place in the first week of March.
Alberta’s NDP government imposes wage and hiring freezes on public sector
By Janet Browning and Roger Jordan, 30 December 2017
The NDP’s anti-working class austerity measures are aimed at wooing big business, which has rallied behind the newly-established United Conservative Party.
Peru’s President Kuczynski pardons Fujimori after surviving impeachment
By Armando Cruz, 30 December 2017
Fujimori’s pardon has unleashed a wave of protests, mostly by young people, in the capital and other main cities.
Peru’s President Kuczynski facing impeachment
Top Peruvian businessmen arrested in Odebrecht bribery scandal
US and India pressure Sri Lanka over port deal with China
By Saman Gunadasa, 30 December 2017
Mounting government debt has forced the Colombo government to turn to China for financial help.
Australian police handed more military weaponry
By John Roberts, 30 December 2017
The provision of assault rifles to the New South Wales riot squad is part of an international process of police militarisation to deal with growing social tensions.
New Zealand government offers false promises to reduce poverty
By Tom Peters, 30 December 2017
The Labour-led government’s meagre welfare increases and social spending are subordinate to keeping corporate taxes low and upgrading the military.
New in Romanian
Muncitorii Ford din Romania trebuie să facă un apel internațional!
World Socialist Web Site Buletinul Informativ al muncitorilor auto, 29 decembrie 2017
Succesul luptei duse de muncitorii de la Craiova va fi determinat de capacitatea lor de a-si păstra independența față de sindicate si față de partidele burgheze dar și de capacitatea lor de a rupe izolarea și de a face legătura cu colegii lor de la Ford din toată lumea.
New in Spanish
Macron dirige sus decretos laborales contra los trabajadores automotrices
Por Alex Lantier, 30 diciembre 2017
El anuncio de despidos masivos por el segundo mayor fabricante de autos de Europa forma parte de una ofensiva internacional e implacable contra los puestos de trabajo, las condiciones laborales y los derechos sociales.
Rusia acusa al Pentágono de entrenar a excombatientes de Estado Islámico
Por Bill Van Auken, 30 diciembre 2017
El reporte de que EUA está entrenando a exmilicianos de Estado Islámico es otra pieza más de evidencia de que Washington está preparándose para una nueva fase de su guerra en Siria.
“El gobierno no ha hecho nada”:
Crisis de empleo en Puerto Rico, meses después del huracán
Por Genevieve Leigh y Zac Corrigan, 30 diciembre 2017
“Uno se pregunta ¿quién es peor?, ¡los Republicanos que están alborotando todo, o los Demócratas que no hacen nada! Ninguno de esos dos partidos es para nosotros”.
New in Turkish
Oligarşi topluma karşı
Barry Grey, 30 Aralık 2017
Tarihte hiçbir zaman, mali oligarşinin işçi sınıfı zararına devasa bir toplumsal servet biriktirdiğini gösteren raporların her gün, her hafta yayınlandığı günümüzdeki kadar doğru olmamıştır.
Rusya Pentagon’u eski IŞİD savaşçılarını eğitmekle suçluyor
Bill Van Auken, 30 Aralık 2017
Bir rapora göre, ABD özel harekat birlikleri, Suriye’nin Irak ile Ürdün sınırlarının stratejik bağlantı noktası yakınlarındaki El Tanf üssünde IŞİD’in eski savaşçılarını gizlice barındırıp eğitiyor.
New in French
Québec solidaire fusionne avec les nationalistes de droite d’Option nationale
Louis Girard et Richard Dufour, 30 décembre 2017
Alors que les deux partis traditionnels de l’élite dirigeante au Québec ont été discrédités par leurs mesures d’austérité, QS cherche à exploiter son image «de gauche» en offrant ses services à l’establishment comme défenseur de l’État capitaliste.
New in German
Macrons Arbeitsrechtsdekret wird gegen Autoarbeiter eingesetzt
Alex Lantier, 30. Dezember 2017
Der massenhafte Abbau von Arbeitsplätzen bei Europas zweitgrößtem Autobauer ist Bestandteil eines internationalen Angriffs auf Arbeitsplätze, Arbeitsbedingungen und soziale Rechte.
Pläne für massive militärische Aufrüstung nach Regierungsbildung
Johannes Stern, 30. Dezember 2017
Wenige Tage vor dem offiziellen Beginn der Sondierungsgespräche zwischen den Unionsparteien und der SPD macht ein aktuelles Papier der CSU deutlich, was die wirklichen Fragen sind, um die es bei der Regierungsbildung geht.
Italien im Wahlkampf
Peter Schwarz, 30. Dezember 2017
Der italienische Staatspräsident Sergio Matarella hat am Donnerstag das Parlament aufgelöst und damit offiziell den Wahlkampf eröffnet. Die Parlamentswahl findet am 4. März statt.
Rumänische Ford-Arbeiter müssen sich an internationale Arbeiterklasse wenden!
World Socialist Web Site Autoarbeiter-Newsletter, 30. Dezember 2017
Der Erfolg des Kampfs der Arbeiter von Craiova hängt davon ab, ob es ihnen gelingt, ihre Unabhängigkeit von den Gewerkschaften und den bürgerlichen Parteien zu wahren, ihre Isolation zu durchbrechen und sich mit Ford-Arbeitern weltweit zu verbünden.
Rumänischer Autoarbeiter spricht mit WSWS über wilden Streik im Ford-Werk von Craiova
Eric London, 30. Dezember 2017
„Wir haben es mit einer korrupten Gewerkschaft zu tun, die für das Unternehmen arbeitet.“
VW kürzt Gehälter von Betriebsräten
Dietmar Henning, 30. Dezember 2017
Der Volkswagen-Konzern hat die Gehälter von 14 Betriebsräten gekürzt, weil die Staatsanwaltschaft Braunschweig dem Verdacht der Untreue nachgeht.
Jemen: 700 Zivilisten im Dezember getötet und verletzt
Bill Van Auken, 30. Dezember 2017
Die brutale Intensivierung der saudischen Bombardements wird sowohl von der Frustration Riads über das Patt im Krieg als auch von der fortwährenden Unterstützung durch Washington getrieben.
Bestandsaufnahme Gurlitt: „Entartete Kunst“ im Kunstmuseum Bern
Marianne Arens, 30. Dezember 2017
Schon ein erster Streifzug durch die Berner Ausstellung vermittelt einen Eindruck davon, was für ein kultureller Schatz über achtzig Jahre hinweg – seit der Verfemung durch die Nazis ab 1937 – der Öffentlichkeit entzogen war.
New in Arabic
مكانة ثورة أكتوبرعلى مستوى تاريخ العالم وفي السياسات المعاصرة
١٢ تشرين الثاني نوفمبر ٢٠١٧
إن برنامج الثورة الاشتراكية العالمية الذي طرحه لينين و تروتسكي مثل الاستراتيجية الوحيدة القابلة للحياة في مواجهة انهيار النظام الذي بدأ مع اندلاع الحرب الأوروبية.
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Эта
неделя в русской революции
18–24 декабря: В Брест-Литовске
начались мирные переговоры
29 декабря 2017 г.
Троцкий позднее писал: «История сложилась так, что делегатам самого революционного режима, который когда-либо знало человечество, пришлось заседать за общим дипломатическим столом с представителями самой реакционной касты среди всех правящих классов».
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- Macrons Arbeitsrechtsdekret wird gegen Autoarbeiter eingesetzt (30.12.2017)
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- Italien im Wahlkampf (30.12.2017)
- Rumänische Ford-Arbeiter müssen sich an internationale Arbeiterklasse wenden! (30.12.2017)
- Rumänischer Autoarbeiter spricht mit WSWS über wilden Streik im Ford-Werk von Craiova (30.12.2017)
- VW kürzt Gehälter von Betriebsräten (30.12.2017)
- Jemen: 700 Zivilisten im Dezember getötet und verletzt (30.12.2017)
- Bestandsaufnahme Gurlitt: „Entartete Kunst“ im Kunstmuseum Bern (30.12.2017)
- Die Oligarchen gegen die Gesellschaft (29.12.2017)
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Non à la dictature et au séparatisme national! Pour l'unité des travailleurs catalans et espagnols! (22.12.2017) - L’Assemblée générale de l’ONU rejette la position de Trump sur Jérusalem (23.12.2017)
- Trump et Jérusalem : la fin des prétentions à la « paix » au Moyen-Orient (09.12.2017)
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- Macron dirige sus decretos laborales contra los trabajadores automotrices (30.12.2017)
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- “El gobierno no ha hecho nada”:
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- Hasta tres veces más inmigrantes mueren cruzando la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México de lo que se informaba (29.12.2017)
- El acuerdo de DACA pospuesto hasta 2018 deja a 800.000 jóvenes bajo la amenaza de deportación (28.12.2017)
- Argentina aprueba “reforma” de prestaciones sociales luego de violenta represión (28.12.2017)
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- Телевизионный сериал Троцкий: Чудовищное нагромождение исторических фальсификаций и антисемитизма (13.12.2017)
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Perspective
Final reflections on the centennial year of the October Revolution
30 December 2017
The commemoration of the centenary of the October Revolution reflected the political interests and outlooks of different class forces.
WSWS Online Webinar
WSWS Holiday Schedule
Over the holiday period, we will not publish on Monday, January 1 and Tuesday, January 2. We will resume our regular schedule of postings on Wednesday, January 3. The WSWS extends season's greetings to all of our readers.
Auto Workers Struggles
Romanian Ford workers must make international appeal!
World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter, 29 December 2017
The success of the Craiova workers’ struggle will be determined by their ability to retain their independence from the trade unions and the bourgeois parties, and by their ability to break the isolation of their strike and link up with their fellow Ford workers internationally.
US Ford worker supports autoworker strike in Romania: “They need to hook up with us”
By Tim Rivers, 29 December 2017
Romanian Ford worker speaks to WSWS about wildcat strike at Craiova plant
- VW colluded in torture of militant workers during military dictatorship in Brazil
- Holidays painful for family of young Ford worker killed in Detroit area plant
- Autopsy report refutes claims young Ford worker was on drugs at time of factory shooting
- Family, co-workers want truth about Kentucky Ford worker’s death
Commentary
The ruling class’s Christmas message to Grenfell survivors: You will get nothing from us
By Steve James, 30 December 2017
Three days before Christmas, Prime Minister Theresa May rejected a petition set up by a survivor of the July Grenfell Tower inferno in London.
Macron turns France’s labor decrees on auto workers
By Alex Lantier, 29 December 2017
Zimbabwe government and opposition compete for imperialist backing
By Chris Marsden, 29 December 2017
The way forward in Zimbabwe after Mugabe
Over 700 Yemeni civilians killed and wounded by US-backed Saudi airstrikes in December
By Bill Van Auken, 29 December 2017
Saudi crisis threatens wider war in the Middle East
The oligarchy versus society
By Barry Grey, 28 December 2017
The US government and the Russian election
By Andre Damon, 27 December 2017
Arts Review
Best films of 2017, and other matters
By David Walsh and Joanne Laurier, 30 December 2017
It is impossible to discuss the best films of the year without considering some big social and cultural issues.
Pop and jazz in 2017
By Hiram Lee, Matthew Brennan and Nick Barrickman, 30 December 2017
With a few exceptions, the top of the Billboard charts in 2017 was home to one conformist and forgettable album after another, or worse.
Remarkable collection of early Soviet films on DVD: The New Man—Awakening and Everyday Life in Revolutionary Russia
By Bernd Reinhardt, 29 December 2017
Downsizing: Alexander Payne’s take on climate change, overpopulation, social inequality … and more
Science
Insights into a new class of HIV retroviral drugs
By Benjamin Mateus, 30 December 2017
Recent investigation into the process of the HIV virus capsid maturation suggests a new method of disrupting its ability to infect.
Workers Struggles
Hyundai autoworkers rejected pay deal; Taiwan workers protest industrial laws
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
30 December 2017
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Massachusetts public transportation workers’ wages, benefits, and safety under attack
Puerto Rico
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“The government has done nothing”
Months after hurricane, Puerto Rican workers face worsening jobs crisis
Puerto Rico governor orders review of official hurricane death toll
Socialist Equality Party
Indian ICFI supporters call public meeting in Kolkata to mark Russian Revolution centenary
29 December 2017
The Kolkata meeting will discuss the political and theoretical struggles led by Lenin and Trotsky and their significance for today.
Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) stands for local government elections
By our correspondents, 23 December 2017
SEP in Sri Lanka pays tribute to Keerthi Balasuriya
By our correspondent, 20 December 2017
On the 30th anniversary of the death of Comrade Keerthi Balasuriya
By David North, 19 December 2017
Keerthi’s death on December 18, 1987 was an irreplaceable loss to the International Committee of the Fourth International and its Sri Lankan section.
Australian and New Zealand Trotskyists hold powerful Russian Revolution centenary meetings
SEP meeting attendees speak about the Russian Revolution
Centenary of the Russian Revolution
Arabic translation of “The Place of the October Revolution in World History and Contemporary Politics”
We are publishing here the Arabic translation of the concluding lecture in the ICFI series marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution, “The Place of the October Revolution in World History and Contemporary Politics.” The lecture by David North, the WSWS chairman, was streamed live on November 11.
This week in the Russian Revolution
December 25-31: Soviet government nationalizes the banks
27 December 2017
The year 1917 closes with the Russian Revolution in a precarious situation. The new Soviet government is menaced on all sides by hostile armies. Meanwhile, the imperialist war rages on, and the October insurrection catalyzes revolutionary struggles around the world.
Chronology of the Russian Revolution »
History
How former Nazi official Reinhard Gehlen erected a state within a state in post-war Germany
By Wolfgang Weber, 27 December 2017
Over 100,000 pages of documents relating to the post-World War II head of the German Federal Intelligence Service and ex-Nazi official Reinhard Gehlen have been leaked to the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Mehring Books
WSWS publishes Urdu translation of Trotsky’s Lessons of October
Preface to the Urdu edition of Lessons of October
Profiteering by insulation industry central to Grenfell Tower fire in London
By Tom Pearce, 28 December 2017
Six months since the Grenfell Tower fire
More on the Grenfell Tower fire »
International Amazon Workers Voice
Amazon begins operations in Australia
By Patrick Kelly, 28 December 2017
Amazon worker dies after vomiting blood at Sacramento, California fulfillment center
By Kristina Betinis, 23 December 2017
OSHA dragging its feet investigating death of Pennsylvania Amazon worker Devan Shoemaker
Amazon conducts total surveillance of workers in new German plant
By Marianne Arens, 16 December 2017
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
One day strike hits German and Italian Amazon distribution centres
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Google Censorship
Net neutrality and the drive to censor the internet
By Andre Damon, 25 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
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Centenary of the Russian Revolution
Australia: Socialist Equality Party holds successful meetings on Russian Revolution
By our correspondents, 7 December 2017
Workers and youth discuss the Russian Revolution at SEP meetings
By our reporters, 7 December 2017
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.
The Place of the October Revolution in World History and Contemporary Politics
By David North, 13 November 2017
- On the Centenary of the October Revolution
- Lessons of October: The political crisis within the Bolshevik Party on the eve of the seizure of power
- On the eve of revolution: The Bolshevik Party, factory committees, and the mass movement of the working class
- From the July Days to the Kornilov coup: Lenin’s The State and Revolution
IYSSE
IYSSE mounts campaign against university police censorship at University of California, Berkeley
By Evan Blake, 2 December 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.
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