3 March 2018
Support grows for West Virginia teachers as unions, Democrats scramble to end strike
By Jerry White, 3 March 2018
As the powerful strike of 30,000 West Virginia teachers and other school employees extends into the weekend, the unions and state Democrats hope to push through an agreement already rejected by rank-and-file educators.
The revolt of the West Virginia teachers
Jacobin, Socialist Alternative and the ISO hailed union deal rejected by West Virginia teachers
“A lot of people are calling for all the workers to go out on strike”
State workers, auto workers, teachers throughout the world back West Virginia strike
By our reporters, 3 March 2018
There is growing international support for the courageous stand taken by teachers in West Virginia.
West Virginia rally cheers call for expanding teachers strike
Mobilize the entire working class behind West Virginia teachers! Form rank-and-file committees to expand the struggle!
Nova Scotia Teachers Union abandons strike mandate, capitulates to Liberal attack on education
By Roger Jordan, 3 March 2018
In exchange for the NSTU’s suppression of teacher opposition to its right-wing education “reform,” Nova Scotia’s Liberal government has agreed to changes that will bolster the union apparatus.
EU threatens retaliation to Trump’s trade war measures
By Peter Symonds, 3 March 2018
Trump’s announcement of global tariffs on steel and aluminium has triggered international criticism, including from US allies that will be among the hardest hit.
Trump launches trade war
US media airs pretexts for preemptive attack on North Korea
By James Cogan, 3 March 2018
Newspaper articles indicate that a war crime of historic dimensions is being prepared.
Responding to US threats, Russian President Putin proclaims nuclear arms race
French neo-fascist Marine Le Pen indicted for tweeting pictures of IS killings
By Francis Dubois, 3 March 2018
The indictment of two National Front deputies for posting pictures on Twitter is an act of political censorship threatening basic democratic rights.
Theresa May’s Brexit speech gets short shrift from European Union
By Chris Marsden, 3 March 2018
Despite her conciliatory tone, May failed to meet EU demands to flesh out what her government means by “ambitious managed diversion.”
UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn slithers toward sellout
Germany: The membership vote and the war policy of the SPD
By Ulrich Rippert, 3 March 2018
The massive pressure the SPD leadership has exerted on its members is part of a political conspiracy to implement a militaristic program.
Elections in Italy deepen European Union crisis
By Peter Schwarz, 3 March 2018
Unless the polls are proved wrong, tomorrow’s parliamentary election in Italy will usher in a new stage in the crisis and instability of the European Union.
The Italian election alliance Potere al Popolo: A repackaging of pseudo-left politics
The Italian elections: A perspective for the working class
Ferguson, Missouri nursing home workers in fourth month of strike
By Benjamin Mateus, 3 March 2018
The 90 full and part time workers have been replaced by strikebreakers while the SEIU pursues an impotent appeal to the National Labor Relations Board.
US government cuts aid to Puerto Rico by half
By Antonio Castro, 3 March 2018
Amidst a mounting mental health crisis and constant power outages, the US government announced a drastic cut in aid to the island still reeling from hurricane damage.
Special needs’ New York student imprisoned over Facebook posting
By Jason Melanovski, 3 March 2018
Several dozen students across the US have been swept up in a hysterical law and order crackdown since the Parkland school shooting.
After Parkland shooting, dozens of US students arrested for social media posts
Four Detroit area police officers await trial for murder, use of excessive force
By Tyler Van Dyke, 3 March 2018
The indictments follow a year that witnessed mounting public outrage in the wake of a series of incidents involving police violence against unarmed and unresisting citizens.
EU threats add to pressure on Maldives government
By Rohantha De Silva, 3 March 2018
The EU, US and India are intensifying efforts to undermine Chinese influence on the strategically located Indian Ocean island nation.
Emergency declared after earthquake devastates Papua New Guinea
By Mike Head, 3 March 2018
More than 50 people are feared dead and anger is mounting over the lack of government assistance.
New in Italian
Le elezioni italiane: una prospettiva per la classe lavoratrice
Peter Schwarz, 3 marzo 2018
Nelle elezioni italiane di domenica sono espressi in maniera concentrata tutti gli stessi problemi politici che giovani e lavoratori si trovano ad affrontare nell'Europa intera.
L'alleanza elettorale italiana Potere al Popolo: un riconfezionamento della politica della pseudo-sinistra
Marianne Arens e Peter Schwarz, 3 marzo 2018
La forza trainante dietro questa nuova alleanza elettorale in Italia è Rifondazione Comunista, che per molti anni ha espletato un ruolo cruciale nello stabilizzare l’ordine borghese e nel sopprimere la lotta di classe.
New in Norwegian
Valget i Italia: Et perspektiv for arbeiderklassen
Peter Schwarz, 28 February 2018
Alle problemstillingene som arbeidere og ungdom i Europa står overfor sammenfattes og konsentreres i det italienske parlamentsvalget søndag den 4. mars.
Berlinalen: SPD-minister kjører frem #MeToo-kampanjen
Katarina Selin, 27 February 2018
Familie- og arbeidsminister Katarina Barley forfulgte dypt reaksjonære mål med sin støtte for #MeToo-kampanjen på årets Berlinale-filmfestival.
Skoda-arbeidere i Tsjekkia forbereder streik
Ulrich Rippert, 27 February 2018
Strikeforberedelser ved Skoda er en del av en økende radikalisering av arbeiderne i Øst-Europa, som ikke lenger vil akseptere de ekstreme utbyttingsforholdene.
New in Spanish
La revuelta de los maestros en West Virginia
Por Joseph Kishore, 3 marzo 2018
Trump lanza una guerra comercial
Por Nick Beams, 3 marzo 2018
Al imponer un aumento de aranceles global, en vez de medidas selectivas, Trump escogió la opción más dura que le presentó el secretario de Comercio Wilbur Ross.
La alianza electoral italiana Potere al Popolo: Un refrito de políticas pseudoizquierdistas
Por Marianne Arens y Peter Schwarz, 3 marzo 2018
La fuerza impulsora tras esta nueva alianza electoral italiana es Rifondazione Comunista, que durante muchos años jugó un papel crucial en la estabilización del orden burgués y la represión a la lucha de clases.
El presidente de Perú propone un aumento de salario mínimo en un intento por desviar el proceso de acusación por corrupción en su contra
Por Cesar Uco, 3 marzo 2018
Una desesperada propuesta populista presidencial cuando las posibilidades de que Kuczynski termine su mandato están desvaneciéndose, mientras que su índice de aprobación ha caído al 19 por ciento.
New in French
En réaction aux menaces des États-Unis, le président de la Russie déclare une course à l'armement nucléaire
Andre Damon, 3 mars 2018
Lors d'un discours belliqueux et nationaliste jeudi, Poutine a vanté les progrès de l'arsenal nucléaire russe et a montré une vidéo d'une attaque nucléaire contre les États-Unis.
La révolte des enseignants de Virginie-Occidentale
Joseph Kishore, 3 mars 2018
Le rejet par les enseignants de Virginie-Occidentale des efforts des syndicats pour mettre fin à leur lutte fait partie des nombreux signes de la combativité croissante de la classe ouvrière aux États-Unis.
Marine Le Pen mise en examen pour avoir affiché des photos sur Twitter
Francis Dubois, 3 mars 2018
La mise en examen de deux députés FN pour des photos sur Twitter est un acte draconien de censure politique qui menace les droits démocratiques.
La Belgique veut quintupler ses dépenses d'armement
Olivier Laurent, 3 mars 2018
Alors que la fièvre militariste gagne l'Otan et les élites dirigeantes européennes, la Belgique lance un réarmement massif.
New in Arabic
الذكرى المئوية الثانية لمولد كارل ماركس
٢ كانون الثاني يناير ٢٠١٨
يصادف هذا العام الذكرى المئوية الثانية لمولد كارل ماركس ، منشئ المفهوم المادي للتاريخ ومؤلف رأس المال، ومؤسس الحركة الاشتراكية الثورية الحديثة بالتعاون مع فريدريك انجلز.
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Доклад уполномоченного парламента Германии по вооруженным силам провоцирует призывы к вооружению страны
Петер Шварц, 1 марта 2018 г.
Годовой отчет создает основу для масштабного увеличения военных расходов недавно созданным правительством «большой коалиции».
75 лет тому назад: Коммунистическая партия США защищает убийство польских социалистов
1 марта 2018 г.
27 февраля 1943 года газета Коммунистической партии США выступила с оправданием действий советского диктатора Иосифа Сталина, касавшихся убийства в 1941 году двух видных польских социалистов.
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Ruling class conflicts in the US target inner circle of Trump White House
3 March 2018
The corporate media and the intelligence services are spearheading an attack that has crippled the White House and seems aimed at forcing Trump out.
Arts Review
The Oscar speech we’d like to hear Sunday night: “Members of the Academy, what hypocrites and conformists so many of you are!”
By David Walsh, 3 March 2018
The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, ostensibly honoring the best films and performances of 2017, will be held Sunday evening at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
A conversation with Raoul Peck, director of The Young Karl Marx
By Fred Mazelis, 1 March 2018
Raoul Peck’s The Young Karl Marx
Commentary
Young Democratic Socialists of America conference: Propping up the Democratic Party
By E.P. Milligan, 3 March 2018
The annual conference was aimed primarily at turning young people interested in socialism into foot-soldiers for the Democrats organizers for the anti-working class trade unions.
Obituary: Jim Anderton, a pivotal defender of New Zealand capitalism
By John Braddock, 3 March 2018
As leader of NewLabour and the Alliance, Anderton played a critical role defending the capitalist order by blocking any rebellion against the Labour government.
Union lawyer tells US Supreme Court: “Union security is the tradeoff for no strikes”
By Joseph Kishore, 28 February 2018
A new “left” appeal for imperialist intervention in Syria
By Bill Van Auken, 2 March 2018
Chomsky’s pro-imperialist Afrin petition
Xi Jinping’s power grab: Bonapartism with Chinese characteristics
The New York Times procures salacious details of “gray-zone sex”
A reply to a proponent of “Iranian Islamic socialism”
The struggle against imperialism and for workers’ power in Iran
By Keith Jones, 14 February 2018
Mehring Books
Death on the Picket Line, the story of John McCoy
Book traces history of West Virginia miners’ struggles
2 March 2018
West Virginia teachers and their supporters will find in this work an important resource for gaining insight into the broader issues they face.
The Heritage We Defend and other important books by David North and the ICFI published in Turkish
By Halil Celik, 20 January 2018
In a country where the working class and socialist movement in general has been dominated by Stalinism, Maoism and petty-bourgeois nationalist tendencies for decades, these books are of prime importance in developing socialist consciousness among workers and youth.
New publication by Mehring Books (UK)
The falsification of David King’s work
12 January 2018
Mehring Books has produced a new pamphlet to memorialise David King, who devoted his extraordinary artistic gifts to salvaging the historical truth of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its aftermath.
Workers Struggles
Nurses threaten strike action in Solomon Islands
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
3 March 2018
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Twenty years of the WSWS
Twenty years of the World Socialist Web Site: 1998–2018
By David North and Joseph Kishore, 14 February 2018
As the WSWS marks its 20th anniversary of daily posting, it is taking the lead in exposing the conspiracy by governments and corporations to censor the Internet as the ruling class prepares for war and domestic repression.
WSWS/SEP/IYSSE public meetings
Organizing Resistance to Internet Censorship
Opposition grows among students and youth to Internet censorship
For an international coalition to fight Internet censorship
An open letter from the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site to socialist, anti-war, left-wing and progressive websites, organizations and activists
23 January 2018
The Russian meddling fraud: Weapons of mass destruction revisited
WSWS Chairperson David North interviewed on Chris Hedges’ “On Contact”
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WSWS publishes Arabic translation of “The bicentenary of Marx’s birth, socialism and the resurgence of the international class struggle.”
We are publishing here the Arabic translation of the WSWS perspective article, “The bicentenary of Marx’s birth, socialism and the resurgence of the international class struggle”. This article by WSWS International Editorial Board chairperson, David North, was first published on January 3, 2018.
Book Review
Daniel Golden’s Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and foreign intelligence secretly exploit America’s universities
By Clara Weiss, 28 February 2018
International Committee of the Fourth International
Parti de l'égalité socialiste holds meeting in Paris against militarism and austerity
By our reporters, 27 February 2018
The meeting exposed the militaristic plans underlying attempts to form a Grand Coalition government in Germany working closely with President Emmanuel Macron.
IYSSE
IYSSE meeting draws together Flint, Puerto Rico, Kentucky workers to discuss water crisis
By our reporter, 23 February 2018
The meeting provided a forum for workers and youth to discuss the root causes of the mounting water crisis in the US and internationally and a socialist perspective to fight back.
Students and workers call for the unity of the working class following meeting on Flint water crisis
By our reporters, 23 February 2018
This week in history: February 26-March 4
25 years ago: Terrorist bombing of World Trade Center in New York
Far-right Islamic terrorists detonated a bomb in a parking area beneath the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, causing six deaths and over 1,000 injuries and sicknesses.
50 years ago: Kerner Commission issues report on US riots
The report laid the blame for the 1967 riots on grinding poverty, police brutality and "white racism."
75 years ago: American Communist Party defends murders of Polish socialists
On February 27, 1943, the newspaper of the American Communist Party came to the defense of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin for his 1941 murder of two prominent Polish socialists.
100 years ago: Germany breaks truce, invades Soviet Russia
On March 3, 1918, G.Y. Sokolnikov signed the Brest-Litovsk treaty on terms dictated by German imperialism, officially ending Russia’s participation in World War I.
Autoworkers Struggles
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By Carl Bronski, 26 February 2018
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Still no serious investigation into death of Jacoby Hennings
By Jerry White, 22 February 2018
The Grenfell Tower fire
Right-wing media launch witch-hunt against Grenfell activist Joe Delaney
By Barry Mason and Robert Stevens, 28 February 2018
Grenfell Tower combustible cladding was never tested
Grenfell Fire Forum: Failed by the State co-director discusses smear campaign against his documentary
By our reporter, 19 February 2018
Failed by the State co-writer and presenter Ish: “I wasn’t trying to push agendas, I was just trying to tell the truth about Grenfell.”
By Robert Stevens, 16 February 2018
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Featured Interview
An interview with David North
Socialism or Barbarism: Reflections on Global Disorder
6 February 2018
In October 2017, David North delivered a lecture on the centenary of the October Revolution at St. Andrews College in Scotland. Prior to the lecture, he was interviewed by Adam Stromme, the editor in chief of the St Andrews Economist, the official publication of the St Andrews Economics Society.
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