11 April 2018
Facebook CEO presents plans for mass censorship at Senate hearing
By Andre Damon, 11 April 2018
The vast and sweeping dangers to democratic rights posed by Facebook’s censorship measures were universally cheered by all the Democratic Congressmen.
Facebook intensifies censorship ahead of congressional testimony by Zuckerberg
Behind the Facebook data scandal: The drive to censor the Internet
Oklahoma teachers’ strike continues as governor rejects funding demands
By Jerry White, 11 April 2018
The Oklahoma Education Association is trying to end the strike on the basis of a rotten deal that abandons the teachers’ main demands.
Unions seek to hijack, shut down Oklahoma teachers strike as support for expanded struggle grows
Mass turnout at state capitol as Oklahoma teachers’ strike enters second week
Build rank-and-file committees to unite with teachers in Arizona and Kentucky!
Mobilize the working class behind striking Oklahoma educators!
US media demands full-scale assault against Syria
By James Cogan, 11 April 2018
The New York Times and Washington Post have sent a clear message to Trump that a limited attack will be denounced as worse than useless.
France and UK spar to be leading US military partner in Syria
By Chris Marsden, 11 April 2018
The UK’s standing with Washington was undermined in 2013, when Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron called a parliamentary vote on a planned strike on Syria and lost.
UK and French forces on ground in Syria as US prepares wider war
Canada rallies behind US in its incendiary anti-Russia offensive
By Roger Jordan, 11 April 2018
Canada has signalled its support for the coming US attack on Syria, by pledging to work with its “international partners” to punish Syria and “its backers” with “all available means.”
Yulia Skripal discharged from hospital and taken to secret location
By Robert Stevens, 11 April 2018
The same treatment will likely be meted out to Sergei Skripal, with Salisbury hospital announcing he will be discharged in “due course.”
Britain piles on lies to shore up Skripal poisoning accusations against Russia
UK higher education and university staff oppose union sellout ahead of ballot result
By Thomas Scripps, 11 April 2018
There is strong resistance to the University and College Union’s attempted sell-out of the pension dispute by university staff who oppose the bureaucracy’s lying claims.
UK workers protest Special Educational Needs and Disabilities cuts by Bradford’s Labour council
By Tania Kent, 11 April 2018
The cuts will result in the loss of 25-30 members of staff across Bradford, with the aim of saving an estimated £770,000 a year.
Students protest against Macron as strikes against austerity mount in France
By Johannes Stern and Alex Lantier, 11 April 2018
All over the country, students are occupying campuses and holding general assemblies and demonstrations.
Strikes mount as National Assembly opens debate on French rail privatization
Swiss whistleblower Falciani arrested in Spain on order from Switzerland
By Marianne Arens, 11 April 2018
Hervé Falciani, who exposed thousands of cases of tax evasion, now faces extradition to Switzerland, in a deal that could include the extradition of two Catalonian politicians.
Michigan governor ends state water distribution in Flint
By Lawrence Porter and James Brewer, 11 April 2018
Snyder justified this latest provocation against the residents, who have suffered years of lead-poisoned water, by citing test levels, despite scientists insisting that no amount of lead in water is safe.
Republicans target food stamp benefits in new farm bill
By Trévon Austin, 11 April 2018
The proposed new five-year farm bill would expand the work requirements for food stamps.
Proposed Illinois budget continues assault on workers and sets stage for November elections
By Michael Walters and Alexander Fangmann, 11 April 2018
Part of the savings Rauner, a billionaire, intends to make, would go to lowering the state income tax rate from 4.95 percent to 4.7 percent, almost exclusively benefiting the extremely wealthy.
Togo doctors strike over disastrous state of public hospitals
By Eddie Haywood, 11 April 2018
The government is starving funding for health care, spending the criminally negligent amount of just $16 per person in a country of nearly 8 million.
Malaysian parliament dissolved for snap general election
By John Roberts, 11 April 2018
The government is using every means at its disposal to undermine the opposition and reverse its poor results at the 2013 elections.
Australian asylum seekers stripped of minimal welfare payments
By Max Newman, 11 April 2018
As of this month, over 12,000 refugees are at risk of being left destitute and forced to return to the countries they fled.
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Космолог Стивен Хокинг уходит из жизни в возрасте 76 лет
Брайан Дайн, 11 апреля 2018 г.
Хокинг, проживший большую часть своей жизни, страдая от болезни Лу Герига, был одним из самых значительных космологов, а также выдающимся популяризатором физики.
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Den internasjonale betydningen av Marsjér-for-våre-liv-demonstrasjonene
Eric London, 11 April 2018
Massedemonstrasjonene i hjertet av verdensimperialismen peker på intensiveringen av sosiale spenninger og klassekampen over hele verden.
«Jeg er motivert for å gjøre den forandringen for våre kommende generasjoner»
Elever, ungdom uttaler seg om krig, ulikhet ved Marsjér-for-våre-liv-demonstrasjonen i Washington DC
11 April 2018
Videregåendeelever og annen ungdom som deltok i demonstrasjonen hadde langt mer på hjertet enn våpenkontroll og midtperiodevalgene – sakene fremmet av media og Det demokratiske partiet.
SGP - Det sosialistiske likestillingspartiet i Tyskland krever umiddelbar løslatelse av Carles Puigdemont
Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, 11 April 2018
De tyske myndighetenes arrestasjon av Puigdemont er en vilkårlig rettshandling karakteristisk for et autoritært regime.
Avsatt katalansk premier Carles Puigdemont arrestert i Tyskland
Alejandro López, 11 April 2018
Beslutningen om å arrestere Puigdemont i Tyskland, der kriminalloven straffer forsøk på løsrivelse med dommer opp til livstidsfengsel, åpner for utlevering til Spania.
Avskaffelsen av demokratiske rettigheter
Den tyske regjeringens rolle ved fengslingen av Öcalan
Ute Reissner, 11 April 2018
Denne artikkelen publiserte WSWS i 1999 og er oversatt nå i kontekst av Tyrkias invasjon i Syria og i lys av den nylig innsatte storkoalisjonsregjeringen i Tysklands pågripelse av forhenværende og eksilerte regionalpremier i Catalonia Carles Puigdemont.
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Al borde de la guerra: EUA y la OTAN preparan un ataque militar contra Siria
Por Keith Jones, 11 abril 2018
Las élites gobernantes en EUA y Europa ven la guerra como un medio para revertir sus pérdidas geopolíticas en Oriente Próximo y para reprimir la oposición política interna.
El Nuevo Partido Anticapitalista intenta estrangular huelgas ferroviarias en Francia
Por Alex Lantier, 11 abril 2018
Cincuenta años después de la huelga general de 1968, el pablista NPA insiste en que los trabajadores deberían tomar órdenes de organizaciones que admite que apoyan los ataques contra los trabajadores ferroviarios.
Informe detalla crecimiento masivo de la desigualdad en todo el mundo
Por Eric London, 11 abril 2018
El informe concluye que si los multimillonarios del mundo continúan aumentando su riqueza al ritmo actual, con el tiempo "poseerán el 100 por ciento de la riqueza mundial".
El New York Times: ¿etnia o clase?
¿Qué determina la movilidad social estadounidense? Segunda Parte
Por Eric London, 11 abril 2018
El New York Times presenta un ensayo del grupo no gubernamental Equality of Opportunity para demostrar que las divisiones étnicas, y no las divisiones de clase, fundamentan el estatus social ¿Qué dicen las estadísticas?
Los sindicatos buscan cooptar y suprimir la huelga de los maestros en Oklahoma cuando crece el apoyo para ampliar la lucha
Por el Partido Socialista por la Igualdad, 11 abril 2018
En el momento en que la huelga de decenas de miles de maestros y auxiliares en Oklahoma llega a su segunda semana, los trabajadores afrontan una encrucijada de suma importancia.
Liberan al dirigente catalán Carles Puigdemont de la cárcel en Alemania
Por Ulrich Rippert, 11 abril 2018
Puigdemont no puede salir de Alemania hasta nuevo aviso, tuvo que pagar una fianza de €75.000 y tiene que personarse en la policía una vez por semana.
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Savaşın eşiğinde: ABD ve NATO Suriye’ye askeri saldırıya hazırlanıyor
Keith Jones, 11 Nisan 2018
ABD ve NATO, Suriye’de, nükleer silah sahibi Rusya ile doğrudan çatışmaya yol açabilecek büyük bir gerginliğin eşiğinde.
Türkiye, Rusya ve İran devlet başkanları Ankara’da bir araya geldi
Halil Çelik, 11 Nisan 2018
Üçlü zirve, emperyalist ülkelerin egemen seçkinleri içinde Suriye savaşı ve Rusya ile İran’a yönelik tavır konusunda süregiden anlaşmazlıkların ortasında yapıldı.
ABD daha geniş savaşa hazırlanırken, Britanya ve Fransa güçleri Suriye’de
Halil Çelik, 11 Nisan 2018
Dün, Britanya Başbakanı Theresa May ve Fransa Devlet Başkanı Emmanuel Macron, Suriye’de, ABD ile olası bir askeri saldırı dahil olmak üzere eşgüdümlü eyleme hazır olduklarını belirtti.
Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi Kaliforniya’daki ara seçim adaylarını açıklıyor
Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin açıklaması, 11 Nisan 2018
Moore ve Mitchell, Kaliforniya’daki ve tüm dünyadaki işçi sınıfının çıkarları doğrultusunda, savaş ve kapitalizm karşıtı sosyalist bir programla yarışacaklar.
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Les forces britanniques et françaises sur le terrain en Syrie, les États-Unis préparent une guerre plus large
Halil Celik, 11 avril 2018
L’attaque aux armes chimiques alléguée constitue une excuse tellement commode pour que les deux pays approfondissent leurs opérations en Syrie.
Au bord de la guerre : les États-Unis et l’OTAN préparent une frappe militaire contre la Syrie
Keith Jones, 11 avril 2018
Les élites dirigeantes américaine et européenne voient dans la guerre un moyen non seulement d’inverser une série de revers géopolitiques au Moyen-Orient, mais aussi de réprimer l’opposition politique intérieure.
Les responsables de l’Administration Trump tentent de calmer les craintes de la guerre commerciale
Nick Beams, 11 avril 2018
Le directeur du Conseil national du commerce de la Maison-Blanche, Peter Navarro, a souligné l’importance cruciale du développement de la haute technologie, à la fois pour la suprématie économique et la suprématie militaire des États-Unis.
Ontario: Les libéraux présentent un budget «de compassion» avant les élections
Roger Jordan, 11 avril 2018
Après avoir réduit les dépenses sociales et interdit les grèves pour imposer des réductions des salaires, les libéraux se présentent cyniquement comme l'antipode «progressiste» des conservateurs pro-patronaux.
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Am Rande des Krieges: USA und Nato bereiten Militärschlag gegen Syrien vor
Keith Jones, 11. April 2018
Die herrschenden Eliten der USA und Europas sehen Krieg nicht nur als eine Möglichkeit, ihre geopolitischen Rückschläge im Nahen Osten auszugleichen, sondern auch um gegen politischen Widerstand im Inneren vorzugehen.
Streik im öffentlichen Dienst: Wachsende Wut über Löhne und Arbeitsbedingungen
unseren Reportern, 11. April 2018
Der Streik ist von einem fundamentalen Widerspruch geprägt. Während die Beschäftigten aller Bereiche extrem wütend über immer schlechtere Arbeitsbedingungen sind, setzen die Gewerkschaften alles daran, wirklichen Widerstand zu verhindern.
“Berlin brennt” – Widerstand der Berliner Feuerwehrleute wirft politische Fragen auf
der Sozialistischen Gleichheitspartei, 11. April 2018
Seit nunmehr drei Wochen protestieren die Feuerwehrleute vor dem Berliner Rathaus gegen katastrophale Arbeitsbedingungen und Personalmangel.
Nationalversammlung debattiert über Privatisierung der Eisenbahn:
Wachsende Streiks in Frankreich
Alex Lantier, 11. April 2018
Die Arbeiter bei Air France streiken seit gestern für höhere Löhne, und die Eisenbahner haben am Montag mit dem vierten Tag ihrer rotierenden Streiks begonnen.
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- Les quinze ans du World Socialist Web Site : 1998-2013 (..NaN)
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- La nomination de Bolton : un autre avertissement sur de nouvelles guerres américaines (27.03.2018)
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- Cientos de miles de estudiantes marchan contra la violencia masiva en Estados Unidos (26.03.2018)
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Perspective
The noose tightens around Trump
11 April 2018
The extraordinary events of Monday suggest that a criminal indictment of the president, or the threat of one, is overtaking a strategy based on impeachment.
Organizing Resistance to Internet Censorship
Two weeks since WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange silenced by Ecuador
By Niles Niemuth, 11 April 2018
It is no coincidence that Assange has been shut off from any form of communication with the outside world as the US and its allies prepare for an escalation of war in Syria and beyond.
Journalists, filmmakers, artists demand end to persecution of Julian Assange
2 April 2018
Why has Ecuador silenced Julian Assange?
Oklahoma teachers discuss Internet censorship and the unification of workers struggles across the US
Visit wsws.org/endcensorship to register for the April 22 conference "The Class Struggle and the Fight Against Internet Censorship".
Capitalism and the artificial intelligence revolution
By Andre Damon, 6 April 2018
Google workers demand end to company’s involvement in drone murder
WSWS/SEP/IYSSE public meetings
Organizing Resistance 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
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Commentary
On the brink of war: US and NATO prepare military strike on Syria
By Keith Jones, 10 April 2018
The pseudo-left’s silent complicity in the drive to war against Syria and Russia
By Tom Hall, 10 April 2018
Turkish, Russian and Iranian presidents meet in Ankara
Top Trump aide lays out driving forces of trade war against China
By Nick Beams, 10 April 2018
New Zealand barrister defends principle of presumption of innocence
By John Braddock, 11 April 2018
Michael Bott said that an automatic “believe the victim” starting point in a prosecution “can and must have no place in criminal trials.”
New Anti-capitalist Party seeks to strangle French rail strikes
By Alex Lantier, 10 April 2018
Fifty years after May-June 1968, the class struggle erupts in France
Report details massive growth of inequality worldwide
By Eric London, 10 April 2018
The New York Times on race and class
What determines social mobility in America?
Part two
East Kentucky residents hit by rate hikes and shutoffs of undrinkable water
By Phyllis Steele, 10 April 2018
SEP 2018 election campaign
SEP congressional candidates hold initial meetings in San Diego and Berkeley
By Evan Blake, 10 April 2018
New dates in Newark and Tracy
Public meetings in California: The Socialist Equality Party campaign in the 2018 midterm elections
Socialist Equality Party announces California candidates in midterm elections
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party
3 April 2018
David Moore, SEP candidate for the US Senate, and Kevin Mitchell, SEP candidate in the 51st Congressional District, will run on a socialist, anti-war and anti-capitalist program in the interests of the working class in California and around the world.
Mehring Books
Mehring Books publishes The CIA Democrats
7 April 2018
Mehring Books has published The CIA Democrats, a detailed exposure of the effective takeover of the 2018 Democratic Party congressional campaign by candidates drawn from the ranks of former intelligence agents, special forces operatives, veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and civilian national security operatives from the State Department, National Security Council and Pentagon.
Arts Review
Restored version of Fassbinder’s working class drama Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day showing in US
By David Walsh and Joanne Laurier, 9 April 2018
Japanese animation filmmaker Isao Takahata, director of Grave of the Fireflies, dies at 82
By Elle Chapman and David Walsh, 7 April 2018
68th Berlin International Film Festival—Part 8
Brothers (1929) and Comradeship (1931): Two films dealing with the workers movement
By Bernd Reinhardt, 6 April 2018
68th Berlin International Film Festival—Part 7
A fresh look at German cinema in the Weimar Republic era (1919-1933)
Babylon Berlin: A lavish television series about 1920s’ Germany
The controversy surrounding the Roseanne television series
By David Walsh, 4 April 2018
This week in history: April 9-April 15
25 years ago: Riots erupt after ANC leader assassinated in South Africa
On April 10, 1993, Chris Hani, head of the Communist Party of South Africa and the Umkhonto we Sizwe militia arm of the African National Congress, was gunned down outside his home in the racially-mixed suburb of Boksburg.
50 years ago: Student demonstrations, street fighting, in West Germany after failed assassination
On April 11, 1968, the near-killing of West German radical student youth leader Alfred Willi Rudolf “Rudi” Dutschke by an anti-communist gunman caused an eruption of demonstrations and fighting across West Germany.
75 years ago: Nazis carry out mass murder of Jews in modern-day Ukraine
On April 9, 1943, Nazi officials at the Zborow concentration camp in Eastern Poland carried out a mass killing of Jewish workers, children and the elderly. An estimated 2,300 people were shot to death of the first day of the massacre, followed by further murders throughout the week.
100 years ago: Germany occupies Helsinki, crushes Finnish revolution
On April 12, 1918, thousands of German soldiers, moving from land and sea, attacked the Finnish capital of Helsinki and moved to crush the Red Guards and militant workers that had, in the preceding months, led the Finnish Revolution.
Autoworkers Struggles
Chicago Ford workers speak out against treatment of temporary part-timers
By Marcus Day and Jessica Goldstein, 9 April 2018
Four months since the death of a young Ford worker
Still no serious investigation into death of Jacoby Hennings
By Jerry White, 22 February 2018
Socialist Equality Party
Halt the thuggery of non-academic union bureaucrats against WSWS reporters
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 4 April 2018
A WSWS journalist and photographer was violently attacked by union officials at a meeting of striking non-academic employees in the Colombo suburbs on March 27.
The Grenfell Tower Fire
London residents draw connection between Grenfell and Kemerovo fires
By our reporters, 7 April 2018
UK: Grenfell fire inquiry withholds vital evidence from the bereaved and survivors
Grenfell Tower combustible cladding was never tested
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Education Fightback Forum
Socialist Equality Party (UK) holds online meeting for education workers and students
By our reporters, 2 April 2018
Education Fightback forum hears special needs teacher: “A 30 percent increase in class size with the same level of staffing”
By our reporters, 2 April 2018
Education Fightback forum:UK lecturer speaks on casualisation of Higher Education sector
By our reporters, 2 April 2018
WSWS 20th Anniversary Fund
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The WSWS and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) organized real-time social media news coverage of the mass rallies against the epidemic of school shootings in the US, and provided a political perspective for a new generation of workers and young people entering into political life.
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Twenty years of the World Socialist Web Site: 1998–2018
By David North and Joseph Kishore, 14 February 2018
NHS Fightback
NHS FightBack: Reject health trade unions’ sellout NHS pay deal!
Statement by the Socialist Equality Party, 23 March 2018
History
Lenin, Trotsky and the Marxism of the October Revolution
By David North, 19 March 2018
David North, chairperson of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site and of the Socialist Equality Party (US), delivered this lecture at the University of Leipzig on March 16.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Join the International Youth and Students for Social Equality! Take up the fight for socialism!
By the IYSSE (Australia), 14 March 2018
The International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) distributed the following statement at university orientation week events across Australia and in New Zealand.
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