29 June 2018
Italy threatens to veto EU summit declaration over refugee crisis
By Alex Lantier, 29 June 2018
After the recent breakdown of the G7 summit, Rome’s threat to force a collapse of the EU summit points to deep and growing conflicts between the major imperialist powers.
Ahead of Brussels summit, EU steps up attacks on refugees
Thousands of refugees forced onto death march into Sahara desert
Anti-China “foreign interference” bills rammed through Australian parliament
By Mike Head, 29 June 2018
Totalling some 150 pages, the two bills constitute a far-reaching assault on fundamental legal and democratic rights.
New York Times restates Washington’s anti-China agenda in Sri Lanka
By Wasantha Rupasinghe, 29 June 2018
The article is a warning to the politically divided Sri Lankan ruling elite not to deviate from Washington’s military-strategic script.
Unaccompanied immigrant children sent to New York are “disappeared” by ICE
By Steve Light, 29 June 2018
As refugee children were separated from parents at the southern border while seeking asylum in the United States, some were transferred almost 2,000 miles to New York City.
US assault on immigrants continues as Democrats denounce protests against Trump officials
Five killed and others injured in Annapolis, Maryland Capital Gazette shooting
By Trévon Austin, 29 June 2018
Politicians responded to the latest mass killing with typical empty platitudes and condolences.
Teamsters resort to lies and intimidation to push sellout deal at UPS
By Hector Cordon, 29 June 2018
Teamsters officials are slandering opponents of the deal, which will introduce a new lower-paid tier of “hybrid drivers”
AT&T colludes with the NSA to carry out massive illegal surveillance
By Meenakshi Jagadeesan, 29 June 2018
A new investigative report by the Intercept reveals the highly institutionalized collusion between AT&T and the National Security Agency, enabling massive Internet surveillance.
Technology giants hold censorship meeting with US intelligence agencies
“Teachers will be in the classroom…there will be no labor activity”
Pennsylvania judge breaks teachers’ strike
By Adam Mclean, 29 June 2018
Less than 24 hours after teachers struck on June 19 in the small town of Dallas, a Luzerne County judge ordered them back to work.
UK: Haringey Council tower block residents lived in danger for 30 years
By Paul Bond, 29 June 2018
More than 200 families must leave their homes in Broadwater Farm, north London, as their tower blocks are at risk of collapse in the event of a gas explosion or even a vehicle impact.
UK: Residents lobby Haringey Labour council to oppose plans to demolish residential homes
By our reporters, 29 June 2018
A councillor from the Corbyn-supporting Momentum group was met with hostility from angry residents who shouted her remarks were “rubbish” and called her a “liar.”
Australian government pushes cuts to student loan scheme
By Oscar Grenfell, 29 June 2018
The Liberal-National government is seeking to force increasingly poverty-stricken young people to repay student debts.
New in Russian
Митинг в Сиднее в защиту Джулиана Ассанжа: Важный шаг вперед
29 июня 2018 г.
Международное социалистическое движение и рабочий класс являются решающими силами в борьбе по освобождению Джулиана Ассанжа и защите всех демократических прав.
Эта неделя в истории
100 лет назад: Советское правительство национализирует ведущие отрасли промышленности
29 июня 2018 г.
Декрет Совета народных комиссаров от 28 июня 1918 года национализировал все предприятия добывающей отрасли, машиностроения, текстильной, электротехнической, лесопильной, деревообделочной, табачной, стекольной, керамической, кожевенной, резиновой и цементной промышленности, а также предпринятая железнодорожного транспорта, — с основным капиталом в один миллион рублей и более.
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Le nouveau Dred Scott: la Cour suprême confirme l’interdiction de voyager de Trump
Eric London, 28 juin 2018
En confirmant le pouvoir de Trump de boucler hermétiquement les frontières du pays, le tribunal a accordé au président une autorité illimitée pour dicter la politique fascisante qu’il dirige contre les migrants et les opposants politiques.
Le PES au Sri Lanka tient une réunion forte pour son 50e anniversaire
Nos correspondants, 28 juin 2018
La réunion a débuté par un hommage au secrétaire général fondateur du parti, Keerthi Balasuriya, à Wilfred Pereira et à tous ceux qui ont donné leur vie pour la lutte pour le trotskysme au Sri Lanka et en Asie du Sud.
New in Turkish
ABD'deki toplama kampları
Eric London, 29 Haziran 2018
Sosyalizm altında, işçiler, tacizlerin, gözaltıların ve sınırdışıların olmadığı bir dünyada diledikleri yere yolculuk edecek maddi kaynaklara ve yasal hakka sahip olacaklar.
AB sığınmacılara yönelik saldırıları arttırıyor
Alex Lantier, 29 Haziran 2018
AB'nin saldırısına karşı koymak, işçilerin göçmenlere ve sığınmacılara yönelik polis baskınlarına karşı direnişi ve grevleri örgütleyecek işyeri ve mahalle komitelerinde örgütlenmesini gerektirmektedir.
Sri Lanka SEP, 50. yıldönümü için güçlü bir toplantı düzenledi
Muhabirlerimizden, 29 Haziran 2018
Sri Lanka’daki Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (SEP), 22 Haziran’da Colombo’da, 50. yıldönümünü kutlamak için başarılı bir toplantı düzenledi.
SEP’in Sri Lanka’daki 50. yıldönümü toplantısı göçmen karşıtı saldırıları mahkum etti
Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (Sri Lanka), 29 Haziran 2018
Aşağıdaki karar, Sri Lanka’daki Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin bu ay Colombo’da düzenlenen 50. yıldönümü toplantısında oybirliği ile kabul edildi.
David North’un Sri Lanka SEP’in 50. yıldönümü toplantısına gönderdiği kutlama mesajı
David North, 29 Haziran 2018
Sadece Sri Lanka’da değil ama Asya genelinde önümüzde duran mücadelelerde muazzam bir tarihsel rol oynamak SEP’in yazgısıdır.
New in German
EU verschärft Angriffe auf Flüchtlinge
Alex Lantier, 29. Juni 2018
Im Vorfeld des zweitägigen EU-Gipfels in Brüssel beginnen die EU-Mächte mit faschistischen Angriffen auf Flüchtlinge, die sich letztlich gegen die gesamte Arbeiterklasse richten.
New York: Die Bedeutung des Wahlsiegs von Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Patrick Martin, 29. Juni 2018
Ocasio-Cortez ist Mitglied der Democratic Socialists of America. In ihrer Wahlkampagne fand sich indessen nicht einmal eine Spur von echtem Sozialismus.
Das Erbe, das wir verteidigen – Vorwort zur Neuauflage zum 30. Jahrestag
David North, 29. Juni 2018
Am 5. August erscheint bei Mehring Books die englischsprachige Jubiläumsausgabe von Das Erbe, das wir verteidigen: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Vierten Internationale, von David North. Die Neuauflage der deutschen Übersetzung ist ebenfalls in Vorbereitung.
New in Spanish
El significado de la victoria de Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez en las primarias neoyorquinas
Por Patrick Martin, 28 junio 2018
Ocasio-Cortez de los Socialistas Democráticos de América no ofreció ni una pizca de socialismo auténtico en su campaña.
Candidato ultraderechista elegido cuando Colombia se convierte en “socio global” de la OTAN
Por Andrea Lobo, 28 junio 2018
En paralelo con el auge de fuerzas de la extrema derecha en Europa y EUA, la llegada al poder de Iván Duque representa una seria advertencia para los trabajadores en Colombia.
Sindicato docente termina “huelga indefinida” de 80.000 maestros en vísperas de las elecciones mexicanas
Por Alex González, 29 junio 2018
Los docentes estuvieron en huelga como parte de una lucha continua para la revocación de la legislación educativa nacional de 2013.
New in Arabic
الأول من أيار 2018 والذكرى المئوية الثانية لمولد كارل ماركس
٥ أيار مايو ٢٠١٨
سيتم استثمار يوم الأول من مايو 2018 من خلال إضفاء دلالة خاصة لأننا لا نحتفل باليوم الدولي لتضامن الطبقة العاملة وحسب ، بل نحتفل أيضاً بالذكرى المئوية الثانية لمولد كارل ماركس.
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Perspective
Supreme Court vacancy exposes bankruptcy of the Democratic Party
29 June 2018
Trump’s shaping of the Supreme Court following the resignation of Anthony Kennedy will mark another stage in the consolidation of power by far-right, fascistic forces over the institutions of the American state.
Commentary
Leadership of Argentina’s Partido Obrero maintains silence on ties to right-wing Russian nationalism
By Bill Van Auken, 29 June 2018
As more information emerges about the right-wing connections of the Russian Stalinist introduced as a “comrade” in “refounding the Fourth International,” the leadership of the PO has maintained complete silence.
What the New York primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez means
By Patrick Martin, 28 June 2018
Supreme Court rules against unions in Janus case
By Jerry White, 28 June 2018
US Democratic senators demand eviction of Julian Assange from Ecuador’s London embassy
By James Cogan, 28 June 2018
Sex and the New York Times: When “Her Too” isn’t “Me Too”
By David Walsh, 27 June 2018
SEP 2018 Elections
Socialist Equality Party to run Niles Niemuth for Michigan’s 12th Congressional district
Socialist Equality Party, 27 June 2018
In the November 6 midterm elections, Niles will run on a socialist, anti-war and anti-capitalist program in the interests of the working class in Michigan and around the world.
Science
Physics, poetry and the search for quantum gravity: Carlo Rovelli’s Reality Is Not What It Seems
By Bryan Dyne, 29 June 2018
Rovelli’s works on modern physics combine a materialist approach to science with a popular approach of explanation that is informed by a knowledge of literature and philosophy.
International Committee of the Fourth International
Preface to the thirtieth anniversary edition of The Heritage We Defend
By David North, 21 June 2018
We are posting the new preface written by David North for the soon to be released thirtieth anniversary edition of The Heritage We Defend: A Contribution to the History of the Fourth International.
Support the Socialist Equality group in Turkey!
Statement of the SE group, in sympathy with the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI), on the snap elections in Turkey
Socialist Equality Party
SEP in Sri Lanka holds powerful 50th anniversary meeting
By our correspondents, 27 June 2018
Fifty years of the Socialist Equality Party of Sri Lanka
Arm the working class with the program of socialist internationalism and with revolutionary leadership!
Greetings from David North to the 50th anniversary meeting of the Sri Lankan SEP
By David North, 27 June 2018
For a half century, the party that was founded in 1968 by an extraordinary group of young revolutionaries has upheld the banner of the International Committee of the Fourth International.
SEP anniversary meeting in Sri Lanka denounces anti-immigrant attacks
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 27 June 2018
The following resolution was unanimously endorsed at the Sri Lankan Socialist Equality Party’s 50th anniversary meeting, held in Colombo this month.
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Final two days of strike action by French rail workers
29 June 2018
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Mexican teachers union ends “indefinite strike” of 80,000 teachers on the eve of national elections
By Alex González, 27 June 2018
Argentine workers stage massive general strike against Macri’s austerity policies
Trump proposes to privatize the US Postal Service
Sri Lanka: Striking postal workers criticise the trade unions
Defend Julian Assange!
Sri Lankan artists, translators and workers endorse international campaign to defend Julian Assange
By our correspondents, 25 June 2018
“Julian fights for peace and defends democratic rights”
Watch: Workers at SEP rally in Sydney demand freedom for Julian Assange
By our reporters, 22 June 2018
Ecuadorian foreign minister warns that Julian Assange’s political asylum is “not forever”
By Oscar Grenfell, 22 June 2018
The Turnbull government must act to repatriate Australian citizen Julian Assange to Australia
By James Cogan, 19 June 2018
This speech was delivered by James Cogan, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Australia, to a rally organised by the SEP in defence of Julian Assange last Sunday in Sydney.
Bringing Julian Assange Home
By John Pilger, 19 June 2018
Addressing last Sunday's SEP rally in Sydney, well-known filmmaker and documentarian, John Pilger exposed the role of Labor and Coalition governments, along with prominent journalists and editors in the ongoing persecution of Julian Assange.
- Assange is being punished for exposing state secrecy and the reality of war
- The persecution of Assange is an attempt to silence mass anti-war sentiment
- Educators internationally must stand up for Julian Assange
- Socialist Equality Party leader Julie Hyland speaks at London vigil to demand freedom for Julian Assange
The Sydney rally to defend Julian Assange: An important step forward
By Linda Tenenbaum, 18 June 2018
More on the campaign to free Julian Assange »
Arts Review
Everything is Love? Beyoncé and Jay-Z flaunt their wealth
By Hiram Lee, 27 June 2018
Dominican-American author Junot Díaz: the latest artist victimized by the #MeToo campaign
By Sandy English, 26 June 2018
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Oppose right-wing censorship at Frankfurt University
By International Youth and Students for Social Equality, 23 June 2018
With this open letter, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) is protesting against the banning of its meeting on the contemporary relevance of Marxism by the student union at the University of Frankfurt.
New in Arabic
Arabic translation of “May Day 2018 and the bicentenary of the birth of Karl Marx”
The following is an Arabic translation of the speech to the International Committee of the Fourth International's Online May Day Rally by David North.
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
History
25 years since the Mack Avenue Fire Inquiry
By Shannon Jones, 22 June 2018
The Workers League, forerunner of the Socialist Equality Party (US), campaigned to expose the terrible social conditions, created by capitalism, that killed seven young children in Detroit.
WSWS 20th Anniversary Fund
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Autoworkers struggles
Detroit autoworkers speak out on UAW corruption scandal
Read the WSWS Autoworkers Newsletter: wsws.org/autoworkers
“They’re getting more money and we’re losing workers”
In wake of UAW convention, Lordstown GM workers speak out on layoffs
By a WSWS reporting team, 16 June 2018
“Everything they took from us needs to be returned, plus the money they stole”
Growing outrage from autoworkers over UAW bribery scandal
May Day 2018 International Online Rally
May Day 2018 and the bicentenary of the birth of Karl Marx
By David North, 6 May 2018
Opening the ICFI’s International Online Rally on Saturday, May 5, David North, chairman of the international editorial board of the WSWS and national chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (US), spoke on the historical significance of Karl Marx, the founder of scientific socialism, 200 years after his birth.
- A balance sheet of the betrayals of left nationalism in Latin America
- Anti-migrant measures and the assault on workers’ jobs and living standards: Two sides of the same class policy
- Lessons of the May–June 1968 general strike in France
- For a socialist movement against war throughout the Asia-Pacific region
- The death of reformism: Corbyn and the “broad left”
- The role of the youth in the fight for socialism
- The laws of capitalism and the breakdown of the global economy
- The global significance of the resurgence of class struggle in the United States
- Socialism and the struggle against Internet censorship
- The struggle against militarism and the far right in Europe
- Against imperialism, counterrevolution and war! For a socialist Middle East!
- The Maruti Suzuki workers and the re-emergence of class struggle across South Asia
Trotskyism is the Marxism of the 21st Century
By Joseph Kishore, 7 May 2018
May Day 2018
By Joseph Kishore and David North, 1 May 2018
WSWS 20th Anniversary
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.
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.
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