30 June 2018
Opposition mounts to Trump administration’s persecution of immigrants
By E.P. Milligan and Patrick Martin, 30 June 2018
The Trump “solution” to the cruelty of family separation is the provocation of family imprisonment, jailing teenagers, younger children, even babies along with their parents.
Mobilize the working class against the bipartisan attack on immigrants!
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party
29 June 2018
US assault on immigrants continues as Democrats denounce protests against Trump officials
Trump administration planning massive expansion of jails for immigrant children
Trump executive order: Indefinite detention of immigrant families, 2,300 children to remain separated from parents
More on North American immigration issues »
European Union adopts far-right refugee policy
By Johannes Stern, 30 June 2018
Hundreds of people fleeing poverty and war have drowned in the Mediterranean over the past week as a result of the EU’s reactionary crackdown on refugees.
EU backs anti-immigrant deal after Italy threatens to torpedo Brussels summit
Ahead of Brussels summit, EU steps up attacks on refugees
Who are Trump’s 25 candidates for the Supreme Court?
By Ed Hightower, 30 June 2018
Trump’s possible nominees span the ideological spectrum, from the far right to the arch-reactionary.
Ex-spy and lawyer face jail for exposing Australian bugging operation in East Timor
By Mike Head, 30 June 2018
The ruling establishment regards the exposure of the illegal surveillance as a threat to the US-led “Five Eyes” global spy network.
Anti-China “foreign interference” bills rammed through Australian parliament
US sanctions against Iran aimed at regime change
By Peter Symonds, 30 June 2018
Companies that fail to stop buying Iranian oil by November 4 face being excluded from the US financial system.
Quebec construction unions shut down week-long wildcat strike by crane operators
By Laurent Lafrance, 30 June 2018
The Quebec Liberal government intervened aggressively against the strike, threatening to prosecute strikers and demanding the unions suppress it.
Europe’s unions pledge unity with big business as trade war escalates
By Robert Stevens, 30 June 2018
While framed around Brexit, the underlying impulse of the joint statement between the union federations and business groups is the developing trade war between the United States and the European Union.
Expert witness on Grenfell Fire: Cladding on Grenfell Tower was “a major hazard”
By Trevor Johnson, 30 June 2018
Fire safety specialist, Dr. Barbara Lane, testifies to Grenfell inquiry that safety systems were either compromised or completely absent.
UK: Haringey Council tower block residents lived in danger for 30 years
UK: Residents lobby Haringey Labour council to oppose plans to demolish residential homes
More on the Grenfell Tower fire »
New Zealand: Staff cuts and library closures at the University of Auckland
By Sam Price, 30 June 2018
University of Auckland authorities have responded to a funding freeze by the Labour government by announcing the shutdown of three specialist libraries and job cuts.
New in Arabic
آلاف اللاجئين أجبروا على مسيرة موت في الصحراء
٢٥ حزيران يونيو ٢٠١٨
أكثر من 13,000 لاجئ ومهاجر ، بما في ذلك النساء الحوامل والأطفال ، قد أجبروا على السير إلى الصحراء من قبل قوات الأمن الجزائرية على مدى الأشهر الأربعة عشر الماضية ، حيث مات العديد منهم بسبب الجوع والتعرض.
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EU stepper opp angrep på flyktninger før Brüssel-toppmøtet
Alex Lantier, 28 June 2018
Når EU i dag åpner et to-dagers toppmøte i Brüssel lanseres det et fascistisk angrep mot flyktninger som i siste instans er rettet mot hele arbeiderklassen.
Demokratiske senatorer krever Julian Assanges utkastelse fra den ekvadorianske ambassaden i London
James Cogan, 28 June 2018
Ledende demokratiske senatorer, inkludert Diane Feinstein og Mark Warner, har erklært at de er «ekstremt bekymret over at Ecuador gir asyl til WikiLeaks-grunnleggeren Julian Assange.»
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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 German
US-Demokraten lassen Trump am Obersten Gerichtshof freie Hand
Joseph Kishore, 30. Juni 2018
Nach dem Rückzug von Anthony Kennedy festigt Trump die Kontrolle faschistischer Kräfte über die Institutionen des amerikanischen Staats.
EU übernimmt Flüchtlingspolitik der extremen Rechten
Johannes Stern, 30. Juni 2018
Nach dem Gipfel von Brüssel steht die EU so weit rechts, dass sie von nationalistischen und rechtsextremen Kräften in ganz Europa bejubelt wird.
Nach Italiens Veto-Drohung: EU unterstützt Deal gegen Immigranten
Alex Lantier, 30. Juni 2018
Die EU übernimmt die flüchtlingsfeindliche Haltung der rechtsextremen Regimes in Italien, Österreich und mehrerer osteuropäischer Staaten.
EU-Gipfel kriminalisiert NGO-Seenotretter
Marianne Arens, 30. Juni 2018
Die EU-Staaten sind dabei, sich vom Völkerrecht, der Genfer Flüchtlingskonvention und der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention zu verabschieden.
Berliner Polizei erhält mobile Wachen
Sven Heymanns, 30. Juni 2018
Mit der Aufstellung mobiler Polizeiwachen an zentralen Plätzen der Hauptstadt bereiten sich SPD, Grüne und Linkspartei darauf vor, sozialen Widerstand und Protest im Keim zu ersticken.
Verteidigt alle Arbeitsplätze bei Halberg-Guss
Christoph Vandreier, 30. Juni 2018
Während die Arbeiter von NHG ihre Arbeitsplätze verteidigen wollen, geht es der IG Metall darum, den VW Konzern auf Kosten der Beschäftigten im Preiskampf mit Zulieferern zu unterstützen.
IYSSE-Veranstaltung in Karlsruhe
Die Aktualität des Marxismus
unseren Korrespondenten, 30. Juni 2018
Die Reihe zum 200. Geburtstag von Karl Marx wurde am 27. Juni mit einer Veranstaltung am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie fortgesetzt.
New in Spanish
La vacante en la Corte Suprema expone la bancarrota del Partido Demócrata
Por Joseph Kishore, 30 junio 2018
Tras la renuncia de Anthony Kennedy, la reconfiguración de la Corte Suprema por parte de Trump marca otra etapa en la consolidación del poder en manos de fuerzas ultraderechistas y de tinte fascista.
Dirigencia del Partido Obrero argentino mantiene silencio sobre lazos con nacionalismo derechista ruso
Por Bill Van Auken, 30 junio 2018
Mientras sigue apareciendo información sobre las conexiones derechistas de la estalinista rusa presentada como una “compañera” en la “refundación de la Cuarta Internacional”, los dirigentes del PO se mantienen en silencio.
¡Movilizar la clase trabajadora contra el ataque antiinmigrante de los dos partidos burgueses!
Declaración del Partido Socialista por la Igualdad (SEP)
30 junio 2018
La creciente oposición al ataque contra los inmigrantes y los derechos democráticos requiere un foco político claro y una política definida.
1968: La huelga general y la revuelta estudiantil en Francia
Parte 7—La línea centrista de la OCI (3)
Peter Schwarz, 30 junio 2018
Hace cincuenta años, en mayo-junio de 1968, una huelga general llevó a Francia al borde de la revolución proletaria. Esta serie de ocho partes describe los eventos y extrae las lecciones políticas para hoy.
Antes de la cumbre de Bruselas, la UE intensifica sus ataques contra refugiados
Por Alex Lantier, 30 junio 2018
La UE ha adoptado en gran medida las posiciones antirrefugiados de los regímenes ultraderechistas en Italia, Austria y varios países de Europa del este.
Syriza y la UE planean décadas de medidas de austeridad y privatizaciones
Por Katerina Selin, 30 junio 2018
En una reunión de ministros de finanzas de países de la UE el 21 de junio, los Estados de la UE llegaron a un acuerdo sobre la retirada formal de Grecia de los llamados “programas de rescate” de la Unión Europea.
AT&T; colabora con la NSA para llevar a cabo un espionaje ilegal masivo
Por Meenakshi Jagadeesan, 30 junio 2018
Un nuevo informe de investigación por parte de The Intercept revela la confabulación altamente institucionalizada entre AT&T; y la Agencia Nacional de Seguridad, lo que permite una vigilancia masiva del Internet.
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Perspective
The elections in Mexico and the political tasks of the working class
30 June 2018
The coming to power of López Obrador will yield not a way out of the current crisis, but rather its sharp intensification.
Socialist Equality Party
SEP candidate Niles Niemuth says “the attacks on immigrants are aimed at the entire working class”
By our reporters, 30 June 2018
Niemuth joined Socialist Equality Party campaign teams in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, collecting signatures to secure ballot access.
SEP candidate Niles Niemuth wins support from workers and youth in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Stop the NHS sell-off: Build rank-and-file committees
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party (UK)
30 June 2018
No confidence can be placed in the trade unions or the Labour Party to reverse NHS underfunding and privatisation, much less defend the principle of socialised health care.
Arts Review
The Seagull: Is there a “Chekhovian mood” at present?
By David Walsh, 30 June 2018
Michael Mayer has directed a new film version of Russian writer Anton Chekhov’s play, The Seagull, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896.
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
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.
Supreme Court vacancy exposes bankruptcy of the Democratic Party
Five killed and others injured in Annapolis, Maryland Capital Gazette shooting
By Trévon Austin, 29 June 2018
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
Workers Struggles
Thousands of West Bengal textile workers locked out; New Zealand nurses union cancels planned strike
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
30 June 2018
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
“Teachers will be in the classroom…there will be no labor activity”
Pennsylvania judge breaks teachers’ strike
By Adam Mclean, 29 June 2018
Teamsters resort to lies and intimidation to push sellout deal at UPS
By Hector Cordon, 29 June 2018
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
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.
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 »
This week in history: June 25-July 1
25 years ago: Bill Clinton orders cruise missile strikes on Baghdad
June 27, 1993: The US military unleashed 23 Tomahawk cruise missiles on Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, in what President Bill Clinton intended as a show of “toughness” against the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
50 years ago: The CIA begins Phoenix Program assassinations in Vietnam
Following the political debacle suffered the United States in the Vietnamese Tet Offensive (January-February 1968), Washington turned to increasingly savage and desperate measures to turn the war to their favor.
75 years ago: Uprising of Jewish workers in Poland drowned in blood by the Nazis
On June 25, 1943, Jewish workers and youth launched a heroic uprising against their Nazi jailers in the Częstochowa Ghetto in German-occupied Poland.
100 years ago: Soviet government nationalizes basic industries
A decree of June 28, 1918, by the Soviet Council of People’s Commissars nationalized all mining, engineering, textile, electrical, wood, tobacco, glass, ceramics, leather, rubber, cement and transport industries worth over half a million rubles.
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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