25 July 2018
Trump administration deported up to 463 immigrant parents without their children
By Tom Hall, 25 July 2018
The admission by government lawyers raises the prospect that hundreds of parents separated under Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy might never see their children again.
Mounting outrage in US over conditions facing detained immigrants
Media, #MeToo silent on widespread sexual assault of detained immigrants
More on North American immigration issues »
Israel shoots down Syrian jet over occupied Golan Heights
By Bill Van Auken, 25 July 2018
The shoot-down is part of the escalation of both Israeli and US aggression aimed at Syria and Iran.
Israel intervenes to extract US-UK-backed White Helmets from Syria
Israel’s Nation-State Law and the dead end of Zionism
Toronto shooting kills three, injures thirteen
By Jake Silver, 25 July 2018
Toronto's Sunday night shooting will be seized upon by the political establishment to ramp up law-and-order policies and promote reaction.
Protest in London against Ecuadorian President Moreno’s persecution of Julian Assange
By our reporters, 25 July 2018
WSWS reporters interviewed Latin American migrants and exiles condemning the new President’s abandonment of Julian Assange.
Defend Julian Assange!—Mobilise against threat to WikiLeaks founder!
Top aide to former UAW vice president makes plea deal
By Shannon Jones, 25 July 2018
Nancy Johnson pleaded guilty to charges related to the illegal payout of more than $1.5 million by Fiat Chrysler aimed at securing favorable contract terms from the United Auto Workers.
Widow of UAW vice president Holiefield, guilty of corruption, gets token sentence
Verizon and CWA cut a deal to shift healthcare costs to workers
By our reporter, 25 July 2018
In an effort to prevent a repeat of the 2016 strike, the Communications Workers of America has agreed to a deal that will impose further healthcare givebacks.
Hospital workers go on strike in Rhode Island
By John Marion, 25 July 2018
Workers called the strike after rejecting a new contract by vote last week.
UK signs off on US death penalty for “ISIS Beatles”: What are the implications?
By Julie Hyland, 25 July 2018
Not only has the government abandoned blanket opposition to the death penalty, but it has also overturned its publicly stated opposition to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
Greece: 76 dead in wildfires near Athens
By Katerina Selin, 25 July 2018
The devastating wildfires are raging in the Greek region of Attica near the capital Athens.
UK: Thirteen months after Grenfell fire, police conduct just three interviews
By Alice Summers, 25 July 2018
It is an indictment of the police investigation that no arrests have been made and no charges laid for the social murder of 72 people.
Wealthiest 500 French people own 30 percent of the country’s GDP
By Kumaran Ira, 25 July 2018
The vast fortunes accumulated by the financial aristocracy are the product of the social plunder of the working class that President Emmanuel Macron is accelerating.
Australian government boosts pro-US institutes on eve of ministerial talks in California
By Mike Head, 25 July 2018
Having just enacted draconian “foreign interference” bills, the government has now handed millions of dollars to think-tanks devoted to pro-US propaganda.
SEP to hold Brisbane meeting on new “foreign interference” laws: A move towards dictatorship and war
After nationwide strike: The way forward for New Zealand health workers
By the Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand), 25 July 2018
The SEG calls on health workers to break from the pro-capitalist trade unions and form rank-and-file committees to unite the working class against the Labour-led government’s austerity policies.
Extreme weather in Japan has deadly impact on the elderly
By Gary Alvernia, 25 July 2018
The elderly are consistently the most affected victims of heat waves, floods, and other disasters, pointing to the social neglect of the aged by the Japanese government.
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Закон о национальном еврейском государстве Израиль и тупик сионизма
Бэрри Грей, 25 июля 2018 г.
Принятие израильским Кнессетом закона о «национальном государстве еврейского народа», закрепляющим еврейское превосходство как юридическую основу государства, знаменует собой новый этап в развитии кризиса в Израиле.
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L’affaire Benalla déstabilise le gouvernement Macron
Francis Dubois, 25 juillet 2018
La fronde de la police et de l’opposition parlementaire à Macron vise à défendre l’appareil policier et soutient la politique militariste et austéritaire du président.
Trump menace l’Iran d’une guerre catastrophique
Keith Jones, 25 juillet 2018
Le tweet de Trump n’était pas une fanfaronnade creuse. Son gouvernement poursuit une poussée provocatrice et téméraire pour un changement de régime en Iran qui menace de déclencher une guerre catastrophique qui embraserait le Moyen-Orient tout entier.
Les 500 grandes fortunes françaises possèdent 30 pour cent du PIB français
Kumaran Ira, 25 juillet 2018
La fortune accumulée par l’aristocratie financière est le produit du pillage social de la classe ouvrière auquel Macron veut donner un grand coup d’accélérateur.
Une fusillade à Toronto fait 3 morts et 13 blessés
Jake Silver, 25 juillet 2018
Quelle que soit la cause immédiate et la motivation derrière la tragédie sociale, elle sera utilisée par l’establishment politique pour accélérer les mesures répressives d’ordre public aux niveaux fédéral, provincial et municipal.
Le Canada accroît son soutien aux missions de l’OTAN dirigées par les États-Unis dans les pays baltes et en Irak
Roger Jordan, 25 juillet 2018
Les nouveaux engagements de Trudeau n’ont pas réussi à satisfaire l’appétit de l’élite dirigeante pour un réarmement et une militarisation accrue de la politique étrangère canadienne.
New in Turkish
AB ve Japonya ticaret anlaşması imzaladı
Nick Beams, 25 Temmuz 2018
Taraflardan herhangi biri Trump’tan söz etmemiş olsa da, onun AB’yi uluslararası ticaretteki bir “düşman” olarak adlandırmasının ardından gelen bu mesajın kime yönelik olduğu konusunda kuşku yoktu.
İsrail, ABD-Britanya destekli Beyaz Miğferler’i Suriye’den çıkartmak için müdahale etti
Bill Van Auken, 25 Temmuz 2018
El Nusra güçleri ile birlikte silah taşıyan ve Suriye hükümeti askerlerine karşı vahşetlere katılan Beyaz Miğferler üyelerini gösteren videolar su yüzüne çıkmış durumda.
Trump İran’ı yıkıcı bir savaşla tehdit ediyor
Keith Jones, 25 Temmuz 2018
ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Pazar gecesi geç saatlerde, İran’a karşı kan dondurucu bir topyekün savaş tehdidinde bulundu.
Julian Assange’a yönelik yakın tehdit, küresel bir savunma hareketi gerekliliğini vurguluyor
Mike Head, 25 Temmuz 2018
Güvenilir haberler, Ekvador hükümetinin, WikiLeaks’in editörü Julian Assange’a tanımış olduğu siyasi sığınmadan vazgeçmek ve muhtemelen birkaç gün içinde, onu Britanya polisine teslim etmek üzere olduğunu belirtiyor.
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Trump amenaza a Irán con una guerra catastrófica
Por Keith Jones, 25 julio 2018
El tuit de Trump no fue una bravata aislada. Su Gobierno está persiguiendo una marcha provocativa e imprudente por un cambio de régimen en Irán que amenaza con desatar una catastrófica guerra que se propagaría en Oriente Próximo como un fósforo.
Aumenta la indignación en EUA por las condiciones de inmigrantes detenidos
Por Patrick Martin, 25 julio 2018
Las huelgas de hambre y las demandas legales han expuesto el trato barbárico de los refugiados e inmigrantes en los centros de detención en EUA.
Nueva constitución cubana ataca al "comunismo", y reconoce la propiedad privada
Por Alexander Fangmann, 25 julio 2018
Para evitar el colapso económico, el régimen cubano se prepara para servir a los trabajadores cubanos para su explotación directa por parte del capital internacional.
New in German
Trump droht Iran mit katastrophalem Krieg
Keith Jones, 25. Juli 2018
Trumps Tweet ist kein leeres Geschrei. Seine Regierung verfolgt den provokanten und rücksichtslosen Plan eines Regimewechsels im Iran. Der damit verbundene Krieg droht, den gesamten Nahen Osten in Brand zu setzen.
Griechenland: 76 Tote bei Brandkatastrophe nahe Athen
Katerina Selin, 25. Juli 2018
Dass die Katastrophe so dramatische Ausmaße annimmt, ist nicht nur das Ergebnis der Wetterverhältnisse, sondern hat gesellschaftliche Ursachen.
Akute Gefahr für Julian Assange – eine weltweite Bewegung zu seiner Verteidigung nötig
Mike Head, 25. Juli 2018
Die britischen Behörden planen, den WikiLeaks-Herausgeber für lange Zeit wegzusperren und danach an die USA auszuliefern.
Skandal um französischen Präsidenten: Mélenchon verteidigt Bereitschaftspolizei
Francois Dubois und Alex Lantier, 25. Juli 2018
Mélenchon unterstützt nicht die Wut von Arbeitern und Jugendlichen über die willkürliche Polizeigewalt, nachdem ein virales Video den Angriff eines engen Mitarbeiters von Präsident Macron auf Demonstranten zeigt.
New in Norwegian
$ 3.000 per sekund for Bezos, fattigdomslønninger for Amazon-arbeidere
Eric London, 18 July 2018
Amazons adm. dir. Jeff Bezos’ formue på $ 150 milliarder ble presset ut av hundretusenvis av tjenesteleverandører, lager- og leveransearbeidere.
Trump slår retrett om russisk «innblanding» etter massivt påtrykk
Andre Damon, 18 July 2018
Hele denne simple episoden demonstrerer hvilket grep etterretningsapparatet, med sin innstendige forfølgelse av militærkonflikt med Russland, har på den amerikanske staten, mediene og det politiske etablissementet.
New in Turkish
Ağır basınç altındaki Trump Rusya “müdahalesi” konusunda çark etti
Andre Damon, 19 Temmuz 2018
Hem siyaset ve medya kurumu içinden hem de ordu ve istihbarat aygıtından gelen amansız ve genel baskı ile karşı karşıya kalan Trump, hızla geri çekilmeye zorlandı.
Irak’ın güney illerinde kitlesel protestolar
Alec Andersen, 19 Temmuz 2018
Ağırlıklı olarak Şii olan güneyde patlak veren protestolar, Şiilerin hakim olduğu, ABD destekli hükümeti hedef alıyor. Protestolara, mezhepsel duygular değil sınıfsal meseleler yön veriyor.
Britanya ve Ekvador makamları Julian Assange’ı Londra büyükelçiliğinden çıkarmak için görüşüyor
Oscar Grenfell, 19 Temmuz 2018
Assange, milyonlarca işçi ve genç tarafından, haklı olarak, savaş suçlarını ve halkın haklarına karşı hükümet komplolarını açığa vurmuş cesur bir kişilik olarak görülüyor.
Suriye üzerine gerilimler Helsinki zirvesinin ardından şiddetleniyor
Bill Van Auken, 19 Temmuz 2018
ABD emperyalizminin yönelimi, Ortadoğu’da, kaçınılmaz olarak dünyanın iki büyük nükleer gücünü çatışma içine çekecek olan çok daha geniş ve kanlı bir savaş yönündedir.
New in Greek
Τρία χρόνια από το δημοψήφισμα του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ για τη λιτότητα της ΕΕ στην Ελλάδα
Άλεξ Λαντιέ, 6 Ιουλίου 2018
Χθες ήταν η τρίτη επέτειος του δημοψηφίσματος για τη λιτότητα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης που διεξήχθη από την κυβέρνηση του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ («Συνασπισμός της Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς») στην Ελλάδα.
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- Des centaines de milliers de personnes manifestent contre la persécution des immigrants par Trump (04.07.2018)
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- L’Union européenne intensifie sa campagne de terreur contre les réfugiés (03.07.2018)
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Democrats’ anti-Russia campaign leaves most Americans unmoved
25 July 2018
Despite the hysteria whipped up inside the Beltway and among affluent sections of the upper-middle class, the Democrats’ anti-Russia campaign is finding no significant response among the broad mass of the American people.
Defend Julian Assange!
Christine Assange, mother of WikiLeaks editor: “I’ve not been able to speak to my son for four months”
By Richard Phillips, 24 July 2018
“I say defend Julian, not just because I’m his mother, but as a citizen and someone who believes in democracy and freedom.”
Imminent threat to Julian Assange underscores need for global defence movement
By Mike Head, 23 July 2018
Breaking development:
Protests being organised against imminent eviction of Julian Assange from Ecuador’s London embassy
The Turnbull government must act to repatriate Australian citizen Julian Assange to Australia
By James Cogan, 19 June 2018
Bringing Julian Assange Home
By John Pilger, 19 June 2018
More on the campaign to free Julian Assange »
SEP 2018 Election Campaign
Socialist candidate for Congress Niles Niemuth submits thousands of signatures for ballot access in Michigan
By our reporter, 19 July 2018
Notes from the campaign trail
SEP volunteers in Michigan speak on powerful support from workers for a socialist perspective
Socialist Equality Party to run Niles Niemuth for Michigan’s 12th Congressional district
Arts Review
Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You: A “ladder-climber” in the corporate world
By Matthew Brennan, 25 July 2018
The film is a dark comedy written and directed by Boots Riley, artist, political activist and rapper from Oakland, California. He is best-known as a longtime member of the music group The Coup.
A reply to a comment on the obituary of Sri Lankan filmmaker Lester James Peries
By Pani Wijesiriwardane and Gamini Karunatileka, 24 July 2018
A new film version of Fahrenheit 451: A frightening future world where firefighters set fires
By David Walsh, 23 July 2018
The Yellow Birds: Damaged or destroyed by the Iraq War
Commentary
Trump threatens Iran with a catastrophic war
By Keith Jones, 24 July 2018
Cynthia Nixon discovers “democratic socialism” in challenge to NY Governor Cuomo
By Fred Mazelis, 24 July 2018
German Left Party leaders prepare to form new right-wing movement
By Ulrich Rippert, 24 July 2018
Bernie Sanders embraces the anti-Russia campaign
By Patrick Martin, 23 July 2018
The Democratic Socialists of America: Providing a “left” cover for a right-wing Democratic Party
Rates of black lung highest in 25 years among Appalachian coal miners
By Tom Hall, 23 July 2018
David Harvey’s Jacobin interview on Marx’s Capital
A promotion of the “life-style” politics of the pseudo-left
By Nick Beams, 21 July 2018
Workers Struggles
Near unanimous vote to strike by Fiat Chrysler workers in Kokomo, Indiana
By Marcus Day, 24 July 2018
UAW holds strike authorization vote at Fiat Chrysler’s Kokomo, Indiana transmission operations
Protest marks six years since frame-up of Maruti Suzuki workers began
By our correspondent, 23 July 2018
Sheffield Supertram workers hold 72-hour strike, as strike ballot in Manchester begins
By Laura Tiernan, 23 July 2018
Sheffield residents voice strong support for Supertram workers’ strike
Teamsters union blackmails UPS workers: Approve contract or your wages will be cut
By Will Morrow, 23 July 2018
Democrats, Teamsters and UAW promote deal to continue robbing pensions
“We should be governing ourselves in this fight”
UPS workers’ opposition grows to Teamsters sellout
The way forward for UPS workers
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Science
Global warming will increase the severity of hurricanes
By Philip Guelpa, 21 July 2018
Superstorms like Hurricane Harvey are now predicted to occur once every 16 years, rather than once every 100 years.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Far-right Identitarian movement attempts to disrupt IYSSE meeting in Dresden
By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, 20 July 2018
On July 12 the far-right Identitarian movement attempted to disrupt a meeting of the IYSSE on the bicentenary of the birth of Karl Marx at the University of Technology in Dresden. The action failed because the meeting was switched to a larger room shortly before it began.
Obituary
Sri Lankan SEP member Mohamdiramlage Chandrasiri (1955–2018)
By Wimal Fernando, 19 July 2018
Retired bank worker Chandrasiri will always be remembered for his selfless dedication to Trotskyism, the rights of the working class and the building of the SEP.
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Coby Day: Hundreds memorialize fallen Detroit autoworker Jacoby Hennings
Friends and family of Jacoby Hennings (1995 - 2017) want answers about the circumstances surrounding the young autoworker's death at Ford's Woodhaven stamping plant.
Socialist Equality Party
SEP (Australia) holds Sydney meeting against new “foreign interference” laws
By our reporters, 17 July 2018
SEP in Sri Lanka holds powerful 50th anniversary meeting
By our correspondents, 27 June 2018
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
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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