26 October 2018
Trump to deploy hundreds of troops to the border against Central American migrants
By Andrea Lobo, 26 October 2018
The domestic deployment of the military against immigrants is a warning to the entire working class.
In racist, anti-immigrant diatribe, Trump declares, “I am a nationalist”
As refugee caravan heads north
Trump administration prepares draconian new anti-immigrant measures
Former Fed chair warns of new financial crisis
By Nick Beams, 26 October 2018
In remarks unprecedented for a former central banker, Janet Yellen told the Financial Times that the lessons of the financial crash of 2008 were being forgotten.
Fall in hi-tech shares wipes out Wall Street’s 2018 gains
CIA director briefs Trump on Khashoggi torture tape
By Bill Van Auken, 26 October 2018
CIA Director Gina Haspel, dispatched to Turkey to investigate the murder of the Saudi journalist, has intimate familiarity with acts of torture and tapes recording them.
Amid crisis over Khashoggi murder
US State Department “socialists” discover the war in Yemen
Feigning moral outrage, the Times’ Thomas Friedman comes to the defense of the Saudi killer regime
“We should all be fighting together”
Teamsters union isolates 8,500 Chicago UPS workers
By George Marlowe, 26 October 2018
After defying the UPS workers’ “no” vote, the Teamsters is isolating thousands of Chicago-area workers.
After Teamsters overrule “no” vote on contract, UPS earnings up 20 percent
Teamsters for a Democratic Union to UPS workers: “Whatever you do, don’t fight!”
Ford worker dies of apparent workplace injury at Chicago Heights stamping plant
By Alexander Fangmann, 26 October 2018
The death adds to the growing toll exacted by dangerous working conditions related to the drive by Ford, abetted by the UAW, to increase production and profits.
The UAW is “letting the company get away with anything”
Growing opposition among autoworkers to brutal treatment of temporary workers
By our reporter, 26 October 2018
An interview posted by the WSWS with a veteran worker at Ford Woodhaven Stamping where a young autoworker died last year has gained wide readership.
One year since the death of Jacoby Hennings
Woodhaven Stamping worker describes brutal atmosphere under UAW-Ford regime
“Temporary part-timers are treated like slaves”
Still no investigation into death of young autoworker
One year since the death of Jacoby Hennings
More on US autoworkers issues »
Union, Democrats use “fact-finding” ploy to block Los Angeles teachers’ strike
By Dan Conway and Nancy Hanover, 26 October 2018
Despite more than 18 months of negotiations and three mediation sessions that have gone nowhere, the union continues to block strike action by teachers.
European Union steps up Internet censorship in the name of opposing “disinformation”
By Johannes Stern, 26 October 2018
The EU summit threatened with sanctions and penalties any party that diverges from the prescribed political line in the 2019 European election campaign.
War, censorship, and the invention of “fake news”
Canadian postal workers criticize ineffectual rotating walkouts
By our reporters, 26 October 2018
The CUPW leadership is holding workers on a tight leash, with the aim of preventing a clash with the big business Liberal government.
Canada: Postal union launches rotating walkout campaign
Australia: Tasmanian public sector workers strike over wages and conditions
By Oscar Grenfell, 26 October 2018
The stoppage reflected a growing militancy among workers, but the unions are desperately seeking to channel anger behind the Labor Party.
UK: May fends off challenge by hard-Brexiteers
By Robert Stevens, 26 October 2018
That May, who supported Remain in the 2016 referendum, was able to seize the day reflects a pronounced shift in ruling circles, who cannot countenance a hard Brexit.
New Zealand opposition tries to shut down scandal over alleged links to Chinese businessman
By Tom Peters, 26 October 2018
Allegations that the National Party failed to disclose a donation from a Chinese businessman have sparked calls for a crackdown on “Chinese influence” from supporters of closer alignment with US imperialism.
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Угроза Трампа разорвать российско-американский договор о ядерном оружии вызвала тревогу в Европе, но была обойдена молчанием американскими демократами
Билл Вэн Оукен, 25 октября 2018 г.
Критика со стороны Демократической партии сводится к тому, что Трамп не в состоянии сформулировать ясную стратегию конфронтации между двумя ведущими мировыми ядерными державами.
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İşçi sınıfı, artan tehditler karşısında Julian Assange’ı savunmalıdır
Bill Van Auken, 26 Ekim 2018
Julian Assange’a karşı artan tehditlere, onun derhal ve koşulsuz serbest bırakılması talebiyle, mümkün olan en geniş uluslararası seferberlik ile yanıt verilmelidir.
“Trident Juncture” tatbikatları: NATO, Rusya’ya karşı savaş provası yapıyor
Philipp Frisch, 26 Ekim 2018
Norveç’te düzenlenen ve yaklaşık bir ay sürecek olan “Trident Juncture”, NATO ile Rusya arasında geniş kapsamlı bir savaş tehlikesini arttırıyor.
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Les bénéfices d'UPS en hausse de 20 pour cent après que les Teamsters ont passé outre un vote contre l’offre patronale
Will Morrow, 26 octobre 2018
La croissance continue des profits est facilitée par le syndicat des Teamsters, qui travaille de concert avec la direction d’UPS pour assurer une main-d’œuvre bon marché.
Face aux menaces croissantes, la classe ouvrière doit défendre Julian Assange
Bill Van Auken, 26 octobre 2018
L’abandon par le gouvernement équatorien de toute responsabilité dans la défense d’Assange est un sérieux avertissement qu’il s’apprête à le livrer aux autorités britanniques.
La chute des actions de technologie annule les gains de Wall Street de 2018
Nick Beams, 26 octobre 2018
L'indice NASDAQ, très axé sur la technologie, a subi sa plus importante chute en sept ans, ayant chuté de 12 % depuis son sommet au mois d’août.
La police indienne arrête des milliers de travailleurs de l'automobile en grève du Tamil Nadu
Arun Kumar, 26 octobre 2018
Les dirigeants syndicaux staliniens ont cherché à isoler les grévistes, craignant que leur lutte ne devienne le point de convergence d'un mouvement plus large de la classe ouvrière.
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Ante nuevas amenazas, la clase obrera debe defender a Julian Assange
Bill Van Auken, 26 octubre 2018
La renuncia del Gobierno ecuatoriano a cualquier responsabilidad de proteger a Assange es una ominosa advertencia de que se está preparando para entregarlo a las autoridades británicas.
Después de que Teamsters anulara el voto del “no” al contrato, las ganancias de UPS aumentaron un 20 por ciento
Por Will Morrow, 26 octubre 2018
El crecimiento continuo de las ganancias es facilitado por el sindicato Teamsters, que funciona como un instrumento de la patronal de UPS y como contratista de trabajo barato.
“¡Los migrantes no somos criminales, somos trabajadores internacionales!”
La caravana migrante y la lucha por unir a la clase obrera internacional
Eric London, 26 octubre 2018
La caravana es prueba de que la división del mundo en Estados nación bajo el capitalismo es incompatible con las aspiraciones y las necesidades sociales de miles de millones de trabajadores.
¡Opóngase a los ataques de Trump contra los inmigrantes! ¡Defiendan la caravana de migrantes!
Por Niles Niemuth, 26 octubre 2018
Los trabajadores en los EUA deben unirse con los trabajadores en México y América Central para garantizar el paso seguro de los miles de trabajadores que se dirigen hacia la frontera entre EUA y México.
La policía india detiene a miles de trabajadores automotores en huelga en Tamil Nadu
Por Arun Kumar, 26 octubre 2018
Los líderes sindicales estalinistas han tratado de aislar a los huelguistas, temiendo que su lucha pueda convertirse en el punto focal para un movimiento más amplio de la clase obrera.
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Angesichts zunehmender Bedrohungen: Arbeiterklasse muss Julian Assange verteidigen
Bill Van Auken, 26. Oktober 2018
Die öffentliche Zurückweisung jeglicher Verantwortung für die Verteidigung Assanges durch die ecuadorianische Regierung ist eine unheilvolle Warnung, dass sie sich darauf vorbereitet, ihn an die britischen Behörden zu übergeben.
Hessenwahl: Umfragen sagen massive Verluste für CDU und SPD voraus
Peter Schwarz, 26. Oktober 2018
Die hessische Landtagswahl vom kommenden Sonntag wird durch die Feindschaft gegen die Große Koalition in Berlin geprägt, die aber im bestehenden Parteiensystem nur einen verzerrten Ausdruck findet.
„Horrorabschiebung“ unter Federführung von Rot-Rot-Grün in Berlin
Carola Kleinert und Andy Niklaus, 26. Oktober 2018
Im vergangenen Juni organisierte das Land Berlin, in dem Die Linke mitregiert, eine Sammelabschiebung von 90 Asylsuchenden aus dem ganzen Bundesgebiet, in deren Verlauf es zu alarmierenden Übergriffen kam.
Polnische Regionalwahlen zeigen politische Instabilität
Clara Weiss, 26. Oktober 2018
Im Wahlergebnis in Polen zeigen sich die wachsende Unzufriedenheit mit der rechten PiS-Partei und auch eine Zurückweisung der wichtigsten EU-freundlichen Oppositionsparteien.
80 Jahre Vierte Internationale: David North beginnt internationale Vortragsreihe
unseren Reportern, 26. Oktober 2018
Der Leiter der internationale WSWS-Redaktion, David North, sprach über die Lehren aus dem zwanzigsten Jahrhundert, den Angriff auf den Marxismus und den heutigen Kampf für Sozialismus.
Fast 150.000 obdachlose Schüler in New York City
Philip Guelpa, 26. Oktober 2018
Der Anteil obdachloser Schüler an den öffentlichen Schulen in der reichsten Stadt Amerikas hat den bislang höchsten Stand aller Zeiten erreicht.
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Perspective
What the mail bomb uproar says about American politics
26 October 2018
The American media has dropped virtually all other topics to focus its attention on the mail bombs sent to eight leading Democrats or public critics of Trump.
SEP 2018 Election Campaign
Obama stumps for Democrats in Michigan: A legacy of social devastation
By Niles Niemuth, 26 October 2018
Obama is visiting Cass Tech High School in Detroit in an effort to convince workers once again that the Democratic Party, a right-wing, pro-capitalist and pro-war party, represents their interests.
Oppose Trump’s attacks on immigrants! Defend the migrant caravan!
By Niles Niemuth, 25 October 2018
Arts Review
El Sueño Americano: Exhibition of migrants’ items seized and discarded by US border patrol
Interview with photographer Tom Kiefer: “This work is part of the historical documentation of our country’s response to migration”
By Norisa Diaz, 26 October 2018
Kiefer worked as a part-time janitor at a US Customs and Border Patrol facility in Arizona for 12 years, collecting items thrown out by officials.
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s A Season in France: The human cost of the refugee crisis
By Joanne Laurier, 24 October 2018
The Waldheim Waltz: A timely film about the World War II role of the former right-wing Austrian president
Paul Greengrass’s 22 July: Neo-fascist mass murder in Norway
Toronto International Film Festival 2018: Part 1
An intriguing film festival—above all, Mike Leigh’s Peterloo
History of the Fourth International
David North begins US speaking tour in Michigan to mark 80 years of the Fourth International
By our reporters, 25 October 2018
David North, chairman of the WSWS International Editorial Board, spoke on the lessons of the 20th century, the attack on Marxism and the fight for socialism today.
Eighty Years of the Fourth International: The Lessons of History and the Struggle for Socialism Today
By David North, 9 October 2018
Large Colombo audience hears David North’s lecture on the history of the Fourth International
The struggle for socialism and the importance of history: David North interviewed on Radio Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Prime TV News reports on David North’s press conference
Text of David North's remarks to Sri Lankan press conference on Trotskyism
Watch: David North interviewed on Sri Lanka’s English-language Channel Eye TV
On the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Fourth International
By David North, 3 September 2018
Meetings in Australia and New Zealand to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Fourth International
19 October 2018
David North, the chairperson of the international editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site, will be speaking in the United States this fall to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Fourth International.
Commentary
In the face of mounting threats, the working class must defend Julian Assange
By Bill Van Auken, 25 October 2018
Julian Assange takes legal action against Ecuadorian government
New York Times celebrates downfall of 201 “powerful men:” The ugly face of the #MeToo campaign
By David Walsh, 25 October 2018
One year of the #MeToo movement
More on the sexual misconduct witch-hunt »
$1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot
Lottery fever: A symptom of social desperation
By Kayla Costa, 25 October 2018
US missile treaty withdrawal: “Prepare for nuclear war”
By Andre Damon, 24 October 2018
Republicans and Democrats prepare bipartisan agenda of social cuts and war
Brazil’s pseudo-left pushes for social media censorship ahead of presidential run-off
By Miguel Andrade, 24 October 2018
Who is responsible for the rise of the fascistic Bolsonaro in Brazil?
The Harvard case on racial preferences and the antidemocratic character of affirmative action
A discussion with Helen Pluckrose, co-author of “Grievance Studies” hoax article
The “Grievance Studies” hoax exposes postmodernist charlatans
Workers Struggles
Growing strikes in South Africa; more UK rail strikes
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
26 October 2018
Workers in South Africa’s plastics industry are continuing their strike after an attempt by employers to ban the walkout was temporarily defeated.
Build rank and file strike committees
For a nationwide hotel walkout!
By Kevin Martinez, 25 October 2018
Indian police detain thousands of striking Tamil Nadu auto workers
By Arun Kumar, 25 October 2018
Swiss building workers strike in Ticino and Geneva
By Marianne Arens, 24 October 2018
Australia: Over 150,000 workers protest against assault on wages and conditions
By our reporters, 24 October 2018
Chicago Lyric Opera musicians’ strike ends with concessions deal
By Brian Brown and Jeff Lusanne, 23 October 2018
Indian court dismisses Maruti Suzuki workers’ bail application
By Keith Jones, 23 October 2018
Vote “no” on the USW-US Steel concessions contract!
By the WSWS Steelworker Newsletter, 22 October 2018
United Steelworkers announces tentative deal with US Steel
The political issues posed by the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ “Change the Rules” campaign
By the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), 22 October 2018
Layoffs at Fiat Chrysler's Kokomo transmission operations heighten concerns over outsourcing
By Shannon Jones, 19 October 2018
UAW faces growing opposition from Indiana Lear workers following contract rejection
“We voted to go on strike, then they presented us with a BS contract”
Indiana Lear auto parts workers overwhelmingly reject UAW-backed contract proposal
Mehring Books
Why are they back?
New title from Mehring Books explains resurgence of fascism in Germany
By our reporters, 19 October 2018
Author Christoph Vandreier presented the book in a well-attended lecture at the Frankfurt Book fair last Saturday.
Mehring Books UK publishes The Heritage We Defend 30th anniversary edition
Preface to the thirtieth anniversary edition of The Heritage We Defend
Book review
55 Strong, Inside the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike
DSA covers for unions and Democrats in new book on walkout by West Virginia teachers
By Nancy Hanover, 18 October 2018
A new book promoted by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is centered on the lie that the West Virginia teachers’ strike, which set off the series of strikes nationally last spring, was a “victory” in which the unions played a heroic role.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
San Diego State University and the military-university complex
By Anthony del Olmo with the IYSSE at SDSU, 18 October 2018
Students denounce CIA partnership with University of Illinois Chicago
NYU’s Washington DC campus: Academia aligns with the Department of Defense
Open letter by students condemns right-wing offensive at Berlin’s Humboldt University
By International Youth and Students for Social Equality (Germany), 11 October 2018
International Amazon Workers Voice
Amazon whistleblower Shannon Allen: Celebrated $15 base pay represents pay cut for some workers
By Tom Carter, 16 October 2018
Watch: What do Amazon job applicants think about $15/hr?
History
Vadim Rogovin and the sociology of Stalinism
By Andrea Peters, 25 September 2018
September 18 marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Soviet Marxist historian and sociologist Vadim Rogovin, the author of a seven-volume series on Stalinism and the Marxist opposition to the Soviet bureaucracy.
Twenty years since the death of Marxist historian and sociologist Vadim Rogovin
By David North, 18 September 2018
International Committee of the Fourth International
Resolution of the SEP (US) Fifth National Congress
The Resurgence of Class Struggle and the Tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
8 August 2018
This resolution was unanimously adopted by the Socialist Equality Party Congress, held from July 22–27, 2018.
Opening report to the Fifth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US)
By David North, 4 August 2018
The 50th anniversary of the founding of the SEP (Sri Lanka)
The lessons of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party’s Great Betrayal
By Rohantha De Silva and Vilani Peiris, 24 September 2018
PART ONE | PART TWO | PART THREE
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
Security and the Fourth International
An “Exemplary Comrade”: The Socialist Workers Party’s 40-year-long cover-up of Stalinist spy Sylvia Callen: Part one
By Eric London, 14 August 2018
This is the first part in a four-part series examining the cover-up by the Socialist Workers Party beginning in 1947 of information exposing the role of Sylvia Callen, the personal secretary of long-time party leader James P. Cannon, as a Stalinist agent.
Part two | Part three | Part four
Seventy-eight years since the assassination of Leon Trotsky
By Eric London and David North, 21 August 2018
On August 21, 1940, Leon Trotsky, the founder of the Fourth International and the co-leader of the Russian Revolution, died from wounds inflicted the day before by an assassin, the Stalinist GPU agent Ramon Mercader.
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.
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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