31 January 2019
Six dead as record-breaking Arctic air mass hits US Midwest
By Niles Niemuth, 31 January 2019
The onset of exceptionally frigid temperatures has once again exposed the failure of American capitalism, which is unable to maintain the infrastructure required to withstand extreme weather events.
Matamoros, Mexico maquiladora workers threatened with mass plant closures
By Alex González, 31 January 2019
The strike of auto parts and electrical workers in Matamoros, Mexico has powerfully demonstrated the international character of the class struggle.
Venezuela’s oil and the geopolitics of the US-backed coup
By Gabriel Black, 31 January 2019
Venezuela’s massive reserves are seen by the United States and its allies as a vital chess piece in the war drive against China.
Germany and EU support US-engineered coup in Venezuela
In the wake of December’s market turbulence
US Fed does about-turn on interest rates
By Nick Beams, 31 January 2019
The Federal Reserve’s statement yesterday dropped its language stating that further rises would be appropriate.
The fraud of "oversight" by Democrats
Pentagon officials provide few answers at House committee hearing on troops at the border
By Kevin Martinez, 31 January 2019
The new committee, staffed by many former military officials, failed to get any real answers from the Pentagon brass and instead gave them a platform to ask for more funds and troops.
Sacramento school district threatens bankruptcy to extort concessions from teachers
By Dan Conway, 31 January 2019
School district officials in California’s capital city announced they had to cut $16 million from spending by November 2019 to avoid state receivership, with another $16 million in cuts needed for next year.
Berlin teachers and social workers strike for better working conditions
By our reporters, 31 January 2019
The unions have long worked with the parties that form the Berlin Senate to impose cuts.
Oklahoma legislators seek to strip teachers of democratic rights
After sellout of Los Angeles teachers strike, new attacks on public schools coming
City Colleges of Chicago averts staff and faculty strike
By Alexander Fangmann, 31 January 2019
Just days after the setting of a February 4 strike date, the Cook County College Teachers Union and Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that a tentative agreement had been reached.
As Friday contract deadline approaches, USW keeps 30,000 oil workers in the dark
By Jessica Goldstein, 31 January 2019
On the eve of contract deadlines for 30,000 oil and chemical workers in the US, the United Steelworkers union is colluding with oil corporations behind closed doors to prepare a sellout contract.
The political questions facing US oil workers in the 2019 contract negotiations
Lima sewage disaster exposes infrastructure neglect in Peru
By Armando Cruz, 31 January 2019
Seeking to exploit the disaster that affected nearly 2,000 people, “free-market” proponents rushed in to demand the privatization of the public water company, Sedapal.
UK: Corbyn allows vicious Tory Immigration Bill to pass
By Thomas Scripps and Chris Marsden, 31 January 2019
Corbyn and his Labour Party are opposed to the free movement of European Union labour and support what Corbyn has termed “managed migration.”
Sudan’s anti-government protests enter sixth week
By Jean Shaoul, 31 January 2019
President Omar al-Bashir can count on the support of the region’s dictators, all of whom hate each other but fear their own working class more.
Australian political and media establishment intensifies anti-China campaign
By Oscar Grenfell, 31 January 2019
A coordinated political offensive is underway, aimed at legitimising Australia’s central role in the US confrontation with Beijing.
IMF to resume Sri Lankan loan program discussions
By Saman Gunadasa, 31 January 2019
The Sri Lankan government has assured the IMF of its commitment to “strong” austerity measures.
New in Urdu
جرمنی میں انقلابِ نومبر کے سوسال
اولرچ ریپرٹ اور پیٹر سکورز
جرمنی کے مزدور طبقے کی جنگ اور بادشاہت کے خلاف بغاوت اپنے عروج کو پہنچی اور اُس نے سرمایہ دارانہ نظام کو جنجھوڑ کررکھ دیاتھا۔
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Le gouvernement indien licencie des centaines d'enseignants alors que la grève au Tamil Nadu est à la croisée des chemins
Arun Kumar, 31 janvier 2019
En isolant les enseignants et les fonctionnaires en grève, l’alliance des syndicats, JACTTO-GEO, qui compte des centaines de milliers de membres, a permis au gouvernement de l'État d'intensifier ses attaques antidémocratiques.
Le président français Macron rend visite au bourreau du Caire
Will Morrow et Alex Lantier, 31 janvier 2019
La visite de Macron au dictateur égyptien Abdel Fattah al-Sisi est un avertissement que son gouvernement a résolu d’intensifier radicalement la répression contre les «gilets jaunes» et l’opposition populaire en général.
L'Allemagne et l'UE soutiennent le coup d'État monté par les États-Unis au Venezuela
Peter Schwarz, 31 janvier 2019
Berlin et Bruxelles soutiennent le coup d’État au Venezuela parce qu'ils poursuivent leurs propres intérêts impérialistes en Amérique latine.
Grande-Bretagne: May repousse les demandes de retarder le Brexit et celles d'exclure une sortie « sans accord »
Robert Stevens et Chris Marsden, 31 janvier 2019
La promesse de Theresa May de chercher à obtenir plus de concessions de l’UE a permis au gouvernement d’imposer sa volonté, même si cela pourrait bien se révéler une victoire à la Pyrrhus, de très courte durée.
«Le capitalisme devrait être renversé à mon avis»
Des étudiants manifestent à Toronto contre la réduction de l'aide financière
Par nos journalistes, 31 janvier 2019
Environ 2000 étudiants ont marché de la place Yonge-Dundas jusqu'à l'Assemblée législative provinciale de Queens Park pour s'opposer à la suppression de l'aide financière aux étudiants des collèges et universités par le gouvernement conservateur de droite du premier ministre Doug Ford.
L'Ontario coupe l’aide financière aux étudiants à faible revenu
Roger Jordan, 31 janvier 2019
Des étudiants indignés ont convoqué un rassemblement à Toronto pour protester contre les coupes dans l'aide financière aux études – le plus récent chapitre dans la guerre du gouvernement Ford contre la classe ouvrière.
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Frankrikes president Macron besøker Cairos bøddel
Will Morrow og Alex Lantier, 31. januar 2019
Macrons besøk til den egyptiske diktatoren Abdel Fattah el-Sisi er en advarsel om at hans regjering har til hensikt drastisk å øke undertrykkingen av «de gule vestene» og bredere folkelig opposisjon.
Indisk delstatsregjering sier opp hundrevis av lærere der Tamil-Nadu-streiken er ved en korsvei
Arun Kumar, 31. januar 2019
Ved å isolere streikende lærere og offentlig ansatte har fagforbundsalliansen JACTTO-GEO, som har hundretusenvis av medlemmer, gitt statsregjeringen anledning til å intensivere sine antidemokratiske angrep.
Tyskland og EU støtter USA-orkestrert kupp i Venezuela
Peter Schwarz, 31. januar 2019
Berlin og Brüssel støtter kuppet i Venezuela fordi de har sine egne imperialistiske interesser i Latin-Amerika.
Forsvar Matamoros-arbeiderne! For en forent kamp av amerikanske, kanadiske og meksikanske arbeidere til forsvar for jobber og anstendige livsvilkår!
Styringskomitéen for Koalisjonen av grunnplankomitéer, 31. januar 2019
Det følgende er en uttalelse fra Styringskomitéen for Koalisjonen av grunnplankomitéer til støtte for streiken til maquiladora-arbeidere i Matamoros i Mexico. Styringskomitéen, som består av bilarbeidere og arbeidere ved Amazon og i andre bransjer, ble dannet på nødssituasjonsmøtet for å bekjempe General Motors’ fabrikknedleggelser, avholdt i Detroit den 9. desember 2018, som ble sponset av World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter.
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Macron besucht den Henker von Kairo
Will Morrow und Alex Lantier, 31. Januar 2019
Macrons Besuch beim ägyptischen Diktator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ist eine Warnung an die „Gelbwesten“ und die breite Opposition im eigenen Land, dass die Regierung ihre Unterdrückung massiv verschärfen will.
Streik in Tamil Nadu am Scheideweg
Indische Regierung entlässt hunderte von Lehrern
Arun Kumar, 31. Januar 2019
Die hunderttausende Mitglieder starke Gewerkschaft JACTTO-GEO hat die streikenden Lehrer und Staatsbeschäftigten isoliert und es so der Regierung des indischen Bundesstaats ermöglicht, ihre undemokratischen Angriffe zu verschärfen.
Opel-Arbeiter beunruhigt über Abbaupläne
Korrespondenten, 31. Januar 2019
Viele Opel-Arbeiter sind von der IG Metall enttäuscht und suchen nach einer Alternative, um gegen Stellenabbau, Arbeitsstress und Lohndumping zu kämpfen.
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El presidente francés Macron visita al verdugo del Cairo
Por Will Morrow y Alex Lantier, 31 enero 2019
La visita de Macron al dictador egipcio, Abdel fatah el Sisi, es una advertencia de que su Gobierno pretende escalar drásticamente su represión contra los “chalecos amarillos” y la oposición popular.
Alemania y la UE apoyan el golpe de Estado en Venezuela urdido por Estados Unidos
Por Peter Schwarz, 31 enero 2019
Berlín y Bruselas están apoyando el golpe en venezuela porque persiguen sus propios intereses imperialistas en América Latina.
Después de la huelga de maestros de Los Ángeles, se avecinan nuevos ataques a las escuelas públicas
Por Alan Gilman, 31 enero 2019
El acuerdo ni siquiera abordó las demandas más críticas de los docentes: reducir los tamaños de las clases, aumentar los salarios, detener la expansión de las escuelas concertadas y atender el desfinanciamiento crónico de la educación pública.
Cómo el WRP traicionó al trotskismo:1973-1985
20. El WRP traiciona la revolución de Zimbabue
Declaración del Comité Internacional de la Cuarta Internacional, 31 enero 2019
Este es el texto del análisis realizado en el verano de 1986 por el Comité Internacional de la Cuarta Internacional sobre el colapso de su sección británica, el Workers Revolutionary Party.
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Успешный результат ИМССР на выборах в берлинском Университете имени Гумбольдта
Группа ИМССР в Гумбольдском университете, 30 января 2019 г.
ИМССР на треть увеличила свой результат — с 3,75 до более 5 процентов, и будет располагать в студенческом парламенте тремя представителями.
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Brezilya’daki maden faciasında 58 ölü ve yüzlerce kayıp
Gabriel Lemos, 30 Ocak 2019
13 milyon metreküp demir cevheri atığının çiftliklere, köylere ve çevreye yayılmasının ardından, 300'den fazla insan kayboldu; doğrulanan rakamlara göre 58 kişi öldü.
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Fascists march in Auschwitz
31 January 2019
The sight of a rabble of Nazi trash desecrating the memory of those who perished in Auschwitz is sickening and must be answered. But the response must be informed by an understanding of the inextricable link between capitalism, the crisis of bourgeois democracy, and fascist reaction.
Commentary
The political role of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
By Genevieve Leigh, 31 January 2018
While attracting support based on her criticisms of social inequality, Ocasio-Cortez serves to provide a left cover for the Democratic Party, the better to block the development of a genuine movement against social inequality and capitalism.
French President Macron visits the hangman of Cairo
By Will Morrow and Alex Lantier, 30 January 2019
Indian government fires hundreds of teachers as Tamil Nadu strike faces a crossroads
By Arun Kumar, 30 January 2019
Stone indictment presents no evidence of links between WikiLeaks and Trump campaign
Afghanistan peace talks and the debacle of the war on terror
In broadside against China, White House levels criminal charges against Huawei
The Strategy of International Class Struggle and the Political Fight Against Capitalist Reaction in 2019
By James Cogan, Joseph Kishore and David North, 3 January 2019
One hundred years since the murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
By Peter Schwarz, 15 January 2019
February 9 demonstration against GM plant closings
Students and youth must join the fight to oppose GM job cuts!
By International Youth and Students for Social Equality US, 31 January 2019
The International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) calls on young people to support autoworkers in their fight against General Motors’ plans to close five plants in the US and Canada.
No layoffs! No concessions!
Autoworkers call for demonstration February 9 to fight GM plant closings
By Jerry White, 12 January 2019
“We are being called to action by our brothers and sisters around the world to join this fight”
Autoworkers call for support for February 9 march against GM plant closings
By Jerry White, 30 January 2019
The demonstration is taking place as opposition to job cuts by GM, Ford and other global automakers is growing throughout the Americas and Europe.
Detroit autoworkers support striking Mexican workers
"The best thing to do would be to unify with the American workers." Share this video to promote the March to Fight GM Plant Closures on February 9.
Defend the Matamoros workers! For a united fight by US, Canadian and Mexican workers to defend jobs and decent living standards!
March on February 9 to oppose GM job cuts!
the Steering Committee of the Coalition of Rank-and-File Committees, 29 January 2019
Fight the Ford layoffs! Build rank-and-file committees to unite autoworkers across Europe!
IYSSE
Oppose political censorship and fascist threats against the ISO and DSA in Portland!
By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality at PSU, 31 January 2019
Two political meetings on college campuses in Portland were shut down by campus police after provocations from the far-right group Patriot Prayer.
Successful election result for IYSSE at Humboldt University in Berlin
By the IYSSE chapter at Humboldt University, 26 January 2019
Final IYSSE election meeting at Humboldt University in Berlin
How can the rise of the far-right be stopped?
Right-wing Humboldt University Professor Jorg Baberowski threatens students
Arts Review
Beautiful Boy: Part of the truth about drug addiction
By Joanne Laurier, 30 January 2019
Critic-at-large Wesley Morris on the Academy Awards
Why does the New York Times keep pushing pernicious racialism?
By David Walsh, 28 January 2019
Matamoros Auto Strike
70,000 strike at US-Mexico border
Help break the media blackout of the Matamoros strike by sharing this video.
Watch: A Texas Amazon worker's message to Matamoros workers
"Attention striking workers in Matamoros: I want you to know we have heard your here in the United states. We are with you and we support you." Help break the media blackout of the Matamoros strike by sharing this video.
Mexican government prepares “legal” pretext for end of Matamoros strike
By Alex González, 29 January 2019
Strikes by Hungarian Audi workers, Mexican auto parts workers
The global struggle of autoworkers
Matamoros strike at a crossroads as Mexican government orders crackdown
Unifor launches anti-Mexican boycott as diversion from fight over Oshawa closure
As strike expands in the maquiladoras
Mexican auto parts workers explain how they formed strike committees
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Workers Struggles
Sri Lankan plantation workers protest unions’ sellout wage deal
By M. Thevarajah and W.A. Sunil, 29 January 2019
Oppose the Sri Lankan plantation unions’ sellout agreement!
An appeal from a UK rail worker for a joint fight of rail, bus and tram workers across Europe
By our correspondent, 28 January 2019
Second nationwide strike by New Zealand doctors
By our reporters, 30 January 2019
The WSWS spoke to doctors and their supporters outside Wellington Hospital as more than 3,300 held their second two-day nationwide strike this year.
The fight to defend public education
The timeline of a sellout
How the UTLA orchestrated the betrayal of Los Angeles teachers
By Alan Gilman, 25 January 2019
“It was rushed. It was a farce”
Los Angeles teachers livid over union’s betrayal of strike
Defend Julian Assange!
Sydney Martin Place Amphitheatre, March 3! Melbourne State Library, March 10!
Rally to demand the Australian government acts to free Julian Assange!
By the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), 25 January 2019
Julian Assange issues “urgent” legal challenge against US extradition plans
ICFI meeting announcement
Indian Trotskyists campaign for Kolkata meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of the Fourth International
By Arun Kumar and Ritwik Mitter, 26 January 2019
Indian university students discuss the rising danger of war and the betrayal by the Stalinist parties of the working class.
Indian Trotskyists in Kolkata to celebrate 80 years of the Fourth International
7 January 2019
The Kolkata meeting will review the essential political lessons of the protracted struggle of the Fourth International and their relevance to the fight for socialist internationalism today.
Security and the Fourth International
New book now available
Agents: The FBI and GPU Infiltration of the Trotskyist Movement
By Mehring Books, 21 January 2019
The WSWS announces the release of a new book, Agents: The FBI and GPU Infiltration of the Trotskyist Movement, by Eric London.
The origins and findings of the Security and the Fourth International investigation
By Eric London, 14 November 2018
Seventy-eight years since the assassination of Leon Trotsky
By Eric London and David North, 21 August 2018
The Fight Against Postmodernism
Widespread student support for beleaguered professor Peter Boghossian
By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality at Portland State University, 17 January 2019
Portland State University threatens to fire Peter Boghossian for authoring “Grievance Studies” hoax
The “Grievance Studies” hoax exposes postmodernist charlatans
History
New study finds up to 15,000 Jews killed each day at peak of Holocaust
By Clara Weiss, 16 January 2019
Socialist Equality Party (Germany)
Socialist Equality Party takes legal action against surveillance by German secret service
By the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, 10 January 2019
Dr. Peer Stolle, the lawyer for the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei, has submitted formal notice in writing to the German Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution. The text of the letter is published here.
Obituary
In memory of Halil Celik (1961–2018)
By the International Committee of the Fourth International, 2 January 2019
Halil Celik, founder and leader of the Sosyalist Eşitlik group, which supports the International Committee of the Fourth International in Turkey, died on December 31, 2018 following a serious illness.
Science
Scientific breakthrough promises to increase agricultural productivity by 40 percent
By Philip Guelpa and Thomas H. Douglass, 9 January 2019
International Committee of the Fourth International
The 50th anniversary of the founding of the SEP (Sri Lanka)
Victory of the Trotskyists in the 1985–1986 split in the ICFI
By Saman Gunadasa and K. Ratnayake, 29 December 2018
David North addresses New Zealand meeting celebrating 80 years of the Fourth International
By our reporters, 11 December 2018
80th anniversary of the Fourth International celebrated in Melbourne with public lecture
Eighty Years of the Fourth International: The Lessons of History and the Struggle for Socialism Today
By David North, 9 October 2018
On the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Fourth International
Book Review
Rohini Hensman’s Indefensible: The ISO discovers its muse—the CIA
By Alex Lantier, 14 December 2018
Rohini Hensman’s book, issued by the International Socialist Organization’s (ISO) Haymarket Books publishing house, is an endorsement of imperialist war.
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Socialist Equality Party
Resolution of the SEP (UK) Fourth National Congress
The resurgence of the class struggle and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (UK)
By the Socialist Equality Party (UK), 6 December 2018
This resolution was unanimously adopted by the Fourth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party in Britain, which was held October 27-30, 2018.
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