1 March 2019

Netanyahu to face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust

By Jean Shaoul, 1 March 2019

The indictment announcement comes amidst mounting tensions within the Israeli political establishment exacerbated by Netanyahu’s increasingly pronounced far-right orientation, including the cultivation of neo-fascist forces.

As Oakland strike enters seventh day, union keeps teachers in dark on negotiations

By Norisa Diaz and Joseph Santolan, 1 March 2019

The rank-and-file strike committee, at a meeting Thursday night, exposed the anti-democratic measures of the OEA leadership.

“We always have money for wars but not for public education”
Oakland teachers and students speak as strike reaches critical juncture

Oakland teachers continue strike as Kentucky teachers launch statewide sickout

Oakland strike, mass “sickout” in Kentucky
Teacher anger exploding across the United States

By Nancy Hanover, 1 March 2019

A summary of teacher struggles underscores the need for educators to break the grip of the unions in order to unify in a common fight to defend public education.

More on the defense of public education »

India and Pakistan issue fresh war threats

By K. Ratnayake, 1 March 2019

Even as Islamabad agreed to release a captured Indian pilot as a “peace gesture,” India and Pakistan continued their war preparations.

Nuclear-armed India, Pakistan on brink of all-out war

Second summit between Trump and Kim collapses with no agreement

By Ben McGrath, 1 March 2019

Talks collapsed on the second day of the summit in Vietnam with the two sides failing to produce any tangible results.

Australian government refuses to defend Julian Assange

By Oscar Grenfell, 1 March 2019

In a Senate committee hearing, Foreign Minister Marise Payne reiterated the government’s refusal to secure the freedom of the persecuted WikiLeaks founder.

Cohen assertions are not evidence of WikiLeaks “collusion” with Trump or Russia

Enforcement and technology key issues in China trade deal, Lighthizer tells US Congress

By Nick Beams, 1 March 2019

The US Trade Representative made it clear the fundamental question is “structural reforms” in the Chinese economy.

“I was treated like a caged animal”
Single mother and healthcare worker jailed for three days in Indiana over unpaid ambulance bill

By George Marlowe, 1 March 2019

Melissa Latronica, a single mother of three and a certified nursing assistant, was recently arrested and thrown into jail for an unpaid ambulance bill she never received.

Latest collision on Long Island Rail Road shows fatal consequences of system-wide neglect

By Owen Mullan, 1 March 2019

Three people were killed and several injured on Tuesday when two trains struck a truck at a railway crossing in New York

Hundreds laid off at Activision Blizzard and other video game companies

By Zachary Thorton, 1 March 2019

For all of the grueling hours that workers are subjected to, and the impact this has on their health and social lives, none of it guarantees their job security.

UK: Scapegoating of firefighters for Grenfell deaths exposes fraud of official inquiry

By Robert Stevens, 1 March 2019

What is taking place is class justice, in which the perpetrators of mass murder are walking free while firefighters are being targeted for blame.

Report: British Columbia mental health problems on the rise

By Penny Smith, 1 March 2019

The annual report by the province’s health officer found that perceptions of mental wellbeing among BC residents were among the lowest in the country.

New in Russian

Вспышка кори на Украине уносит восемь жизней

Джейсон Мелановски, 1 марта 2019 г.

Социальный кризис на Украине является результатом упразднения Советского Союза в 1991 году и реставрации капитализма.

Эта неделя в истории
100 лет назад: Учредительный конгресс Коммунистического Интернационала в Москве

1 марта 2019 г.

2 марта 1919 года в здании московского Кремля собрались 52 делегата, представлявшие 35 коммунистических и левых партий из 22 стран Европы, Америки и Азии.

New in Turkish

Sosyalizm ve kamulaştırmanın gerekçesi

Andre Damon, 1 Mart 2019

Gerekli olan şey, vergileri yüzde 1-2 arttırma (kapitalizm altında hiçbir zaman başarı sağlamayacak önlemler) yönünde “istek uyandırıcı” teklifler değil ama egemen sınıfın mülksüzleştirilmesidir.

Nükleer silahlı Hindistan ile Pakistan, topyekün savaşın eşiğinde

K. Ratnayake, 1 Mart 2019

Keşmir’in Pakistan ve Hindistan yönetimindeki bölgelerini ayıran Kontrol Hattı (LoC) boyunca meydana gelen ağır topçu atışlarının ortasında, iki ülkenin hava kuvvetleri çatışmaya girdi ve birkaç savaş uçağını kaybetti.

Hindistan Pakistan’ı bombalarken, İslamabad misilleme yapmaya yemin etti

Wasantha Rupasinghe, 1 Mart 2019

Güney Asya’nın nükleer silahlı rakip devletleri arasındaki gerilimleri patlama noktasına getiren bu saldırı, 1971’deki Hindistan-Pakistan savaşından beri Yeni Delhi’nin ilk saldırısıydı.

Libya’da Fransa ile İtalya arasında vekil savaşı

Marianne Arens, 1 Mart 2019

Fransa ile İtalya arasında var olan ve Şubat ayında Fransa’nın Roma’daki büyükelçisini geri çağırmasına yol açan şiddetli gerilimlerin arkasında, Afrika’daki petrol çıkarlarının ve stratejik etkinin olduğu bir sır değil.

New in Norwegian

India bomber Pakistan og Islamabad sverger gjengjeldelse

K. Ratnayake, 1. mars 2019

Pakistan annonserte på onsdag at de hadde angrepet mål i India, etter at India gjennomførte et storskala bombingraid dypt inne i Pakistan tirsdag morgen.

Australske arbeidere og ungdom støtter demonstrasjonene den 3. og den 10. mars, med krav om frihet for Julian Assange

våre reportere, 1. mars 2019

«Jeg stiller den 3. mars, og jeg mener alle må komme for vi må gjøre noe for å få løslatt Assange og for å få slutt på krig.»

Mexico: Metallarbeidere og universitetsansatte melder seg på streikebølgen, og 90 000 Walmart ansatte truer med arbeidsnedleggelse

Andrea Lobo, 1. mars 2019

Mens streikebevegelsen vokser strever fagforeningene for å overta, isolere og stenge ned hver eneste grunnplankamp.

Curtis Levy krever frihet for Julian Assange

1. mars 2019

Dokumentarfilmveteranen Curtis Levy snakker ut til forsvar av WikiLeaks-utgiveren og pressefrihet.

New in French

Les partis au pouvoir en France lancent une campagne contre un voile islamique de sport

Will Morrow, 1 mars 2019

Les partis politiques qui qualifient d’antisémite l'opposition de gauche aux inégalités sociales sont engagés dans une campagne de propagande anti-musulmane.

Des rapports font état d'abus sexuels sur des enfants immigrés détenus aux États-Unis

Eric London, 1 mars 2019

L’attaque du gouvernement Trump contre les immigrants souligne le besoin urgent de s’opposer à tous les assauts sur les droits démocratiques et les procès en bonne et due forme.

New in Spanish

Reportes documentan abuso sexual de niños inmigrantes detenidos en Estados Unidos

Eric London, 1 marzo 2019

El asalto del Gobierno de Trump contra los inmigrantes subraya la urgente necesidad de oponerse a todos los ataques contra los derechos democráticos y el debido proceso.

Fuertes lluvias y avalanchas dejan decenas de muertos en Perú

César Uco, 1 marzo

Los efectos catastróficos de las tormentas de hoy se deben no simplemente a un desastre natural, sino más directamente al fracaso abyecto del gobierno para reparar el daño masivo causado hace dos años.

Cómo el WRP traicionó al trotskismo:1973-1985
43. Conclusión

Declaración del Comité Internacional de la Cuarta Internacional, 1 marzo

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.

New in German

Sozialismus und die Forderung nach Enteignung

Andre Damon, 28. Februar 2019

Die Finanzoligarchie, die darum bemüht ist, ihre Macht und ihren Reichtum auszuweiten, sieht sich mit einer wachsenden Bewegung der Arbeiterklasse konfrontiert.

Indien bombardiert Pakistan, Islamabad übt Vergeltung

Wasantha Rupasinghe, 28. Februar 2019

Washington hat Indien grünes Licht für den Angriff am Dienstag gegeben, der bereits eine Vergeltungsmaßnahme Pakistans ausgelöst hat und sich schnell zu einem offenen Krieg zwischen den Atommächten entwickeln könnte.

Warnstreiks im öffentlichen Dienst in NRW und Hessen
Unhaltbare Zustände an Schulen und Krankenhäusern

unseren Korrespondenten, 28. Februar 2019

Am Rande der Warnstreiks äußerten Erzieher und Krankenschwestern ihre Wut und Sorge über die katastrophalen Verhältnisse.

Zum rassistischen Aufschrei über „Green Book“

Hiram Lee und Andre Damon, 28. Februar 2019

Die Auffassung, dass Rassenvorurteile ein gesellschaftliches Problem seien und durch Erziehung, Vernunft und Empathie überwunden werden könnten, ist in den Augen der Kritiker ein zentrales Verbrechen.

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Perspective

The Trump presidency: From the Manhattan underworld to the White House

1 March 2019

The day-long testimony by former Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen gave a glimpse of the gangsterism out of which the Trump presidency has emerged.

Earlier Perspectives »

Free Julian Assange!

Rally to demand the Australian government acts to free Julian Assange!
Sydney Martin Place Amphitheatre, 2pm, March 3! Melbourne State Library, 1pm, March 10!

By the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), 25 January 2019

SEP national secretary James Cogan calls for maximum participation in rallies to free Julian Assange

25 February 2019

Attend March 10 Solidarity Vigil in London for Julian Assange

By Robert Stevens, 25 February 2019

The SEP (UK) calls on all defenders of civil liberties and democratic rights, all opponents of imperialist wars for regime change, to attend the March 10 vigil and make it known in your workplaces, campuses and schools.

More on the campaign to free Julian Assange »

Commentary

Reports document sexual abuse of immigrant children detained in US

By Eric London, 28 February 2019

Socialism and the case for expropriation

By Andre Damon, 27 February 2019

Behind the racist backlash against Green Book

By Hiram Lee and Andre Damon, 26 February 2019

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

A reply to a commenter
Jussie Smollett, #MeToo and the presumption of innocence

Trump declares global war on socialism

The social crisis in America

Flint water crisis claims its youngest Legionnaires’ victim to date
“Her failing health was due to the government failing her”

By Sheila Brehm, 27 February 2019

Three children dead, four others injured in Imlay City, Michigan mobile home fire

By Niles Niemuth and Zac Corrigan, 27 February 2019

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

1 March 2019

Public sector workers across Germany began a two-day strike on Tuesday as a walkout by workers at the Sibanye gold mine threatens to spread to a consortium of 15 other companies.

Locomotive builders strike Wabtec in Erie, Pennsylvania

By Shannon Jones, 28 February 2019

German aviation security workers reject union contract

By Dietmar Gaisenkersting, 25 February 2019

Arts Review

69th Berlin Film Festival, part 3: Israeli films, Mr. Jones and Marighella

By Stefan Steinberg, 28 February 2019

This is the third in a series of articles on the recent Berlin International Film Festival, the Berlinale, held February 7-17, 2019. The first part was posted on February 15 and the second on February 22.

Berlin Film Festival Part 2: Midnight Traveler—“Sometimes life takes you through hell”

Berlin Film Festival: Between identity politics and opposition against the far right

Shoplifters: The family you choose, and the ones you don’t
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film

By Kevin Martinez, 25 February 2019

The Progressive Revolution: Modern Art for a New India
Modern Indian art at the Asia Society Museum in New York

Prazdnik (Holiday): Film about social inequality in Russia attracts mass audience

The Fight Against Fascism

Police announce “investigation closed” into desecration of Marx’s grave

By Laura Tiernan, 27 February 2019

The desecration of Marx’s grave: A warning

ISO and DSA bar Socialist Equality Party panel on the fight against fascism from upcoming Historical Materialism conference

By Joseph Kishore, 15 February 2019

Updated: Letters oppose barring of SEP panel on the fight against fascism from Historical Materialism conference

Noah Carl and the promotion of eugenics at Cambridge University

By Thomas Scripps, 26 February 2018

Mehring Books

London Book Launch: Why Are They Back?   The return of fascism in Germany and the lessons of history

12 February 2019

International Youth and Students for Social Equality

For a unified struggle of Oakland students and teachers to defend public education!

By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality - Berkeley, 23 February 2019

New York University students angry over police “cleanup” of homeless on campus

By Owen Mullan and Sandy English, 23 February 2019

Students speak out against closure of Oregon College of Art and Craft

MIT refuses to cut ties to Saudi regime

CIA out of Northern Virginia Community College!

25 years ago: Zionist terrorist kills 29 Palestinians in Hebron massacre

On February 25, 1994, American-Israeli Baruch Goldstein opened fire inside the Ibrahimi Mosque during Ramadan in West Bank, Gaza.

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50 years ago: Soviet and Chinese soldiers face off in border conflict

A two-hour battle took place on March 2, 1969 between Soviet and Chinese border guards over the disputed Zhenbao Island (Damansky in Russian).

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75 years ago: General strike erupts in north Italy

On March 1, 1944, workers went out on strike in Lombardy, the most heavily industrialized region of Italy.

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100 years ago: Founding congress of the Communist International assembles in Moscow

On March 2, 1919, 51 delegates representing 35 Communist and left-wing parties from 22 countries in Europe, America, and Asia assembled in a small hall in the Kremlin known as the Courts of Justice.

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History of the ICFI

From the arsenal of Trotskyism
The Political Report by David North to the International Committee of the Fourth International—February 11, 1984

12 February 2019

Thirty-five years ago this week, David North, then the national secretary of the Workers League (predecessor of the Socialist Equality Party), presented at a meeting of the International Committee of the Fourth International a critique of the British Workers Revolutionary Party’s abandonment of key theoretical conceptions and programmatic principles of Trotskyism.

History

How the ruling elite sought to suppress revolution
Renewal: Life after the First World War in Photographs

By Paul Mitchell, 22 February 2019

Halil Celik, 1961-2018

Halil Celik, a fighter for socialism (1961-2018)

By Peter Schwarz, 1 February 2019

On December 31, 2018, Halil Celik, founder and leader of the group Sosyalist Eşitlik, which supports the International Committee of the Fourth International in Turkey, died of cancer at the age of 57. This obituary presents an overview of his life.

In memory of Halil Celik (1961–2018)

New in Arabic

Arabic translation of “Halil Celik, a fighter for socialism (1961-2018)”

Published here is the Arabic translation of the obituary of Halil Celik by Peter Schwarz. On December 31, 2018, Halil Celik, founder and leader of the group Sosyalist Eşitlik, which supports the International Committee of the Fourth International in Turkey, died of cancer at the age of 57. This obituary presents an overview of his life.

February 9 demonstration against GM plant closings

Watch: March to Fight GM Plant Closures

Autoworkers and supporters from across the Midwest marched on February 9 in Detroit to oppose General Motors’ plans for plant closings and layoffs in the US and Canada.

Autoworkers must prepare fight as UAW plans new givebacks in 2019 contracts

By Shannon Jones, 14 February 2019

Striking workers in Matamoros, Mexico support Detroit demonstration against auto layoffs

In this video, striking auto parts workers at Fisher Dynamics in Matamoros, Mexico send their support to last weekend’s demonstration against mass layoffs in the US auto industry called by the Socialist Equality Party.

“It is necessary to base our struggle not on one company or on one nation, but by mobilizing the workers of the world”
Maruti Suzuki workers in India send greetings to February 9 protest

Autoworkers, supporters demonstrate in Detroit to oppose GM closures and layoffs

February 9 demonstration against auto plant closures in Detroit
The program and strategy to defend jobs

Book Review

The State, Business and Education: How rapacious corporations are dismantling public education globally

By Erika Zimmer, 16 February 2019

Billionaires, global tech companies and national governments are imposing a profit-driven, user-pays system.

Socialist Equality Party

The way forward to win wages and social rights
Workers Action Committee in Sri Lanka calls plantation workers’ conference

By the Abbotsleigh Estate Workers Action Committee, 12 February 2019

The conference will discuss the lessons of the recent plantation workers’ struggle and the political strategy needed to win their demands.

Sri Lankan SEP public meetings to launch Tamil edition of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century

7 February 2019

New in Arabic

استراتيجية النضال الطبقي الدولي والنضال السياسي ضد الرجعية الرأسمالية في عام 2019

٢ شباط فبراير ٢٠١٩

في مطلع العام الأخير صرحت اللجنة الدولية للأممية الرابعة :" إن عام 2018 الجديد- وهو عام الذكرى المئوية الثانية لمولد كارل ماركس- سيتسم في المقام الأول بتركيز هائل للتوترات الاجتماعية وبتصاعد النضال الطبقي في أرجاء العالم".

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

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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