25 March 2019
Anger builds over GM plant closures and layoffs
By Tom Hall, 25 March 2019
With a widening corruption scandal engulfing the United Auto Workers union, workers are demanding new organizations to take forward the struggle against plant closures.
Ford announces 5,000 job cuts in Germany
Unifor announces bogus ‘job saving’ plan as GM moves to close Oshawa plant
Trump presses UAW to impose immediate concessions in bid to reopen Lordstown GM plant
More on autoworkers struggles »
Chelsea Manning held in solitary confinement for more than two weeks
By Kevin Reed, 25 March 2019
Manning has been subjected to solitary confinement after refusing to testify before a grand jury empaneled for the purpose of crafting frame-up charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Unsealed documents shed light on state conspiracy against Chelsea Manning
The guilty silence over the jailing of Chelsea Manning
Anti-Brexit “Put it to the People” march mobilises hundreds of thousands
By Robert Stevens, 25 March 2019
The Socialist Equality Party was the only political party at the rally advancing a perspective for the political independence of the working class.
“Brexit is a shambles—it will affect so many people in many ways”
By our reporters, 25 March 2019
Reporters for the World Socialist Web Site spoke to demonstrators at Saturday’s anti-Brexit protest in London.
Answer Brexit with the struggle for socialism throughout Europe!
European Union leaders grant May extra time to pass Brexit deal in UK parliament
French “yellow vest” protests defy threat of army repression
By Anthony Torres, 25 March 2019
As a mass movement of workers and youth threatens to bring down the Algerian military regime, the government is desperate to rapidly strangle protests inside France.
French army receives authorization to shoot “yellow vest” protesters
Macron sends the French army against anti-austerity protests
More on the "Yellow Vest" protests in France »
After fascist terror attack, New Zealand and Australia stoke tensions with Turkey
By Tom Peters, 25 March 2019
The Australian and New Zealand governments responded furiously to statements by Turkey’s president linking the massacre of Muslims in Christchurch with the Allies’ World War I campaign against the Ottoman Empire.
Australian PM seeks to cover up political roots of fascist attack in New Zealand
After far-right terror attack, New York Times glorifies New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Warnings of New Zealand neo-Nazi attack were ignored
The New Zealand terrorist attack and the international danger of fascism
Trump recognises Israeli sovereignty over Syria’s Golan Heights
By Jean Shaoul, 25 March 2019
Along with his decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem, Trump has effectively repudiated the entire post-World War II international order in relation to Israel and Palestine.
Record flooding continues to inundate US Midwest
By Jonas Boquist, 25 March 2019
Record flood levels have been registered at 42 locations across six states and the effects are still being felt across the central US.
Massive Hudson Yards real estate project opens in Manhattan
By Fred Mazelis and Mark Witkowski, 25 March 2019
The development is the latest and most extreme expression of the gentrification and inequality that has reached unprecedented levels in the capital of American capitalism.
Spain’s fascist Vox party enlists former generals, calls for banning Marxist parties
By Alejandro López, 25 March 2019
Vox and the army feel emboldened to hail Franco, a fascist mass murderer, because of the reactionary role of the Spanish Socialist Party and of Podemos.
Rutgers University faculty in New Jersey votes to strike
By Owen Mullan, 25 March 2019
Over 3,600 faculty members and teaching assistants at New Jersey’s leading state university voted last week to strike over wages and teaching conditions.
Australia: NSW state election reveals mass hostility and alienation
By Oscar Grenfell, 25 March 2019
The primary votes of the major parties, Labor, the Liberal-National Coalition and the Greens, all fell sharply.
Australia: Striking Chemist Warehouse workers demand higher pay and job permanency
By Steve Streitberg, 25 March 2019
The conditions facing Chemist Warehouse workers are the direct result of cost-cutting agreements between the National Union of Workers and the highly profitable pharmacy retailer.
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Trump, Bolsonaro e o perigo do fascismo
Patrick Martin, 23 Março 2019
Trump saudou os “valores compartilhados” entre seu governo e o do ex-capitão do exército, que elogia a ditadura militar brasileira que prendeu, torturou e assassinou milhares de estudantes e trabalhadores.
O atentado terrorista na Nova Zelândia e o perigo internacional do fascismo
Tom Peters, 23 Março 2019
O atirador preparou e realizou a atrocidade terrorista em nome de uma rede internacional de fascistas e supremacistas brancos.
New in Spanish
Veinte años desde el bombardeo estadounidense de Yugoslavia
Bill Van Auken, 25 marzo 2019
El crimen imperialista fue perpetrado por el Gobierno de Clinton, con el respaldo de la pseudoizquierda y bajo la bandera hipócrita de los derechos humanos.
El ejército francés recibe autorización para disparar a manifestantes de los "chalecos amarillos"
Alex Lantier, 25 marzo
El general Bruno Le Ray anunció que las reglas de combate para los soldados enviados hoy contra los "chalecos amarillos" les permiten "ir tan lejos como para abrir fuego".
Gobierno mexicano interviene para romper huelga de Coca-Cola en Matamoros
Alex González, 25 marzo
La acción del gobierno de AMLO muestra abiertamente que los sistemas locales, estatales, federales y judiciales operan de manera conjunta por parte de las corporaciones y en contra de los obreros.
El fiscal especial Robert Mueller entrega un informe de investigación sobre Rusia
Kevin Reed, 25 marzo
El informe al Departamento de Justicia de los EUA a última hora del viernes concluyó la investigación de 22 meses sobre la presunta interferencia de Rusia en las elecciones de 2016.
Capitana Marvel: dinero, feminismo, militarism y cineastas previamente “independientes”
David Walsh, 25 marzo
La producción y el estreno de Capitana Marvel, la nueva aventura de ciencia ficción y superhéroes de Marvel y Disney, tienen una serie de características notables, pero ninguna de ellas tiene que ver con el drama, la acción o los personajes de la película.
New in Norwegian
Boeing-katastrofene: ytterligere 346 ofre for kapitalismen
Bryan Dyne, 22. mars 2019
I kjølvannet av to fatale flyulykker har det blitt klart at Boeing har underordnet sikkerhetshensyn til profittens og markedsandelenes diktater.
Macron skal utplassere den franske hæren mot «gul vest»-protester
Anthony Torres, 22. mars 2019
Dette er første gang siden Algeriekrigen fra 1954 til 1962 at hæren skal mobiliseres for politioperasjoner på fransk jord mot befolkningen.
Ubesvarte spørsmål om fransk politis rolle i «gul vest»-sammenstøt
Anthony Torres og Alex Lantier, 22. mars 2019
Macron-regjeringens eskalering av undertrykking etter lørdagens sammenstøt med...emlagt for at volden var forårsaket av «gul vest»-protesterende. Men Élysée-palasset forsøker å rive istykker retten til å protestere på grunnlag av disse uavklarte begivenhetene, som deler av statsapparatet selv har tilskrevet ytrehøyrekrefter.
Under oppløpet til presidentvalget
Ukrainsk ytrehøyre mobilisert i internslåssing mellom oligarker
Jason Melanovski og Clara Weiss, 22. mars 2019
Sittende president Petro Porosjenko inntar for tiden tredjeplassen på meningsmålingene før valget den 31. mars.
Ett hundre år siden dannelsen av Den kommunistiske internasjonale
Peter Schwarz, 22. mars 2019
For ett hundre år siden denne måneden, fra den 2. til den 6. mars, ble stiftelseskongressen for Den tredje, Den kommunistiske internasjonale avholdt i Moskva.
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En pleine crise économique et politique, la Turquie organise des élections locales
Ulas Atesci, 22 mars 2019
L’AKP au pouvoir est confronté à d’âpres tensions avec Washington et les autres alliés de l’OTAN et à une crise économique déclenchée par les mesures de guerre commerciale de l’administration Trump.
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario s’attaque à l’éducation publique
Roger Jordan, 22 mars 2019
Selon les estimations des syndicats d’enseignants, la «réforme» de l’enseignement du gouvernement Ford entraînera l’élimination de près de 10.000 postes d’enseignants et augmentera la taille des classes jusqu’à 40 élèves.
New in German
Die Boeing-Katastrophen: 346 weitere Opfer des Kapitalismus
Bryan Dyne, 22. März 2019
Nach zwei tödlichen Flugzeugabstürzen ist klar geworden, dass Boeing Sicherheitsaspekte dem Diktat von Gewinn und Marktanteilen untergeordnet hat.
Macron plant Militäreinsatz gegen Gelbwesten-Proteste
Anthony Torres, 22. März 2019
Erstmals seit dem Algerienkrieg von 1954-1962 soll das französische Militär für Polizeieinsätze auf dem eigenen Staatsgebiet gegen die Bevölkerung mobilisiert werden.
Leipziger Buchmesse
Mehring Verlag präsentiert Neuauflage von „Das Erbe, das wir verteidigen“
unseren Korrespondenten, 22. März 2019
David North wird sein Buch am Samstag, den 23. März, persönlich auf der Leipziger Buchmesse vorstellen.
Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei versucht algerische Protestbewegung in die Irre zu führen
Will Morrow und Alex Lantier, 22. März 2019
In Algerien streiken Arbeiter gegen das Regime, und im ganzen Land gehen Millionen Menschen auf die Straße. Die kleinbürgerliche Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei (PST) versucht, die Bewegung gegen die Militärdiktatur in die Irre zu führen.
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Молодые участники глобальных климатических протестов высказываются о капитализме, социализме и научном планировании
От наших корреспондентов, 20 марта 2019 г.
Группы корреспондентов Мирового Социалистического Веб Сайта взяли интервью у студентов и учащихся, которые протестовали в разных странах мира, требуя действий в ответ на проблему изменения климата.
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Mueller Report is a political debacle for the Democratic Party
25 March 2019
The findings of the Mueller report cap two years of right-wing anti-Russia hysteria on the part of the Democrats, which has only strengthened the Trump administration.
Commentary
New trade union bureaucracies or rank-and-file workers’ power?
Lessons of the Matamoros workers’ rebellion: Part one
By Andrea Lobo, 25 March 2019
The ongoing strike wave on the US-Mexico border provides critical lessons for the incipient movement of the working class on an international scale.
Mexican government intervenes to end Coca-Cola strike in Matamoros
Twenty years since the US bombing of Yugoslavia
By Bill Van Auken, 23 March 2019
Democratic Socialists of America endorses Bernie Sanders presidential bid
By Genevieve Leigh, 23 March 2019
Netflix’s Trotsky: A toxic combination of historical fabrication and blatant anti-Semitism
By David North and Clara Weiss, 8 March 2019
The Fight Against Fascism
Leipzig Book Fair: Mehring Verlag presents new German edition of The Heritage We Defend
By our correspondents, 23 March 2019
David North introduced the new German edition of The Heritage We Defend at the Leipzig Book Fair on Saturday.
“I think it’s the capitalists who are doing this”
Workers in Leipzig speak against the growth of the far-right
By our reporters, 22 March 2019
For the last two weeks, members of the SEP and IYSSE have been speaking with workers and youth throughout Leipzig about today’s meeting, “The lessons of the 1930s and the fight against the extreme right.”
Socialist Equality Party April meeting series: “The Threat of Fascism and How to Fight it”
Christoph Vandreier, German Trotskyist and prominent opponent of fascism, to speak in US
Trump, Bolsonaro and the danger of fascism
By Patrick Martin, 20 March 2019
- Fall River, Massachusetts: Jewish cemetery vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti
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Arts Review
69th Berlin International Film Festival—Part 9
Three Turkish films (A Tale of Three Sisters, Daughters of Two Worlds, Oray)—Hoping for a better life
By Bernd Reinhardt, 25 March 2019
Three films at the Berlinale exude a humanistic spirit of enlightenment and dialogue. They suggest that everyone, regardless of their ethnic, religious or cultural background, has the right to a better life.
Don McCullin at Tate Britain in London
Veteran photographer calls on young people to chronicle today’s “social wars”
By Paul Mitchell, 23 March 2019
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Science
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This week in history: March 25-31
25 years ago: US troops withdraw from Somalia
On March 25, 1994, the last US troops withdrew from Somalia, ending, “Operation Restore Hope” which was advertised by the media as a humanitarian aid scheme to feed a starving population during civil war.
50 years ago: Mine disaster in Mexico
On March 31, 1969, 153 of 156 workers were killed in one of the world’s worst mining disasters in Barroterán, Mexico.
5 years ago: Mass reprisals by Nazis in Rome
On March 30, 1944, an entrance to a section of the caves was uncovered where 335 Romans, ages 14 to 75, had been executed four days earlier by the German SS in reprisal for a partisan attack.
100 years ago: Mass rallies in New York City to hear Soviet envoy speak
On March 27, 1919, the Central Opera House on 67th Street in Manhattan was filled to overflowing with workers who had come to hear Soviet representative Ludwig Martens speak.
UAW Corruption Scandal
How Norwood Jewell and the UAW pushed through the 2015 contract
By Jerry White, 22 March 2019
UAW corruption scandal expands to Vice President Norwood Jewell, who rammed through 2015 sellout
“Think of how many lives and families were ruined”
Autoworkers react to new UAW corruption charges
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History
One hundred years since the formation of the Communist International
By Peter Schwarz, 20 March 2019
Free Assange and Manning!
Plantation workers demand freedom for Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning and for jailed Maruti Suzuki workers
By our correspondent, 21 March 2019
“Free Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange now!”
Support continues to pour in for Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
By our reporters, 16 March 2019
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Workers Struggles
Amazon software engineer in second month of protests against conditions
By Paul Fuller and Kayla Costa, 22 March 2019
Report details suicide crisis inside Amazon facilities
Houston chemical fire: Residents ordered to “shelter-in-place” due to benzene danger
By Jacob Crosse, 22 March 2019
Striking musician: “Art is what makes us human”
Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians strike in its second week
By Michael Walters, 21 March 2019
University of Illinois at Chicago graduate student workers go on strike
By Andy Thompson, 21 March 2019
Thousands hold one-day strike at University of California schools and health systems
By Evelyn Rios, 21 March 2019
Sacramento, California teachers authorize strike
Nationwide strike by primary school educators in the Netherlands
By Harm Zonderland, 18 March 2019
SEP in Sri Lanka wins strong support for plantation workers’ conference
By our reporters, 9 March 2019
Demand the unconditional reinstatement of Sri Lankan plantation worker S. Balasubramaniyam!
By M. Thevarajah and W.A. Sunil, 7 March 2019
Socialist Equality Party
Sri Lanka: Abbotsleigh Estate Workers Action Committee and SEP hold powerful conference
By our correspondents, 20 March 2019
Support grows for Sri Lankan plantation workers’ conference
Socialist Equality Party of Germany certified to stand in European elections
By our reporter, 19 March 2019
Socialist Equality Party files lawsuit against German secret service
The Socialist Equality Party’s lawsuit against Germany’s secret service
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Millions of American youth attend schools with police but no support staff
By Valery Tsekov, 18 March 2019
Obesity-related cancers rise among US millennials
By Alex Johnson, 18 March 2019
Right-wing campaign targets student critics of Chelsea Clinton
By Josh Varlin, 18 March 2019
The social crisis in America
Dreams for Change: A San Diego shelter for the vehicular homeless
By Marko Leone and Kevin Martinez, 16 March 2019
Free dental clinic draws hundreds in Nashville, Tennessee
By Warren Duzak and Keisha Gibbs, 14 March 2019
International Committee of the Fourth International
Indian Trotskyists hold Kolkata public meeting to celebrate 80th anniversary of the Fourth International
By our correspondents, 13 March 2019
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
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
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.
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)
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
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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