27 March 2019
As strikes and protests escalate, Algeria’s army chief demands Bouteflika’s ouster
By Bill Van Auken, 27 March 2019
The call by General Salah for Bouteflika to be declared “unfit to rule” marks a desperate attempt to salvage the regime from a popular uprising.
Strikes spread in Algeria as anti-government protests grow
European Union intensifies internet censorship
By Justus Leicht and Johannes Stern, 27 March 2019
Two months before the European elections, the European Parliament has pushed through a directive to enforce the use of so-called upload filters in social media, thus further censoring the internet.
Australian government exploits fascist atrocity in New Zealand to push online censorship
By Oscar Grenfell, 27 March 2019
The entire political establishment is seeking to cover-up its responsibility for the fascist attack, and exploit it to crackdown on the democratic rights of ordinary people.
British parliament to make “indicative votes” in an attempt to overcome Brexit impasse
By Robert Stevens, 27 March 2019
MPs may indeed have formally taken control of the next stage of the Brexit crisis, but any positions arrived at in today’s votes are not legally binding on the government.
Answer Brexit with the struggle for socialism throughout Europe!
Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers strike in Los Angeles
By Dan Conway, 27 March 2019
The strike was triggered by Uber’s recent announcement to cut drivers’ per-mile compensation in Los Angeles and part of nearby Orange County by 25 percent.
UPS workers confront wall of union-company collusion in local supplement fights
By Kayla Costa and Mark Witkowski, 27 March 2019
After the Teamsters unilaterally imposed the national contract last October, workers now confront efforts by union bureaucrats to push through local and regional supplemental agreements.
Goodyear-Dunlop plans 1,100 job cuts in Germany
By Marianne Arens, 27 March 2019
The latest measure will cut over one-third of the workforce at two factories in the state of Hesse.
Ontario government axes provincial funding for autism therapy
By Penny Smith, 27 March 2019
The changes the government announced last week to mollify angry protests are cosmetic, leaving parents to fund tens of thousands of dollars in annual treatment costs from their own pockets.
Amidst mounting social opposition
Indian elite nervously prepares for national elections
By Wasantha Rupasinghe and Keith Jones, 27 March 2019
Among India’s workers and toilers there is deep-rooted anger against not only the ruling BJP, but against the ruinous outcome of three decades of “pro-investor” reform.
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Os cem anos da formação da Internacional Comunista
Por Peter Schwarz, 27 Março 2019
No início deste mês, entre 2 e 6 de março, completaram-se cem anos do congresso de fundação da Terceira Internacional, a Internacional Comunista, que foi realizado em Moscou.New in Spanish
Trump reconoce la anexión israelí de los Altos del Golán: una luz verde para guerras globales
Por Bill Van Auken, 27 marzo 2019
El reconocimiento prepara el escenario de crímenes mayores por parte de Israel y su patrón imperialista estadounidense.
La guerra política de Washington se intensifica tras el informe de Mueller
Por Patrick Martin, 27 marzo 2019
Los demócratas del Congreso y Trump intercambiaron acusaciones de traición a raíz del informe Mueller, que eliminó al presidente de Estados Unidos de colusión con Rusia.
Miles de jóvenes maestros marroquíes atacados por la policía antidisturbios
por Nancy Hannover, 27 marzo 2019
Docentes contratados en huelga desde el 3 de marzo en el país del norte de África, Marruecos, y las protestas masivas siguen aumentado.
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Trump erkennt israelische Annexion der Golanhöhen an: Grünes Licht für globalen Krieg
Bill Van Auken, 27. März 2019
Indem Trump die Annexion der Golanhöhen durch Israel anerkennt, schafft er die Bedingungen für weitaus größere Verbrechen, die sowohl von Israels als auch von den USA ausgehen.
Europäische Union verschärft Internetzensur
Justus Leicht und Johannes Stern, 27. März 2019
Zwei Monate vor den Europawahlen hat das Europäische Parlament unter dem Deckmantel einer Urheberrechtsreform beschlossen, die Zensur des Internets massiv auszuweiten.
Nach dem Bericht von Sonderermittler Mueller
Politischer Konflikt in Washington verschärft sich
Patrick Martin, 27. März 2019
Nachdem Muellers Bericht den US-Präsidenten vom Vorwurf der Komplizenschaft mit Russland freigesprochen hat, bezichtigen sich die Kongressdemokraten und Trump gegenseitig des Landesverrats.
Streiks gegen die Regierung in Algerien
Will Morrow, 27. März 2019
Am Montag brach im Stahlwerk Tosyali ein Streik aus, nachdem ein Arbeiter versucht hatte, sich umzubringen.
Bremer Bamf-Skandal fällt in sich zusammen wie ein Kartenhaus
Martin Kreickenbaum, 27. März 2019
Der eigentliche Skandal sind nicht die wenigen positiven Asylbescheide, die nicht den restriktiven gesetzlichen Vorschriften entsprechen, sondern die zigtausend unrechtmäßigen Ablehnungsbescheide, die vor Gericht wieder einkassiert werden.
New in Norwegian
Trump godkjenner Israels annektering av Golanhøydene: Gønt lys for global krig
Bill Van Auken, 27. mars 2019
Trumps anerkjennelse av Israels annektering av Golanhøydene setter scenen for langt større forbrytelser av både Israel og landets amerikanske imperialistiske beskytter.
New Zealands regjering forbyr fascistterroristens Brenton Tarrents manifest
Tom Peters, 27. mars 2019
Beslutningen er et vesentlig angrep på demokratiske rettigheter, med det formål å tildekke de politiske røttene for terrorangrepet den 15. mars og undertrykke diskusjonen om faren for fascisme.
Streiker brer seg i Algerie og antiregjeringsprotestene vokser
Will Morrow, 27. mars 2019
På mandag brøt det ut en spontanstreik ved stålfabrikken Tosyali Algeria i protest mot en arbeiders selvmordsforsøk.
Tusenvis av unge marokkanske lærere angrepet av antiopprørspoliti
Nancy Hanover, 27. mars 2019
Kontraktslærere har streiket i det nordafrikanske landet Marokko siden den 3. mars og masseprotestene har eskalert.
New in Turkish
Brexit’e, Avrupa genelinde sosyalizm uğruna mücadele ile yanıt verin!
Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (Britanya), 25 Mart 2019
İşçiler ve gençler, Britanya egemen seçkinlerinin ve onların tüm partilerinin bütün hiziplerine karşı sınıf mücadelesi yöntemlerini benimsemeliler.
Fransız ordusuna “sarı yelekli” protestocuları vurma yetkisi verildi
Alex Lantier, 25 Mart 2019
Dün, Paris askeri bölge amiri, France Info’ya, Gözcü Harekatı’nın terörle mücadele görevi askerlerine, bugün “sarı yelekliler”e ateş açma yetkisi verilmiş olduğunu söyledi.
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Acte 19: les «gilets jaunes» bravent les menaces de répression par l'armée
Anthony Torres, 25 mars 2019
Face au risque d’un renversement du régime militaire algérien par les travailleurs et les jeunes, le gouvernement tente désespérément d’étouffer la mobilisation en France.
Vingt ans depuis le bombardement de la Yougoslavie par les États-Unis
Bill Van Auken, 25 mars 2019
L’administration Clinton a lancé ce crime impérialiste – avec le soutien de la pseudo-gauche – sous la bannière hypocrite des «droits de l’homme».
Le conseiller spécial Robert Mueller remet son rapport d’enquête sur la Russie
Kevin Reed, 25 mars 2019
Le rapport présenté vendredi soir au ministère américain de la Justice marque la conclusion de 22 mois d’enquête sur l’ingérence présumée de la Russie dans l’élection présidentielle de 2016.
Seule réponse viable au Brexit: la lutte pour le socialisme dans toute l'Europe!
Parti de l’égalité socialiste (Grande-Bretagne), 25 mars 2019
Au lieu de laisser leur sort entre les mains de Merkel, Macron, Juncker et Tusk, les manifestants d’aujourd’hui doivent, au contraire, s’allier à la classe ouvrière européenne qui mène une lutte politique et sociale contre l’UE et les gouvernements de ses États membres.
Le profit avant la sécurité:
La déréglementation au cœur de l’incendie qui a enlevé la vie à sept enfants réfugiés syriens en Nouvelle-Écosse
Frédéric Charlebois, 25 mars 2019
Même si l’installation obligatoire de gicleurs automatisés sauverait des vies, les gouvernements ne veulent pas réduire les juteuses marges de profit dans l’industrie de la construction.
Il y a cent ans était fondée l'Internationale communiste
Peter Schwarz, 25 mars 2019
Il y a cent ans ce mois-ci se tenait, du 2 au 6 mars à Moscou, le congrès fondateur de la Troisième Internationale, l’Internationale communiste.
Unifor annonce un plan bidon de «sauvegarde d'emplois» alors que GM s'apprête à fermer son usine d'Oshawa
Carl Bronski, 25 mars 2019
Unifor suspendra sa campagne publicitaire de «Save Oshawa GM» sur la seule base de la possibilité d'un léger ajustement du calendrier de fermeture de l'usine.
Foire du livre de Leipzig: Mehring Verlag présente la nouvelle édition allemande de L'héritage que nous défendons
Nos correspondants, 25 mars 2019
David North a présenté samedi la nouvelle édition allemande de L'héritage que nous dé fendons à la Foire du livre de Leipzig.
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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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The media and the Mueller report
27 March 2019
The Mueller report is a political debacle for the Democratic Party, the New York Times and the bulk of the corporate media, which day after day pumped out unsubstantiated claims and outright lies.
Commentary
Why was the New Zealand terrorist attack not prevented?
By Tom Peters, 27 March 2019
There are serious unanswered questions about how fascist terrorist Brenton Tarrant was able to prepare and carry out the March 15 attack in Christchurch without any interference from police or intelligence agencies.
New Zealand government bans fascist terrorist Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto
Australian PM seeks to cover up political roots of fascist attack in New Zealand
Warnings of New Zealand neo-Nazi attack were ignored
Corbyn assailant jailed, but significance of his attack still minimised
By Chris Marsden, 27 March 2019
The SEP reiterates the necessity for heightened political vigilance and security regarding fascist provocateurs, along with a political counteroffensive for socialism against all those giving succour to the far-right.
Teacher: One Woman’s Struggle to Keep the Heart in Teaching
An interview with Australian author Gabbie Stroud
By Sue Phillips, 27 March 2019
“It’s almost as if our system doesn’t need a reformation, it needs a re-creation. It’s like we need to dismantle it and start again from the ground up.”
Neo-Nazi memorial service in Chemnitz, Germany
By Sven Wurm and Marianne Arens, 26 March 2019
Trump recognizes Israeli annexation of Golan Heights: Green light for global war
By Bill Van Auken, 26 March 2019
Ronan Farrow promotes #MeToo witch hunt in University of Michigan talk
By Oscar Gray, 26 March 2019
New trade union bureaucracies or rank-and-file workers’ power?
Lessons of the Matamoros workers’ rebellion: Part one
By Andrea Lobo, 25 March 2019
Mexican government intervenes to end Coca-Cola strike in Matamoros
The Fight Against Fascism
Two hundred attend meeting on the struggle against fascism at Leipzig Book Fair
By our reporters, 26 March 2019
Students and workers speak on the threat of fascism at Leipzig meeting
By our reporters, 26 March 2019
Leipzig Book Fair: Mehring Verlag presents new German edition of The Heritage We Defend
By our correspondents, 23 March 2019
Arts Review
This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy: Why the lack of seriousness?
By Joanne Laurier, 26 March 2019
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
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
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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Free Assange and Manning!
Chelsea Manning held in solitary confinement for more than two weeks
By Kevin Reed, 25 March 2019
Unsealed documents shed light on state conspiracy against Chelsea Manning
The guilty silence over the jailing of Chelsea 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!”
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By our reporters, 16 March 2019
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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.
History
One hundred years since the formation of the Communist International
By Peter Schwarz, 20 March 2019
Workers Struggles
Thousands of young Moroccan teachers assaulted by anti-riot police
By Nancy Hanover, 26 March 2019
Anger builds over GM plant closures and layoffs
By Tom Hall, 25 March 2019
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
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Australia: Striking Chemist Warehouse workers demand higher pay and job permanency
By Steve Streitberg, 25 March 2019
Rutgers University faculty in New Jersey votes to strike
By Owen Mullan, 25 March 2019
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
Sacramento, California teachers authorize strike
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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