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28 May 2019

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Fiat-Chrysler announces merger, threatens jobs bloodbath

By Tom Hall, 28 May 2019

While Chrysler has denied that the merger would lead to plant closures, the economic advantages of the merger can be realized only through mass layoffs.

Rumored deal between Fiat-Chrysler and Renault foreshadows mass layoffs

European election debacle for Conservatives and Labour

By Robert Stevens, 28 May 2019

The ruling Conservatives have suffered their worst ever election result, while Labour suffered a debacle almost as bad.

UK Prime Minister May to quit as Conservative leader June 7

Podemos collapses in European, regional and municipal elections in Spain

By Alejandro López, 28 May 2019

A major factor in the decline of Podemos has been the experience of workers and middle-class people with this party as it ran numerous town and city halls.

Netanyahu—unable to form a government—threatens new Israeli elections

By Jean Shaoul, 28 May 2019

Netanyahu’s Likud party has introduced legislation to dissolve the Knesset and call a second election at the end of August.

New Haven, California teacher strike enters second week

By Jonathan Burleigh, 28 May 2019

The New Haven school district has made no change to its offer of a one percent raise or its plans to lay off staff and close a school.

As secret negotiations resume between unions and school district
New Haven teachers strike enters fourth day

San Diego Sweetwater High School District to lay off 82 educators and staff amid investigation of budgetary fraud

By Evelyn Rios, 28 May 2019

The school board will meet to approve the layoff of 82 positions to close a budgetary shortfall, likely the result of fraud and mismanagement.

More on the Defense of Public Education »

Longshore union sabotages strike by 2,000 dockworkers in Vancouver, British Columbia

By Roger Jordan, 28 May 2019

Despite a 98 percent strike vote by dock workers, the president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada called off the strike just hours before it was to begin.

Leaked OPCW engineering report concludes alleged 2018 chemical attack in Syria was staged

By Paul Bond, 28 May 2019

The Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media research group conclude that its findings “establish beyond reasonable doubt that the alleged chemical attack in Douma… was staged.”

“Yellow Vest” Facebook group with 350,000 members frozen on European election day

By Will Morrow, 28 May 2019

The group is used to organize “yellow vest” demonstrations and to share news articles, political statements and videos of police violence.

“Yellow vest” protesters pay tribute at the Communards’ Wall in Paris

Ruling conservatives, social democrats collapse in EU elections

Brazilian media, Workers Party and pseudo-lefts attempt to derail opposition to Bolsonaro

By Miguel Andrade, 28 May 2019

The militant attitude of hundreds of thousands of working class youth who flocked to the teachers’ demonstrations horrified Bolsonaro’s ostensible opponents.

Kalamazoo, Michigan: “I don’t like the idea of selling my blood plasma for money, but I have to do what I’ve got to do”
US blood plasma industry targets poor and working class

By Carlos Delgado, 28 May 2019

An increasing number of US workers are selling their plasma to cover basic necessities like food, rent, gas and diapers.

Chicago police kill bipolar man inside his home

By Andy Thompson, 28 May 2019

Myles Frazier was shot and killed after he barricaded himself in his home in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the city’s south side.

Australian Labor Party’s new leader signals further pro-business shift

By Mike Head, 28 May 2019

Albanese has vowed to boost “wealth creation” and pursue bipartisanship with the extreme right-wing Liberal-National government.

Who is Scott Morrison?
Australia’s right-wing, US-backed prime minister

New in Russian

Новый президент Украины объявил о роспуске парламента

Джейсон Мелановски, 27 мая 2019 г.

Владимир Зеленский пытается укрепить свои политические позиции и свести счеты со своими противниками в рядах украинской олигархии.

New in Turkish

“Sonuçta, tek sahip olduğumuz, gerçektir:” Julian Assange, halka destek çağrısı yapıyor

Oscar Grenfell, 27 Mayıs 2019

WikiLeaks’in kurucusu ve yayıncısı Julian Assange, tutuklanmasından bu yana destekleyicilerine yönelik yayınlanan ilk açıklamasını yaptı.

New in Norwegian

Klasseanliggendene i kampen for å få løslatt Julian Assange

Joseph Kishore, 27. mai 2019

Assange er offer for en av de mest massive politiske skueprosessene i moderne historie, som har fått aktiv støtten fra hele det politisk etablissementet og mediene.

«Sannheten er til slutt alt vi har»: Julian Assange appellerer om offentlig støtte

Oscar Grenfell, 27. mai 2019

I de første offentliggjorte kommentarene til supportere siden han ble arrestert beskriver Assange sine isolasjonsbetingelser i Belmarsh Prison og ber om at supportere mobiliserer til hans forsvar.

Storbritannias statsminister May går av som De konservatives leder den 7. juni

Chris Marsden, 27. mai 2019

May kom til å lede landet i 2016 som en hatet figur og forlater som en foraktet politisk fiasko.

Politi og militær slår ned på spontan taxistreik i Matamoros i Mexico

Eric London, 27. mai 2019

Hundrevis av drosjesjåfører blokkerte den internasjonale grenseovergangen og flere store hovedveier, som svar på regjeringens forsøk på å oppheve deres drosjeløyver.

Financial Times hyller fire år med Syriza-regjering i Hellas

John Vassilopolous, 27. mai 2019

Den gunstige presentasjonen i et av det globale finansaristokratiets ledende talerør er testamente for den høye aktelsen Alexis Tsipras nyter innen styringskretser.

New in Spanish

Assange encara pena de 170 años y Trump propone perdonar a criminales de guerra

Eric London, 28 mayo 2019

La sugerencia de conceder indultos para criminales de guerra estadounidenses expone el carácter de clase de la campaña bipartidista contra Julian Assange y Chelsea Manning.

New in French

Les conservateurs au pouvoir et les sociaux-démocrates s'effondrent aux élections européennes

Alex Lantie, 28 mai 2019

En Allemagne, en France, en Grande-Bretagne et dans d'autres pays d'Europe, ces partis qui formaient autrefois un duopole dominant le Parlement n'ont pas obtenu 50 % des suffrages combinés.

Alors qu'Assange risque 170 ans de prison, Trump propose de gracier les criminels de guerre américains

Eric London, 28 mai 2019

La suggestion de Trump de gracier les criminels de guerre américains expose le caractère de classe de la campagne réunissant les deux partis contre Julian Assange et Chelsea Manning.

Les gilets jaunes rendent hommage aux communards au Père-Lachaise

Will Morrow, 28 mai 2019

Des centaines de personnes ont marché à travers le cimetière du Père-Lachaise jusqu’au lieu du massacre de milliers de travailleurs et de leurs familles il y a 148 ans.

La rumeur d’un accord entre Fiat-Chrysler et Renault laisse présager des licenciements massifs

Tom Hall, 28 mai 2019

L’accord proposé avec le constructeur automobile français servira à éliminer les «licenciements», en particulier dans les activités européennes non rentables de la FCA.

Le Financial Times salue les quatre ans de règne de Syriza en Grèce

John Vassilopoulos, 28 mai 2019

Le fait d'être favorablement représenté dans l'un des principaux porte-parole de l'aristocratie financière mondiale témoigne de la haute estime dont jouit Alexis Tsipras dans les cercles dirigeants.

La génération du millénaire aux États-Unis: La vie au bord du gouffre

Genevieve Leigh, 28 mai 2019

Les conditions auxquelles sont confrontés les milléniaux de la classe ouvrière sont les mêmes que celles auxquelles est confrontée l'ensemble de la classe ouvrière, dont la génération du millénaire constitue une couche particulièrement vulnérable.

New in German

Assange drohen 170 Jahre Haft, während Trump US-Kriegsverbrecher begnadigen will

Eric London, 28. Mai 2019

Trumps Vorschlag, US-Kriegsverbrecher zu begnadigen, enthüllt den Klassencharakter der Kampagne gegen Julian Assange und Chelsea Manning, die von beiden großen Parteien geführt wird.

Europawahl: Massive Opposition gegen Große Koalition

Ulrich Rippert, 28. Mai 2019

Bei den Europawahlen nutzten viele Wähler den Stimmzettel, um ihre Ablehnung der rechten Politik der Großen Koalition zum Ausdruck zu bringen. Doch die Wut über unerträgliche Arbeitsbedingungen, steigende Mieten und den wachsenden Militarismus fand keinen bewussten Ausdruck.

„Gelbwesten“ würdigen die Pariser Kommunarden

Will Morrow, 28. Mai 2019

Am Samstag zogen Hunderte „Gelbwesten“ über den Friedhof Père Lachaise zum Denkmal für Tausende von Arbeitern und ihre Familien, die vor 148 Jahren massakriert wurden.

Imperialistischer Krieg, der Aufschwung der Arbeiterklasse im Nahen Osten und Nordafrika, und die Strategie der permanenten Revolution

Keith Jones, 28. Mai 2019

Wir veröffentlichen hier die Rede von Keith Jones auf der Internationalen Online- Maikundgebung 2019.

New in Arabic

الحرب الإمبريالية ، انتفاضة الطبقة العاملة في الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا ، واستراتيجية الثورة الدائمة

يقلم كيث جونز, ٩ أيار مايو ٢٠١٩

ثمة نقطة مركزية في منظور اللجنة الدولية للأممية الرابعة وفي استراتيجيتها الثورية هي الاعتراف بأن الانهيار الرأسمالي الشامل المنهجي الذي يدفع القوى الإمبريالية نحو العدوان والحرب هو بالتحديد الذي يغذي ثورة اجتماعية.

New in Portuguese

Casa Branca e Google lançam guerra tecnológica contra China

Por Andre Damon, 23 Maio 2019

O Google e outras empresas anunciaram medidas que na prática destruiriam a Huawei, a segunda maior fabricante global de smartphones e a maior fabricante mundial de equipamentos de telecomunicação.

Manifestantes falam sobre os ataques de Bolsonaro à educação durante protesto em São Paulo

Por nossos repórteres, 23 Maio 2019

As manifestações de 15 de maio levaram um milhão de pessoas às ruas do Brasil no primeiro protesto nacional contra as políticas do presidente fascista Bolsonaro.

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Perspective

“It’s been hell for the world”
US Army tweet provokes outpouring of antiwar sentiment

28 May 2019

A tweet posted last week by the US Army unleashed a torrent of antiwar anger among thousands of veterans and workers who described how America’s wars had left them maimed, broken and suicidal.

Earlier Perspectives »

Free Assange and Manning

Australian government, Labor opposition silent on espionage charges against Assange

By Oscar Grenfell, 28 May 2019

Labor and the Coalition are signalling their support for the US-led persecution of Assange, for his exposure of war crimes and diplomatic conspiracies.

As Assange faces 170-year sentence, Trump proposes pardoning US war criminals

By Eric London, 27 May 2019

Free Julian Assange! Free Chelsea Manning!
Attend UK public meetings to demand freedom of Assange and Manning!

27 May 2019

“Truth ultimately is all we have:” Julian Assange appeals for public support

By Oscar Grenfell, 25 May 2019

The class issues in the fight to free Julian Assange

By Joseph Kishore, 25 May 2019

New charges against Julian Assange under the Espionage Act criminalize journalism

More on the campaign to Free Assange and Manning »

Workers Struggles

New Zealand teachers’ strike: Break from Labour and the unions! Unite the working class against austerity!

By Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand), 28 May 2019

The nationwide strike by 52,000 primary and secondary teachers points to the intensifying struggle against the Labour Party-led government’s austerity measures.

Chilean professors call for strike, teachers in Honduras begin nationwide walkout
Workers Struggles: The Americas

28 May 2019

Members of Chile’s College of Professors have set a June 3 strike date, meanwhile Honduran teachers declared a nationwide walkout over threats to privatize education.

Police and military crack down on spontaneous taxi strike in Matamoros, Mexico

By Eric London, 25 May 2019

More on the Matamoros workers rebellion »

UAW continues to isolate workers
Mercy Health workers continue strike as management digs in

By Shannon Jones, 25 May 2019

As UAW starts closed-door talks with management
Toledo hospital strikers call for broader mobilization

Chicago Teachers Union prepares to back new Democratic mayor’s austerity demands

By Marcus Day, 25 May 2019

“All schools aren’t created equal in Chicago”
Chicago teachers speak on inequality, attacks on public education at downtown rally

The Fight Against Fascism

“The Threat of Fascism and How to Fight It”
Video: Christoph Vandreier’s full lecture at Wayne State

By Christoph Vandreier, 21 May 2019

The WSWS makes the full recording of Vandreier’s April 11, 2019 lecture available.

Featured Report

“It feels like your whole life is a constant crisis”
US millennials describe life on the brink

By Genevieve Leigh, 27 May 2019

The millennial generation in the US: Life on the brink

By Genevieve Leigh, 24 May 2019

Arts Review

The end of Game of Thrones: Spectacle versus art

By Gabriel Black, 27 May 2019

Knock Down the House and the Democratic Party politics of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

By Genevieve Leigh, 25 May 2019

Israeli writer Amos Oz (1939-2018): A critical appreciation

The author asks: Is America unredeemable? Rachel Kushner’s novel The Mars Room

Avengers: Endgame: A waste of time, money and talent

Socialist Equality Party

Aftermath of terrorist attack: Sri Lankan SEP public meeting warns about threat of dictatorship

By our reporters, 27 May 2019

Socialist Equality Party election campaigns

Socialist Equality Party wins important support in Australian federal election

By Oscar Grenfell, 25 May 2019

Australian voters speak out
Workers and youth condemn major parliamentary parties

SGP European election candidate Andreas Niklaus speaks to Berlin bus drivers
“A war must be prevented at all costs”

By our reporters, 25 May 2019

A socialist perspective against fascism and war: Successful SGP election meeting in Berlin

Commentary

Former Trump adviser lays out plan for all-out economic war against China

By Nick Beams, 25 May 2019

“Many of us are a shell of who we were before”
Memorial Day 2019: US Army tweet prompts outpouring of antiwar sentiment

By George Marlowe, 27 May 2019

Stalinist CPM and CPI suffer meltdown in India’s national election

By Deepal Jayasekera, 27 May 2019

The bankruptcy of Lutte ouvrière’s European election campaign

By Alex Lantier, 25 May 2019

Nationalism, militarism dominate final European election debate in France

The rise of the Brexit Party and how to fight it

Financial Times hails four years of Syriza rule in Greece

By John Vassilopoulos, 25 May 2019

German Social Democrats and “The Left” strengthen domestic security agency

By Markus Salzmann, 25 May 2019

Austria’s “Ibiza Affair” and the rightward shift of the political establishment

Actor Geoffrey Rush awarded record payout in defamation damages

By Linda Tenenbaum, 25 May 2019

25 years ago: Democratic Representative Dan Rostenkowski indicted

On May 31, 1994, powerful Democratic Party Congressman Dan Rostenkowski of Chicago was indicted on 17 felony counts in a massive abuse of office to plunder over $600,000 from the public treasury.

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50 years ago: General strike begins in Cordoba, Argentina

On May 29, 1969, workers and students in the industrial city of Cordoba, Argentina began a general strike that would become known as “El Cordobazo.”

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75 years ago: Allied forces approach Rome as Hitler calls for retreat

On June 2, 1944, Allied forces, led by British and US troops, succeeded in breaching the Caesar C line, the last defensive German positions leading to Nazi-occupied Rome.

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100 years ago: American aircraft makes first transatlantic flight

On May 27, 1919, the military plane dubbed Navy-Curtis 4, which had set off with two other American military planes, Navy-Curtis 1 and 3, from Long Island in New York on May 8, landed in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Obituary

Bob Hawke, former Australian Labor prime minister, 1929-2019
Ruling elites pay tribute to a favourite servant

By Nick Beams, 18 May 2019

Some of the most hated figures in world politics have come together to praise Hawke and laud his achievements.

International Online May Day Rally 2019

Opening report to Online International May Day Rally
The resurgence of class struggle and the fight for socialism

By David North, 6 May 2019

The future lies in socialism

By Joseph Kishore, 13 May 2019

On May 4, the International Committee of the Fourth International held its annual International May Day Online Rally, with speakers and participants from throughout the world. Readers can listen to the entire rally here.