Amid grave concerns for his health, Assange transferred to Belmarsh Prison medical wing
By Oscar Grenfell, 30 May 2019
The WSWS demands Assange’s immediate release from the maximum security prison and his transfer to a hospital with the best medical care available and with doctors of his choice.
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The hangman of the Middle East: US-backed regime in Egypt hands down nearly 2,500 death sentences
By Bill Van Auken, 30 May 2019
As el-Sisi’s courts churn out death penalties, including against children, Washington is pouring in military aid that is utilized in the commission of war crimes.
52,000 teachers strike in New Zealand
By Tom Peters, 30 May 2019
The biggest teachers’ strike in the country’s history drew support from many parents and workers who are affected by the worsening social crisis.
New Zealand teachers’ strike: Break from Labour and the unions! Unite the working class against austerity!
French government threatens “national security” charges against journalists who revealed Yemen war arms sales
By Will Morrow, 30 May 2019
Macron’s actions are part of a drive by capitalist governments around the world to criminalize whistleblowing and destroy the freedom of the press.
Tensions with China to escalate following Trump’s visit to Japan
By Ben McGrath, 30 May 2019
US military sales to Japan threaten to trigger a broader arms race in the Asia-Pacific.
China considering “rare earths” retaliation in conflict with the US
By Nick Beams, 30 May 2019
An editorial published in the state-owned People’s Daily warned that the US should not underestimate China’s ability to fight a trade war.
Former Trump adviser lays out plan for all-out economic war against China
Austrian Chancellor Kurz toppled following vote of no confidence
By Markus Salzmann, 30 May 2019
All of the parties in parliament are engaged in bitter infighting, but there is no avenue within the political system for the working class to assert its own interests.
Ford layoffs provoke widespread anger
By Tim Rivers, 30 May 2019
There is a growing anger among Ford workers in the US and around the world after the automaker’s announcement that it will cut the jobs of 7,000 salaried workers.
Class action lawsuit brought in US against generic-drug makers for colluding to fix prices
By Benjamin Mateus, 30 May 2019
The soaring cost of prescription drugs is directly linked to criminal practices by giant corporations.
New prime minister installed in Papua New Guinea
By Patrick O’Connor, 30 May 2019
The manoeuvring between rival political cliques to form government underscores the gulf that separates the country’s poverty-stricken masses and its corrupt and venal elites.
New in Norwegian
Til tross for Assanges helseproblem avviser svensk tingrett utsettelse av arresthøring
Oscar Grenfell, 30. mai 2019
Rettsbeslutningen er det hittil siste eksemplet på den internasjonale juridiske vendettaen som blir begått mot WikiLeaks-gründeren.
EU-valgene: Tyske velgere meldte sterk opposisjon mot storkoalisjonen
Ulrich Rippert, 30. mai 2019
Tyske velgeres vrede over ulidelige arbeidsbetingelser, stigende husleier og veksten av militarisme kunne ikke finne noe politisk uttrykk innen EU-valgenes rammeverk.
Le Pens ytrehøyreparti Nasjonal samling vant EU-valgene i Frankrike
Will Morrow, 30. mai 2019
De to partene som har styrt Frankrike i et halvt århundre, det sosialistiske partiet og republikanerne, mottok en samlet 14 prosent av avstemningen.
New in German
Warum schweigen die Demokratischen Sozialisten Amerikas über die Verfolgung von Julian Assange?
Andre Damon, 30. Mai 2019
Die DSA und das ihr nahestehende Magazin Jacobin hüllen sich in Schweigen über die Anklage gegen Assange unter dem Spionagegesetz.
Nach der Europawahl: EU-Gipfel schachert um Spitzenposten
Peter Schwarz, 30. Mai 2019
Am Dienstag versammelten sich die europäischen Staats- und Regierungschefs zu einem Gipfeltreffen in Brüssel, um über die zukünftige Führungsriege der Europäischen Union zu beraten.
Le Pens rechtsextremer Rassemblement National gewinnt Europawahl in Frankreich
Will Morrow, 30. Mai 2019
Die Sozialistische Partei und die Republikaner, die Frankreich ein halbes Jahrhundert lang regiert haben, erhielten zusammen nur 14 Prozent der Stimmen.
New in Spanish
Refugiados venezolanos enfrentan condiciones desesperantes en Colombia
Por Julian James, 30 mayo 2019
La mayor llegada de refugiados ha sido a Colombia, donde aproximadamente 1,1 millones de venezolanos vive al margen de la sociedad.
Informe filtrado de la OPAQ concluye que ataque químico de 2018 en Siria fue escenificado
por Paul Bond, 30 mayo 2019
El Grupo de Trabajo sobre Siria, Propaganda y Medios concluyó que sus hallazgos “establecen más allá de cualquier duda razonable que el presunto ataque químico en Duma… fue escenificado”.
Grupo de Facebook de "chalecos amarillos" con 350.000 miembros suspendido el día de las elecciones europeas
Por Will Morrow, 30 mayo 2019
El grupo es utilizado para organizar las manifestaciones de los “chalecos amarillos” y compartir artículos de noticias, declaraciones políticas y videos de la violencia policial.
Debacle en elecciones europeas para conservadores y laboristas británicos
Por Robert Stevens, 30 mayo 2019
Los conservadores, quienes actualmente gobiernan, fueron testigos de su peor resultado electoral en la historia, mientras que el laborismo sufrió una debacle casi tan mala.
New in Russian
Правящие консерваторы и социал-демократы терпят крах на выборах в ЕС
Алекс Лантье, 29 мая 2019 г.
В Германии, Франции, Великобритании и других странах Европы эти партии когда-то безраздельно доминировали в парламенте. Теперь же они, вместе взятые, не смогли набрать даже половины голосов.
New in Turkish
İran’la savaşa doğru yeni bir adım
Trump, Ortadoğu’ya 1.500 asker konuşlandırıyor
Jacob Crosse ve Jordan Shilton, 29 Mayıs 2019
İran’la, hızla nükleer silahlarla yapılacak bir üçüncü dünya savaşına dönüşebilecek bir savaş tehlikesi, yalnızca, işçi sınıfının savaşa ve onun kaynağı olan kapitalist kar sistemine karşı mücadelede siyasi seferberliği yoluyla engellenebilir.
New in French
Fiat-Chrysler annonce une fusion et menace un bain de sang des emplois
Tom Hall, 29 mai 2019
Bien que Chrysler ait nié que la fusion entraînerait la fermeture d’usines, les avantages économiques de la fusion ne peuvent se concrétiser que par des licenciements massifs.
Podemos s'effondre lors des élections européennes, régionales et municipales en Espagne
Alejandro López, 29 mai 2019
Un facteur majeur du déclin de Podemos a été l'expérience des travailleurs et des gens de la classe moyenne avec ce parti comme il dirigeait de nombreuses mairies.
Un groupe Facebook des gilets jaunes avec 350.000 membres gelé le jour des élections européennes
Will Morrow, 29 mai 2019
Les gilets jaunes utilisent la page du groupe pour organiser des manifestations, pour partager des articles de presse, des déclarations politiques, et des vidéos sur la violence policière.
Le syndicat sabote la grève de 2000 débardeurs à Vancouver en Colombie-Britannique
Roger Jordan, 29 mai 2019
Malgré un vote de grève des débardeurs à 98 p. 100, le président de l’International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada a annulé la grève quelques heures avant son début.
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.
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Mueller encourages drive to remove Trump
30 May 2019
In a surprise statement Wednesday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller provided ammunition to the sections of the American ruling class that have concluded it is necessary to remove Trump from office prior to the 2020 elections.
Commentary
The European elections and the resurgence of the class struggle
By Alex Lantier, 30 May 2019
The EU elections revealed the deep discrediting of the political establishment and its imperviousness to growing demands from the working class for political change.
Le Pen’s far-right National Rally wins European election vote in France
Why is the Democratic Socialists of America silent on the persecution of Julian Assange?
By Andre Damon, 29 May 2019
“It’s been hell for the world”
US Army tweet provokes outpouring of antiwar sentiment
By George Marlowe, 28 May 2019
“Many of us are a shell of who we were before”
Memorial Day 2019: US Army tweet prompts outpouring of antiwar sentiment
Why ISIS launched a terror attack on Sri Lanka
By Wasantha Rupasinghe, 29 May 2019
Leaked OPCW engineering report concludes alleged 2018 chemical attack in Syria was staged
Stalinist CPM and CPI suffer meltdown in India’s national election
Free Assange and Manning
Julian Assange and the degraded spectacle of Britain’s Guardian
By Robert Stevens, 30 May 2019
Under conditions in which the WikiLeaks journalist is facing life in prison or worse, the Guardian cannot bring itself to defend him.
Letter to Guardian demands retraction of false claim that Julian Assange faces “rape charge”
By Chris Marsden, 30 May 2019
Istanbul public meeting calls for the defence of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
By our correspondents, 30 May 2019
Leading members of Sosyalist Eşitlik and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality addressed the meeting, which adopted a resolution calling for the freedom of Assange and Manning.
Australian government, Labor opposition silent on espionage charges against Assange
By Oscar Grenfell, 28 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
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The Fight Against Fascism
Successful book presentation of Why Are They Back? at the Heinrich Böll Library in Berlin
By our reporter, 30 May 2019
“The return of fascism, of authoritarian rule, of dictatorship and war is an international phenomenon,” the book’s author, SGP Deputy National Secretary Christoph Vandreier, stressed.
“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.
The Social Crisis in America
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Arts Review
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The end of Game of Thrones: Spectacle versus art
By Gabriel Black, 27 May 2019
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By Genevieve Leigh, 25 May 2019
Workers Struggles
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By Andrea Lobo, 29 May 2019
University of Chicago graduate student union authorizes strike action
By George Gallanis, 29 May 2019
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By Eric London, 25 May 2019
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Socialist Equality Party
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By our reporters, 27 May 2019
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By Oscar Grenfell, 25 May 2019
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Workers and youth condemn major parliamentary parties
SGP European election candidate Andreas Niklaus speaks to Berlin bus drivers
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By our reporters, 25 May 2019
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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
- The class struggle in the United States and the fight against war
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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.
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New trade union bureaucracies or rank-and-file workers’ power?
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By our correspondents, 13 March 2019
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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
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