19 November 2019
Sweden drops investigation into bogus sexual misconduct allegations against Julian Assange
By Patrick Martin, 19 November 2019
The action confirms that the incessant media claims of “rape” and “sexual assault” by the WikiLeaks founder are a politically motivated fraud.
UN special rapporteur exposes Swedish sexual misconduct frame-up of Assange
Julian Assange appears in court via video link: Legal rights denied by judge
By Thomas Scripps, 19 November 2019
The British ruling class has no intention of providing even the appearance of a fair trial of Assange, after which they intend to railroad him to his persecutors in the United States.
US declares Israeli settlements no longer illegal
By Jean Shaoul, 19 November 2019
Pompeo’s announcement makes clear that Washington will brook no constraints of international law on its pursuit of US hegemony via military means.
United States has the highest child detention rate in the world
By Niles Niemuth, 19 November 2019
A UN report released Monday finds that the United States leads the world in depriving children of liberty, particularly through immigration detention.
As second week of public hearings begins
Pelosi doubles down on anti-Russia politics of impeachment inquiry
By Barry Grey, 19 November 2019
Pelosi once again defined as the sole issue in the Democrats’ case for impeachment the charge that Trump endangered US “national security” and strengthened Russia.
Obama joins effort to push Democratic primary campaign to the right
The Trump impeachment and US policy in Ukraine
Seeking to cultivate fascistic base, Trump pardons two war criminals and promotes a third
France to host “peace summit” with Germany, Ukraine and Russia
By Clara Weiss, 19 November 2019
The summit is part of the effort of French and German imperialism to play a bigger role in Eastern Europe as tensions with the US are rising.
Hong Kong police lay siege to university occupied by demonstrators
By Ben McGrath, 19 November 2019
The ramping up of police violence is a precursor to even more violent methods of suppressing the months-long protest movement.
Iranian regime shuts down internet following protests over gas price hikes
By Keith Jones, 19 November 2019
The Islamic Republic has been shaken by mass protests against a steep hike in gasoline prices precipitated by the US sanctions war on Iran.
Protests in Chile continue in opposition to promises of new Constitution
By Andrea Lobo, 19 November 2019
The proposal for a referendum is an effort by the political establishment to channel protests behind Chilean capitalism without making any real concessions on social questions.
With national strike set for November 21, political crisis intensifies in Colombia
By Evan Blake, 19 November 2019
In response to the looming strike, the Duque administration has begun to prepare a brutal crackdown by the military and police.
Mass protests in Prague against Czech government
By Markus Salzmann, 19 November 2019
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the so-called Velvet Revolution, hundreds of thousands demonstrated on Saturday against the corrupt right-wing government led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Saturday.
Venice sees second worst flooding in recorded history
By Allison Smith, 19 November 2019
Massive flooding last week brought Venice, Italy to its knees, with local authorities estimating that more than 85 percent of the city is under water.
Labour Party candidates pledge to ignore Corbyn’s Brexit policy and campaign for Remain
By Thomas Scripps, 19 November 2019
An alliance between Labour and the Remain parties, and possibly some strongly pro-European Union Tories, is seen by sections of the ruling elite as an option for cancelling Brexit without handing power to a Corbyn-led Labour government.
Germany: Volkswagen pays works council members millions
By Dietmar Gaisenkersting, 19 November 2019
The public prosecutor’s office in Braunschweig has now brought charges against four VW managers, accused of paying excessive salaries and bonuses to five works council representatives.
US Steel job cuts continue as it lays off workers in Indiana
By Jessica Goldstein, 19 November 2019
The recently announced layoffs are further proof that trade war measures are ultimately aimed against the working class around the world.
Protests as Trump labor board moves to restrict grad student unions
By Michael Walters, 19 November 2019
The Trump-appointed National Labor Relations Board proposed a rule that would deny the right of graduate students to organize.
Michigan judge throws out state charges against Flint water consultants
By James Brewer, 19 November 2019
Claims of professional negligence and public nuisance against private water companies advising the City of Flint were dismissed by a circuit court judge on November 8.
Australian establishment up-in-arms after Beijing bans visit by two MPs
By James Cogan, 19 November 2019
The hypocrisy of the latest anti-China outburst is underscored by the Australian government refusal to allow Chelsea Manning, the American whistleblower and defender of democratic rights, to travel to the country.
Trial begins over 2015 anti-government protest on Nauru
By John Braddock, 19 November 2019
The trial of fifteen activists and former politicians involved in an anti-government protest has been condemned as a sham.
18 November 2019
Former top military official wins Sri Lankan presidential election
By K. Ratnayake, 18 November 2019
Chinese soldiers appear on Hong Kong streets for first time since protests began
By Ben McGrath, 18 November 2019
Louisiana governor wins re-election in blow to Trump
By Patrick Martin, 18 November 2019
Protesters at London’s Trafalgar Square speak out to demand freedom for Julian Assange
By our reporters, 18 November 2019
World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to some of the protesters who attended Saturday’s demonstration to demand the freedom of the WikiLeaks founder.
Federal court strips citizenship from US-born woman held in Syrian detention camp
By Tom Carter, 18 November 2019
Google’s Project Nightingale: The largest transfer to date of private medical data to the tech giant
By Benjamin Mateus, 18 November 2019
Fiat Chrysler workers face battle as FCA and UAW seek to maintain lowest labor costs
By Jerry White, 18 November 2019
Chicago Teachers Unions pushes through austerity contract, paving way for school closures
By Kristina Betinis, 18 November 2019
School closures threatened as Chicago teachers vote on widely-hated tentative agreement
Vote “no” on the tentative teachers' contract! Form rank-and-file committees to defend public education in Chicago!
Union-backed Chicago Sun-Times attacks Chicago teachers
As contract vote approaches, DSA defends sellout by Chicago Teachers Union
German army recruits swear war oath in front of Reichstag building
By Gregor Link, 18 November 2019
Germany: Left Party parliamentary group elects new leadership
Fire devastates student accommodation block covered in combustible cladding in Bolton, England
By Barry Mason, 18 November 2019
Australian bushfire crisis continues as political fallout intensifies
By Mike Head, 18 November 2019
Young FedEx worker killed in latest industrial death at Memphis World Hub
By Warren Duzak, 18 November 2019
New in German
Das Impeachmentverfahren gegen Trump und die US-Politik in der Ukraine
Patrick Martin, 18. November 2019
Die öffentlichen Anhörungen zum Amtsenthebungsverfahren haben eine bittere Schlammschlacht innerhalb der herrschenden Elite der USA ans Licht gebracht, die durch das Scheitern ihrer antirussischen Politik in der Ukraine ausgelöst wurden.
Ehemaliger US-Außenminister Kissinger warnt vor „katastrophalem“ Konflikt zwischen den USA und China
Nick Beams, 18. November 2019
Der ehemalige US-Außenminister Henry Kissinger warnt vor einem unausweichlichen „Konflikt“ zwischen den USA und China, der „schlimmer sein wird als die beiden Weltkriege, die die europäische Zivilisation zerstört haben“.
Massenproteste gegen Regierung in Prag
Markus Salzmann, 18. November 2019
Unmittelbar vor dem 30. Jahrestag der sogenannten „Samtenen Revolution“ haben in der tschechischen Hauptstadt Prag am Samstag erneut Hunderttausende gegen die rechte, korrupte Regierung von PremierministGs$P9me5er Andrej Babiš demonstriert.
Politische und wirtschaftliche Unruhen im Libanon eskalieren
Jean Shaoul, 18. November 2019
Laut Weltbank könnte eine weitere Entwertung des libanesischen Pfunds die Hälfte der sechs Millionen Einwohner des Landes unter die offizielle Armutsgrenze drücken.
New in Norwegian
Impeachment av Trump og amerikansk politikk i Ukraina
Patrick Martin, 18. november 2019
De offentlige høringene i riksrettgranskningen har brakt for dagen bitre gjensidige anklager innen den amerikanske styringseliten, utløst av fiaskoen for deres antiRussland bestrebelser i Ukraina.
Tidligere utenriksminister Kissinger peker på faren for «katastrofal» konflikt mellom USA og Kina
Nick Beams, 18. november 2019
USAs tidligere utenriksminister Henry Kissinger advarte mot en uunngåelig «konflikt» mellom USA og Kina, som «vil bli verre enn verdenskrigene som ruinerte europeisk sivilisasjon».
Trump benåder to krigsforbrytere og forfremmer en tredje, i bestrebelser på kultivering av en fascistisk base
Evan Blake, 18. november 2019
Trumps uhørte benådning av krigsforbrytere fremhever hans administrasjons autoritære karakter.
Morales’ parti MAS i samtaler med kuppregimet i Bolivia om å få stagget uro
Bill Van Auken, 18. november 2019
Enigheten om å gå i diskusjon kom samtidig med at masser av arbeidere og småbønder fortsetter å strømme inn i La Paz, med krav om den selvutnevnte «midlertidige presidentens» fall.
Politiske og økonomiske rystelser eskalerer i Libanon
Jean Shaoul, 18. november 2019
I følge Verdensbanken kan en ytterligere devaluering av det libanesiske pundet skyve opptil halvparten av landets seks millioner innbyggere under den offisielle fattigdomsgrensa.
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La résistance populaire monte contre le coup d'État bolivien
Andrea Lobo, 16 novembre 2019
Des milliers de travailleurs et paysans sont descendus dans les rues de la capitale La Paz et dans le quartier avoisinant d’El Alto et dans Cochabamba, défiant la répression de l’armée et de la police.
«Il peut toujours m’appeler»: une députée néo-démocrate propose de se joindre au gouvernement libéral du Canada
Roger Jordan, 16 novembre 2019
L’offre de la députée de l’Alberta de joindre le cabinet de Trudeau s’inscrit dans la continuité de la campagne électorale du NPD, lequel désirait former une alliance gouvernementale avec les Libéraux pro grande entreprise.
Un entretien avec l'auteure de The Free State of Jones
L'historienne Victoria Bynum sur les inexactitudes du Projet 1619 du New York Times
Eric London, 16 novembre 2019
Bynum est une experte de l'attitude des pauvres et des paysans blancs du Sud envers l'esclavage.
New in Spanish
La crisis electoral española y la traición de Podemos
Alex Lantier, 16 noviembre 2019
Con sus políticas antiobreras, el partido “populista de izquierda” Podemos permitió que los neofascistas crecieran presentándose como la única oposición a la corrupta élite política.
Aumenta la resistencia popular contra el golpe en Bolivia
Andrea Lobo, 16 noviembre 2019
Miles de trabajadores y campesinos en la capital Boliviana, La Paz, en el vecino distrito de El Alto y en Cochabamba se han volcado a las calles desafiando la represión policial y militar.
"La oposición a la esclavitud también ha sido un tema
importante en la historia de Estados Unidos"
Una entrevista
con el historiador James McPherson sobre el Proyecto 1619 del New York
Times
Tom Mackaman, 16 noviembre 2019
El WSWS habló recientemente con James McPherson, profesor emérito de historia de la Universidad de Princeton, sobre el Proyecto 1619 del New York Times.
Los demócratas comienzan audiencias de juicio político con denuncias de Rusia
Barry Grey, 16 noviembre 2019
El primer día de audiencias públicas y televisadas demuestra que en el conflicto de impeachment dos facciones de derecha de la clase dominante están luchando sobre diferencias sobre la política exterior.
Decenas de palestinos muertos en ataques israelíes en Gaza
Bill Van Auken, 16 noviembre 2019
La escalada contra Gaza sirve las necesidades políticas de Netanyahu, que está buscando desesperadamente un “gobierno de unidad” para evitar ser echado del poder y enfrentarse a un proceso criminal.
Correos electrónicos filtrados revelan que el asesor de Trump, Stephen Miller ayuda a la política fascista
Trévon Martin, 16 noviembre 2019
Los correos electrónicos muestran que Stephen Miller, asesor principal de la Casa Blanca a cargo de la política de inmigración, patrocinando puntos de vista racistas y publicaciones supremacistas blancas y neonazis.
El New York Times incluye su obsesión racial en comentarios culinarios
Trévon Austin, 16 noviembre 2019
Las ideas reaccionarias del artículo de Eligon están vinculadas a la insistencia del Times y de los otros elementos que giran alrededor del Partido Demócrata en que las identidades raciales, sexuales y de género son las principales divisiones en la sociedad estadounidense.
Autoridades de Missouri rastrearon los períodos menstruales de las mujeres en un esfuerzo por cerrar el último proveedor de aborto del estado
Jessica Goldstein, 16 noviembre 2019
Una hoja de cálculo del estado contenía información confidencial no médica, como los nombres de los pacientes y los números de identificación médica, los cuales le permitían al estado utilizarlos para identificarlos y localizarlos, espiando así efectivamente a los pacientes.
New in Russian
Одиннадцать тысяч ученых предупреждают о чрезвычайной климатической ситуации
Даниэль де Врис, 15 ноября 2019 г.
Сорок лет переговоров по поводу изменения климата между капиталистическими правительствами не сделали ничего для того, чтобы изменить траекторию движения в сторону экологической и гуманитарной катастрофы.
New in Turkish
Bolivya’da ABD destekli darbe
Bill Van Auken, 14 Kasım 2019
Güney Amerika’nın en yoksul ülkesi Bolivya, Pazar günü Devlet Başkanı Evo Morales’in,ve hükümet yetkililerinin istifasına yol açan ABD destekli darbenin ardından bir iç savaşın eşiğinde bulunuyor.
Almanya’daki Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi, Berlin Duvarı’nın yıkılmasının yıldönümü üzerine toplantı düzenledi
Muhabirlerimizden, 14 Kasım 2019
Gerçekte Demokratik Alman Cumhuriyeti’nin kurulması, sosyalizmin gerçekleştirilmesi ile ilgili değil, Batı’da kapitalizmin istikrara kavuşturulması ile ilgiliydi
New in Arabic
يتنافس خمسة مرشحين على الانتخابات الجزائرية في 12 كانون الأول / ديسمبر وسط معارضة جماهيرية
قمران آيرة, ٦ تشرين الثاني نوفمبر ٢٠١٩
وسط احتجاجات جماهيرية مستمرة ضد المؤسسة الحاكمة الجزائرية والانتخابات الرئاسية في 12 كانون الأول / ديسمبر ، أعلنت الهيئة الانتخابية الجزائرية أن خمسة مرشحين يخوضون الانتخابات.
New in Bengali
ভারতে মাদারসন মোটরগাড়ি শ্রমিকদের ধর্মঘটকে মাওবাদী ইউনিয়ন নেতৃত্ব ক্রমাগত বিচ্ছিন্ন করে রাখছে
মোসেস রাজকুমার ও শশী কুমার, ২৫ অক্টোবর ২০১৯
মাসারসন অটোমোটিভ টেকনোলজিস অ্যান্ড ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং (এম-এ-টি-ই বা মেট)-এর শ্রমিকদের দ্বারা সংগঠিত অনির্দিষ্টকালের ধর্মঘট এখন তৃতীয় মাসে পড়ল।
মার্কিন ফ্যাসিবাদকে এক বলিষ্ট না! ট্রাম্পকে গদিচ্যূত করতে গণআন্দোলন গড়ে তুলুন!
সোশ্যালিস্ট ইকুয়ালিটি পার্টি-র রাজনৈতিক কমিটি, ১৪ অক্টোবর ২০১৯
সন্দেহের ওপর ভিত্তি করে যে তদন্ত কংগ্রেস শুরু করেছিল তার পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে রাষ্ট্রপতি ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্পের প্রতিক্রিয়া প্রকাশ্যেই সম্পূর্ণ ফ্যাসিবাদী চরিত্রের। গত সপ্তাহে মিনিয়াপোলিস, মিনেসোটা ও লেক চার্লসে ট্রাম্প প্রকাশ্যে বিদেশীদের প্রতি আতঙ্ক, জাতিগত বিদ্বেষ এবং ইহুদি-বিদ্বষের স্বপক্ষে কথা বলেছে।
New in Portuguese
O golpe na Bolívia apoiado pelos EUA
Por Bill Van Auken, 14 Novembro 2019
Apoiado por Washington, o violento golpe na Bolívia foi facilitado pela covardia política e traição do governo de Morales e seu partido MAS.
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The bloodbath in Baghdad
19 November 2019
The US media has remained largely silent as more than 330 unarmed demonstrators have been killed in the streets of the Iraqi capital.
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J’accuse (An Officer and a Spy): Roman Polanski’s masterpiece on the Dreyfus Affair
By Alex Lantier, 19 November 2019
Director Roman Polanski’s J’accuse recounts the 12-year struggle to clear Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jewish officer unjustly convicted of spying for Germany in 1894.
Michael Winterbottom’s Greed: A searing indictment of the super-rich
By Thomas Scripps, 18 November 2019
Parasite: An unusual director with his antenna attuned to social class
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By David Walsh, 15 November 2019
“Vietnam was the first and last war with no censorship”
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By Clara Weiss, 19 November 2019
An understanding of Bukovsky’s life and role in politics over the past half century must be placed within the broader context of the development of the October Revolution of 1917 and the Stalinist reaction against it.
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By Kranti Kumara, 19 November 2019
Despite the immense courage displayed by the workers for over six weeks into their indefinite strike, the struggle is in imminent danger because of the rotten strategy adopted by the union.
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Strike against Asarco copper enters second month
By Samuel Davidson, 16 November 2019
Socialist Equality Party (UK)
Socialist Equality Party announces candidates in UK general election
By our reporter, 18 November 2019
The SEP is waging a political struggle against austerity, authoritarian rule, militarism and war.
Socialist Equality Party stands in UK general election: No to austerity, militarism and war! Free Julian Assange! For class struggle and socialist internationalism!
Socialist Equality Party (UK), 6 November 2019
The Socialist Equality Party is standing candidates in the December 12 UK general election to wage a political struggle against austerity, authoritarian rule, militarism and war.
The New York Times' 1619 Project
An interview with historian James Oakes on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
By Tom Mackaman, 18 November 2019
“Opposition to slavery has also been an important theme in American history”
An interview with historian James McPherson on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
By Tom Mackaman, 14 November 2019
The New York Times’s 1619 Project: A racialist falsification of American and world history
By Niles Niemuth, Tom Mackaman and David North, 6 September 2019
SEP and IYSSE meeting series in the United States
Race, Class and the Fight for Socialism: Perspectives for the Coming Revolution in America
This meeting series will refute the historical falsifications advanced in the New York Times “1619 Project,” explain their underlying political motivations and present the strategy for socialist revolution in America today.
The “Irrepressible Conflict:” Slavery, the Civil War and America’s Second Revolution
By Eric London, 9 November 2019
Commentary
Wall Street Journal investigation confirms Google operates censorship blacklist
By Andre Damon, 18 November 2019
Leaked emails reveal Trump aide Stephen Miller’s fascist politics
By Trévon Austin, 15 November 2019
Former US Secretary of State Kissinger points to danger of “catastrophic” conflict between US and China
By Nick Beams, 16 November 2019
Morales’ MAS in talks with Bolivia coup regime on how to quell unrest
By Bill Van Auken, 16 November 2019
The Spanish election crisis and the treachery of Podemos
By Alex Lantier, 15 November 2019
The Spanish elections and the rise of the fascistic Vox party
Democrats begin impeachment hearings with denunciations of Russia
By Patrick Martin, 14 November 2019
Record low numbers participate in 24-hour stunt strike at University of California schools and health system
By Evelyn Rios, 15 November 2019
The Socialist Equality Party Election Campaign in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan presidential election: Workers must prepare to fight moves towards police-state rule
By K. Ratnayake, 16 November 2019
Calls by the major candidates for “strong government”—code-words for the development of dictatorial methods—are a response to the growing opposition of workers and the poor to government austerity.
Vote for Pani Wijesiriwardena in the Sri Lankan presidential election! Rally to fight for international socialism!
By Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 12 November 2019
More on the 2019 Sri Lankan SEP election campaign »
History
David North introduces Turkish-language edition of In Defense of Leon Trotsky at Istanbul Book Fair
By our reporter, 11 November 2019
Mehring Yayıncılık announced the publication of five major works by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) at its Istanbul Book Fair stall, including two authored by David North.
Free Assange and Manning
Roger Stone conviction affirms he lied about having connections with WikiLeaks
By Kevin Reed, 16 November 2019
Petition calling for Julian Assange’s freedom tabled in Australian parliament
By James Cogan, 15 November 2019
Public meetings in Australia and New Zealand
Stop the US extradition of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange! Free Assange and Manning!
Australian workers and youth speak-out in support of Julian Assange
By our reporters, 13 November 2019
More on the campaign to Free Assange and Manning »
Autoworkers Struggles
United Auto Workers declares sellout Ford contract ratified amidst widespread opposition
By Tom Hall, 16 November 2019
Acting UAW chief unveils bogus “anti-corruption” reforms
Ford workers complain of extreme temperatures in Chicago plants amid record-setting freeze
Ford workers describe UAW’s intimidation tactics to pass Ford contract
Ford Kentucky Truck workers speak out against contract: “The people on the floor don’t trust the UAW”
From the archive of the WSWS
What is the UAW?
By Shannon Jones, 12 November 2019
Former UAW-GM VP Joe Ashton charged in corruption scheme
How Ford and the UAW plan to cut autoworkers’ health care
Feds may have secretly recorded UAW President Gary Jones ordering cover-up of embezzlement of union funds
Science
Social inequality in Early Bronze Age Europe
By Philip Guelpa, 12 November 2019
This week in history: November 18-24
25 years ago: Hurricane Gordon dissipates after two weeks of destruction
On November 21, 1994, Hurricane Gordon dissipated over South Carolina after nearly two weeks of destruction throughout the Atlantic and Caribbean. The hurricane hit parts of Central America, the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, the Turks and Caicos islands, the Bahamas, and the southeastern US coast for nearly two weeks.
50 years ago: Native American group begins occupation of Alcatraz island
On November 20, 1969, a group of about 90 Native Americans led by Richard Oakes sailed small boats across San Francisco Bay and began an occupation of Alcatraz Island, site of the notorious Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, which had closed in 1963.
75 years ago: Allied forces capture German town
On November 19, 1944, the British Second Army secured control of Geilenkirchen, a German town in North Rhine-Westphalia, near the border with the Netherlands. The successful offensive, aimed at establishing a base of operations for further incursions into Germany, underscored the military crisis of the Nazi regime and heightened the anticipation of a full-scale Allied invasion.
100 years ago: US Senate fails to ratify Treaty of Versailles
On November 19, 1919, The United States Senate failed to secure the two-thirds majority needed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles, which had been negotiated by the Allied imperialist victors of World War I at the Paris Peace Conference that June.
Socialist Equality Party
Video: 70 years after the Chinese Revolution—How the struggle for socialism was betrayed
31 October 2019
Introduction to the 1955 SWP resolution “The Third Chinese Revolution and its Aftermath”
From the archives
SWP resolution: The Third Chinese Revolution and its Aftermath
Introduction to the 1951 report to the Fourth International by Chinese Trotskyist Peng Shuzhi
From the archives
The Causes of the Victory of the Chinese Communist Party over Chiang Kai-Shek, and the CCP’s Perspectives
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
IYSSE meetings in Germany: Stop the shift to the right at the universities!
By our correspondents, 6 November 2019
Stop the censorship of socialist views by the University of Leipzig student council
Germany: Humboldt University student parliament supports lawsuit against far-right Professor Baberowski
Mehring Books
Mehring Yayıncılık publishes new ICFI books for İstanbul Book Fair
By Ulas Atesci, 29 October 2019
Preface to the Turkish edition of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century
By David North, 2 September 2019
Preview the new publication from Mehring Books
Author’s introduction to Bolsheviks Against Stalinism 1928-1933: Leon Trotsky and the Left Opposition
By Vadim Z. Rogovin, 30 August 2019
Now available from Mehring Books
Bolsheviks Against Stalinism 1928-1933: Leon Trotsky and the Left Opposition by Vadim Z. Rogovin
Obituary
Detroit Democrat John Conyers, long-standing fixture in Congress, dies at 90
By Patrick Martin, 30 October 2019
Featured Commentary
Drawing the lessons of the ICFI split—International Strategy and National Tactics: The change in the ICFI’s approach to national liberation movements
By Deepal Jayasekera, 30 September 2019
This lecture was delivered to the Socialist Equality Party (US) Summer School on July 25, 2019 by Deepal Jayasekera, Assistant Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka
Introduction to the Turkish language edition of In Defense of Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky’s four fateful years in Prinkipo: 1929-1933
By David North, 23 September 2019
The ICFI and the Crisis of Stalinism
The World Capitalist Crisis and the Tasks of the Fourth International: An analysis of the ICFI Perspectives resolution of 1988
The International Committee’s response to the “End of History”: The March 1992 Plenum of the ICFI
The Dissolution of the USSR and the Unipolar Moment of US Imperialism
China: Thirty years since the Tiananmen Square massacre
The Political Origins and Consequences of the 1982–86 Split in the International Committee of the Fourth International
The 2020 US Elections
Joe Biden: A familiar face, a deeply reactionary record
By Patrick Martin, 23 September 2019
Amy Klobuchar: The favorite Democrat of Senate Republicans
By George Gallanis, 19 August 2019
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: #MeToo, McCarthyism and machine politics
- Beto O’Rourke: The incredible shrinking empty suit
- Kamala Harris: Law-and-order with a dose of identity politics
- Pete Buttigieg: The made-to-order political “outsider”
- Elizabeth Warren espouses economic nationalist policies aligned with Donald Trump
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