29 June 2020
Pandemic surpasses 10 million COVID-19 cases and over 500,000 deaths globally
By Benjamin Mateus, 29 June 2020
COVID-19 cases in the United States have careened out of control, with health care systems in Texas, Florida and Arizona nearing collapse.
“Back to work” campaign in the US has led to surge in COVID-19
Citing COVID-19 spread, EU denies US citizens entry to Europe
By Alex Lantier, 29 June 2020
The American ruling elite’s catastrophic handling of the COVID-19 pandemic is undermining Washington’s position overseas, with far-reaching implications.
COVID-19 cases surging rapidly in Florida
By Alex Johnson, 29 June 2020
The swelling of cases demonstrates the disastrous and homicidal nature of the back-to-work campaign and lifting of social distancing measures.
Arkansas continues to be ravaged by COVID-19
By Cordell Gascoigne, 29 June 2020
The state government has been pressing forward with reopening the economy at the expense of worker safety even as confirmed infections and deaths have been rising.
Trump retweets video of supporter shouting, “White Power”
By Jacob Crosse, 29 June 2020
Seeking to bolster an administration in crisis by appealing to the most backward and reactionary elements in society, Trump left the video on his timeline for over three hours before deleting it.
One person killed in attack on anti-police violence protest in Louisville, Kentucky
By Warren Duzak, 29 June 2020
The suspected shooter, Steven Lopez, had been arrested by police earlier this month and was known to be in possession of a handgun and ammunition.
Netanyahu prepares Israel’s annexation of large slice of West Bank
By Jean Shaoul, 29 June 2020
Netanyahu’s plans are a declaration of war against the Palestinians and a broader war in the Middle East, where Israel acts as Washington’s proxy force.
Australian Labor Party intent on ousting MP from parliament over “Chinese agent” claims
By Mike Head, 29 June 2020
Labor wants to remove Shaoquett Moselmane despite his denunciation of his “political lynching.”
Warnings of a second coronavirus wave in Germany
By Marianne Arens, 29 June 2020
Following an outbreak of coronavirus infections in the Tönnies meat factory in East Westphalia, the virus is spreading rapidly to other companies and regions.
Germany: Lufthansa and the bankruptcy of the unions
By Peter Schwarz, 29 June 2020
Lufthansa will receive €9 billion in government aid, which will be used to restructure the airline, costing thousands of jobs and worsening pay and conditions.
Polish president fails to secure absolute majority in first round of elections
By Clara Weiss, 29 June 2020
The result is universally seen as a defeat for Duda and PiS.
Sudanese asylum seeker shot dead in Glasgow
By Steve James, 29 June 2020
The tragedy is the consequence of the brutal treatment handed out to asylum seekers in the city and throughout the UK.
UK government ends lockdown: Feigned official outrage over beaches, raves, and football celebrations
By Laura Tiernan, 29 June 2020
Neither Johnson’s glib and deceitful comments, nor the filthy headlines of the press can conceal their role as the real authors of these dangerous scenes.
Onslaught on jobs and conditions at British Telecom
By Barry Mason and Robert Stevens, 29 June 2020
Slashing offices from 300 to 30 comes on top of proposals to cut BT's 100,000-strong workforce by around 13,000.
Health care collapses in Bolivia after coup regime reopens economy
By Tomas Castanheira, 29 June 2020
COVID-19 cases have tripled in Bolivia since the country began reopening economic activities less than a month ago.
World Bank pushes privatized distance learning in Brazil
By Eduardo Parati, 29 June 2020
The São Paulo secretary of education’s declared intention of “facilitating teachers’ work” is actually aimed at furthering a shift to distance learning.
Ontario accelerates “reopening” of the economy as COVID-19 cases rise
By Matthew Richter, 29 June 2020
The Ford government announced that workers who test positive can be made to remain on the job if they show no symptoms, meaning that workplaces will become centres of mass infection.
Republicans introduce Senate bill to abolish strong encryption on consumer devices
By Kevin Reed, 29 June 2020
Three Republican Senators introduced a draft bill that would force tech companies to decrypt private consumer data on-demand for law enforcement.
University of Michigan Flint cuts 41 percent of lecturers
By Sheila Brehm and Sam Wayne, 29 June 2020
“I think higher education is over for the working class,” sociology lecturer Laura MacIntyre told the WSWS.
Australian paper mill workers locked out as company moves to slash wages
By Steve Strietberg, 29 June 2020
The company wants a two-tier wage system, with 15 percent lower pay rates for new employees.
Legal settlement lets Australian military off the hook over PFAS pollution
By Patrick Davies, 29 June 2020
The settlement will see victims share just $126 million of a $212 million payout and releases the Defence Department from any further claim over financial loss.
27 June 2020
Work stoppages against COVID-19 spread to FCA Sterling Heights Assembly Plant
By Jerry White, 28 June 2020
Nurses, farmworkers, autoworkers strike for safe working conditions
Detroit Fiat Chrysler workers halt production for second day to demand COVID-19 protection
By Jessica Goldstein, 27 June 2020
Riverside Community Hospital nurses strike in California
By Kevin Martinez, 26 June 2020
Brazilian health care workers strike for PPE and risk bonus
By Brunna Machado, 27 June 2020
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As pandemic rages, Trump administration calls on Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare
By Kate Randall, 27 June 2020
New York City police commissioner defends vehicular assault on protesters
By Erik Schreiber, 27 June 2020
New York City officials accused of undercounting and mismanagement after dozens of homeless COVID-19 deaths reported
By Sam Dalton, 27 June 2020
COVID-19 cases rise in Louisiana but governor refuses to reverse economic reopening
By Emma Arceneaux, 27 June 2020
WHO warns of “very significant” coronavirus resurgence in Europe
By Will Morrow, 27 June 2020
British government suppressed daily pandemic death toll by thousands
By Simon Whelan, 27 June 2020
Back-to-work policy accelerates spread of COVID-19 in Turkey
By Çetin Akın, 27 June 2020
Indonesia passes 50,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
By Owen Howell, 27 June 2020
Dole Foods in Ohio hit by 230 COVID-19 cases as food processing plants globally are ravaged by infections
By Alex Findijs, 27 June 2020
Australia’s US-backed anti-China witch hunt escalates with raid on MP’s home
By Mike Head, 27 June 2020
CIA releases TV recruiting ad for streaming video services
By Kevin Reed, 27 June 2020
Why the rush to end the Canadian military’s deployment in coronavirus-ravaged nursing homes?
By Laurent Lafrance, 27 June 2020
British Airways workers denounce company “offer” to slash pay and conditions
By John Newham and Laura Tiernan, 27 June 2020
UK government refuses support to unemployed migrant workers facing destitution during pandemic
By Harvey Singh, 27 June 2020
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer uses bogus anti-Semitism accusation to sack Rebecca Long-Bailey
By Robert Stevens, 27 June 2020
Global trade unions issue empty calls for cruise and shipping seafarer action
By Tom Casey, 27 June 2020
Against public opposition, Michigan Democrats and Republicans push for unsafe reopening of schools
By Mitch Marcus, 27 June 2020
US professional sports confront an opponent that may be unbeatable: COVID-19
By Alan Gilman, 27 June 2020
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Верховный суд США постановил, что запрашивающие статус беженца не имеют права habeas corpus или на надлежащую правовую процедуру
Эрик Лондон, 27 июня 2020 г.
Как и в деле «Дред Скотт против Сэндфорда», Верховный суд вынес самое радикальное антидемократическое решение из всех возможных.
Сибирская Арктика фиксирует температуру выше 37 градусов по Цельсию
Брайан Дайн, 27 июня 2020 г.
Таяние вечной мерзлоты в Арктике является одним из нескольких «переломных моментов», которые могут спровоцировать еще большие климатические катастрофы.
Эта неделя в истории
75 лет назад: В Москве
состоялся Парад Победы, празднующий поражение нацистской Германии
27 июня 2020 г.
24 июня 1945 года около 40 тысяч солдат Красной армии прошли маршем в Москве во время одного из крупнейших военных парадов, проведенных на тот момент в Советском Союзе.
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Irksal-toplulukçu politika ve Abraham Lincoln’e düzenlenen ikinci suikast
Niles Niemuth ve David North, 27 Haziran 2020
Lincoln anıtlarına, Amerikan Devrimi’nin ve İç Savaş’ın önderlerini onurlandıran diğer anıtlara yönelik saldırılar, ırksal düşmanlıkları kışkırtmayı amaçlamaktadır.
“Yeni normal” ile birlikte COVID-19 vakaları artıyor
Çetin Akın, 27 Haziran 2020
Türkiye’de ve uluslararası ölçekte işçi sınıfı için ileriye giden yol, egemen sınıfın pandemi karşısında izlediği öldürücü politikaya karşı bağımsız olarak müdahale etmekten geçiyor.
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Alors que les cas de COVID-19 triplent en un mois, les élites latino-américaines poursuivent leur campagne de retour au travail
Andrea Lobo, 27 juin 2020
Les classes dirigeantes de la région la plus inégale du monde ont basé leur réponse à la pandémie et à la crise économique qu’elle a provoquée sur la protection à tout prix de leurs richesses et de leurs privilèges.
Les travailleurs arrêtent la production à l’usine automobile Fiat Chrysler Jefferson North de Detroit à cause du COVID-19
Shannon Jones, 27 juin 2020
Les travailleurs de l’usine d’assemblage Fiat Chrysler Jefferson North à Detroit ont arrêté la production jeudi suite aux trois cas de COVID-19 déclarés parmi les ouvriers de l’usine.
Dans une lettre au Lancet, des médecins condamnent la torture d'Assange et exigent sa libération
Oscar Grenfell, 27 juin 2020
Les médecins notent que depuis leur dernière lettre à la prestigieuse revue médicale en février, l’abus des droits du fondateur de WikiLeaks n’a fait que s’intensifier.
Le coronavirus s’accélère en Afrique avec plus de 300.000 cas
Stephan McCoy, 27 juin 2020
L’Organisation mondiale de la santé a prévenu que jusqu’à 10 millions d’habitants seront infectés au cours des trois à six prochains mois et que 300.000 personnes perdront la vie sur le continent africain.
Introduction de «La Quatrième Internationale et la perspective de la révolution socialiste mondiale: 1986-1995»
Joseph Kishore, 27 juin 2020
Nous publions l'introduction du prochain livre La Quatrième Internationale et la perspective de la révolution socialiste mondiale: 1986–1995. Le livre est composé de conférences sur le développement de la perspective et du programme du Comité international de la Quatrième Internationale à la suite de la scission avec le Workers Revolutionary Party britannique en février 1986.
Sept jours en mai (1964): Quand le cinéma américain imaginait un coup d'État militaire
Joanne Laurier et David Walsh, 27 juin 2020
Réalisé par John Frankenheimer et mettant en scène Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster et Fredric March, le film envisage une tentative de renverser l’ordre constitutionnel aux États-Unis. Où en sommes-nous 56 ans plus tard?
New in German
Lateinamerika: Covid-19-Fälle innerhalb eines Monats verdreifacht
Andrea Lobo, 27. Juni 2020
Die herrschenden Eliten reagieren auf die Ausbreitung der Pandemie und die dadurch ausgelöste Wirtschaftskrise mit einer aggressiven Back-to-Work-Kampagne, um ihren Reichtum und ihre Privilegen zu schützen.
Militärischer Abschirmdienst deckt rechtsextreme Netzwerke
Gregor Link, 27. Juni 2020
Die Bundeswehr-Eliteeinheit KSK ist vom Militärgeheimdienst über Ermittlung informiert und über Durchsuchungen vorgewarnt worden.
Oberster Gerichtshof der USA: Asylsuchende haben kein Recht auf Habeas Corpus oder rechtmäßiges Verfahren
Eric London, 27. Juni 2020
Genau wie im berüchtigten Fall Dredd Scott vs Sandford, bei dem ein Sklave erfolglos für seine Freiheit klagte, hat der Oberste Gerichtshof auch diesmal ein weitreichendes, undemokratisches Urteil möglich gemacht.
Neuer Ärzte-Apell
für Assange im Lancet
„Das Schweigen muss
gebrochen werden“
Oscar Grenfell, 27. Juni 2020
Die Ärzte schreiben, dass die Rechte des WikiLeaks-Gründers Julian Assange seit ihrem letzten Brief an die medizinische Fachzeitschrift vom Februar immer schlimmer missachtet würden.
New in Mandarin
工人阶级、社会主义与抗击大流行病
David North, 2020年6月18日
在第四国际创始文件《过渡纲领》中，列昂·托洛茨基将1936-1937年大萧条期间在美国爆发的静坐罢工描述为 “美国工人为了将自己提升到历史给予他们的那些任务的水准所做的本能努力”。
华尔街以死亡为宴
大卫.诺斯, 2020年5月3日
昨天，4月14日，全球因COVID-19大流行造成的死亡总数超过126,000。在美国，周二有2400多人死亡，使全国受害者总数达到26000。这些官方数字无疑大大低于因冠状病毒感染而死亡的实际人数。
伦敦工人拼死与冠毒作战 富豪纷纷撤离
Michael Barnes, 2020年5月9日
早在新冠病毒大流行之前，伦敦就已是英国丑恶的不平等的中心。如今它不可避免地成为英国疫情的震中。这座城市是整个英国社会阶级分化的集中范例。
New in Spanish
Al triplicarse los casos de COVID-19, las élites latinoamericanas avanzan la campaña de regreso al trabajo
Andrea Lobo, 27 junio 2020
Las clases gobernantes en la región más desigual del mundo han basado su respuesta a la pandemia y la crisis económica que desencadenó protegiendo su riqueza y privilegios a toda costa.
La Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos dictamina que los solicitantes de asilo recientes no tienen derecho al hábeas corpus o al debido proceso
Eric London, 27 junio 2020
Al igual que en el caso Dred Scott contra Sandford, la Corte Suprema tomó la decisión antidemocrática más amplia posible.
El coronavirus se propaga a lo largo de los EE. UU., aumentando al mayor número de casos nuevos en un solo día
Kevin Reed, 27 junio 2020
El número de nuevos casos de coronavirus confirmados en los EE.UU. marcó un récord de un día el jueves mientras la pandemia se extendía y aumentaba en los estados del sur y el oeste.
Veinticinco años desde la muerte de Ed Winn
Fred Mazelis, 27 junio 2020
El dos veces candidato presidencial de la Liga Obrera, Ed Winn luchó por los principios marxistas en toda la clase obrera estadounidense e internacional. Fue un trabajador de tránsito de la ciudad de Nueva York durante 22 años.
La economía alemana se hunde en la criminalidad
Peter Schwarz, 27 junio 2020
El director general de la empresa fue arrestado en relación con la desaparición de 1.900 millones de euros (2.000 millones de dólares).
Otros 1,5 millones de trabajadores estadounidenses solicitan beneficios de desempleo
Jerry White, 27 junio 2020
El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. registró un récord de catorce semanas seguidas en las que el número de solicitudes de ayuda por desempleo superó el millón.
En una carta a The Lancet, médicos condenan la tortura de Assange y exigen su liberación
Oscar Grenfell, 27 junio 2020
Los médicos señalan que desde la última vez que escribieron a la prestigiosa revista médica en febrero, el abuso de los derechos del fundador de WikiLeaks no ha hecho más que intensificarse.
Se acelera el coronavirus en África, donde ya hay más de 300.000 casos
Stephan McCoy, 27 junio 2020
La Organización Mundial de la Salud ha advertido de que hasta 10 millones de personas se infectarán en los próximos tres a seis meses y de que 300.000 personas morirán en el continente africano.
New in Portuguese
Enquanto casos de COVID-19 triplicam em um mês, elites da América Latina impulsionam campanha de retorno ao trabalho
Andrea Lobo, 27 Junho 2020
As classes dominantes na região mais desigual do mundo têm baseado sua resposta à pandemia e à crise econômica estimulada por ela na proteção de suas riquezas e privilégios a todo custo.
New in Norwegian
Etabler grunnplankomitéer på fabrikker og arbeidsplasser for å forhindre overføring av Covid-19-virus og redde liv!
Uttalelse fra Socialist Equality Party (USA), 22. mai 2020
Regjeringen og selskapene krever gjenopptakelse av arbeid midt under en pandemi, som hver uke krever flere tusen liv. Deres pådriv for profitter prioriterer ikke arbeideres og deres familiers helse og sikkerhet.
Trump-administrasjonen gjør Taiwan til sin seneste front i antiKina-kampanjen
Peter Symonds, 22. mai 2020
USA har provoserende hyllet gjenvalget av den taiwanske presidenten Tsai Ing-wen og presset på for Taiwans sak under det årlige ministermøtet for Verdens helseorganisasjon (WHO).
USA forbereder antiRussland-krigsspill midt under pandemien
Andrea Peters, 22. mai 2020
Om litt mer enn to uker vil 6 000 amerikanske og polske tropper simulere bakke og luftbårne angrep ca. 56 kilometer fra det russiske territoriet Kaliningrad.
Covid-19-pandemien avslører Frankrikes Nytt Antikapitalistisk Parti
Alex Lantier, 22. mai 2020
Pandemien setter arbeidere i alle land opp i en uforsonlig konflikt med de pro-imperialistiske middelklassepartiene som styringsklassen lenge har fremstilt som venstresiden.
New in Italian
La classe lavoratrice, il socialismo e la lotta contro la pandemia
David North, 1 aprile 2020
Gli scioperi e le proteste dei lavoratori di Instacart, Amazon e Whole Foods sono in risposta alla criminale subordinazione della sicurezza dei lavoratori ai profitti aziendali.
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Autoworkers initiate new wave of struggles in fight against COVID-19 pandemic
29 June 2020
Workers are forming new democratic organizations in order to protect their lives.
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Commentary
Another anti-Russian smear from the New York Times
By Patrick Martin, 29 June 2020
The front-page article claiming the Russian government offered “bounties” for the killing of American soldiers in Afghanistan offers not a single fact to support its charges.
YDSA develops ties with SYRIZA youth, Greek party of austerity and police repression
By Sam Wayne, 27 June 2020
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By Thomas Scripps, 27 June 2020
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By Andrea Lobo, 26 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the global plight of refugees and migrant workers
New York Times column: Pandemic shows need to curtail “unnecessary” and “wasteful” doctor’s visits
Ten years since the US-backed coup against Australian Labor PM
By Mike Head, 24 June 2020
This week in history: June 29-July 5
25 years ago: British Tory crisis deepens following John Major electoral victory
On July 4, 1995, British Prime Minister John Major was reelected as leader of the Conservative Party against Secretary of State for Wales John Redwood.
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75 years ago: Landslide Labour victory in British general election
In a general election held on July 5, 1945, the British Labour Party won a landslide victory, sweeping the Conservatives from office and decimating the Liberal Party.
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On July 4, 1920, representatives of German imperialism met with the Allied powers for the first time since signing the humiliating Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
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British actor Ian Holm (1931–2020): Classical performance adapted for the screen
By Paul Bond, 27 June 2020
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Twenty-five years since the death of Ed Winn
By Fred Mazelis, 26 June 2020
Twice the presidential candidate of the Workers League, Ed Winn fought for Marxist principles throughout the American and international working class. He was a New York City transit worker for 22 years.
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The 1985–86 split with the WRP and the renaissance of Marxism
27 June 2020
The split ranks among the most crucial strategic experiences of the Trotskyist movement and the international working class.
Book Review
The Room Where it Happened: John Bolton’s account of the “palace coup” opposition to Trump
By Andre Damon, 26 June 2020
Workers Struggles
Indian and Pakistani health workers strike over coronavirus safety; Australia Paper maintenance workers locked out
Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia
27 June 2020
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
As COVID-19 spreads in Minnesota, Wisconsin warehouses
Amazon worker’s job in limbo after seeking to take time off for injury
By Nick Barrickman, 25 June 2020
Detroit nurses’ lawsuit exposes horrific conditions at Sinai-Grace Hospital as COVID-19 deaths spiked
By Kevin Reed, 25 June 2020
As COVID-19 cases continue to climb throughout US
Hundreds of thousands of Illinois workers forced to risk health for profits under “Phase 4” of economic reopening
By Jessica Goldstein, 25 June 2020
London bus drivers’ lives threatened by union collusion on inadequate COVID-19 measures
By Laura Tiernan, 25 June 2020
Unite union facilitates cover-up of COVID-19 outbreak in UK meat processing plants
By Tony Robson, 25 June 2020
California Democrats collaborate with state employees union to cut workers’ wages by 11 percent
By Alan Gilman, 25 June 2020
SEP US presidential election campaign
The fight to put the SEP on the ballot continues as Illinois court denies challenge to relaxed ballot access rules
By Kristina Betinis, 23 June 2020
An appeals court denied a challenge to an April ruling that the pandemic and social distancing presented a “nearly insurmountable hurdle” to the in-person collection of tens of thousands of signatures.
Socialist Equality Party challenges undemocratic ballot access laws in Michigan
By Joseph Kishore and Norissa Santa Cruz—SEP candidates for president and vice president, 20 June 2020
SEP candidates Kishore and Santa Cruz file federal lawsuit challenging ballot access laws in Michigan
SEP launches petition to appear on the presidential ballot in Illinois
Oppose all public education budget cuts, layoffs and the unsafe reopening of schools! For a socialist program to fully fund and vastly expand public education!
By Joseph Kishore--Socialist Equality Party candidate for president, 23 June 2020
Andreja Pejić interviews Joseph Kishore on Instagram
The Socialist Equality Party US presidential candidate spoke about the multiracial protests against police violence, identity politics, and the way forward for the international working class.
- The murder of George Floyd and the fight against police violence in the US
- Oppose the Trump administration’s deportation of 1,000 immigrant children!
- No to the anti-China campaign! For international solidarity against the pandemic and capitalism!
- David North and Joseph Kishore address international online audience in Socialist Equality Party town hall election meeting
Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lankan SEP holds online meeting on global protests against police murders
By Wije Dias, 22 June 2020
The New York Times' 1619 Project
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
- Hannah-Jones receives Pulitzer Prize for personal commentary, not historical writing
- American Historical Review publishes letter on 1619 Project by Tom Mackaman and David North
- New York Times Magazine editor Jake Silverstein attempts to slither away from central 1619 Project fabrication
- New York Times ignored objections raised by 1619 Project fact-checker
- A reply to the American Historical Review’s defense of the 1619 Project
Mehring Books
Introduction to The Fourth International and the Perspective of World Socialist Revolution: 1986–1995
By Joseph Kishore, 19 June 2020
We are publishing here the introduction to the upcoming book The Fourth International and the Perspective of World Socialist Revolution: 1986–1995. The book consists of lectures on the development of the perspective and program of the International Committee of the Fourth International in the aftermath of the split with the British Workers Revolutionary Party in February 1986.
Free Julian Assange
US indictment of Assange based on testimony of FBI assets, convicted child molester
By Oscar Grenfell, 25 June 2020
Julian Assange’s fiancé calls on the Australian government to secure his freedom
By Oscar Grenfell, 22 June 2020
Journalists expose CIA spying on Assange and demand his freedom
By Oscar Grenfell, 15 June 2020
More on the campaign to defend Julian Assange »
June 7 Online Meeting
History
Book Review
Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
By Shannon Jones, 11 June 2020
The History Channel’s Grant
By Tom Mackaman, 1 June 2020
Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lankan president establishes military taskforce: Another step toward dictatorship
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 9 June 2020
The coronavirus pandemic
The Malthusian underpinnings of Boris Johnson’s “herd immunity” strategy
By Thomas Scripps, 8 June 2020
Build rank-and-file factory and workplace committees to prevent transmission of the COVID-19 virus and save lives!
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party (US), 21 May 2020
Brazilian Trotskyists issue call for working-class action against pandemic
What will be the cost of implementing this program? Who will pay for it?
Statement of the Brazilian Socialist Equality Group (In Solidarity with the International Committee of the Fourth International), 2 June 2020
Turkish Trotskyists call for independent working-class action against the pandemic
By Sosyalist Eşitlik (in solidarity with the International Committee of the Fourth International), 5 June 2020
British Trotskyists issue call for working class action against pandemic
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), 27 May 2020
SEP (Sri Lanka) calls for action committees to counter COVID-19 and defend jobs
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 2 June 2020
Oppose the premature lifting of COVID-19 safety restrictions!
By the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), 3 June 2020
London bus drivers face COVID-19 disaster: Build rank-and-file safety committees!
By Laura Tiernan, 5 June 2020
More on the coronavirus pandemic »
International May Day Online Rally
Governments worldwide respond to COVID-19 by saving profits, not lives
By Joseph Kishore—SEP candidate for US president, 12 May 2020
The ruling elite’s efforts to enforce a return to work—and impose a massive restructuring of class relations to pay for the bailout of Wall Street—will encounter enormous opposition from the working class.
Opening report to Online International May Day Rally
The COVID-19 pandemic: A trigger event in world history
By David North, 4 May 2020
We are publishing here the text of the opening report to the 2020 International Online May Day Rally delivered by David North.
On May 2, 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.
History
Russian court keeps historian of Stalinist massacres jailed amid COVID-19 outbreak
By Clara Weiss, 12 May 2020
The vendetta against Dmitriev is part of the campaign by Russia’s state and ruling oligarchy to suppress all efforts to uncover the truth about the crimes of Stalinism.
One Hundred and Fifty Years Since the Birth of Lenin
By David North, 22 April 2020
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov in the Russian city of Simbirsk on April 22, 1870. Known in history under the name of Lenin, he was the founder of the Bolshevik Party, leader of the 1917 October Revolution and, undoubtedly, a towering figure in the political and intellectual history of the twentieth century.
Fifty years since the massacre of students at Kent State
By Patrick Martin, 4 May 2020
Obituary
Former UAW President Owen Bieber dead at 90
By Jerry White, 27 February 2020
From 1983 to 1995, Bieber presided over the final demise of the UAW as an organization that conducted a limited defense of the day-to-day interests of autoworkers and its transformation into what it is today: a direct arm of corporate management.
Hosni Mubarak, US-backed dictator of Egypt for 30 years, dead at 91
By Bill Van Auken, 26 February 2020
Mehring Books
Mehring Yayıncılık publishes Turkish-language edition of The struggle against imperialism and for workers’ power in Iran
By Ulaş Ateşçi, 30 March 2020
First published by the WSWS in February 2018, The Struggle against Imperialism and for Workers’ Power in Iran—A Reply to a Proponent of “Iranian Islamic Socialism” advances a socialist strategy for the working class in a country that has been the target of US imperialist aggression for decades.
Preface to the Turkish edition of The struggle against imperialism and for workers’ power in Iran
By Keith Jones, 30 March 2020
A viable strategy to defeat imperialism can only be founded on the working class, and requires its independent political mobilization against all factions of the Iranian bourgeoisie.
Amazon
South Carolina Amazon worker speaks on loss of his health, benefits and job
By Ed Hightower and Michael Walters, 21 March 2020
Donald Thrift Jr was left jobless with $27,000 in medical debt after contracting double pneumonia while working in an Amazon fulfillment center in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
As more workers test positive for COVID-19, Amazon ignores demands to close warehouses
By Tom Carter, 25 March 2020
At least three Amazon workers in Shepherdsville, Kentucky tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday, following the discovery of COVID-19 cases in New York, Florida and Michigan warehouses.
Amazon workers in New York City shut down warehouse after worker tests positive for coronavirus
By Shuvu Batta, 21 March 2020
The discovery that an Amazon worker in Queens had tested positive for coronavirus sparked work stoppages which shut the processing facility Thursday night.
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