US forces on global alert ahead of CIA torture report
By Patrick Martin, 9 December 2014
The CIA is backing a media campaign against the Senate report, warning that even a limited exposure of its crimes at secret prisons will produce a worldwide backlash against the US government.
The CIA torture report and the crisis of legitimacy in the United States
Brooklyn workers and young people condemn police violence
By a WSWS reporting team, 9 December 2014
Workers in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East Flatbush spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about police violence and social conditions for the working class.
Los Angeles police gun down man at busy Hollywood intersection
By John Burton, 9 December 2014
“Community-oriented policing”: A cover for the militarization of police in the US
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Israeli bombing of Syria threatens wider war
By Bill Van Auken, 9 December 2014
The latest bombing raids took place amid fresh reports of Israeli aid to the Islamist “rebels” inside Syria.
Botched US rescue operation in Yemen ends in deaths of two hostages
By Niles Williamson, 9 December 2014
A failed raid by US Navy Seals in southern Yemen Saturday resulted in the deaths of British-American photojournalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie.
DNA tests confirm charred remains belong to disappeared Mexican student
By Eric London, 9 December 2014
Amid the grim confirmation of the murder of normalista Alexander Mora Venancio, government threats are mounting against protests.
More than 27 dead as Typhoon Hagupit hits Philippines
By Richard Phillips, 9 December 2014
The latest disaster badly damaged infrastructure and destroyed homes throughout central-eastern Philippines.
Spain’s Podemos presents its pro-capitalist economic programme
By Alejandro López, 9 December 2014
Podemos is pledging to the financial elite that any government in which it plays a part will not mount a genuine challenge to their interests.
Australian financial inquiry warns of insolvency danger
By Mike Head, 9 December 2014
An official report says the risks confronting the economy are much greater than during the 2008–09 meltdown.
Ontario NDP riven by dissension and recriminations
By Dylan Lubao, 9 December 2014
Andrea Horwath retained the Ontario New Democratic Party leadership despite bitter infighting over what right-wing course the party should follow.
San Jose, California: “The Jungle” homeless camp dismantled
By Evan Blake, 9 December 2014
Authorities in San Jose shut down the largest homeless encampment in the United States last Thursday.
New in French
Allemagne: la fermeture de l’usine Opel révèle au grand jour la faillite de l’IG Metall
Par Dietmar Henning, 9 décembre 2014
La première fermeture d’une usine automobile de l’histoire d’après-guerre en Allemagne a été favorisée par le syndicat de la métallurgie IG Metall.
New in German
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Folterreport der CIA:
Die USA und ihr
Legitimitätsproblem
Von Tom Carter, 9. Dezember 2014
CIA-Folter im Ausland und zügellose Polizeigewalt im Innern haben die amerikanische herrschende Klasse in eine tiefe Krise gestürzt: Die Zerstörung ihrer Legitimität hat revolutionäre Folgen.
Deutschland: Konflikte über Russlandpolitik
Von Peter Schwarz, 9. Dezember 2014
Über sechzig Persönlichkeiten aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur und Medien haben im Aufruf „Wieder Krieg in Europa? Nicht in unserem Namen!“ die Russlandpolitik der deutschen Regierung kritisiert.
Israel:
Premier Netanjahu setzt Neuwahl im
März 2015 an
Von Jean Shaoul, 9. Dezember 2014
Netanjahu hat die Wahl für den 17. März angesetzt und versucht die Unterstützung von ultranationalistischen und religiösen Parteien zu gewinnen.
Die Obama-Regierung und die verschwundenen mexikanischen Studenten
Von Marc Wells, 9. Dezember 2014
Das Verschwinden von 43 Studenten in Mexiko ist nicht nur das Ergebnis der Politik der Peña Nieto-Regierung, sondern auch der von Washington.
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Perspective
Race, class and police violence in America
9 December 2014
In response to popular anger over police violence in the US, the Obama administration has strengthened the apparatus of repression while deploying the practitioners of identity politics to obscure the basic class issues at stake.
The fight against imperialist war
WSWS readers will be able to participate in this live interview on December 13 with International Editorial Board Chairman David North, the author of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century.
The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century now available in eBook format
The German Partei für Soziale Gleichheit answers the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’s defense of Jörg Baberowski
the Partei für Soziale Gleichheit, 3 December 2014
For scholarship instead of war propaganda
IYSSE standing candidates in student elections at Humboldt University
Humboldt University seeks to ban criticism of right-wing professor
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party and IYSSE of Germany
Socialist Equality Party
Sri Lankan SEP to hold public meetings to launch presidential election campaign
By Socialist Equality Party, 9 December 2014
The meetings will discuss the socialist program necessary for the working class to fight the growing dangers of world war and the deepening assault on social and democratic rights.
Mass protests against Quebec government’s austerity drive
To defend public services and pensions: Workers need a socialist strategy
the Socialist Equality Party (Canada), 5 December 2014
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: The Americas
9 December 2014
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Arts Review
The veiled art of Alex Colville
Art Gallery of Ontario exhibition
By Lee Parsons, 8 December 2014
Ernest Cole Photographer—A searing look at apartheid South Africa
By Fred Mazelis, 5 December 2014
Commentary
Bank for International Settlements points to increased financial fragility
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Israeli prime minister Netanyahu calls March 2015 general election
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Australia: Eleven-year-old Aboriginal boy commits suicide
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By Patrick Martin, 6 December 2014
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Orion spacecraft makes first orbital flight
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History
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Book Review
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces
Radley Balko, 2013, PublicAffairs
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25 years ago: Stalinism reels in Eastern Europe
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75 years ago: WPA strikers victimized
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