Syriza agrees to full list of EU austerity demands in new bailout plan
By Robert Stevens, 12 August 2015
The proposed deal, which accepts all the main demands of the "troika," will have catastrophic consequences for Greece’s already impoverished population.
Syriza’s betrayal of the Greek working class
Turkish government steps up repression of political opponents
By Halil Celik and Jean Shaoul, 12 August 2015
Police have violently broken up peaceful antiwar demonstrations, and the government has blocked more than 90 news websites.
Turkey put on a war footing
New York governor implicated in torture by state prison officials
By Eric London, 12 August 2015
Prison guards tortured and beat dozens of inmates following the escape of two prisoners in June, hanging one with a plastic bag until he lost consciousness.
Ferguson protests continue in defiance of state of emergency
By Evan Blake, 12 August 2015
Protesters demonstrated once again Monday night, and were met by riot police who used pepper spray and arrested at least 22 protesters.
Journalists arrested during Ferguson protests last year face charges
By Fred Mazelis, 12 August 2015
Police murder and class rule in America
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Sanders’ appeal to anger over inequality continues to draw crowds
By Tom Hall, 12 August 2015
The more than 100,000 people who attended Sanders’ recent rallies would not have found anything genuinely oppositional, let alone “socialist,” in the remarks of the senator from Vermont.
Is Bernie Sanders a socialist?
The economic nationalism of Bernie Sanders
Three million gallons of hazardous mine waste released into Colorado river
By Kevin Martinez, 12 August 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency says that the spill occurred when employees were investigating contamination at the Gold King Mine above Silverton.
Wisconsin judge rules youths must be tried as adults for attempted murder
By Niles Williamson, 12 August 2015
The two 13-year-old girls, who have been charged with attempting to kill their friend to please the fictional Slender Man character, face up to 45 years in prison if convicted.
Hutchison Ports’ sackings in Australia and the global restructuring of the docks
By Mike Head, 12 August 2015
Hutchison is rolling out remotely-controlled automated terminals around the world, ruthlessly destroying jobs and conditions.
Hutchison workers continue strike as Australian union calls for “negotiated” job cuts
Port Botany and Brisbane workers oppose Hutchison’s mass sackings
More on the Australian Waterfront »
New Zealand Meat Workers Union calls off two-day strike
By John Braddock, 12 August 2015
The unions have been operating from the outset to isolate and wear down workers in the protracted 18-month dispute over AFFCO’s demands for further cuts to working conditions.
Who is the new German Attorney General Peter Frank?
By Wolfgang Weber, 12 August 2015
The new attorney general will oversee the attack on democratic rights, an expansion of the security apparatus and the creation of the framework of a police state in Germany.
Germany: Layoffs at gourmet chain Karstadt/Perfetto
By Jan Peters and Marianne Arens, 12 August 2015
German department store group Karstadt is closing more branches and sacking hundreds of staff.
New in Russian
Гниение в самой сердцевине американской экономики
Ник Бимс, 12 августа 2015 г.
Последние данные о состоянии экономики США показывают картину замораживания инвестиций на фоне самого низкого роста зарплат за последние 30 лет.
New in Turkish
‘Frankfurt Okulu, Postmodernizm ve Sahte Solun Politikası: Marksist Bir Eleştiri’ye önsöz
David North, 12 Ağustos 2015
WSWS, David North’un yeni kitabı Frankfurt Okulu, Postmodernizm ve Sahte Solun Politikası: Marksist Bir Eleştiri’nin önsözünü yayımlamaya başlıyor. Kitap, Mehring Books’tan edinilebilir.
Sahte solun teorik ve tarihsel kökenleri
David North, 12 Ağustos 2015
Dünya Sosyalist Web Sitesi’nin (WSWS) Uluslararası Yayın Kurulu Başkanı David North’un, Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin (ABD) İkinci Ulusal Kongresi’ne 8 Temmuz 2012’de yaptığı açılış konuşmasında sunulan raporu yayımlıyoruz.
New in French
Un manuel du Pentagone justifie crimes de guerre et censure de la presse
Par Patrick Martin, 12 août 2015
Le document de 1165 pages présente des justifications juridiques pour le meurtre de masse, la détention de civils et la persécution des journalistes, entre autres actes criminels.
Canada : Harper déclenche la campagne électorale fédérale
Par Keith Jones et Roger Jordan, 12 août 2015
Harper a fait savoir aux journalistes qu’il avait l’intention de mener une campagne très à droite, soulignant le bilan de son gouvernement en matière de réduction d’impôts, d’austérité et de politique étrangère agressive.
Le ministre allemand de l’Economie célèbre l’agrandissement du Canal de Suez
Par Johannes Stern, 12 août 2015
Les élites allemandes sont entichées de la dictature qui a noyé la révolution égyptienne dans le sang et crée des conditions attrayantes pour le capital financier international.
New in German
Pentagon-Manual rechtfertigt Kriegsverbrechen und Pressezensur
Von Patrick Martin, 12. August 2015
Das 1165.seitige Pentagon Manual entwickelt die juristische Begründung für Massenmord, Verhaftung von Zivilisten und die Verfolgung von Journalisten.
Proteste gegen
Polizeigewalt in den USA
St. Louis County im US-Bundesstaat
Missouri ruft Notstand aus
Von Evan Blake, 12. August 2015
Am Rande einer Gedenkveranstaltung zum ersten Jahrestag des Polizeimordes an Michael Brown wurden am Montag 100 Demonstranten verhaftet und ein Achtzehnjähriger niedergeschossen.
Ukraine: Regierung setzt russische Künstler auf Schwarze Liste
Von Niles Williamson, 12. August 2015
Die Schwarze Liste ist die kulturelle Seite der Offensive, mit der die Vereinigten Staaten und ihre Nato-Verbündeten die Ukraine aus der russischen Einflusssphäre lösen wollen.
Zweierlei
Besucher
Für Diktatoren gelten andere Regeln als für ihre
Opfer
Von Ute Reissner, 12. August 2015
Hunderte Flüchtlinge, viele von ihnen aus dem Nahen und Mittleren Osten, harren seit Tagen bei glühender Hitze vor der Zentralen Aufnahmestelle in Berlin-Moabit aus.
Anja Reschkes Anti-Rassismus-Kommentar verharmlost Rolle der Medien und der Regierung
Von Christoph Dreier, 12. August 2015
Panorama-Moderatorin Reschke wendet sich nicht gegen die fremdenfeindliche Medienhetze, sondern erklärt Rassismus kurzerhand zum Massenphänomen.
Misstrauensvotum
gegen Verdi
Schlichterspruch im Kita-Streik von siebzig Prozent
abgelehnt
Von Marianne Arens, 12. August 2015
Die Ablehnung des Schlichterspruchs im Kita-Streik gleicht einer Rebellion der Gewerkschaftsmitglieder gegen die Verdi-Führung.
ThyssenKrupp und deutschen Regierung kämpfen um U-Boot-Auftrag in Australien
Von Elisabeth Zimmermann, 12. August 2015
Der deutsche Rüstungskonzern ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) kämpft um einen milliardenschweren U-Boot-Auftrag in Australien und arbeitet dabei aufs engste mit der Bundesregierung zusammen.
Parlamentswahlen in
Sri Lanka:
Partei der tamilischen Eliten stellt
pro-imperialistisches Wahlmanifest vor
Von K. Nesan, 12. August 2015
Am 25. Juli stellte die Tamil National Alliance (TNA), die die Eliten der tamilischen Bevölkerung in Sri Lanka repräsentiert, in Jaffna im Norden Sri Lankas, ein reaktionäres Wahlmanifest vor.
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Chinese currency devaluation underscores global instability
12 August 2015
Stock markets and commodity prices fell sharply in the wake of the decision to devalue the yuan, reflecting concerns about the perilous state of the Chinese and world economy.
Mehring Books
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Scholarship or War Propaganda? The Return of German Militarism and the Dispute at Berlin’s Humboldt University
By Peter Schwarz, 10 August 2015
The World Socialist Web Site announces the upcoming publication of the German edition of Scholarship or War Propaganda? The Return of German Militarism and the Dispute at Berlin’s Humboldt University. The book is available for preorder today at Mehring Verlag.
Foreword to Scholarship or War Propaganda? The Return of German Militarism and the Dispute at Berlin's Humboldt University
By Peter Schwarz, 10 August 2015
An important contribution to Marxist theory
The Frankfurt School, Postmodernism and the Politics of the Pseudo-Left: A Marxist Critique
21 July 2015
The World Socialist Web Site is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of The Frankfurt School, Postmodernism and the Politics of the Pseudo-Left: A Marxist Critique by David North. The book is available for preorder today at Mehring Books.
Foreword to The Frankfurt School, Postmodernism and the Politics of the Pseudo-Left: A Marxist Critique
By David North
A pdf file of the complete foreword is available here.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Oppose the political censorship of the IYSSE at Australian universities!
Oppose war and austerity! Defend democratic rights!
the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (Australia), 12 August 2015
The IYSSE has been subjected to unprecedented acts of political censorship at a number of universities around Australia.
Autoworkers Struggles
US, Mexican and Canadian autoworkers face common fight
By David Brown and Jerry White, 12 August 2015
As talks for a new labor contract continue, the US-based automakers are threatening to shift more production to Mexico and other lower wage countries.
Video: The battle facing US autoworkers
By Jerry White and Zac Corrigan, 10 August 2015
Volkswagen and IG Metall union plan massive job cuts
Who’s who on the UAW negotiating team?
Socialist Equality Party launches digital WSWS Autoworker Newsletter
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Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) Election Campaign
Sri Lankan election: 110 unions and NGOs back right-wing, pro-US UNP
By Saman Gunadasa, 12 August 2015
The organisations are not only campaigning for the United National Party but are also a “colour revolution” in waiting if the party loses.
Sri Lankan election: Pro-US UNP appeals to big business
By Rohantha De Silva, 11 August 2015
SEP campaign receives support in northern Sri Lanka
By our correspondent, 10 August 2015
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Former Sri Lankan president mounts chauvinist election campaign
Manifesto of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) for the 2015 general election
Against war and austerity! Fight for a workers’ and peasants’ government and a socialist program!
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Book Review
The covert “selling” of anticommunism
The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America
Part 2
By Nancy Hanover, 12 August 2015
The Mighty Wurlitzer is an examination of the CIA’s 1947-67 campaigns against anti-capitalist and socialist thought.
The covert “selling” of anticommunism
The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America
Part 1
Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman: More of a moneymaking than a literary event?
Arts Review
Amy, a documentary film about the British singer Amy Winehouse
By Joanne Laurier, 12 August 2015
Asif Kapadia’s documentary is a straightforward and compelling account of the performer’s life starting at the age of fourteen.
Mr. Holmes: Old age, the perils of science, a minor mystery solved …
By David Walsh, 6 August 2015
Commentary
Pentagon manual justifies war crimes and press censorship
By Patrick Martin, 11 August 2015
Italian pseudo-left supports Syriza’s betrayal
By Marianne Arens, 11 August 2015
What is the pseudo-left?
US psychologists’ convention bans participation in torture
Conflict within US political establishment over Iran nuclear accord intensifies
“Daily Show” host Jon Stewart steps down
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: The Americas
11 August 2015
US telecom unions order Verizon workers to stay on job as contract expires
This week in history: August 10-16
25 years ago: Magellan probe reaches orbit of Venus
On August 10, 1990, the NASA spacecraft Magellan fired its solid-rocket motor to complete its 15-month journey from Earth and position it for an orbit of Venus.
50 years ago: Watts riot in Los Angeles
On August 11, 1965, one of the largest urban uprisings in US history erupted in the Watts ghetto of southeast Los Angeles, beginning a week of fighting with police and National Guard troops that left 36 people dead, 1,000 injured, 4,000 arrested and $200 million in buildings and other property destroyed.
75 years ago: The Battle of Britain begins
On August 13, 1940, the German Luftwaffe launched a massive air attack with the aim of destroying the Royal Air Force (RAF) and wiping out Britain as a base of operations against Nazi Germany’s domination of the European continent.
100 years ago: Leading young physicist killed in First World War
On August 10, 1915, British scientist Henry G.J. Moseley was killed in the fighting on the Gallipoli peninsula against the Ottoman Empire in World War I.
New in Greek
WSWS publishes Greek translation of “What is the pseudo-left?”
Posted here is a translation into Greek of the WSWS perspective published 30 July.
WSWS publishes Greek translation of “Syriza disregarded the wishes of the Greek population: Workers speak out against austerity in Greece”
WSWS publishes Greek translation of “The pseudo-left covers up Syriza’s betrayal”
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Student initiatives in Germany oppose media witch-hunt against IYSSE and “Münkler-Watch”
By Christoph Dreier, 21 July 2015
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