Obama vows expanded war in Syria
By Joseph Kishore, 15 December 2015
In remarks at the Pentagon, President Obama sought to counter his critics within the political establishment by vowing to escalate US military operations in Syria.
Obama’s San Bernardino speech and the rightward lurch of US politics
Shots fired amid Russian-Turkish naval standoff in Aegean
Saudi-orchestrated gathering of Syrian “rebels” ends in disarray
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“Everyone’s eyes are opening up now that they are reading the contract”
Nexteer workers express anger and opposition to new contract deal
By Shannon Jones, 15 December 2015
The United Auto Workers is holding so-called information meetings, starting today, with Saginaw, Michigan workers voting on the second deal Thursday and Friday.
UAW official pushing Nexteer sellout lashes out at Autoworker Newsletter
By Jerry White, 15 December 2015
Ten facts autoworkers need to know about the Nexteer tentative agreement
Letter from Indiana autoworker to Nexteer workers: Contract is a bad deal for skilled trades
As details of new tentative agreement emerge
Workers oppose UAW-Nexteer divide-and-conquer tactics
More on autoworkers struggles »
US Army charges Bowe Bergdahl with desertion
By David Brown, 15 December 2015
The vitriol coming from Army officials and politicians towards Bergdahl expresses deep fears about the impact of future imperialist adventures on the discipline of the armed forces.
The vendetta against Bowe Bergdahl
Junk bond crisis brings “stress” warning
By Nick Beams, 15 December 2015
The price of oil is at its lowest point for seven years with natural gas prices at the lowest level in more than a decade, sparking a crisis in the bond markets.
Junk bond panic signals new stage in crisis of world capitalism
Chicago teachers vote to authorize strike action
By Kristina Betinis, 15 December 2015
While teachers have repeatedly demonstrated their determination to fight, the Chicago Teachers Union is opposed to any struggle against the Democratic Party.
US Supreme Court considering end to “one person, one vote” principle
By John Burton, 15 December 2015
Last week, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in cases brought to abolish the basic democratic principle that legislative districts be apportioned based on total population.
Notes on police violence in America
Chicago police officer accused of jamming gun down throat of suspect acquitted
By Gabriel Black, 15 December 2015
A notorious Chicago judge acquitted a veteran police officer Monday of official misconduct and aggravated battery, despite DNA evidence on his gun.
Notes on police violence: Los Angeles police fatally shoot man 33 times
Defense rests in trial of first police officer charged in killing of Freddie Gray
More on police violence in America »
Pennsylvania budget impasse nears possible resolution
By Douglas Lyons, 15 December 2015
The five-month-old deadlock has been used to withhold state and federal funds from nonprofit social service companies as well as public schools.
Boston “ghost train” incident exposes decay of public infrastructure
By John Marion, 15 December 2015
While human error was responsible for the incident, the old and decrepit equipment of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority played a significant role.
Trudeau’s refugee “welcome” and the real agenda of Canada’s new government
By Roger Jordan, 15 December 2015
Trudeau is giving his government “progressive” and humanitarian hues to provide political cover for continuing the Canadian elite’s aggressive foreign policy agenda.
Violent attacks on refugees increase in Germany
UK spy agency admits hacking phones and computers without warrants
By Trevor Johnson, 15 December 2015
The GCHQ claims the authority to target groups as loosely-defined as “all mobile telephones” in Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city.
Government conspiracy against 1972 UK builders’ strike exposed
By Barry Mason, 15 December 2015
The frame-up of the striking workers, known as the Shrewsbury 24, required the intimate involvement of then-Conservative Prime Minister Ted Heath.
UN report documents death of over 9,000 Ukrainians
By Jason Melanovski, 15 December 2015
The US-backed right-wing government in Kiev is guilty of serious human rights violations, according to a recent report.
India: Government negligence responsible for flood disaster
By Sasi Kumar and Moses Rajkumar, 15 December 2015
Tens of thousands of people in the capital Chennai and across the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are yet to be rescued and properly assisted.
New in Turkish
Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin (ABD) Tarihsel ve Uluslararası Temelleri – Bölüm 7
15 Aralık 2015
Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin (SEP-ABD) Tarihsel ve Uluslararası Temelleri adlı doküman, SEP’in 3-9 Ağustos 2008 tarihleri arasında toplanan kuruluş kongresinde tartışılmış ve kabul edilmiştir. Aşağıda 7. bölümünü sunduğumuz dokümanı toplam 11 bölüm halinde yayımlayacağız.
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Elections régionales en France: nouvelle défaite du Parti socialiste au pouvoir
Par Kumaran Ira, 15 décembre 2015
Bien que le Front national néo-fasciste n'ait remporté aucune région à l’issue du second tour de l’élection régionale, son succès du premier tour montre qu'il est en train d’émerger comme une force centrale dans la politique française.
Après les attentats de Paris, le NPA soutient la guerre et l’Etat policier
Par Alex Lantier, 15 décembre 2015
Le Nouveau parti anti-capitaliste n’a dénoncé ni la guerre ni la menace d’une dictature policière en France, mais il insinue que l’opposition à la guerre impérialiste est un soutien au terrorisme.
Espagne: Podemos tente de démobiliser l'opposition populaire à la guerre
Par Alejandro Lopez et Paul Mitchell, 15 décembre 2015
Le manifeste «Pas en notre nom» signé par des membres dirigeants de Podemos omet toute mention de la politique étrangère impérialiste du présent gouvernement du Parti populaire et les appels à la guerre du Parti socialiste.
New in German
Pariser Vertrag kaschiert klimapolitisches Scheitern
Von Patrick Martin, 15. Dezember 2015
Obwohl der Klimawandel das Überleben der Menschheit bedroht, sind die Großmächte außerstande, die Erderwärmung zu stoppen.
Regionalwahlen in Frankreich:
Sozialistische Partei erleidet eine weitere Niederlage
Von Kumaran Ira, 15. Dezember 2015
Der neofaschistische Front National wurde zwar in keiner Region stärkste Kraft, doch sein Erfolg im ersten Wahlgang zeigt, dass er sich zu einer zentralen Kraft der französischen Politik entwickelt.
Russisch-türkische Konfrontation in der Ägäis
Von Thomas Gaist, 15. Dezember 2015
Ein türkisches Fischerboot rammte am Sonntag in der Nähe der griechischen Insel Lemnos beinahe ein russisches Kriegsschiff, das daraufhin Warnschüsse abgab.
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Perspective
“Left” propagandists for escalation of imperialist war
15 December 2015
A collection of pseudo-left groups that have promoted the CIA-orchestrated proxy war in Syria as a “revolution” are now agitating for a major escalation.
Arts Review
Killing Them Safely: The big business of police tasers
By Kevin Martinez, 15 December 2015
The documentary is a disturbing look at TASER International, the company that has cornered the market for police electro-shock weapons.
Chi-Raq: A satire of social life in Chicago
By George Marlowe, 14 December 2015
Brooklyn: Irish immigration through rose-colored glasses
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
IYSSE meeting in Berlin discusses the Syrian war and the aims of German imperialism in the Middle East
By our correspondent, 15 December 2015
The International Youth and Students for Social Equality has launched its election campaign for the student parliament at Humboldt University with a series of lectures entitled “Not another war! Scholarship, not war propaganda.”
Autoworkers struggles
Nexteer victimizes dozens of workers as UAW prepares new sellout
By Eric London, 11 December 2015
Celebrating the sellout: UAW sends negotiators on paid vacation at exclusive Miami resort
By Eric London, 11 December 2015
Video: Nexteer workers speak on the picket line
“Your resolve to stand up… is something to be admired”
Ford workers call for joint struggle with Nexteer workers
After less than 24 hours, UAW shuts down Nexteer strike
After the “no” vote at Nexteer: A message from a Ford worker
More on autoworkers struggles »
Commentary
Paris agreement papers over failure to act on climate change
By Patrick Martin, 14 December 2015
A reply to discussion on the Venezuelan elections
By Bill Van Auken, 14 December 2015
The Venezuelan elections and the dead end of Latin America’s “turn to the left”
Weakening currency and economic slowdown in China
By Peter Symonds, 14 December 2015
Social inequality and the disintegration of the American middle class
By David Walsh, 12 December 2015
US Supreme Court justice argues black students should attend inferior schools
A balance sheet of Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party
German academics Münkler and Baberowski promote imperialist foreign policy
After Paris attacks, New Anti-capitalist Party backs police state rule and war
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: The Americas
15 December 2015
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Russian truckers protest massive fee hike
By Andrea Peters, 14 December 2015
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts takes aim at guards’ jobs and working conditions
By Kate Randall, 12 December 2015
Quebec: Wave of walkouts against Liberals’ austerity agenda
Socialist Equality Party
Sri Lanka: A socialist program to fight budget cuts
the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 14 December 2015
An open letter
Socialist Equality Party (UK) demands the Undercover Police Inquiry release the names of all police agents and spies
Socialist Equality Party, 10 December 2015
Book Review
The fate of Zuckerberg’s “gift” to Newark schools
By Fred Mazelis, 14 December 2015
Mark Zuckerberg, philanthrocapitalism and parasitism
Mehring Books Holiday Sale
Now in eBook format: The Frankfurt School, Postmodernism and the Politics of the Pseudo-Left: A Marxist Critique
14 December 2015
North’s book defends historical materialism against contemporary anti-Marxist philosophical tendencies related to the Frankfurt School and postmodernism.
The 2016 US Elections
Republican Party crisis deepens over Trump anti-Muslim statements
By Patrick Martin, 12 December 2015
The New York Times, fascism and Donald Trump
Trump: The ugly reality of American politics
Hillary Clinton calls for escalation of US war in Syria, Iraq
By Bill Van Auken, 20 November 2015
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By Patrick Martin, 20 November 2015
Bernie Sanders lines up with Middle East war drive
Is Bernie Sanders a socialist?
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History
Network of former Nazis in German Interior Ministry
By Sibylle Fuchs and Verena Nees, 11 December 2015
150 years since ratification of the 13th Amendment
The end of chattel slavery in American history
By Tom Mackaman, 8 December 2015
Science
100 years of General Relativity—Part One
By Don Barrett, 7 December 2015
75 Years Since The Assassination Of Leon Trotsky
An open letter from David North to Susan Weissman
Security and the Fourth International, the Gelfand Case and the deposition of Mark Zborowski
10 November 2015
Seventy-five years since the assassination of Leon Trotsky
Meetings in Germany mark the 75th anniversary of the death of Leon Trotsky
ICFI Statement
The Political Lessons of Syriza’s Betrayal in Greece
International Committee of the Fourth International, 13 November 2015
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This week in history: December 14-20
25 years ago: Aristide victorious in Haitian elections
The Haitian general elections, organized by the US and Canada, were held on December 16, 1990. Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a Roman Catholic priest who espoused “liberation theology” and in the past described himself as a socialist, won a landslide victory..
50 years ago: Democrats back Vietnam War tax
House Democratic Whip Hale Boggs of Louisiana, returning from a trip to Vietnam, stated that a tax increase would probably be necessary to pay for the cost of the war.
75 years ago: Labor leaders support US war buildup
On December 16, 1940, American Federation of Labor President William Green gave a radio address in which he pledged to subordinate the AFL trade unions to US imperialism’s war buildup in preparation for entry into World War II.
100 years ago: Pancho Villa suffers major defeats in Mexico civil war
On December 18, 1915, General Francisco (Pancho) Villa, one of the leading figures in the Mexican Revolution that had begun in November 1910, all but conceded defeat, declaring his intention to leave Mexico and go into political exile.
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