1 June 2020
New COVID-19 infections worldwide hit record levels
By Patrick Martin, 1 June 2020
New coronavirus hotspots have emerged in the American South and West.
Nationwide protests continue over police murder as state violence mounts
By Jacob Crosse, 1 June 2020
In scenes repeated across the country, youth and workers were clubbed, gassed and attacked with rubber bullets by police.
Video: Police on nationwide rampage
1 June 2020
Throughout the country, police attacked nonviolent protestors and journalists with batons, tear gas, rubber bullets, and even vehicles.
Protests internationally against police murder of George Floyd
By Thomas Scripps, 1 June 2020
Thousands have demonstrated in a show of solidarity with US protests.
“The system is suffocating the life out of the working class”
Autoworkers denounce police murder of George Floyd, express support for protesters
By our reporters, 1 June 2020
Autoworkers rejected efforts to brand the protesters as “violent” and said the real violence was being perpetrated by police and National Guard troops.
Hundreds of thousands stage multiracial demonstrations against police violence in a powerful show of working-class unity
The murder of George Floyd and the fight against police violence in the US
“They are willing to trade lives for auto parts”
As full operations resume, North American auto companies keep silent on spreading COVID-19 cases
By Shannon Jones, 1 June 2020
Full production resumed Monday at many auto plants even as major companies seek to suppress information on the spread of COVID-19 in the plants.
Detroit autoworkers report unexplained illness at Jefferson North Assembly as COVID cases mount
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COVID-19 fatalities in Europe’s care homes far higher than official counts
By Stephen Alexander, 1 June 2020
Just as the belated and partial lockdown measures have begun to stem the tide of fatalities, the ruling elite is forging ahead with a premature easing of restrictions.
Administrative hearing in Julian Assange’s extradition case to be held today
By Oscar Grenfell, 1 June 2020
The hearings have had a farcical character, with Assange unable to participate due to coronavirus dangers and the press frequently excluded.
UK Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill deepens attack on fundamental civil liberties
By Paul Bond, 1 June 2020
Home Secretary Priti Patel introduced what ministers are describing as the biggest overhaul of terrorist sentencing and monitoring for decades.
Sharp rise in right-wing extremist and anti-Semitic violence in Germany
By Peter Schwarz, 1 June 2020
The number of anti-Semitic crimes rose by 13 percent over the previous year to 2,032 cases, that is, five to six each day last year.
Germany’s right-wing Bild tabloid agitates against leading virologist Christian Drosten
By Marianne Arens, 1 June 2020
The Bild sought specifically to ridicule a study in which Drosten found that children may be just as infectious as adults when they have coronavirus.
Explosion at Indian thermal power plant kills four workers
By Arun Kumar, 1 June 2020
The tragic deaths are a result of the management’s hasty moves to resume work, in line with the Modi government’s instructions to reopen the economy.
Workers sickened after Amazon sprays industrial strength chemicals to disinfect warehouse
By Samuel Davidson, 1 June 2020
At least three Amazon workers in Ohio fell sick after management sprayed industrial strength chemicals while workers were still inside.
US universities and colleges appeal for legal immunity from coronavirus lawsuits as campuses plan to reopen in fall
By Anthony del Olmo, 1 June 2020
The American Council on Education appealed to Congress to grant colleges and universities immunity from lawsuits from students and faculty that may contract COVID-19.
Australian university union pushes through pay-cutting deal at Western Sydney
By our correspondent, 1 June 2020
The NTEU prevented genuine discussion, refused to circulate opposing resolutions and backed management threats.
US telecoms see opportunity to cut jobs, boost profits in pandemic
By Mark Witkowski, 1 June 2020
Telecoms are directing employees to work from home during the pandemic as they seek ways to impose job cuts and cost savings.
Major League Baseball plans to open season in midst of pandemic
By Alan Gilman, 1 June 2020
As baseball finalizes its reopening plan, the monetary interests of the owners continue to supersede the health and welfare of the players, their families and their communities.
Thousands of Canadian medical workers infected with COVID-19 due to lack of PPE
By Omar Ali, 1 June 2020
More than 2,000 nurses in British Columbia have filed complaints about the lack of personal protective equipment.
30 May 2020
Mass protests voice outrage over police murder of George Floyd
By Patrick Martin, 30 May 2020
Mass anger erupts throughout the US in protests against police murder of George Floyd
Cop who killed George Floyd in Minneapolis had record of brutality
Police attack on unarmed woman in Ypsilanti, Michigan sparks three days of protests
Attorney Lee Merritt speaks on conspiracy to cover-up Ahmaud Arbery’s murder
Protests against police killing of frontline worker Breonna Taylor escalate in Louisville, Kentucky
By Dominic Gustavo, 30 May 2020
Trump escalates anti-China campaign
By Peter Symonds, 30 May 2020
US exploits Hong Kong protests for anti-China campaign
White House considers expelling Chinese graduate students and researchers
Trump intrudes in China-India border standoff
Coronavirus cases surpass six million globally
By Bryan Dyne, 30 May 2020
US Justice Department drops insider trading investigation of three senators
By Jacob Crosse, 30 May 2020
UK: Official figures inflate COVID-19 testing rate by more than a million
By Alice Summers, 30 May 2020
German and French trade unions back Merkel and Macron’s recovery programme
By Peter Schwarz, 30 May 2020
Workers in Germany report on corona virus infection risk in workplaces
By Ulrich Rippert, 30 May 2020
Bangladesh COVID-19 deaths soar past 500
By Rohantha De Silva, 30 May 2020
After ignoring migrant workers’ plight, the Indian Supreme Court now acknowledges unfolding social tragedy
By Wasantha Rupasinghe, 30 May 2020
Ontario takes over five nursing homes after military exposes systematic negligence
By Roger Jordan, 29 May 2020
“When push comes to shove to make cuts, education is on the cut list.”
Massachusetts school district gets rid of art, music and PE teachers for coming school year
By Will McCalliss, 30 May 2020
Trinity Health to terminate psychiatric beds in Massachusetts in midst of pandemic
By Ben Oliver, 30 May 2020
Australia’s “national cabinet” declared permanent
By Oscar Grenfell, 30 May 2020
Pandemic intensifies social crisis in New Zealand
By Tom Peters, 30 May 2020
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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 Turkish
Brezilya’da salgın şiddetlenirken İşçi Partisi ve sahte sol kapitalist devletin arkasında hizaya geçiyor
Miguel Andrade, 30 Mayıs 2020
Brezilya egemen sınıfının –PT tarafından temsil edilenler dahil olmak üzere– bütün hiziplerinin başlıca amacı, Bolsonaro’ya karşı yükselen muhalefeti kapitalist devletin arkasına yöneltmek ve kapitalist kâr arayışına eşlik etmesi gereken otoriterleşme karşısında işçileri silahsızlandırmaktır.
Trump protestocuları vurmak üzere orduyu seferber etme
tehdidi savuruyor
Polisin George Floyd’u öldürmesine karşı
ABD genelinde kitlesel öfke patlak verdi
Anthony Bertolt, 30 Mayıs 2020
ABD’deki sınıfsal gerilimler bir kırılma noktasına ulaşırken, egemen sınıf her zamankinden daha dolaysız bir şekilde baskı aygıtını seferber etmeye yöneliyor.
COVID-19’un sanatçılar üzerindeki yıkıcı etkisi
Clare Hurley, 30 Mayıs 2020
Americans for the Arts adlı oluşum tarafından yakın zamanda yayımlanan bir araştırmaya göre, ABD’deki sanat emekçilerinin yüzde 95’i mevcut kriz nedeniyle gelirini kaybetti; yüzde 62’si artık işsiz.
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США выходят из Договора по открытому небу, усиливая опасность войны с Россией
Клара Вайс, 30 мая 2020 г.
Выход США из Договора по открытому небу представляет собой преднамеренную эскалацию военной напряженности не только с Россией, но и с крупнейшими европейскими империалистическими державами.
Российская правая оппозиция пытается извлечь выгоду из кризиса COVID-19
Андреа Питерс, 30 мая 2020 г.
На фоне падения уровня поддержки президента Владимира Путина до исторически минимального уровня лидер правой оппозиции Алексей Навальный пытается представить себя в качестве защитника медицинских работников и «народа».
Бразилия лидирует в мире по новым смертям от COVID-19, а Партия трудящихся и псевдо-левые сплачиваются вокруг капиталистического государства
Мигель Андраде, 30 мая 2020 г.
Так называемая оппозиция выдвинула против Болсонару документ об импичменте за нанесение ущерба «внутренней безопасности» в его действиях против пандемии.
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Сахалинское землетрясение уносит более 2 тысяч человеческих жизней
30 мая 2020 г.
28 мая 1995 года на российском дальневосточном острове Сахалин произошло землетрясение. Нефтегорск, город на севере острова, жители которого занимались добычей нефти и угля, был почти полностью уничтожен.
New in German
Herrschende Klasse in den USA nutzt Pandemie, um Angriffe auf Arbeitsplätze und Löhne auszuweiten
Jerry White, 30. Mai 2020
Während die Vermögen der Führungskräfte und Großaktionäre geschützt werden, bauen die Konzerne Tausende Arbeitsplätze ab.
Starker Anstieg rechtsextremer und antisemitischer Gewalttaten in Deutschland
Peter Schwarz, 30. Mai 2020
Die Übergriffe auf Menschen jüdischen Glaubens erreichten 2019 den höchsten Stand seit dem Beginn ihrer statistischen Erfassung vor zwanzig Jahren. Im Durchschnitt wurden an jedem Tag fünf bis sechs antisemitische Straftaten verübt.
Meyer-Werft: Betriebsrat unterstützt Abbau von Leiharbeitern
Marianne Arens, 30. Mai 2020
Der Corona-Ausbruch nach einer Restaurant-Eröffnung in Ostfriesland wirft ein Licht auf die enge Kumpanei von Geschäftsführung und Betriebsrat der Meyer-Werft.
Massenproteste gegen den Polizeimord an George Floyd
Anthony Bertolt, 30. Mai 2020
Der Polizeimord an George Floyd in Minneapolis hat eine Welle der Entrüstung ausgelöst. Es kam zu landesweit zu Demonstrationen.
New in French
Trump menace de mobiliser l’armée pour tirer sur les manifestants
Une colère de masse éclate à travers les États-Unis pour protester contre le meurtre de George Floyd par la police
Anthony Bertolt, 30 mai 2020
Le meurtre par la police de George Floyd à Minneapolis a déclenché une vague de colère sociale, provoquant des manifestations dans le Kentucky, le Colorado, la Californie, l’Ohio et d’autres États du pays.
La classe dirigeante américaine exploite la pandémie pour s’attaquer encore plus aux emplois et aux salaires
Jerry White, 30 mai 2020
Les grandes entreprises américaines qui ont reçu des milliers de milliards de dollars en fonds de sauvetage du gouvernement suppriment des milliers d’emplois tout en protégeant leurs dirigeants et leurs plus gros actionnaires.
Sur fond de grave ralentissement économique, l'Union européenne met en place un fonds de sauvetage
Nick Beams, 30 mai 2020
La décision d’établir un nouveau fonds intervient après des avertissements que les effets de la pandémie sur l’économie européenne sont beaucoup plus graves que ceux anticipés initialement.
Alors que le Brésil compte le plus grand nombre de décès quotidiens de COVID-19
Le Parti des travailleurs et la pseudo-gauche se rallient à l’État capitaliste
Miguel Andrade, 30 mai 2020
La prétendue opposition a déposé des articles de mise en accusation contre Bolsonaro pour avoir porté atteinte à la «sécurité intérieure» dans sa gestion de la pandémie.
Un tribunal canadien décide que le procès d'extradition de la dirigeante de Huawei peut se poursuivre
Roger Jordan, 30 mai 2020
La décision de mercredi renforce Washington et Ottawa dans leur virulente campagne anti-Chine, qui s'est encore intensifiée avec des allégations mensongères selon lesquelles Pékin serait responsable de la pandémie de coronavirus.
L'Ontario prend en charge la gestion des foyers pour aînés où l'armée a constaté une négligence systématique
Roger Jordan, 30 mai 2020
Des décennies d'austérité, de privatisations et de réduction des salaires et des conditions de travail ont entraîné une perte massive de vies humaines à cause du COVID-19 dans les établissements de soins de longue durée du Canada.
New in Spanish
La clase gobernante explota la pandemia para intensificar su ataque contra empleos y salarios
Jerry White, 30 mayo 2020
Las principales corporaciones estadounidenses que han recibido miles de millones de dólares de rescates gubernamentales están eliminando miles de empleos mientras protegen a sus ejecutivos y mayores accionistas.
Trump amenaza con enviar militares para dispararles a
los manifestantes
Enojo masivo en protestas por todo EE.UU.
contra el asesinato policial de George Floyd
Anthony Bertolt, 30 mayo 2020
El asesinato policial de George Floyd en Minneapolis ha desatado una ola de enojo social, provocando manifestaciones en Kentucky, Colorado, California, Ohio y otros estados en todo el país.
El aumento de las muertes atribuidas a la neumonía sugiere que la cifra oficial de muertes por coronavirus en los EE. UU. es muy baja
Bryan Dyne y Benjamin Mateus, 30 mayo 2020
Es probable que el número real de muertos de COVID-19 en Estados Unidos sea de al menos 150,000, un 50 por ciento más de lo que se ha informado oficialmente.
La pobreza infantil y el hambre aumentarán en Puerto Rico
Alberto Escalera, 30 mayo 2020
Incluso antes de la pandemia, la isla se tambaleaba por una recesión económica que duró un decenio, unas tasas de participación en la fuerza de trabajo crónicamente bajas y una crisis de la deuda pública que sirvió de pretexto para años de severas políticas de austeridad.
Los trabajadores agrícolas del estado de Washington luchan contra condiciones inseguras mientras los sindicatos intentan parar las huelgas
Kayla Costa, 30 mayo 2020
Las condiciones en las que los trabajadores agrícolas se ven obligados a vivir y trabajar han aumentado el riesgo de transmitir el virus que causa el COVID-19.
New in Portuguese
Assassinato de George Floyd e luta contra violência policial nos EUA
Joseph Kishore - candidato dos SEP à presidência dos EUA, 29 Maio 2020
O assassinato de Floyd por policiais do estado de Minneapolis é o último de uma longa série de assassinatos e de abusos enraizados no sistema capitalista.
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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Trump incites violent police rampage against protesters
1 June 2020
Trump’s calls for police violence and repression have been a common theme throughout his administration. Trump views the police as a potential power base for a dictatorial and fascistic regime.
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Statement of the Political Committee of the Socialist Equality Party, 14 October 2019
The World Socialist Web Site first published this statement on October 14, 2019. It warned that “Trump is utilizing the power of the presidency to create an unconstitutional and illegal dictatorship.” In light of the recent nationwide military/police crackdown, the WSWS is republishing this crucial document.
History
The History Channel’s Grant
By Tom Mackaman, 1 June 2020
Grant was motivated, in the Civil War and the period of Reconstruction that followed, by his belief in the democratic ideal of human equality proclaimed by the American Revolution.
The coronavirus pandemic
Discredited policy of coronavirus “herd immunity” placed in stark relief
By Benjamin Mateus, 1 June 2020
Much of the population of the globe remains susceptible to coronavirus infection, exposing the pursuit of herd immunity as a horrifically deadly policy.
The murderous pseudoscience of “herd immunity”
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COVID-19: Organise rank-and-file health and safety committees for bus and transport workers!
1 June 2020
We invite bus, rail, and tube workers to attend next Sunday’s online meeting to discuss an international strategy to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
No to the reopening of schools! Build action committees to safeguard children and teachers!
Statement by the Socialist Equality Party (UK), 30 May 2020
The “phased” return of school children is a criminal policy that places children, teachers, families, and communities open to the risk of serious illness and death.
Letter from an American teacher: “In a pandemic, no one is safe unless we are all safe.”
With support from the teacher unions, Trump demands the unsafe reopening of schools “ASAP”
American ruling class exploits the pandemic to escalate assault on jobs and wages
By Jerry White, 29 May 2020
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British Trotskyists issue call for working class action against pandemic
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Build rank-and-file factory and workplace committees to prevent transmission of the COVID-19 virus and save lives!
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The American union bureaucracy and its partners in Mexico are scrambling to prevent the growing rebellion by workers from breaking free from the AMLO government, the trade unions and their nationalist program.
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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This week in history: June 1-7
25 years ago: US fighter jet shot down as Bosnian war escalates
On June 2, 1995, a United States Air Force F-16 jet was shot down by Bosnian Serb forces over Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it was patrolling a NATO no-fly zone.
50 years ago: Nixon and intelligence chiefs draw up “Huston Plan”
On June 5, 1970 US President Richard Nixon met with four heads of American intelligence agencies to draw up a new domestic spying plan.
75 years ago: Pope Pius XII warns of the threat of revolution in Europe
On June 2, 1945, Pope Pius XII warned in an address to the College of Cardinals that the “fragile peace” established in Europe with defeat of the Nazi regime by the Allied powers could give way to socialist revolutions of the working class.
100 years ago: Ku Klux Klan launches recruitment drive
On June 7, 1920, William Simmons, the Imperial Wizard of the fascist Ku Klux Klan (KKK), hired the Southern Publicity Association and Mary Elizabeth Tyler to conduct a systematic recruitment drive for new members.
Socialist Equality Party (Australia)
Oppose the rush to reopen Australian schools! Form safety action committees of teachers and staff!
By the Committee for Public Education (CFPE), 28 May 2020
At stake is not just the immediate public safety concerns in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, but the future of the education system.
Socialist Equality Party (Australia) to hold online lectures on history of Trotskyism
27 May 2020
Amid the breakdown of capitalism triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the lectures will outline the contemporary significance of the Trotskyist movement’s decades-long fight for a socialist and internationalist perspective.
SEP US presidential election campaign
Oppose the Trump administration’s deportation of 1,000 immigrant children!
By Norissa Santa Cruz—SEP candidate for US vice president, 23 May 2020
No to the anti-China campaign! For international solidarity against the pandemic and capitalism!
By Joseph Kishore—Socialist Equality Party candidate for president, 22 May 2020
Joseph Kishore interviewed on PRIMO NUTMEG program
No to the anti-China campaign! For international solidarity against the pandemic and capitalism!
By Joseph Kishore—Socialist Equality Party candidate for president, 22 May 2020
Science
Thirty years of the Hubble Space Telescope
By Bryan Dyne, 2 May 2020
Science vs. Trump: The dangerous promotion of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19
By Benjamin Mateus, 13 April 2020
Neither chloroquine nor hydroxychloroquine has been proven to deliver any benefit against the impact of the coronavirus.
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
The New York Times' 1619 Project
The Times’ 1619 Project is damned with faint praise
Hannah-Jones receives Pulitzer Prize for personal commentary, not historical writing
By Tom Mackaman and David North, 9 May 2020
The Pulitzer awards took no notice of the New York Times’ pretentious claims that the 1619 Project is an important contribution to the understanding of American history. It granted Hannah-Jones an award for “Commentary.”
- 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
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
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Declassified Mueller investigation transcripts confirm no evidence WikiLeaks colluded with Russia
By Thomas Scripps, 15 May 2020
Assange extradition hearing rescheduled for September
By Thomas Scripps, 5 May 2020
Assange extradition hearing delayed following defence appeal
By Thomas Scripps, 28 April 2020
Application for delay in Assange extradition hearing as COVID-19 sweeps through UK prisons
By Alice Summers, 27 April 2020
A year since the arrest of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange
Ten years since WikiLeaks published Collateral Murder
Book Review
Brendan McGeever’s Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution: Distorting history in the service of identity politics
Part one
By Clara Weiss, 11 April 2020
Brendan McGeever’s Antisemitism and the Russian Revolution: Distorting history in the service of identity politics
Part two
By Clara Weiss, 13 April 2020
Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lankan SEP holds online meeting on COVID-19 pandemic
By our reporters, 13 April 2020
Coronavirus crisis in Sri Lanka: A program for the working class
the Socialist Equality Party, 28 March 2020
Fight for an international socialist program against war, social devastation and dictatorship
Vote Socialist Equality Party in the Sri Lankan general election
Manifesto of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 21 March 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.
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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.
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.
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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