(2023-04-25). January 6 conspiracy trial: Prosecutor alleges Proud Boys saw themselves "as Donald Trump's army" wsws.org US Assistant attorney Conor Mulroe told jurors that the Proud Boys were a "violent gang" fighting to "keep their preferred leader in power no matter what the law or the courts had to say about it."
(2023-04-25). Battle lines harden in Canadian federal workers' strike. wsws.org The workers, who walked off the job April 19, are fighting over issues that are of critical importance to workers everywhere: protection from rampant inflation; increased job security; and changes in work rules to make for a better work-life balance.
(2023-04-25). The emergence of a dangerous fungus, Candida auris, in US health care systems. wsws.org A highly multi-drug-resistant fungus is emerging as a public health threat in the United States.
(2023-04-25). Benjamin Ferencz, last surviving Nuremberg war crimes prosecutor, dead at 103. wsws.org Benjamin Ferencz was the lead prosecutor in the Nuremberg trial of 24 leaders of the Nazi Einsatzgruppen death squads that led to their conviction on war crimes and crimes against humanity and he also called for the criminal prosecution of the Bush administration officials who waged an aggressive war against Iraq in violation of international law.
(2023-04-25). Former Louisville cop who killed Breonna Taylor rehired as nearby county sheriff's deputy. wsws.org Myles Cosgrove, the LMPD officer who fired the fatal shot that killed Taylor in her apartment in March 2020 but was never charged with a crime, has been hired by Carroll County as a deputy sheriff.
(2023-04-25). COVID infections rise in Sri Lanka, despite government's efforts to hide the crisis. wsws.org Drastic funding cuts for public healthcare, means that Sri Lanka's working masses face grave threats from an upsurge of new variants of the virus.
(2023-04-25). Mobilize all autoworkers to fight plant closures and mass layoffs! Defend the right to every job! wsws.org The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees calls for coordinated action by all United Auto Workers members and the building of rank-and-file committees in every factory to stop plant closings and mass layoffs.
(2023-04-25). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Unions representing bank employees and transport workers set a 24-hour general strike for April 25 over plans to raise retirement age while defense workers in Illinois picketed the Rock Island Arsenal.
(2023-04-25). Los Angeles teacher: New tentative agreement does not meet rising cost of living. wsws.org "The union is telling us it's a good contract, but I seriously doubt that.," Helen said. "That last contract in 2019, turned out it wasn't that good. This time it's way worse because of the inflation. This time it is way worse."
(2023-04-25). South Korean president heads to Washington for summit. wsws.org This week's meeting between Presidents Yoon and Biden is meant to further align the two countries as Washington seeks war with China.
(2023-04-25). PSOE-Podemos government exhumes remains of Spanish fascist Primo de Rivera. wsws.org Spain's pseudo-left Podemos party is continuing without interruption the bourgeoisie's legitimization of Spanish fascist criminals of the 20th century.
(2023-04-24). Economic System in Islam Compared with Capitalism and Socialism. transcend.org Abstract: This paper covers some popular Islamic Economic topics in a short and lucid style for those who want to know the basic Islamic concepts of economy. The topic, the economic system in Islam, might cause astonishment among Muslims who received Western style education.
(2023-04-24). G7 Endorses Japan's Fukushima Water Discharge Plans. transcend.org 16 Apr 2023 – Ignoring Science, Environmental Protection and International Law – Legacy of Fukushima disaster proves that nuclear energy is no solution to energy and climate crises.
(2023-04-24). 'Spreading Faster than Ever': Bangladesh's Tea Pickers Have World's Highest Rate of Leprosy. transcend.org Despite the WHO declaring it eliminated in 1998, thousands of tea pickers have caught the disease.
(2023-04-24). The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Now so Huge and Permanent That a Coastal Ecosystem Is Thriving on It. transcend.org 18 Apr 2023 – Scientists found thriving communities of coastal creatures living on plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a 620,000 square mile swirl of trash in the ocean between California and Hawaii.
(2023-04-24). More Unanswered Red Flags Regarding Jack Teixeira and the Pentagon Leaks. transcend.org 16 Apr 2023 – Former military and intelligence professionals voiced doubts about the allegations that he removed TOP SECRET documents and posted them to a gamer chat. They agree that something is not right and the media account does not make sense… I remain skeptical of the narrative and hope by raising these questions that some journalists will try to get to the ground truth.
(2023-04-24). 'It May Be in No One's Interest to Reveal More': Cancelling Facts That Challenge Establishment Power. transcend.org Journalists Pushing For Less Transparency…
(2023-04-24). Africa, Now Squeezed to the Bones. transcend.org 19 Apr 2023 – As many as 45 African countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have been further squeezed as funding shrinks to lowest ever levels; a portion of the so-called aid goes back to the rich donor countries. See what happens.
(2023-04-24). Peru's Coup-Plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval (but Full US Backing). transcend.org 17 Apr 2023 – Peru's coup-plotting, right-wing-controlled congress has 6% approval and 91% disapproval. Unelected leader Dina Boluarte has 15% approval and 78% disapproval. But they have the full support of the US, Canada, and foreign mining corporations.
(2023-04-24). Pentagon Documents Leak: Here's What You Need to Know. transcend.org 11 Apr 2023 – Documents posted online appeared to reveal details of how US agencies spy on other nations, including allies.
(2023-04-24). Natu Natu (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org Oscar Winning Video from the South Indian Film "RRR" at the 2023 Academy Award Ceremony | Click on Watch on YouTube and enjoy the exquisite Indian show.
(2023-04-24). Leaks Reveal Reality behind U.S. Propaganda in Ukraine. transcend.org 19 Apr 2023 – The U.S. corporate media's first response to the leaking of secret documents about the war in Ukraine was to throw some mud in the water, declare "nothing to see here," and cover it as a depoliticized crime story. President Biden dismissed the leaks as revealing nothing of "great consequence."
(2023-04-24). Our Tech Overlords Offer another Climate Solution without Sacrifice. transcend.org 17 Apr 2023 – My expectations are never disappointed when I read that the solutions to problems created by technology are in more technology. It will solve our problems without us having to make any substantial change in our way of life. We cannot wait for our tech overlords to solve our problems; their kind of thinking only perpetuates them.
(2023-04-24). UN Expresses Concerns over Reports of US Spying on Its Top Officials. transcend.org 19 Apr 2023 – The classified documents leaked from the US Department of Defense recently have yet again exposed how it spies on even its close allies and violates their sovereignty to pursue its own interests.
(2023-04-24). US/EU/NATO Meet with Somaliland Secessionists. transcend.org 19 Apr 2023 – As Somaliland forces continue to fire on Somali nationalists, US/EU/NATO officials held a joint call with secessionist Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi.
(2023-04-24). Snowden and Teixeira: Ten Years of Disaster. transcend.org 16 Apr 2023 – The behavior of The New York Times and Washington Post in the current case involving secret documents is truly shocking. In contrast to 10 years ago, they now see their mission as to serve the security state, not public knowledge.
(2023-04-24). Biden's Aggressive Foreign Policy. transcend.org The United States has a motive: to cut off from Russia a source of income. Recently Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh described in great detail how the United States sabotaged the two pipelines. The decision to do so must have been made by President Biden.
(2023-04-24). Leaks Spelling the End for Ukraine. transcend.org 17 Apr 2023 – Leaked U.S. intelligence documents have exposed Western disinformation about Ukraine winning the war. Now the heavy fighting moves to Washington.
(2023-04-24). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP and IUSF silent on their thuggish attack against IYSSE socialist campaigner. wsws.org The Frontline Socialist Party and Inter University Student Federation, which posture as champions of democratic rights at press conferences and meetings, violently oppose the IYSSE and students exercising their democratic rights on university campuses.
(2023-04-24). State board could declare U-M strike illegal: Who is on the Michigan Employment Relations Commission? wsws.org The recommendation of judge David Peltz that the strike is illegal demonstrates that graduate students face a political struggle against the Democratic Party administration of Governor Gretchen Whitmer and its supporters in the AFT and GEO leadership.
(2023-04-24). UK Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee resolves to fight Communication Workers Union sell-out deal. wsws.org The fight begins now at every mail centre and delivery office across Royal Mail Group to deliver a resounding NO vote to this sell-out agreement.
(2023-04-24). Unite to fight job cuts and concessions! Build the Warren Truck Rank-and-File Committee! wsws.org The following is the founding statement of the rank-and-file committee at the Stellantis assembly plant in suburban Detroit.
(2023-04-24). Yellen lays out economic war against China. wsws.org In pursuit of its objectives, the US has imposed a range of sanctions aimed at crippling high-tech development in China, on the grounds that this affects national security…
(2023-04-24). New York Philharmonic will not perform Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. wsws.org The highly regarded Russian conductor Tugan Sokhiev was scheduled to lead the orchestra in a rendition of the Soviet master's most famous works, composed during the devastating 1941-1944 siege of Leningrad, and performed in that city in August 1942.
(2023-04-24). This week in history: April 24-30. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
(2023-04-24). Germany: Public Service Action Committee calls for vote against wage cuts and to prepare for an all-out strike. wsws.org The new contract agreed by the Verdi union on Saturday will mean cuts in real wages under conditions of high inflation.
(2023-04-24). NATO declares "Ukraine will become a member:" A prelude to direct NATO-Russia war. wsws.org NATO is preparing to turn its involvement in the war, which up to this point has largely had an indirect character, into a direct intervention, involving the potential deployment of US and NATO combat troops to Ukraine.
(2023-04-24). Sudan fighting provokes mass exodus. wsws.org United Nations figures show that more than 420 people have been killed, including at least 256 civilians, and more than 3,500 wounded since fighting broke out on April 15.
(2023-04-24). Los Angeles teachers: No to the UTLA sell-out! Demand the immediate release of the full contract and adequate time to study it! wsws.org Nearly an entire week has passed since the United Teachers of Los Angeles and the School District suddenly announced a new tentative agreement. But neither has yet to release any details.
(2023-04-24). Television writer on fight with studios, networks: "We're looking at the extinction of writing as a profession" wsws.org The WSWS recently spoke to a veteran television writer about the issues facing writers and the upcoming strike deadline. The writer chose to remain anonymous.
(2023-04-24). Anti-China AUKUS pact fuels tensions in the Pacific. wsws.org A group of former Pacific leaders has warned that AUKUS signals a greater militarisation of the region and is "triggering an arms race by bringing war much closer to home."
(2023-04-24). Australia: Student pseudo-left group slanders the SEP and the IYSSE. wsws.org The pseudo-left group at the University of Newcastle defended the anti-democratic #MeToo witch-hunt and the trade union bureaucracy, which has attacked the wages and conditions of workers for decades.