25 May 2013

US and allies step up war preparations against Syria, Lebanon, Iran

By Chris Marsden, 25 May 2013

The United States and its allies continue to escalate their military aggression against Syria, behind the smokescreen of a proposed international peace conference scheduled for June in Geneva.

Rioting hits Stockholm after police shoot Portuguese immigrant

By Marcus Day, 25 May 2013

Rioting has occurred nightly in the suburbs of Stockholm, the Swedish capital, after police shot and killed a 69-year-old immigrant man on Sunday.

Sequester cuts shut down four government agencies for one day

By David Brown, 25 May 2013

The IRS, EPA, and Department of Housing and Urban Development all closed on Friday, sending employees home on unpaid furloughs as part of the sequester cuts.

The Skagit River Bridge collapse: Another example of decaying infrastructure

By Christine Schofelt, 25 May 2013

A truss bridge built in 1955, the Skagit River Bridge, had been evaluated as “Somewhat better than minimum adequacy to tolerate being left in place as is.”

Chinese Premier Li signals new pro-market reforms before European tour

By John Chan, 25 May 2013

The reforms aim to force productivity increases and reduce the size of the state sector, moves that will inevitably further impoverish the Chinese working class.

Japanese officials secretly visit North Korea

By Ben McGrath, 25 May 2013

The secret trip to North Korea by an advisor of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has raised questions concerning Japan’s intentions in the Korean Peninsula.

Mental disorders increasing among US children

By Matthew MacEgan, 25 May 2013

A CDC) report shows that as many as a fifth of US children experience a mental disorder within a given year.

Traumatic brain injuries increase risk of veteran suicides

By John Marion, 25 May 2013

In 2012, 349 US military personnel killed themselves, compared to less than 300 who died in battle in Afghanistan.

Quebec unions silence criticism of PQ welfare cuts

By Louis Girard, 25 May 2013

Quebec’s unions forced the cancellation of a press conference intended to draw attention to the parallel between the federal Conservatives’ cuts to jobless benefits and the provincial Parti Québécois government’s cuts to welfare.

Amazon workers strike in Germany

By Michael Regens, 25 May 2013

The Verdi trade union is aiding German businesses like Amazon.de to exploit foreign workers on temporary work contracts.

Split on gay marriage and Europe, UK Tories rescued by Labour Party

By Julie Hyland, 25 May 2013

The rift has deepened within Britain’s governing Conservative Party following another rebellion by many of its members of parliament.

Far-right figure commits suicide in Paris’ Notre Dame to protest gay marriage

By Antoine Lerougetel, 25 May 2013

Dominique Venner, 78, a prominent intellectual in far-right circles in France, shot himself dead on Tuesday in front of the altar of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

New in French

La bande néo-nazie du NSU et les services de renseignement allemands

Par Ulrich Rippert, 25 mai 2013

Les efforts faits au procès du NSU pour ignorer le rôle joué par les services de renseignement et d’autres agences de l’Etat allemand montrent clairement que l’objet du procès est plutôt de camoufler que de révéler la vérité

Canada : Le NPD dénonce la Chine et indique qu’il soutient le «pivot» vers l’Asie d’Obama

Par Graham Beverley, 25 mai 2013

Les sociaux-démocrates du NPD ont dénoncer une nouvelle loi permettant l'investissement chinois au Canada comme étant un geste «dangereux pour le futur de notre pays».

Les quinze ans du WSWS: 1998-2013
Année passée en revue : 2004
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Вице-премьер российского правительства Сурков уходит в отставку

Клара Вайс, 25 мая 2013 г.

Отставка Суркова, являвшегося в течение более десяти лет одной из наиболее влиятельных фигур в российской политике, выражает внутреннюю неустойчивость режима Путина.

New in Portuguese

A crise da revolução da Venezuela "bolivariana" e a independência política da classe trabalhadora

Por Bill Van Auken, 25 de maio de 2013

Em essência, eles culpam a classe trabalhadora pelo fortalecimento da direita e em resposta convocam o estado bolivariano realizar a repressão.

Os Professores de São Paulo Enfrentam a Traição do Sindicato

Por Bill Van Auken, 22 de maio de 2013

Os professores se mantem em greve no sistema rede de escolas municipal da cidade de São Paulo após seus colegas do sistema escolar do Estado terem sido traídos pelo sindicato.

New in German

Apples Steuertrick: ein Grund mehr für die Vergesellschaftung von Privateigentum

Von Andre Damon, 25. Mai 2013

Während Sozialleistungen gestrichen werden, weil angeblich “kein Geld” da ist, hat Apple, das erfolgreichste Unternehmen aller Zeiten, für über siebzig Milliarden Dollar Gewinn keine Steuern gezahlt.

Der NSU-Untersuchungsausschuss und die Linkspartei

Von Johannes Stern, 25. Mai 2013

Die Linkspartei hat im NSU-Untersuchungsausschuss eng mit den anderen bürgerlichen Parteien und den Sicherheitsdiensten kooperiert, um die Legitimität des bürgerlichen Staats wiederherzustellen und ihn zu stärken.

Obama versucht, gezielte Tötungen zu verteidigen

Von Joseph Kishore, 25. Mai 2013

Obama verteidigt Drohnenmorde, obwohl er im wesentlichen zugibt, dass sie ebenso rechtswidrig sind wie ein Großteil der Dinge, die die US-Regierung in den letzten zehn Jahren getan hat.

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Perspective

Government of, by, and for the banks

25 May 2013

Not content to merely buy off politicians, banks in the US are increasingly writing the laws that are supposed to regulate them.

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Fifteen Years of the World Socialist Web Site: 1998-2013

The WSWS is posting a year-by-year Chronology, selected from its archive of more than 45,000 articles, to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the critical events of years 1998 to 2013.

We urge our readers to study the Chronology and review how the great events, political issues, social processes, and cultural and intellectual controversies of the last 15 years were reported on and analyzed by the WSWS.

The year in review 2012

The year 2012 was marked by a deepening of the world economic crisis of capitalism, with Europe plunging further into slump, mass unemployment and poverty growing in the United States, and conflicts between the major powers intensifying.

15th Anniversary page »

Support D'Artagnan Collier for Detroit Mayor

Emergency financial manager considers selling off Detroit Institute of Arts collection

By Bryan Dyne, 25 May 2013

The DIA, one of the leading fine arts museums in the US, is being considered as an asset Detroit could sell off to help pay the city’s debt.

SEP campaigners oppose Detroit home evictions

By a campaign team, 24 May 2013

Supporters of Socialist Equality Party Detroit mayoral candidate D’Artagnan Collier spoke this week to residents facing eviction at the Henry Street apartments.

More on SEP Detroit mayoral campaign »

SEP (Australia) Election 2013

An international political strategy for Ford Australia workers

By the Socialist Equality Party (Australia), 25 May 2013

Ford’s plan to close its Australian plants by 2016 is part of a vast restructuring of the international auto industry that is devastating the jobs, wages and conditions of car workers around the world.

Why the SEP does not endorse the WikiLeaks Party

By Patrick O’Connor—SEP Senate candidate for Victoria, 20 May 2013

SEP Election 2013 campaign meetings: A socialist program to fight the drive to war

More on the SEP (Australia) election 2013 »

Socialist Equality Party

German Socialist Equality Party campaign wins support among Opel workers in Rüsselsheim

By Marianne Arens, 25 May 2013

In the course of campaigning for ballot status for the September general election, reporters interviewed workers in Rüsselsheim for the World Socialist Web Site.

Tsar to Lenin to be shown at UK’s National Media Museum and at Cornerhouse cinema

21 May 2013

15 years of the WSWS: Public meeting in Zurich

18 May 2013

Fund Appeal

Support the WSWS 15th Anniversary Fund! An appeal from Nick Beams

23 May 2013

In this video, Socialist Equality Party (Australia) National Secretary Nick Beams reviews the WSWS's coverage of the global economic crisis.

Arts Review

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of The Doors, dead at 74

By Hiram Lee, 25 May 2013

Ray Manzarek, keyboardist of the 1960s rock band The Doors, died May 20 at the age of 74.

San Francisco International Film Festival 2013—Part three
Museum Hours and The Artist and the Model: In defense of art and the artistic personality

By David Walsh, 24 May 2013

San Francisco Film Festival 2013
An interview with Jem Cohen, director of Museum Hours: “Art is something people do like breathing.”

By David Walsh, 24 May 2013

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

25 May 2013

The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.

University of California medical workers strike

By Norisa Diaz, 24 May 2013

Auto Workers Struggles

Works council in Bochum seeks to stifle opposition to GM-Opel plant closing

By Dietmar Henning, 24 May 2013

More on the struggle in auto »

Commentary

Obama offers tortured defense of targeted killings

By Joseph Kishore, 24 May 2013

Apple’s tax dodge: The case for public ownership

By Andre Damon, 24 May 2013

The social disaster in Tornado Alley

By Naomi Spencer, 23 May 2013

The crisis of Venezuela’s “Bolivarian” revolution and the political independence of the working class

By Bill Van Auken, 21 May 2013

The International Socialist Organization and the imperialist onslaught against Syria

By David North and Alex Lantier, 11 May 2013

This Week in History: May 20-26

25 years ago: Soviet pullout from Afghanistan under siege by US-backed jihadists

Unnamed “Western diplomats” from Islamabad, Pakistan announced May 24, 1988 that the increasing US-backed military assault on Afghan troops was delaying the scheduled Soviet pullout.

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50 years ago: Greek dissident assassinated

On May 22, 1963, Greek pacifist and parliamentarian Dr. Grigoris Lambrakis was clubbed over the head by two fascists driving by on a motorcycle.

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75 years ago: Jamaican dock workers strike

Workers employed at Kingston docks, Jamaica struck for higher pay on May 21, 1938.

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100 years ago: Mexican insurgents attack Concepcion del Oro

On May 20, 1913, Eulalio Gutierrez led seven hundred insurgents in an attack on Concepcion del Oro in Zacatecas.

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Letters from our readers

25 May 2013

A selection of recent letters to the World Socialist Web Site.