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
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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.
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.
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
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Letters from our readers
25 May 2013
A selection of recent letters to the World Socialist Web Site.

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