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Today ---------- 9 May 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- Lebanon on brink of civil war House of Representatives passes Democratic home mortgage bill backed by the Fed and banking industry Bush speech on Latin America--defense of a failed policy Toronto Transit workers threatened with loss of right to strike Sri Lanka: Election charade in eastern province Mildred Loving, civil rights-era pioneer, dies at 68 US congressional hearings expose stonewalling on veteran suicide data Qantas chief threatens "showdown" with workers over pay SEP/ISSE Events ----------------------------------------------------- SEP/ISSE public meetings in Germany 1968: The lessons for today Workers Struggles ----------------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa Arts Review ----------------------------------------------------- Battle for Haditha: A remarkable film about the Iraq war New in Farsi -------------------------------------------- New in German -------------------------------------------- ISSE/PSG-Veranstaltungen in Berlin und Frankfurt/Main 1968: Die Lehren für heute Wieder Naturkatastrophe in Asien: Zyklon tötet Zehntausende in Burma New in French -------------------------------------------- Déluge de menaces américaines contre l'Iran New in Portuguese -------------------------------------------- Sombras de 1929: as implicações globais do colapso bancário americano Parte 3 New in Russian -------------------------------------------- Prizrak 1929 goda: Globalnye posledstviya bankovskogo krisisa v USA. Chast 3         ---------- 8 May 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- Deep unease as Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary Death toll in Burma rises, as major powers press to intervene Amnesty International denounces war crimes by US-backed forces in Somalia Guantánamo judge rules Omar Khadr, arrested at 15, can be tried as war criminal Verdi agrees to sell-out in Berlin transport workers strike Vote no on the deal! Wage-cutting in the US auto parts industry: The background to the American Axle strike Australia: NSW Labor MPs unanimously endorse premier's defiance of anti-privatisation vote Major train crash causes anger in China SEP/ISSE Events ----------------------------------------------------- SEP meeting in New York City The world crisis and the 2008 elections: a socialist perspective Arts Review ----------------------------------------------------- The Price of Sugar: Horrifying conditions exposed--and a legal counterattack Correspondence ----------------------------------------------------- Letters from our readers New in German -------------------------------------------- Verdi unterschreibt Ausverkauf des Verkehrsarbeiterstreik in Berlin Stimmt in der Urabstimmung mit Nein! PDF-Flugblatt  Türkei: Mai-Demonstration in Istanbul brutal unterdrückt Frankreichs Schüler im Kampf gegen Bildungsabbau Ungarns Regierungskoalition zerbricht New in French -------------------------------------------- Un ancien fasciste élu maire de Rome Turquie : la manifestation du 1er mai violemment réprimée à Istanbul       ---------- 7 May 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- A new Asian disaster: Cyclone kills tens of thousands in Burma Bush administration moves to exploit Burma cyclone disaster Britain: Labour's electoral meltdown continues to worsen Obama builds lead over Clinton after North Carolina, Indiana primaries Georgia inmate put to death, ending seven-month halt to US executions Fighting intensifies across Afghanistan Mexico: Election dispute threatens breakup of PRD US Navy resurrects Fourth Fleet to police Latin America The EU strengthens "Fortress Europe" against migration due to climate change Hungarian ruling coalition collapses New in German -------------------------------------------- Verdi unterschreibt Ausverkauf des Verkehrsarbeiterstreik in Berlin Stimmt in der Urabstimmung mit Nein! Sri Lanka: Armee erleidet Debakel bei Offensive gegen LTTE New in French -------------------------------------------- France: Des sans-papiers occupent un local de la CGT à Paris Dixième semaine de grève : un bilan politique du combat chez American Axle New in Portuguese -------------------------------------------- Sombras de 1929: as implicações globais do colapso bancário americano Parte 2       ---------- 6 May 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- Bush, Democrats seek to fund Iraq war into next administration New York Times exposé on immigrant deaths in custody Former German president urges no let-up in right-wing agenda Undocumented workers occupy CGT union hall in Paris SEP/ISSE holds May Day meeting in Colombo Former prosecutor testifies that Guantánamo military commissions are show trials Lawyer speaks to WSWS: "David Hicks was a pawn in a political process" Australia: Unions use anti-privatisation rally as leverage for negotiations with Labor government SEP/ISSE Events ----------------------------------------------------- San Diego State University ISSE to show Tsar to Lenin Workers Struggles ----------------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: The Americas Arts Review ----------------------------------------------------- Leatherheads: A failed comedy, and a talent at war with itself Correspondence ----------------------------------------------------- Letters from our readers New in German -------------------------------------------- Erneute US-Drohungen gegen den Iran New in French -------------------------------------------- France: gouvernement et syndicats préparent une attaque de grande envergure sur les retraites New in Russian -------------------------------------------- Prizrak 1929 goda: Globalnye posledstviya bankovskogo krisisa v USA. Chast 2 Rodchenko: Vliyanie revoluzii i kontrrevoluzii New in Portuguese -------------------------------------------- Sombras de 1929: as implicações globais do colapso bancário americano Parte 1 Timor-Leste: Conspiração acentua-se quando ocorre a rendição do líder duma alegada tentativa de "golpe"       ---------- 5 May 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- Hospital struck as US military tightens siege of Baghdad's Sadr City Democratic candidates agree on expanded US military aggression in the Middle East Democrats win Republican House seat in Louisiana special election Turkey: May Day demonstration in Istanbul brutally suppressed Journalist released from Guantánamo details abuse France: Government, unions prepare large-scale pension cut Montreal: Establishment calls for increased police powers after mini-riot Australia: NSW Labor Premier prepares to privatise electricity despite party conference defeat SEP/ISSE Events ----------------------------------------------------- San Diego State University ISSE to show Tsar to Lenin New in French -------------------------------------------- Cinq ans après la « mission accomplie » en Irak, le nombre de victimes américaines et irakiennes est en forte augmentation France: La grève des sans-papiers gagne du soutien New in Italian -------------------------------------------- Ex fascista eletto sindaco di Roma       ---------- 3 May 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- US payrolls shrank by 20,000 jobs in April Net job loss in 2008 at 260,000 Another political show trial in Baghdad: Tariq Aziz charged with genocide Former fascist elected mayor of Rome UAW preparing agreement to slash American Axle workers' wages, close plants Tens of thousands march against immigration raids in the US London Olympics terror threat used to vastly increase surveillance powers The California budget and the crisis of public education SEP/ISSE Events ----------------------------------------------------- SEP meeting in US May Day 2008: Capitalism, socialism and the working class San Diego State University ISSE to show Tsar to Lenin Workers Struggles ----------------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific Correspondence ----------------------------------------------------- Letters from our readers New in German -------------------------------------------- Ehemaliger Faschist wird Bürgermeister von Rom Verdi verhindert Poststreik Streik der amerikanischen Autoarbeiter in der zehnten Woche Eine politische Bilanz des Kampfs bei American Axle Angriff auf Karzai in Kabul erschüttert US-Marionettenregime US-Hafenarbeitergewerkschaft ruft achtstündigen Streik gegen Irakkrieg aus New in French -------------------------------------------- Une attaque anti-Karzaï à Kaboul ébranle le gouvernement fantoche des Etats-Unis La CGT trahit la grève des travailleurs portuaires Les TCA font des concessions massives à Ford Canada New in Spanish -------------------------------------------- La caída de la vivienda golpea a España         ---------- 2 May 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- Five years after "mission accomplished," sharp rise in Iraqi and US casualties US dockworkers' union holds eight-hour work stoppage to protest Iraq war Agricultural corporations boast huge profits in midst of food crisis WSWS interviews victimized North Carolina Freightliner workers New French labour law attacks workers' rights France: Undocumented immigrants strike wins support Japan: By-election defeat points to growing crisis of Fukuda government Tensions mount as American Axle strike enters 10th week East Timor: Plot thickens as leader of alleged "coup" attempt surrenders Health care strikes in Scandinavia SEP/ISSE Events ----------------------------------------------------- SEP meeting in US May Day 2008: Capitalism, socialism and the working class San Diego State University ISSE to show Tsar to Lenin Workers Struggles ----------------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa New in German -------------------------------------------- Frankreich Die Gewerkschaftsreform und das Bündnis zwischen Sarkozy und der CGT BVG Streik in Berlin: Verdi wird nervös New in French -------------------------------------------- France : Un nouveau code du travail affaiblit la position des salariés France: Des milliers de lycéens protestent contre les coupes budgétaires dans l’éducation		Appeal to Readers Donate to the World Socialist Web Site! Join the International Students for Social Equality! SEP/ISSE Events ISSE meeting at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand The global implications of the US banking collapse SEP meeting in New York City The world crisis and the 2008 elections: a socialist perspective ICFI/ISSE Summer School in Australia The world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism By Nick Beams Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 SEP (US) National Aggregate Notes on the political and economic crisis of the world capitalist system and the perspective and tasks of the Socialist Equality Party By David North Keerthi Balasuriya On the 20th anniversary of his death SEP general secretary pays tribute to Keerthi Balasuriya Twenty years since the death of Keerthi Balasuriya Part 1 Part 2 US Financial Crisis Financial speculators reap profits from global hunger Behind the US stock market rally Shades of 1929: the global implications of the US banking collapse Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 More... Australia Australian Labor government's "2020 summit": more political spin to package right-wing agenda Australian prime minister's world trip: "a bright new image" for US alliance On-the-spot report from central Australia Conditions of Aboriginal people in Alice Springs and the town camps More... Book Review Bolsheviks in Power - Professor Alexander Rabinowitch's important study of the first year of soviet power New titles from Mehring Books New pamphlet from Mehring Books in Australia Order online Marxism, History & Socialist Consciousness by David North Order online Leon Trotsky & the Post-Soviet School of Historical Falsification by David North Order online Historical Review Leon Trotsky and the post-Soviet school of historical falsification A review of two Trotsky biographies by Geoffrey Swain and Ian Thatcher Part 1: Seventy years since Stalin's year of terror Part 2: The study of Trotsky after the fall of the USSR Part 3: The Method of Ian Thatcher Part 4: The relevance of Trotsky A letter from Professor Geoffrey Swain and a reply by David North ISSE/SEP Emergency Conference Against War Opening remarks to the conference The political foundation for a movement against war Resolution adopted by the ISSE/SEP Emergency Conference Against War End the occupation of Iraq! No to war against Iran! For an international socialist movement against war! More... Middle East Stop the US war drive against Iran! Available to download as a PDF brochure US Letter format : A4 format Also in Farsi For an international mobilization of workers and youth against the war in Iraq Statement of the WSWS and the ICFI Available to download as a PDF brochure US Letter format : A4 format Also in Farsi Deep unease as Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary Another political show trial in Baghdad: Tariq Aziz charged with genocide Five years after "mission accomplished," sharp rise in Iraqi and US casualties More... Political Crisis in the US Obama repudiates Reverend Wright in bid for support from the political establishment The Pennsylvania primary and the crisis of the Democratic Party Hillary Clinton threatens to "obliterate" Iran More... Sri Lanka Communalism and militarism on display at Sri Lanka's independence day celebrations Sri Lankan independence: 60 years of communalism, social decay and war Sri Lankan government pulls out of 2002 ceasefire agreement More... Europe Britain: Labour's electoral meltdown continues to worsen The collapse of Rifondazione Comunista in Italy The price of opportunism Britain's teachers and civil servants to take one-day strike action More... Asia-Pacific A new Asian disaster: Cyclone kills tens of thousands in Burma Repression in Tibet: the class issues India: Rising food prices threaten social calamity More... WSWS International Editorial Board Meeting David North: Opening report to meeting of WSWS International Editorial Board Nick Beams: Report on the world economy in 2006 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The consequences of the US-led war against Iraq Report on US: The Bush administration and the global decline of American capitalism Part 1 Part 2 The social and political crisis in the United States and the 2006 SEP election campaign Part 1 Part 2 The implications of China for world socialism Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The dead-end of European capitalism and the tasks of the working class Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 New Labour and the decay of democracy in Britain Part 1 Part 2 Report on Latin American perspectives Part 1 Part 2 Artistic and cultural problems in the current situation Part 1 Part 2 Democratic rights and the attack on constitutionalism South Asia and the political bankruptcy of bourgeois nationalism and Stalinism Africa and the perspective of international socialism Part 1 Part 2 The economic, social and political disaster produced by the Zionist project Part 1 Part 2 US Hurricane Disaster This pamphlet brings together 20 articles and statements published by the World Socialist Web Site in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Order online One year since Hurricane Katrina: New Orleans left to rot Three months after the Katrina disaster: New Orleans left for dead 50,000 Katrina evacuees without permanent housing FEMA to stop paying hotel bills Katrina, the Iraq war and the struggle for socialism SEP/WSWS Summer School Lecture one: The Russian Revolution and the unresolved historical problems of the 20th century Download as a PDF Lecture two: Marxism versus revisionism on the eve of the twentieth century Download as a PDF Lecture three: The origins of Bolshevism and What Is To Be Done? Download as a PDF Lecture four: Marxism, history and the science of perspective Download as a PDF Lecture five World War I: The breakdown of capitalism Download as a PDF Lecture six: Socialism in one country or permanent revolution Download as a PDF Lecture seven: Marxism, art and the Soviet debate over "proletarian culture" Download as a PDF Lecture eight: The 1920s--the road to depression and fascism Download as a PDF Lecture nine: The rise of fascism in Germany and the collapse of the Communist International Download as a PDF A PDF file containing all nine lectures that were delivered at the SEP/WSWS Summer School is available: In US Letter format In A4 format WSWS & ICFI Fifty years since the founding of the International Committee of the Fourth International Nick Beams: "The program of the ICFI has stood the test of time" Chris Marsden: The split with the WRP and the ascendancy of Trotskyism Peter Schwarz: "The founding principles have been confirmed" David North addresses Sri Lankan Trotskyists on the 50th anniversaryof the ICFI WSWS republishes extracts from The Heritage We Defend: A Contribution to the History of the Fourth International By David North, Chairman of the WSWS International Editorial Board The Split in the Fourth International James P. Cannon's "Open Letter" History and the socialist movement 26 years since the assassination of Tom Henehan (1951-1977) A tribute to Vadim Rogovin: "A passion for historical truth" A Tribute to Vadim Rogovin