Twelve killed in two school shootings in Türkiye These unprecedented school shootings are a tragic product of the social crisis rooted in the capitalist system, the normalization of widespread violence and mass death.

Twelve killed in two school shootings in Türkiye

Both attacks occurred in provinces devastated by the 2023 earthquake, which caused a massive number of preventable deaths and widespread social trauma.

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The “Global Progressive Mobilization”: A bankrupt spectacle in Barcelona The weekend conference was a bogus defense of democracy by parties and government leaders who have facilitated the rise of the fascist threat they claim to oppose.

The “Global Progressive Mobilization”: A bankrupt spectacle in Barcelona

A very low bar has been set for what now passes as “progressivism.” The term has been emptied of all serious content. It now embraces every politician to the left of Attila the Trump
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Trump administration continues torment of El Gamal family as detained mother remains in severe pain Hayam El Gamal, mother of five children, was taken to the emergency room earlier this month after repeated medical complaints were ignored at the Dilley detention camp.

Trump administration continues torment of El Gamal family as detained mother remains in severe pain

"We are asking for only one thing: our freedom. Freedom is a human right, and we are begging you to help us gain ours back.”

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Trump DOJ seeks to erase January 6 convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers ringleaders ahead of 2026 elections Trump’s commutations and pardons last year freed militia members charged with the most serious January 6 crimes but left their convictions intact. This new motion seeks to vacate those convictions and...

Trump DOJ seeks to erase January 6 convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers ringleaders ahead of 2026 elections

That Trump is in a position to pardon his fascist foot soldiers and disrupt the midterm elections is entirely the fault of the Democratic Party.
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<em>Art and the Influence of Revolution</em> No serious understanding of 20th-century cultural life is possible without considering the impact of the socialist movement and its decades-long struggle to raise the thinking and activity of the work...

Art and the Influence of Revolution

Art is not mere self-expression. Neither is the artist an “empty machine” who exists for the sole or primary purpose of creating form. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

Cancellation of Los Angeles schools strike latest in string of union betrayals The last-minute deal demonstrates the ruling class’s extreme sensitivity to and fear of the class struggle and its reliance on the union bureaucracy to suppress it.

Cancellation of Los Angeles schools strike latest in string of union betrayals

There is extreme sensitivity and fear within ruling circles of the potential growth of the class struggle...

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New York rally by Sanders, Mamdani and union officials covers up US war drive against Iran Beneath rhetoric about “union density,” Sunday’s New York rally served to police opposition to war, inequality and dictatorship within the framework of the Democratic Party.

New York rally by Sanders, Mamdani and union officials covers up US war drive against Iran

The speeches were filled with empty demagogy and bluster, aimed at promoting the Democratic Party

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The <em>New York Times, </em>the Democratic Party and the preparation of Phase 2 of the war against Iran The <em>Times, </em>speaking for the Democratic Party, proceeds from a premise it considers too self-evident to require argument: that the failure to achieve the war's objectives would constitute a st...

The New York Times, the Democratic Party and the preparation of Phase 2 of the war against Iran

In the space of six weeks, American imperialism has suffered a major and unforeseen military and strategic setback.

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Gore Verbinski’s <em>Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die</em>–The solution to the world’s problems? Infect everyone with anti-technology allergy It is a dreadful work. A libel against humanity, humanity returned the favor by largely staying away in droves.

Gore Verbinski’s 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘬, 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘯, 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘦–The solution to the world’s problems? Infect everyone with anti-technology allergy

"A libel against humanity, humanity returned the favor by largely staying away in droves."

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The UK has been dubiously blessed with TWO fascist parties: Reform and Labour

Oppose the draft! Build a working class movement against imperialist war! The Socialist Equality Party and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality warn workers and young people throughout the United States: the American ruling class is laying the foundations for the reimposition of the draft. The oligarchy wants cannon fodder for its illegal and expanding wars of aggression.

Oppose the draft! Build a working class movement against imperialist war!

Not a man nor a penny for imperialist war! Not one worker, not one student, not one young person sacrificed for the predatory aims of the American ruling class.

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“Progressive” Democrats seek collaboration with fascist critics of Iran war

Khanna’s appeal for unity with the far right is aimed at blocking an independent socialist movement in the working class against both capitalist parties.

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Amid deep divisions over ceasefire agreement, Israel launches massive attack on Lebanon

Israel would not have launched an attack on this scale without the support of significant factions within the US political establishment.

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<em>Project Hail Mary</em>—a hopeful (but somewhat wishful) adventure The overall result is a charming but cartoonish pastiche that, while broadly appealing, falls short of its ambition to be a truly insightful film

𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺—a hopeful (but somewhat wishful) adventure

The film distinguishes itself by rejecting certain sci-fi tropes in which extraterrestrials are either malevolent invaders or grand saviors.

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Hungary elections: US Vice President Vance throws his weight behind Orbán For the working class, this election offers no progressive alternative. Neither Orbán nor Magyar represents its interests. Both stand for militarism, social attacks and authoritarian forms of rule—alb...

Hungary elections: US Vice President Vance throws his weight behind Orbán

Washington views Orbán as an important lever to weaken the European Union and subordinate the continent more closely to US imperialism.

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JBS meatpacking workers return to work at Greeley, Colorado plant after UFCW sellout of strike Workers returned to the plant Tuesday after the United Food and Commercial Workers suddenly canceled their powerful three-week strike without any progress at the bargaining table.

JBS meatpacking workers return to work at Greeley, Colorado plant after UFCW sellout of strike

The UFCW called off the Swift plant strike not due to any weakness but because of its strength.

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Trump sets Tuesday night deadline for the massive war crime against Iran The United States is on the brink of a moral and political catastrophe. This is the inescapable conclusion to be derived from Donald Trump’s press conference on Monday.

The United States is on the brink of a moral and political catastrophe. This is the inescapable conclusion to be derived from Donald Trump’s press conference on Monday.

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The Wuhan “lab leak” fraud and the institutionalization of anti-science: An interview with Dr. Peter Daszak In this interview, Daszak responds to the inaugural “Scientific Freedom” lecture held at the National Institutes of Health under the sponsorship of NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, chosen for that p...

The Wuhan “lab leak” fraud and the institutionalization of anti-science: An interview with Dr. Peter Daszak

Dr. Daszak provides, almost without realizing it, a materialist account of how science functions under capitalism...

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Minneapolis shooting video exposes ICE lies, frame-up of Venezuelan immigrants Newly obtained footage contradicts the official account used to justify the shooting of Julio C. Sosa-Celis and the prosecution of two Venezuelan immigrants.

Minneapolis shooting video exposes ICE lies, frame-up of Venezuelan immigrants

The video exposes not only the lies of the agents involved, but the criminal character of the entire federal operation.

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Book review: <i>American Midnight: The Great War, a violent peace, and democracy's forgotten crisis</i> Adam Hochschild’s vivid, engaging account of the political subordination of the society to the needs of a ruling class waging an imperialist war deserves a wide readership.

Book review: 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵: The Great War, a violent peace, and democracy's forgotten crisis

...whatever his intentions, Hochschild’s honest and lifelike account completely destroys the myth of a “Golden Age” of liberal reformism.

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The American Hitler and the morality of the ruling class The unavoidable conclusion that must be drawn from the speech delivered on Wednesday night by Donald Trump is that the American president is a political criminal.

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The American Hitler and the morality of the ruling class

Trump says workers must pay for imperialist war with cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and daycare Trump’s Easter lunch remarks expose the program of the ruling class: war, austerity and social devastation for the working class.

Trump says workers must pay for imperialist war with cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and daycare

Trump said plainly what American imperialism is after: resources, strategic domination and profit.

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Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026): The philosopher who chose the state Jürgen Habermas, who died on March 14 in Starnberg at the age of 96, occupied for more than half a century a position of extraordinary influence in German intellectual and political life.

Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026): The philosopher who chose the state

Habermas's theoretical project represented a sustained attempt to provide intellectual foundations for reformist politics after the catastrophes of the 20th century.
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Dolores Huerta’s allegations against Cesar Chavez and the political bankruptcy of the United Farm Workers Revelations of abuse and rape expose the UFW’s decay, cynically weaponized by fascistic forces to intensify attacks on farmworkers and immigrant communities nationwide.

Dolores Huerta’s allegations against Cesar Chavez and the political bankruptcy of the United Farm Workers

Chavez was not a progressive leader whose legacy has only now been tarnished by scandal.
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The Iran war and the erosion of international law Among the first victims of the Iran war is international law, as it was developed after the Second World War. Almost all legal experts agree that there is no basis in international law for the war bei...

The Iran war and the erosion of international law

The open breach of international law is convenient for Germany’s ruling elites.

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Zionist assassination plot against Nerdeen Kiswani is a warning to the working class The plot to kill Kiswani was not an isolated act, but the product of a political environment in which opposition to genocide has been criminalized and democratic rights are under sustained attack.

Zionist assassination plot against Nerdeen Kiswani is a warning to the working class

The attempt on Kiswani’s life arises out of the turn toward dictatorship within the US and the deliberate effort of the Trump administration to criminalize opposition
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More than 8 million join mass anti-Trump “No Kings” protests Huge crowds gathered in major cities and rural communities alike, underscoring the breadth of opposition to war, fascism and the attacks on immigrants.

More than 8 million join mass anti-Trump “No Kings” protests

The presence of Democratic Party politicians and trade union bureaucrats at some of the largest rallies was aimed at subordinating opposition to capitalist politics. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

“I’m all for everyone going on strike”: JBS meatpackers in Greeley, Colorado continue historic strike While UFCW Local 7 has indicated picketing will end on Friday, workers on the picket line told the WSWS they are eager to extend and expand the struggle.

“I’m all for everyone going on strike”: JBS meatpackers in Greeley, Colorado continue historic strike

“How can JBS go and pay for stadiums, donate to politicians, and then say there is no money for us?” he said.

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March 28 “No Kings” protests: The fight against the war on Iran is at the center of the fight against Trump’s dictatorship The war against Iran is being waged as a criminal conspiracy against the population of the United States and the entire world.

March 28 “No Kings” protests: The fight against the war on Iran is at the center of the fight against Trump’s dictatorship

The choice that confronts the working class is not between Trump and the Democrats. It is...Socialism or barbarism.

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Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum: A criminal threat of mass murder There is no other government in modern history that has issued so explicit a threat to destroy the foundational life-support systems of an entire civilian population as a condition of political submis...

Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum: A criminal threat of mass murder

On March 28,“No Kings,” demonstrations are being held following two major protests last year. At the very center of every protest must be the demand for an end to the war against Iran.
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