Democrats seek to suppress Sanders victory in Iowa
By Patrick Martin, 7 February 2020
The effort to conceal or suppress reports of Senator Bernie Sanders’ victory in the Iowa caucuses reached a new stage Thursday with DNC Chairman Tom Perez calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to recanvass the state.
Far-right AfD plays role of kingmaker in German state election
By Christoph Vandreier, 7 February 2020
For the first time since the end of the Third Reich, a state premier was elected on Wednesday with the votes of a far-right, fascist party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shoots unarmed man in the face in New York City
By Shuvu Batta, 7 February 2020
Eric Diaz-Cruz was shot as he sought to stop his mother’s boyfriend from being detained by ICE early Thursday morning.
Human Rights Watch report finds 138 Salvadorans killed after being deported from the US
By Adam Mclean, 7 February 2020
The report, based on interviews with over 150 people over a one-and-a-half-year period, additionally identified 70 other deportees who were beaten, sexually assaulted, extorted or tortured.
Democratic governor gives right-wing response to Trump State of the Union address
By Joseph Lorenz, 7 February 2020
The Democratic Party rebuttal included hypocritical invocations of democracy, demagogic appeals to struggling workers and falsification of the party’s reactionary record.
Trump delivers right-wing tirade against socialism in State of the Union address
Official response to coronavirus heightens popular anger at Chinese government
By James Cogan, 7 February 2020
It is apparent that Chinese officials at all levels were aware by late December that a new strain of coronavirus had emerged.
As number of cases soars, researchers announce potential coronavirus vaccine
New Zealand’s coronavirus travel ban stokes tensions with China
Warnings issued over share market surge
By Nick Beams, 7 February 2020
In a speech this week, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Philip Lowe pointed to the growing risks posed by the cheap money policies of the world’s central banks.
UK: Tory health secretary signals ditching Accident and Emergency targets as crisis in NHS worsens
By Ajanta Silva, 7 February 2020
Research by the Patient Association found that 5,500 NHS patients died over the past three years due to spending so long on a trolley in overcrowded hospital A&E units.
GM workers denounce forced overtime imposed with UAW collusion
By George Kirby and Tim Rivers, 7 February 2020
Workers from General Motors Customer Care & Aftersales facilities and other factories in Michigan are angered by continuous forced overtime imposed in the aftermath of the 2019 UAW sellout contract.
BorgWarner buys Delphi as mergers in global auto industry slash thousands of jobs
By Tim Rivers, 7 February 2020
The move by BorgWarner is the latest step in the vast restructuring of the industry, as carmakers and supplies scramble to dominate the emerging electrical and autonomous vehicle markets.
More killed as poll shows half of Chile has joined protests
By Andrea Lobo, 7 February 2020
The demonstrations last week, as well as the ongoing walkouts at high schools signal a still latent social explosion.
Lavrov tours Latin America as Pentagon brands Russia, China as “malign actors”
New Australian Greens leader makes a “left” pitch to young people
By Mike Head, 7 February 2020
By installing Bandt as leader, the Greens MPs demonstrated their concern over the mounting political disaffection.
Kahatagaha miners in Sri Lanka must fight for socialist policies
By Naveen Dewage, 7 February 2020
The three-day walkout by graphite miners in defiance of their unions indicates the increasing radicalisation of the working class and the rapid break up of illusions in the new government.
6 February 2020
Over 1.5 million homeless students in the US
By Trévon Austin, 6 February 2020
“We’re facing the worst crisis we’ve ever seen”
Trump threatens to block aid as Puerto Rico is hit by new earthquake
By Kayla Costa and Julio Patron, 6 February 2020
Montana state representative calls for socialists to be shot
By Bryan Dyne, 6 February 2020
White supremacist Coast Guard officer sentenced to thirteen years in federal prison after plotting massacre of Democrats and “leftists in general”
Germany’s IG Metall union offers to collaborate in restructuring the steel and electronics industries
By Ulrich Rippert, 6 February 2020
Democrats cover up extent of hexavalent chromium poisoning at public meeting in Detroit suburb
By Kevin Reed, 6 February 2020
Unifor praises Saskatchewan premier as he demands police action against locked out refinery workers
By Carl Bronski, 6 February 2020
Farmers protest Socialist Party-Podemos government in Madrid
By Alejandro López, 6 February 2020
Social inequality main issue in the Irish general election
By Dermot Byrne, 6 February 2020
Emergency legislation for terror law offenders in UK sets anti-democratic precedent
By Thomas Scripps, 6 February 2020
Boris Johnson’s government uses London terror attack to call for indefinite detention
Labor Party props up Australian government in political crisis
By Mike Head, 6 February 2020
Australian political establishment once again in turmoil
Sri Lanka: The ruling elite’s hollow national independence celebrations
By K. Ratnayake, 6 February 2020
India: One million public sector bank workers strike for higher pay and against privatisation
By Arun Kumar, 6 February 2020
New in Portuguese
Reino Unido deixa a União Europeia: Contra o nacionalismo, pelos Estados Unidos Socialistas da Europa!
Partido Socialista pela Igualdade (Reino Unido), 7 Fevereiro 2020
Os trabalhadores e a juventude no Reino Unido precisam se virar, não ao nacionalismo ou à União Europeia, mas ao crescimento global da luta da classe trabalhadora.
New in Turkish
IYSSE Berlin Humboldt Üniversitesi’nde yeniden öğrenci meclisine seçildi
Muhabirlerimizden, 7 Şubat 2020
Toplumsal Eşitlik İçin Uluslararası Gençlik ve Öğrenciler’in (IYSSE) Berlin Humboldt Üniversitesi’ndeki grubu, yapılan seçimde öğrenci meclisine (StuPa) yeniden seçildi.
Aşırı sağcı Profesör Jörg Baberowski sosyalist öğrenciye fiziksel olarak saldırdı
Muhabirlerimizden, 7 Şubat 2020
Baberowski artık sadece bir aşırı sağcı ideolog ve Nazi savunucusu olarak değil, şiddet eylemleri gerçekleştirmeye hazır aşırı sağcı bir eylemci olarak hareket ediyor.
New in Norwegian
Offentlig møte i London av Don’t Extradite Assange: De politiske anliggender
Laura Tiernan og Chris Marsden, 7. februar 2020
Formålet med gruppa Don't Extradite Assange er å rehabilitere Labour Party og fagforeningene, og spesielt deres «venstre»-representanter, og å få styrt bevegelsen til Assanges forsvar inn under deres kontroll.
Bønder protesterer mot PSOE-Podemos-regjeringen i Madrid
Alejandro López, 7. februar 2020
Den reaksjonære PSOE-Podemos-regjeringen frykter en sosial eksplosjon i Spania, der tusenvis av bønder ikler seg gule vester, og gjenspeiler de sosiale masseprotestene i Frankrike.
New in French
La réunion «Pas d'extradition d’Assange» à Londres: les enjeux politiques
Laura Tiernan et Chris Marsden, 7 février 2020
L’objectif du groupe «Pas d’extradition d’Assange» (Don’t Extradite Assange) est de redorer le blason du Parti travailliste et des syndicats, surtout ses représentants de «gauche», et de ramener le mouvement qui lutte pour la défense d’Assange sous leur direction.
Trump sort renforcé de la débâcle du procès en destitution des démocrates
Joseph Kishore — Candidat du Parti de l’égalité socialiste pour la présidence des États-Unis, 7 février 2020
Depuis le début de la présidence de Trump, les démocrates ont travaillé pour canaliser l’opposition populaire de masse à Trump derrière leur propre programme militariste de droite.
Un élu républicain du Montana demande que les socialistes soient fusillés
Bryan Dyne, 7 février 2020
La diatribe de Rodney Garcia reflète les appels fascistes du président Trump.
Les agriculteurs protestent contre le gouvernement du Parti socialiste-Podemos à Madrid
Alejandro López, 7 février 2020
Alors que des milliers d'agriculteurs revêtent des gilets jaunes, faisant écho aux protestations sociales de masse en France, le gouvernement réactionnaire du Parti socialiste-Podemos craint une explosion sociale en Espagne.
Plus de la moitié des «millenials» craignent une attaque nucléaire au cours de la prochaine décennie
Genevieve Leigh, 7 février 2020
Une récente étude du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge, qui a étudié 16.000 personnes de la génération du millénaire dans 16 pays différents, a révélé une hostilité écrasante à la guerre et au militarisme chez les jeunes.
Les inégalités sociales au cœur des élections législatives irlandaises
Dermot Byrne, 7 février 2020
Les élections générales en Irlande se déroulent dans des conditions d’immense instabilité et incertitude, alors que les travailleurs cherchent une alternative politique.
New in Spanish
La debacle de las primarias en Iowa
Patrick Martin, 7 febrero 2020
Toda la mugre y corrupción de la política capitalista está siendo vertida en las elecciones de 2020 para contrarrestar el giro a la izquierda de los jóvenes y trabajadores.
Lavrov recorre América Latina mientras el Pentágono califica a Rusia y China como "actores malignos"
Bill Van Auken, 7 febrero 2020
La visita a tres países latinoamericanos de Lavrov viene tras una gira por antiguas repúblicas soviéticas por parte del secretario de Estado estadounidense Pompeo dedicada a denunciar a Rusia y a China.
La desigualdad social como tema principal en las elecciones generales de Irlanda
Dermot Byrne, 7 febrero 2020
La elección general irlandesa se produce en condiciones de inmensa inestabilidad e incertidumbre en que los trabajadores buscan una alternativa política.
El relator de la ONU, Nils Melzer, expone los intentos del gobierno británico de obstruir defensa de Assange
Oscar Grenfell, 7 febrero 2020
Que el gobierno británico esté al mismo tiempo obstruyendo las indagaciones de Melzer y aparentemente llevando a cabo una campaña tras bastidores contra él, pone de relieve la ilegalidad flagrante de toda la vendetta dirigida por EEUU contra Assange.
Más de 1.5 millones de estudiantes sin hogar en los Estados Unidos
Trévon Austin, 7 febrero 2020
El día en que el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, proclamó un "auge de los trabajadores" en su discurso sobre el estado de la Unión, el gobierno federal informó que el número de estudiantes que experimentaron la falta de vivienda alcanzó un récord.
Trump sale fortalecido de la debacle del juicio político demócrata
Joseph Kishore, 7 febrero 2020
Desde el principio de la Presidencia de Trump, los demócratas se han dedicado a encarrilar la masiva oposición popular a Trump detrás de su propia agenda derechista y militarista.
New in German
Schäubles Lehre aus Auschwitz: Neue Kriege und Verbrechen
Johannes Stern, 7. Februar 2020
75 Jahre nach der Befreiung von Auschwitz lautet die Maxime der deutschen Bourgeoisie nicht mehr „Nie wieder!“, sondern „Auf zu neuen Kriegen und Verbrechen!“.
Thüringen: Von AfD gewählter Ministerpräsident kündigt Rücktritt an
Peter Schwarz, 7. Februar 2020
24 Stunden nachdem er mit den Stimmen von AfD, CDU und FDP zum thüringischen Ministerpräsidenten gewählt wurde, hat der FDP-Politiker Thomas Kemmerich seinen Rücktritt angekündigt.
Impeachment-Debakel der Demokraten stärkt Trump
Joseph Kishore, 7. Februar 2020
Seit Beginn der Trump-Präsidentschaft arbeiten die Demokraten daran, den Massenwiderstand der Bevölkerung gegen Trump hinter ihrer eigenen rechten, militaristischen Agenda zu kanalisieren.
UN-Berichterstatter Nils Melzer entlarvt Intrigen der britischen Regierung
Oscar Grenfell, 7. Februar 2020
In der Verteidigung Julian Assanges spielt Melzer eine entscheidende Rolle. Dass die britische Regierung ihn offiziell ignoriert und hinter den Kulissen gegen ihn intrigiert, entlarvt die ganze Rechtlosigkeit des Rachefeldzugs, den die USA angestiftet haben.
Zum 200. Geburtstag
von Theodor Fontane
Teil 2: Reisebücher,
Kriegsbücher und Theaterkritiken
Sybille Fuchs, 7. Februar 2020
Eine Besprechung des Buches „Fontane – Ein Jahrhundert in Bewegung“ von Iwan-Michelangelo D´Aprile.
New in Italian
I partiti di governo sconfiggono la Lega alle elezioni in Emilia-Romagna
Peter Schwarz, 4 febbraio 2020
Mentre il candidato di estrema destra della Lega è stato chiaramente sconfitto nelle elezioni emiliano-romagnole dal candidato democratico, l'ascesa degli estremisti di destra non è stata affatto fermata.
New in Russian
Кремль назначает новый кабинет министров
Андреа Питерс, 29 января 2020 г.
Смена лиц в российском правительстве в основном касается министерских постов, связанных с социальной сферой и внутренней политикой.
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- Irak : le bilan des morts s'alourdit alors que les manifestants défient la répression (06.11.2019)
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Trump gloats over impeachment, but popular opposition mounts to his administration
7 February 2020
While Trump has emerged victorious over his factional enemies within the state, he heads a crisis-ridden government despised by broad sections of workers and young people.
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Right-wing extremist Professor Jörg Baberowski physically assaults socialist student
By our reporters, 5 February 2020
Featured Commentary
Accuser Jessica Mann’s testimony in the Weinstein trial: A Journey to the End of the Night
By David Walsh, 7 February 2020
In the course of three days of lurid testimony describing the warped, emotionally pathological and mutually destructive relationship between Weinstein and his accuser Jessica Mann, the trial degenerated into a degrading and horrifying spectacle.
Jacobin’s Bhaskar Sunkara on the Iowa caucuses: Don’t lose faith in the Democrats
By Andre Damon, 7 February 2020
Writing in the Guardian, Sunkara claims that “we should have confidence” in the “integrity” of the vote in Iowa, arguing that the DNC will not “steal the election from Bernie Sanders.”
The Iowa caucuses debacle
By Patrick Martin, 5 February 2020
All the filth and corruption of capitalist politics is being poured into the 2020 elections to counter the shift to the left among youth and working people.
Trump emerges strengthened after Democrats’ impeachment debacle
By Joseph Kishore—Socialist Equality Party candidate for US president, 6 February 2020
From the beginning of the Trump presidency, the Democrats have worked to channel mass popular opposition to Trump behind their own right-wing, militarist agenda.
Free Assange and Manning
Interview with international model Andreja Pejic: “I think standing behind Assange and Manning is where we should all be”
By Sue Phillips and Will Marshall, 7 February 2020
The WSWS spoke with Andreja Pejic about the campaign to free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning and broader political issues.
UN rapporteur Nils Melzer exposes British government attempts to obstruct his defence of Assange
By Oscar Grenfell, 5 February 2020
The prosecution of Julian Assange, the destruction of legality and the rise of the national security state
Don’t Extradite Assange meeting in London: The political issues
By Laura Tiernan and Chris Marsden, 6 February 2020
Sydney rally tomorrow livestreamed on Facebook
Rallies in Australia and NZ to demand freedom for Assange and Manning. No to US extradition!
By the Socialist Equality Party Australia and SEG (NZ), 28 January 2020
Socialist Equality Party Public Meeting in London:
Free Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning! No US extradition!
28 January 2020
The New York Times' 1619 Project
A reply to the American Historical Review’s defense of the 1619 Project
By David North and Tom Mackaman, 31 January 2020
The disrespect expressed by editor Alex Lichtenstein toward leading historians reveals the extent to which racialist mythology, which has provided the “theoretical” foundation of middle-class identity politics, has been accepted, and even embraced, by a substantial section of the academic community as a legitimate basis for the teaching of American history.
My Response to Alex Lichtenstein Regarding the 1619 Project
By Victoria Bynum, 31 January 2020
The 1619 Project and the falsification of history: An analysis of the New York Times’ reply to five historians
Arts Review
Staff, students and freedom of expression at Nashville art school threatened in takeover by religious university
By Warren Duzak, 6 February 2020
Watkins College of Art, long known for its artistic freedom, is being absorbed by Belmont University, where art and the teaching of art are censored.
American pianist Peter Serkin is dead at 72
By Fred Mazelis, 5 February 2020
The son of Rudolf Serkin, he was a musician of intelligence, passion and integrity, a solo recitalist and chamber musician, who also performed with orchestras worldwide.
Advocate (2019): “An angry, optimistic woman” in pursuit of justice for the Palestinians
By Jean Shaoul, 4 February 2020
Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird: Sports and racial politics
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Election 2020
SEP presidential candidate Joseph Kishore addresses IYSSE election campaign meeting at Berlin’s Humboldt University
By our reporters, 1 February 2020
Socialist Equality Party to run Joseph Kishore for president, Norissa Santa Cruz for vice president in 2020 US elections
The alternative confronting the working class is clear: capitalist barbarism or international socialism. The Socialist Equality Party, in political solidarity with the International Committee of the Fourth International, will use this campaign to advance the struggle of the working class against capitalism. Sign up today to get involved!
“The time is now to fight for genuine socialism and an end to capitalist exploitation”
SEP presidential candidate Joseph Kishore opens 2020 campaign with address to students and supporters in Michigan
By our reporters, 29 January 2020
Workers Struggles
Finnish paper and forestry workers continue stoppage; one-day public sector strike across Portugal; wildcat strike at South Africa Toyota in Durban
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
7 February 2020
Some 15,000 Finnish forestry and paper workers have extended their strike while public sector workers struck across Portugal and South Africa Toyota workers struck over the withholding of bonuses.
Washington DC transit authority proposes cuts in services in wake of 84-day bus drivers’ strike
By Nick Barrickman, 4 February 2020
Commentary
Amidst growth of class struggle, union membership in US falls to historic lows
By Jerry White, 4 February 2020
The right-wing record of Jacinda Ardern’s government in New Zealand
By the Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand), 3 February 2020
Britain leaves the European Union: Against nationalism, For the United Socialist States of Europe!
Statement by the Socialist Equality Party (UK), 31 January 2020
Swiss newspaper raises important questions about the Harvey Weinstein trial
Why will no one in the American media do the same?
By David Walsh, 30 January 2020
The decade of socialist revolution begins
By David North and Joseph Kishore, 3 January 2020
International Youth and Students for Social Equality
Germany: IYSSE again represented in the Student Parliament at Berlin’s Humboldt University
By our reporters, 5 February 2020
Germany: Humboldt University students speak on the falsification of history and lessons from Auschwitz
Take up the fight for international socialism! Join the IYSSE!
By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (Australia), 5 February 2020
Students and young people speak out against war
4 February 2020
More than half of the world’s millennials fear a nuclear attack will happen in the next decade
By Genevieve Leigh, 4 February 2020
Book Review
An examination of the anti-immigrant campaign in early 20th century America
The Guarded Gate, by Daniel Okrent (Scribner, 2019)
By Fred Mazelis, 3 February 2020
A century after the imposition of racist immigration quotas in the US, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and racism are once again on the rise in the US and around the world.
This week in history: February 3-9
25 years ago: Russian miners strike
On February 8, 1995, more than 600,000 coal miners staged a one-day strike across Russia, shutting down mines from Sakhalin in the east to the Don River basin.
50 years ago: Yugoslavia makes trade agreement with Common Market countries
On February 6, 1970, the government of Yugoslavia signed a three-year trade agreement with the European Economic Community, also referred to as the Common Market.
75 years ago: At Yalta Conference, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin discuss post-war carve-up
On February 4, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin gathered in the Crimean resort city of Yalta to begin negotiations on the carve-up of the world in the aftermath of the Second World War.
100 years ago: New Zealand sends troops to Fiji to quell strike
On February 5, 1920, the Reform Party government of William Massey in New Zealand sent a contingent of 55 soldiers to Fiji to help the British colonial government suppress a strike of public employees.
Science
Latest UN plan to address catastrophic decline in biodiversity—more empty platitudes
By Philip Guelpa, 1 February 2020
Earth faces the sixth mass extinction of life on the planet, and all the capitalist system can provide is another toothless document.
History
An interview with Auschwitz survivor Esther Bejarano
By the editorial board, 27 January 2020
Seventy-five years since the liberation of Auschwitz
Seventy-five years after World War II: The ideological preparations for fascism and war
IYSSE holds second meeting in campaign for student parliament elections at Berlin’s Humboldt University
By our reporters, 28 January 2020
No to war against Iran! For an international movement against capitalism and war!
IYSSE holds first meeting in campaign for student parliament elections at Berlin’s Humboldt University
The New York Times' 1619 Project
Martin Luther King Jr. and the fight for social equality
By Tom Mackaman and Niles Niemuth, 23 January 2020
The New York Times’ “1619 Project”
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Shell Oil and mass killings in Africa
By Trévon Austin and Bill Van Auken, 18 December 2019
The New York Times’s 1619 Project: A racialist falsification of American and world history
By Niles Niemuth, Tom Mackaman and David North, 6 September 2019
“The saddest part of this is that the response of the Times is simply to defend their project”
An interview with historian Clayborne Carson on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- Oxford historian Richard Carwardine on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- An interview with historian Dolores Janiewski on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- Historian Gordon Wood responds to the New York Times’ defense of the 1619 Project
- A historian’s critique of the 1619 Project
- Slavery and the American Revolution: A Response to the New York Times 1619 Project
- An interview with political scientist Adolph Reed, Jr. on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- The “Irrepressible Conflict:” Slavery, the Civil War and America’s Second Revolution
- Perspectives for the coming revolution in America: Race, class and the fight for socialism
- An interview with historian Gordon Wood on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- An interview with historian James McPherson on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- An interview with historian James Oakes on the New York Times’ 1619 Project
- Historian Victoria Bynum on the inaccuracies of the New York Times 1619 Project
1619 Project director speaks at New York University
Nikole Hannah-Jones, race theory and the Holocaust
By Eric London and David North, 26 November 2019
More on the New York Times’ 1619 Project »
Mehring Books
New pamphlet from Mehring Books on the 1619 Project
24 January 2020
The response of David North and Eric London to the New York Times’ rebuff of five eminent historians’ objections to the 1619 Project is now available as an illustrated pamphlet.
Vadim Rogovin’s Bolsheviks against Stalinism 1928–1933: Leon Trotsky and the Left Opposition
A magnificent account of Stalin’s opponents in the USSR
By Andrea Peters, 21 December 2019
Stalin’s rise was neither foreordained nor a natural outgrowth of the October Revolution. The Great Russian chauvinist and bureaucrat secured power in ferocious conflict with the proletariat, peasantry and cadre of the revolutionary socialist movement.
Socialist Equality Party
UK Public Meetings:
The election of Boris Johnson and the failure of Corbynism
28 December 2019
Socialist Equality Party used UK general election to put forward a socialist perspective
Autoworkers Struggles
GM workers in Mexico thank Australian workers for support
By the WSWS Autoworker Newsletter, 10 January 2020
GM workers in Mexico thank US workers for donating to their defense fund
More on autoworkers struggles »
Socialist Equality Party
Video: 70 years after the Chinese Revolution—How the struggle for socialism was betrayed
31 October 2019
Introduction to the 1955 SWP resolution “The Third Chinese Revolution and its Aftermath”
From the archives
SWP resolution: The Third Chinese Revolution and its Aftermath
Introduction to the 1951 report to the Fourth International by Chinese Trotskyist Peng Shuzhi
From the archives
The Causes of the Victory of the Chinese Communist Party over Chiang Kai-Shek, and the CCP’s Perspectives
Mehring Books
Mehring Yayıncılık publishes new ICFI books for İstanbul Book Fair
By Ulas Atesci, 29 October 2019
Preface to the Turkish edition of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century
By David North, 2 September 2019
Preview the new publication from Mehring Books
Author’s introduction to Bolsheviks Against Stalinism 1928-1933: Leon Trotsky and the Left Opposition
By Vadim Rogovin, 30 August 2019
Now available from Mehring Books
Bolsheviks Against Stalinism 1928-1933: Leon Trotsky and the Left Opposition by Vadim Z. Rogovin
History of the ICFI
Drawing the lessons of the ICFI split—International Strategy and National Tactics: The change in the ICFI’s approach to national liberation movements
By Deepal Jayasekera, 30 September 2019
This lecture was delivered to the Socialist Equality Party (US) Summer School on July 25, 2019 by Deepal Jayasekera, Assistant Secretary of the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka
Introduction to the Turkish language edition of In Defense of Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky’s four fateful years in Prinkipo: 1929-1933
By David North, 23 September 2019
The ICFI and the Crisis of Stalinism
The World Capitalist Crisis and the Tasks of the Fourth International: An analysis of the ICFI Perspectives resolution of 1988
The International Committee’s response to the “End of History”: The March 1992 Plenum of the ICFI
The Dissolution of the USSR and the Unipolar Moment of US Imperialism
China: Thirty years since the Tiananmen Square massacre
The Political Origins and Consequences of the 1982–86 Split in the International Committee of the Fourth International
The 2020 US Elections
Joe Biden: A familiar face, a deeply reactionary record
By Patrick Martin, 23 September 2019
Amy Klobuchar: The favorite Democrat of Senate Republicans
By George Gallanis, 19 August 2019
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: #MeToo, McCarthyism and machine politics
- Beto O’Rourke: The incredible shrinking empty suit
- Kamala Harris: Law-and-order with a dose of identity politics
- Pete Buttigieg: The made-to-order political “outsider”
- Elizabeth Warren espouses economic nationalist policies aligned with Donald Trump
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