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“The philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.”
50 Years since the Canberra Coup
Its political lessons are more critical than ever today as the ruling classes turn increasingly to authoritarian and fascistic forms of rule, above all at the very centre of imperialism in the United States...
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Its political lessons are more critical than ever today as the ruling classes turn increasingly to authoritarian and fascistic forms of rule, above all at the very centre of imperialism in the United States...
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50 Years since the Canberra Coup
In Australia, a purportedly stable capitalist parliamentary democracy, this entire democratic facade was thrust aside in 1975 in response to what was a potentially revolutionary upsurge of working-cla...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
50 Years since the Canberra Coup
Its political lessons are more critical than ever today as the ruling classes turn increasingly to authoritarian and fascistic forms of rule, above all at the very centre of imperialism in the United States...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Its political lessons are more critical than ever today as the ruling classes turn increasingly to authoritarian and fascistic forms of rule, above all at the very centre of imperialism in the United States...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Democrats move to end shutdown, bail out Trump
Just at the point of Trump’s maximum vulnerability, the Democrats intervened to prop him up.
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Just at the point of Trump’s maximum vulnerability, the Democrats intervened to prop him up.
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Democrats move to end shutdown, bail out Trump
The Democratic Party leadership is responding to the mass repudiation of Trump at the “No Kings” protests, in the streets of Chicago and at the polls November 4 by shutting down their phony display of...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Democrats move to end shutdown, bail out Trump
Just at the point of Trump’s maximum vulnerability, the Democrats intervened to prop him up.
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Just at the point of Trump’s maximum vulnerability, the Democrats intervened to prop him up.
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James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix structure, dies at 97
Watson's racist views often obfuscated his scientific achievements.
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Watson's racist views often obfuscated his scientific achievements.
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James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix structure, dies at 97
This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical advancement and from a collective scientific effort spanning decades and contin...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix structure, dies at 97
Watson's racist views often obfuscated his scientific achievements.
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Watson's racist views often obfuscated his scientific achievements.
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The Carleton Twelve
Perhaps not all of the Carleton 12 were agents. But one thing is certain: None of them were Trotskyists.
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Perhaps not all of the Carleton 12 were agents. But one thing is certain: None of them were Trotskyists.
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The Carleton Twelve
This lecture addresses the discovery that 12 prominent leaders of the Socialist Workers Party all came from the same small Midwestern college.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The Carleton Twelve
Perhaps not all of the Carleton 12 were agents. But one thing is certain: None of them were Trotskyists.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Perhaps not all of the Carleton 12 were agents. But one thing is certain: None of them were Trotskyists.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
David Neita: January 5, 1948 – October 30, 2025
While Dave had previously resisted nationalist politics, the Workers League provided him with a theoretical understanding of the role of the international working class in the struggle for socialism.
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While Dave had previously resisted nationalist politics, the Workers League provided him with a theoretical understanding of the role of the international working class in the struggle for socialism.
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David Neita: January 5, 1948 – October 30, 2025
David Neita, who played a leading role in the Workers League (predecessor of the Socialist Equality Party) during the 1970s, died on October 30 in Los Angeles at the age of 77.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
David Neita: January 5, 1948 – October 30, 2025
While Dave had previously resisted nationalist politics, the Workers League provided him with a theoretical understanding of the role of the international working class in the struggle for socialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
While Dave had previously resisted nationalist politics, the Workers League provided him with a theoretical understanding of the role of the international working class in the struggle for socialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Trump threatens unpaid air traffic controllers: “Get back to work, now!”
The defense of air traffic controllers is part of a broader struggle against authoritarianism, war and capitalist exploitation.
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The defense of air traffic controllers is part of a broader struggle against authoritarianism, war and capitalist exploitation.
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Trump threatens unpaid air traffic controllers: “Get back to work, now!”
Air traffic controllers who have not been paid during the government shutdown are selling plasma, driving Ubers and taking other jobs to feed their families.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Trump threatens unpaid air traffic controllers: “Get back to work, now!”
The defense of air traffic controllers is part of a broader struggle against authoritarianism, war and capitalist exploitation.
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The defense of air traffic controllers is part of a broader struggle against authoritarianism, war and capitalist exploitation.
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After granting clemency to nearly 1,600 January 6 foot soldiers, Trump has now pardoned his top coup lawyers and fake electors, several of whom still face state charges for their role in the 2020 election conspiracy.
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Trump pardons January 6 coup architects and fake electors
After granting clemency to nearly 1,600 January 6 foot soldiers, Trump has now pardoned his top coup lawyers and fake electors, several of whom still face state charges for their role in the 2020 elec...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
After granting clemency to nearly 1,600 January 6 foot soldiers, Trump has now pardoned his top coup lawyers and fake electors, several of whom still face state charges for their role in the 2020 election conspiracy.
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Alan Gelfand:A fighter for socialism and historical truth
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Alan Gelfand:A fighter for socialism and historical truth
Alan Gelfand: A fighter for socialism and historical truth
Alan Gelfand, whose lawsuit against the US government led to the exposure of high-level agents of the FBI and Soviet secret police in the Socialist Workers Party, died Wednesday, October 29, in Los An...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Alan Gelfand:A fighter for socialism and historical truth
www.wsws.org/en/special/p...
Alan Gelfand:A fighter for socialism and historical truth
Trump intensifies immigration Gestapo terror in Chicago
While Democrats are calling on residents to trust the courts and wait for legal remedies, the Trump regime has already made it clear that it will defy rulings that interfere with its operations.
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While Democrats are calling on residents to trust the courts and wait for legal remedies, the Trump regime has already made it clear that it will defy rulings that interfere with its operations.
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Trump intensifies immigration Gestapo terror in Chicago
In the course of the assault on the city, Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino has appeared in multiple videos physically assaulting, tackling and tossing teargas canisters at demonstrators and journali...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Trump intensifies immigration Gestapo terror in Chicago
While Democrats are calling on residents to trust the courts and wait for legal remedies, the Trump regime has already made it clear that it will defy rulings that interfere with its operations.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
While Democrats are calling on residents to trust the courts and wait for legal remedies, the Trump regime has already made it clear that it will defy rulings that interfere with its operations.
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San Diego workers speak out as hunger and homelessness surge
“We’re trying to stock up before things get worse. In a few weeks, these lines will be three times as long.”
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“We’re trying to stock up before things get worse. In a few weeks, these lines will be three times as long.”
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San Diego workers speak out as hunger and homelessness surge
Workers in San Diego spoke to the WSWS about empty fridges, lost benefits and the daily struggle to feed their families.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:13 AM
San Diego workers speak out as hunger and homelessness surge
“We’re trying to stock up before things get worse. In a few weeks, these lines will be three times as long.”
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“We’re trying to stock up before things get worse. In a few weeks, these lines will be three times as long.”
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Dmitri Shostakovich, at the age of 18, composed his First Symphony 100 years ago
His music can’t be fully appreciated apart from the October Revolution, which created the circumstances under which it was composed.
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His music can’t be fully appreciated apart from the October Revolution, which created the circumstances under which it was composed.
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Dmitri Shostakovich, at the age of 18, composed his First Symphony 100 years ago
Shostakovich is remembered by contemporaries who were interviewed many decades later as a student of single-minded determination, even as a young teenager.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Dmitri Shostakovich, at the age of 18, composed his First Symphony 100 years ago
His music can’t be fully appreciated apart from the October Revolution, which created the circumstances under which it was composed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
His music can’t be fully appreciated apart from the October Revolution, which created the circumstances under which it was composed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi defies Turkish state’s intervention on its program
The Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi – Dördüncü Enternasyonal rejects the demands to change or remove the demands in our Program
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The Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi – Dördüncü Enternasyonal rejects the demands to change or remove the demands in our Program
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Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi defies Turkish state’s intervention on its program
The Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi, which was officially established in August in Turkey, received a letter from the Supreme Court of Appeals Prosecutor’s Office demanding that it change its program. It ca...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi defies Turkish state’s intervention on its program
The Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi – Dördüncü Enternasyonal rejects the demands to change or remove the demands in our Program
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi – Dördüncü Enternasyonal rejects the demands to change or remove the demands in our Program
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Online meeting November 16: Build rank-and-file committees to fight layoffs and hunger!
The government shutdown, having now lasted more than a month, is deliberate economic blackmail aimed at starving workers and dismantling social programs.
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The government shutdown, having now lasted more than a month, is deliberate economic blackmail aimed at starving workers and dismantling social programs.
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Online meeting November 16: Build rank-and-file committees to fight layoffs and hunger!
The trillions hoarded by the billionaires must be expropriated and used to meet social needs: secure, well-paid jobs for all, healthcare, housing, education, and the eradication of hunger and poverty.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Online meeting November 16: Build rank-and-file committees to fight layoffs and hunger!
The government shutdown, having now lasted more than a month, is deliberate economic blackmail aimed at starving workers and dismantling social programs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The government shutdown, having now lasted more than a month, is deliberate economic blackmail aimed at starving workers and dismantling social programs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Reposted by Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org
For those of you who STILL haven't figured out that Sanders is a great, big, massive-ass DNC tool.
Bernie Sanders promotes nationalist poison in interview with New York Times
According to Sanders, American workers should consider workers in China (and Canada, Mexico and elsewhere) not as class allies in the struggle against capitalism, but as enemies
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
According to Sanders, American workers should consider workers in China (and Canada, Mexico and elsewhere) not as class allies in the struggle against capitalism, but as enemies
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Bernie Sanders promotes nationalist poison in interview with <em>New York Times</em>
Nothing could more clearly expose the deeply reactionary role of Sanders and his pseudo-left supporters than their attempt to divert the growing opposition of the working class to Donald Trump and the...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
For those of you who STILL haven't figured out that Sanders is a great, big, massive-ass DNC tool.
Reposted by Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org
Bernie Sanders is arguing for protectionism, "strong borders," and "nationalism." These right-wing positions have nothing to do with socialism or the interests of the working class. Sanders is a charlatan who serves capital. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Bernie Sanders promotes nationalist poison in interview with <em>New York Times</em>
Nothing could more clearly expose the deeply reactionary role of Sanders and his pseudo-left supporters than their attempt to divert the growing opposition of the working class to Donald Trump and the...
www.wsws.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Bernie Sanders is arguing for protectionism, "strong borders," and "nationalism." These right-wing positions have nothing to do with socialism or the interests of the working class. Sanders is a charlatan who serves capital. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Musk sits atop a paper fortune, whose connection to underlying economic activity is largely a cover. It is, in the classic definition of a Ponzi scheme, indistinguishable from a normal business as long as the money flowing in exceeds the money flowing out.
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Elon Musk’s $1 trillion payout and the case for expropriation
The awarding of Musk’s pay package is, at the same time, a declaration of intent by the ruling class to massively impoverish the working class through layoffs, austerity and the destruction of social ...
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November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Musk sits atop a paper fortune, whose connection to underlying economic activity is largely a cover. It is, in the classic definition of a Ponzi scheme, indistinguishable from a normal business as long as the money flowing in exceeds the money flowing out.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
𝘈 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦: Kathryn Bigelow’s film about the danger of nuclear war
Despite its unflattering depiction of US missile defense, and the dread and terror of nuclear war that it evokes, the film is weak in important respects.
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Despite its unflattering depiction of US missile defense, and the dread and terror of nuclear war that it evokes, the film is weak in important respects.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
<em>A House of Dynamite</em>: Kathryn Bigelow’s film about the danger of nuclear war
If one is prepared to suspend one’s disbelief to an extent, <em>A House of Dynamite</em> has genuine value in evoking the horrifying threat of nuclear warfare.
www.wsws.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
𝘈 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦: Kathryn Bigelow’s film about the danger of nuclear war
Despite its unflattering depiction of US missile defense, and the dread and terror of nuclear war that it evokes, the film is weak in important respects.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Despite its unflattering depiction of US missile defense, and the dread and terror of nuclear war that it evokes, the film is weak in important respects.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Alan Gelfand: A fighter for socialism and historical truth
Alan fought indefatigably for the building of the Trotskyist movement.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Alan fought indefatigably for the building of the Trotskyist movement.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Alan Gelfand: A fighter for socialism and historical truth
Alan Gelfand, whose lawsuit against the US government led to the exposure of high-level agents of the FBI and Soviet secret police in the Socialist Workers Party, died Wednesday, October 29, in Los An...
www.wsws.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Alan Gelfand: A fighter for socialism and historical truth
Alan fought indefatigably for the building of the Trotskyist movement.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Alan fought indefatigably for the building of the Trotskyist movement.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Elon Musk’s $1 trillion payout and the case for expropriation
Musk’s pay package is, at the same time, a declaration of intent by the ruling class to massively impoverish the working class through layoffs, austerity and the destruction of social programs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Musk’s pay package is, at the same time, a declaration of intent by the ruling class to massively impoverish the working class through layoffs, austerity and the destruction of social programs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Elon Musk’s $1 trillion payout and the case for expropriation
The awarding of Musk’s pay package is, at the same time, a declaration of intent by the ruling class to massively impoverish the working class through layoffs, austerity and the destruction of social ...
www.wsws.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Elon Musk’s $1 trillion payout and the case for expropriation
Musk’s pay package is, at the same time, a declaration of intent by the ruling class to massively impoverish the working class through layoffs, austerity and the destruction of social programs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Musk’s pay package is, at the same time, a declaration of intent by the ruling class to massively impoverish the working class through layoffs, austerity and the destruction of social programs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Bernie Sanders promotes nationalist poison in interview with New York Times
According to Sanders, American workers should consider workers in China (and Canada, Mexico and elsewhere) not as class allies in the struggle against capitalism, but as enemies
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
According to Sanders, American workers should consider workers in China (and Canada, Mexico and elsewhere) not as class allies in the struggle against capitalism, but as enemies
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Bernie Sanders promotes nationalist poison in interview with <em>New York Times</em>
Nothing could more clearly expose the deeply reactionary role of Sanders and his pseudo-left supporters than their attempt to divert the growing opposition of the working class to Donald Trump and the...
www.wsws.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Bernie Sanders promotes nationalist poison in interview with New York Times
According to Sanders, American workers should consider workers in China (and Canada, Mexico and elsewhere) not as class allies in the struggle against capitalism, but as enemies
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
According to Sanders, American workers should consider workers in China (and Canada, Mexico and elsewhere) not as class allies in the struggle against capitalism, but as enemies
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The same government that has showered financed continuous war, slashed taxes for the rich and diverted funds during the shutdown to pay the military and the immigration Gestapo, now declares that feeding the poor would impair the public interest.
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Trump seeks Supreme Court help in denying food to millions, as hundreds of flights are cancelled
As the longest government shutdown in US history continued, Trump’s Justice Department appealed to the highest court to block an order to resume food stamps.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The same government that has showered financed continuous war, slashed taxes for the rich and diverted funds during the shutdown to pay the military and the immigration Gestapo, now declares that feeding the poor would impair the public interest.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Reposted by Jacob Crosse | WSWS.org
Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, “A House of Dynamite,” conveys the terror and urgent threat of nuclear war. But, true to form, Bigelow whitewashes US imperialism and accepts its propaganda uncritically. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
<em>A House of Dynamite</em>: Kathryn Bigelow’s film about the danger of nuclear war
If one is prepared to suspend one’s disbelief to an extent, <em>A House of Dynamite</em> has genuine value in evoking the horrifying threat of nuclear warfare.
www.wsws.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, “A House of Dynamite,” conveys the terror and urgent threat of nuclear war. But, true to form, Bigelow whitewashes US imperialism and accepts its propaganda uncritically. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Elon Musk, world’s richest man, awarded $1 trillion pay package
The agreement allows Tesla’s board, largely consisting of Musk’s cronies, to award him the shares even if he fails to meet the goals set out.
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The agreement allows Tesla’s board, largely consisting of Musk’s cronies, to award him the shares even if he fails to meet the goals set out.
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Elon Musk, world’s richest man, awarded $1 trillion pay package
The massive payout for Musk sends a clear message from Wall Street that the sky is the limit for CEO pay and the enrichment of the financial oligarchy.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Elon Musk, world’s richest man, awarded $1 trillion pay package
The agreement allows Tesla’s board, largely consisting of Musk’s cronies, to award him the shares even if he fails to meet the goals set out.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The agreement allows Tesla’s board, largely consisting of Musk’s cronies, to award him the shares even if he fails to meet the goals set out.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
In his victory speech, Mamdani invoked the name of the great American socialist Eugene V. Debs. Yet he omitted Debs’ essential conclusion: “The working class will never be emancipated by the grace of the capitalist class but only by overthrowing that class.”
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The political and class issues in Mamdani’s victory in New York City
The election of Mamdani reflects growing social anger and opposition to Trump—aspirations that Mamdani’s program cannot address.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In his victory speech, Mamdani invoked the name of the great American socialist Eugene V. Debs. Yet he omitted Debs’ essential conclusion: “The working class will never be emancipated by the grace of the capitalist class but only by overthrowing that class.”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Death toll rises to 12 in UPS air disaster in Louisville, Kentucky, involving plane just serviced for cracked fuel tank
Such disasters as Monday’s crash will continue as long as all decisions affecting safety are subordinated to profit.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Such disasters as Monday’s crash will continue as long as all decisions affecting safety are subordinated to profit.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Death toll rises to 12 in UPS air disaster in Louisville, Kentucky, involving plane just serviced for cracked fuel tank
More information will emerge, but what can be said for certain is that ruthless cost-cutting and profiteering by the capitalist ruling class make such disasters inevitable.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Death toll rises to 12 in UPS air disaster in Louisville, Kentucky, involving plane just serviced for cracked fuel tank
Such disasters as Monday’s crash will continue as long as all decisions affecting safety are subordinated to profit.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Such disasters as Monday’s crash will continue as long as all decisions affecting safety are subordinated to profit.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...