Trump’s speech on the elections: A ruling class in crisis lurches toward dictatorship

Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Trump’s speech on the elections: A ruling class in crisis lurches toward dictatorship The speech, manic and at times barely coherent, was the expression of an administration and a ruling class in the grip of a staggering crisis. Read more US broadens bombardment of Iran to civilian infrastructure The United States military bombed bridges, a railway station, an airport and the control tower of Iran's only deep-water ocean port on Friday, the seventh consecutive day of strikes, extending its assault from military targets to the infrastructure of civilian life. Read more As wildfire smoke engulfs factories and workplaces, workers demand lives before profit As hazardous wildfire smoke filled the air and workers collapsed from the heat and contaminated air, production continued full tilt at factories and worksites across the affected regions with the full support of the all the various trade union bureaucracies. Read more Trump administration shields Taylor Farms and Taco Bell, as thousands are poisoned in cyclosporiasis outbreak Federal health officials identified the agribusiness giant behind the worst parasite outbreak in American history, then left it to the company to decide when to tell the public and what to withdraw. Read more Burnham promises Labour’s “last chance for change” he can’t deliver Not only will the new Labour Party leader continue in all fundamentals Starmer’s agenda of austerity and war, he will escalate it. Read more Oppose nationalist chauvinism following England-Argentina FIFA World Cup game! The FIFA World Cup finals have been severely tainted by their exploitation by the political establishments and mass media of Argentina and Britain to whip up a frenzy of nationalist chauvinism that workers everywhere must oppose. Read more The Panama Canal crisis and US imperialism’s neocolonial drive against Latin America This crisis is a landmark in the decomposition of the post-Cold War order and the descent of the capitalist powers into military conflict over the re-division of the world. Read more “We’re not animals”: Hundreds turn out for viewing for Lorenzo Salgado, as ICE rampage continues nationwide The line of mourners wrapped around the building, cars continued to pull into the parking lot throughout the evening, and people brought flowers and condolence cards and spoke together in Spanish and English as they waited. Read more Hyundai autoworkers in South Korea take strike action The Korean Metal Workers’ Union is isolating the Hyundai strike from other sections of the working class and limiting its impact while orchestrating a sell-out deal behind the scenes. Read more AEU-Labor government trying to ram through sell-out of Victorian educators: Vote no! Form rank-and-file committees! The Committee for Public Education, a rank-and-file educators’ network, calls on teachers and educators to repudiate the government-AEU conspiracy against their rights, including by voting “no” in the union’s rushed ballot. Read more The fight against the far right in Australia: Lessons from One Nation’s history The far-right and anti-immigrant One Nation is a toxic byproduct of the reactionary program implemented by Labor and the corporatised trade union bureaucracy. Read more Far-right Alternative for Germany sets out blueprint for power in Saxony-Anhalt The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to take power in September’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt. Its government programme reads like a fascistic wish list for authoritarian rule. Read more Berlin: multiple protests against Rheinmetall armaments factory The streets of Berlin have become the centre of a growing confrontation with the German state over the presence in the heart of the city of the Rheinmetall armaments factory. Read more Ninety years since the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War July 17 marked the ninetieth anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The coup was a decisive event in the Spanish Revolution (1931-39). The defeat of the revolution was a seminal experience of the 20th century whose lessons are critical for the class struggle in the 21st century. Read more Turkish police attack teachers in Ankara: “No money” for education, billions for war and corporations Police detained 52 teachers in Ankara on Thursday as they marched between ministries demanding a legal base salary. The government says there is no money — while military spending reaches $US30 billion. Read more PEN America president resigns over organization’s pro-Zionist statement The president of PEN America has resigned over an article published by the organization that blames discrimination against Israeli and Jewish writers on cultural boycotts by anti-genocide activists. Read more Wages plummet in New Zealand Wages fell 6.4 percent between 2021 and 2026, the biggest decline among OECD countries, while the banks made tens of billions of dollars and the fortunes of the super-rich hit record levels. Read more Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia India: Manipur government employees continue indefinite statewide strike; Panipat refinery workers demonstrate in Haryana; Sri Lanka: Railway gatekeepers demonstrate over unpaid allowances; Australia: More BHP workers vote to strike in the Pilbara; Peabody locks out Wambo mine workers again in NSW. Read more About the WSWS The World Socialist Web Site is published by the International Committee of the Fourth International, the world Trotskyist movement, and its affiliated sections in the Socialist Equality Parties around the world. Find out more about joining the Socialist Equality Party. We’re powered by the support of our readers and workers. Make a contribution today to the World Socialist Web Site. This email was sent to alitealbum.wsws@blogger.com. If you want to, you can unsubscribe. We rely on your financial support and your participation. Copyright © 2024, World Socialist Web Site, wsws.org. All rights reserved.