 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Nearly 10,000 men, women and children in the US have already died or been injured in gun-related violence from all causes, in the first less than two months of 2023. Anger erupted at the town hall meeting Wednesday night as officials tried to downplay the dangers facing residents after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train and the decision by the railroad to burn toxic chemicals contained in tanker cars. New details confirm that the February 3 crash could have been prevented had workers' warnings been heeded regarding profit-driven policies, such as Precision Scheduled Railroading. The apologetic justification provided by Chris Lynn Hedges for sharing a platform with the right and even fascists in the fraudulent Feb 19 "Rage Against the War Machine" rally is hard to equal as an example of political disorientation, outright ignorance and self-deluding demagogy. Numerous experts, and even official reports, have been predicting earthquakes along Turkey's fault lines on a scientific and historical basis for years. It was known that some of the earthquakes with the highest loss of life throughout history have occurred in Antioch. The decision to shoot down the balloons was clearly politically motivated, aimed at creating a climate of panic, fear and hysteria aimed at demonizing China and further militarizing air and space. With a further of escalation well underway, the war is already destabilizing the entire region, threatening to ever more directly draw in neighboring countries. Republicans have demanded Former Biden chief medical advisor Dr Anthony Fauci testify on the Wuhan lab leak theory. Behind the backs of the workforce, the general works council and management at Ford have agreed to cut 3,800 jobs across Europe over the next three years. Around 1,200 remaining workers at the Stellantis Belvidere Assembly Plant face the Februrary 28 closure of their plant, leaving them with gut wrenching choices. Corbyn's permanent expulsion from the Parliamentary Labour Party is the outcome of his own political cowardice and hostility to the class struggle. World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to university staff at the halfway point of their scheduled 18 days of strike action this February-March. The tragic death of two young workers, Dylan Langridge and Trevor Davis, highlights the ongoing refusal of mining corporations, governments and unions to implement basic safety measures. The comparison of the current, bogus, UAW runoff election to the heroic 1937 Flint sitdown strike along with the claim of worker apathy for low rank-and-file turnout is utterly false. More than 10,500 people are displaced across the North Island, tens of thousands of people are without water and power, and there is soaring demand for food parcels in Auckland. The government's ongoing attempts to postpone the elections is a part of its broader attacks on the social and democratic rights of working people who are beginning to rise up against its brutal austerity measures. Hundreds turned out to oppose Temple University's aggressive attempts to intimidate students and force striking grad students to accept poverty wages. The talks come seven months after an explosive article in Reuters revealed that a Hyundai-owned metal stamping plant had hired children as young as 12. The central concern of all sections of the political and media establishment is that workers should not draw broad political conclusions from the life-wrenching experiences they are undergoing. The administration at Cal Poly Humboldt made the abrupt decision to prioritize its on-campus housing for first-year freshmen and transferring students, forcing second-year students to be evicted and find alternative housing at the start of the next semester. Air pollution has caused an estimated 25,000 deaths in Delhi since the beginning of 2021. Doctors' strike continues in Madrid, Spain, with mass demonstration; Three day nationwide strike by UK university academics over pay and conditions; French workers continue strikes against pension reform; National strike in Belgium in defence of wages; Municipal workers strike in cities across the Netherlands; Lebanese teachers' strike over pay and conditions enters seventh week; Strikes and protests by Iranian workers; Residents in Zenzele, South Africa march to demand public services 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.
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