 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The penetration of GPU agents into the Fourth International played a fatal role in the assassination of Trotsky. Sometimes upwards of 100 people were killed in a single assault. Mass killings continued as the victims fled back toward Yemen. Mass graves are being dug at crossing points along the border. In an exercise in damage control after expressing his indifference, the US President offered platitudes to the survivors of the deadliest wildfire in more than 100 years. Footage of escaping locals jumping into Okanagan Lake as the flames travelled down the ridge from West Kelowna has been shared widely on social media. While at the time of this writing no lives have been lost, numerous life-threatening events transpired overnight Sunday and throughout Monday. An understanding of the gang-up of the corporations, the Biden administration and the UAW bureaucracy, is essential for autoworkers to prepare their own strategy and organizational structures to fight for their interests. Voting is scheduled to close Tuesday at 11 AM eastern time on the contract covering 340,000 Ups workers in the United States. The action follows Trump's decision not to hold a press conference to present "evidence" to support his bogus claims of a stolen election in the state. The political lessons of the 1953 Hartal are critical for the working class not only in Sri Lanka but internationally as class struggles around the world intensify. The events of 70 years ago have a direct relevance to workers in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of last year's April-July uprising. Commemorating Wije Dias in war-torn northern Sri Lanka is significant because only the SEP has consistently fought for the unity of the working class and opposed both Sinhala chauvinism and Tamil separatism. Joan Caylà, a member of the Spanish Epidemiology Society (SEE) warned that "infections are increasing in the middle of summer instead of going down." The marked slowdown in China, amid growing financial problems, is a particular expression of significant global trends. "I agree with anti-war sentiment, there is no reason to censor anti-war views, if anything that makes you pro-war! I hate the war in Ukraine, I hate war in general. I don't see any point to it." A union-backed resolution, "Tripartism—Labor at its best," vowed to instal union bureaucrats in all government-employer bodies. Demonstrators marched at the University of the Republic to commemorate the killing of student Liber Arce by Uruguayan police while salt miners and Toronto grocery workers are among those continuing strikes in the Canadian province of Ontario. As the school year resumes, educators face huge challenges from "learning loss" among students arising from the ongoing trauma of the pandemic and years of chronic underfunding of public education. While the results did not alter the make-up of the national parliament, the election provided a measure of the rising opposition to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Pakatan Harapan coalition. To prevent the federal mediator, the Democrats and the trade unions from defeating the strike, the nurses must break out of their isolation and turn toward the working class for support. With their contract expiration only hours away, the Detroit Federation of Teachers announced a last minute deal to prevent a strike by 4,000 educators. 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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