 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. As the year 2023 draws to a close, the contrast between the objective reality of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the delusional fantasy promoted by capitalist politicians and the corporate media has never been greater. Israel's government is seeking a war it could not seriously contemplate without having been assured in advance of US support. Amid Israel's genocide in Gaza and US preparations for war in the Middle East targeting Iran, rising tensions between Ankara and Kurdish nationalists point to the danger of another war in Syria and Iraq. Amid the raging wars in Ukraine and Gaza, Venezuela and Guyana are aligning themselves with the rival sides of a future Third World War. We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by Julie Hyland, a member of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site and for many years the assistant national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (UK). We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by Clara Weiss, the national secretary of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (US) and member of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site. Concerns grow about Wall Street's "everything rally." The AMA's repression of peaceful protesters reflects the organization's class character and history as a pillar of profit-driven healthcare and US imperialism. Police last week raided left-wing and immigrant organisations in Berlin that had expressed solidarity with Palestine, confiscating computers and leaflets. Conditions in the nickel industry are growing worse as the Widodo government offers the working class as a highly exploited labor source for global companies. The BJP's "victory" does not express any widespread enthusiasm for its pro-investor and Hindu supremacist policies. Rather it is the outcome of the right-wing policies that the opposition Congress Party and its allies in the Stalinist-led Left Front have pursued for decades. As household incomes fall, Michigan now ranks 12th in the US in terms of percentage of families living in poverty. This year's holiday season is marked by growing working-class financial stress, poverty and homelessness, while the ruling class celebrates a near-record on the share market under the Labor government. As early as next year, 4 billion euros are to be saved at the VW core brand, and as much as 10 billion euros by 2026. The return on sales is to increase from 3.4 to 6.5 percent as a result. The price for this doubling of profits will be borne by the workforce. Haynes has made a number of intelligent films and television series, including Safe, Dark Waters and Mildred Pierce. He is a sensitive filmmaker, with an instinctive opposition to the status quo. Continuing retirees' protests over poverty joined by striking steelworkers, electrical workers and goldsmiths against Iran's authoritarian government; doctors in general practices begin walkout in Germany to demand more funding for healthcare; further pay strike by transport workers in Northern Ireland causes major disruption 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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