 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. On Saturday, May 4, the International Committee of the Fourth International will hold an online rally to celebrate May Day. This year's rally is of exceptional importance. An official Israel Defense Forces statement explained that the strikes on Lebanon were not carried out in response to any specific attack but as "part of the effort to destroy [Hezbollah's] infrastructure in the border area." Both the attorney for Trump and the Department of Justice representative agreed that the president must have broad immunity from prosecution for actions taken in his capacity as commander-in-chief. The 2020 conviction of former film producer Harvey Weinstein was thrown out on Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals, which found that he had been denied the right to a fair trial. The World Health Organization published a consensus statement on airborne pathogens, finally aligning the WHO with scientists who presented evidence of this early in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, but with no guidance on what measures should now be taken on the pandemic. Ten years after the disastrous switch of the city of 100,000's water supply it is more than apparent that this was a bipartisan crime in which the Obama Administration's policies played a central role. Better than expected profits are the result of a $3 billion cost cutting plan that will reduce UPS's "dependency on labor" Apart from the US, where there are mounting concerns over the levels of government debt, major industrial countries are in grip of a marked economic slowdown. At a press conference, two Polish ministers made abundantly clear that the new school programme is not about imparting neutral knowledge about first aid and disaster control, but instead is aimed at creating a militaristic culture. Royal Mail has a set of capabilities for spying on its employees that would be the envy (or at least equal) of any secret police force in the world. Rather than oppose this, the Communication Workers Union appears fully on board. Families of some of the 29 workers killed in the 2010 coal mine disaster are continuing their fight for answers about why authorities dropped charges against Pike River Coal chief executive Peter Whittall over the extremely dangerous conditions in the mine. A laid-off Foxtrot worker said, "This whole situation makes you realize how under capitalism, everything is temporary, and anyone can be discarded.. Belgian postal workers begin stoppages against job cuts and restructuring involving race to bottom with Amazon and other parcel companies; general strike in West Bank after Israeli forces kill 10 Palestinians, bringing total deaths since October to 500; Kenyan doctors continue national stoppage to demand permanent contracts, defy government threats to sack them or make them all temporary 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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