 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Students have taken a courageous stand. But their actions anticipate an even more powerful movement in the working class. The issues they have raised can only be resolved not on the campuses but in the factories, warehouses, railroads and docks. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday that a military assault on Rafah "would be an unbearable escalation, killing thousands more civilians and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee." This underscores the potential internationally for students protesting the genocide to mobilize the working class to halt the genocide and the war. Students at University College Dublin protested the visit of the former Democratic Party speaker of the US House of Representatives who had been invited to receive an honorary degree. The fascist ex-president suggested possible prosecution of Biden, immunity for police violence, and the military round-up of 20 million immigrants. Last week's oral arguments before the US Supreme Court on Donald Trump's claim that he cannot be prosecuted for any actions he took while president, including his attempted coup of January 6, 2021, brought out divisions among the nine justices over criminality in the White House. Even if industrial action is called, this will be of a token character with no call for support from other steelworkers in Britain, Europe and internationally. And without such an appeal workers will continue to be played off against one another in an endless race to the bottom. The CAQ government is determined to push through an employer-dictated construction industry "modernization," aimed at boosting profits at the expense of workers' jobs and safety. We encourage spreading this initiative to campuses across the country and drawing in broader layers, including working-class youth and workers in key industries, to defend the encampments against attack from the corporate media and political establishment. General Motors announced last Friday the shutdown of its manufacturing plants in Colombia and Ecuador, eliminating about 1,300 jobs, along with thousands more indirectly. The decision raises the prospect of turmoil in international currency markets where the Japanese yen has been falling and hit its lowest rate against the dollar in 34 years on Monday. Teamsters Local 952 rushed through a sellout agreement for OCTA bus operators with a very slim majority and a sizable abstention. The unions called the rallies in order to block any mobilisation of the working class and to bolster illusions in the deeply discredited Labour Party, which agrees with austerity and with New Zealand's integration into US imperialist wars. The ongoing Israeli mass murder in Gaza and stepped up brutality and repression on the West Bank provide immediate, living context, if such be needed, for Farah Nabulsi's film. A new law will extend arbitrary police powers, enabling the state to limit and ban protests. Students in the UK have taken action in solidarity with those in the US facing down fierce police repression and fascist violence to protest the imperialist-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. 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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