 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The wealth of Elon Musk, owner of Tesla, SpaceX and social media platform X (Twitter), has reached a staggering $442 billion, according to the latest estimate from Forbes magazine. The CUPW leadership has issued no call for postal workers to defy the impending, patently anti-democratic government-order illegalizing their strike. As for the Canadian Labour Congress, it hasn't so much as bothered to issue a press release denouncing the Liberal government's strikebreaking. The pseudo-left groups backed a war in which nearly 500,000 people lost their lives, nearly half of all the conflict-related deaths worldwide over the same period. The life story of Leonardo (1452–1519), one of history's most extraordinary intellects and artistic geniuses, always stirs the imagination. The report of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic embraces the baseless campaign fomented by the fascist right blaming a Chinese lab for starting the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to January 6, 2021, well placed informants provided detailed information to their FBI handlers on the violent plans of leading members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys militia groups, which were ignored by the FBI and in follow-up investigations into the failed coup. UM, a leading architect of DEI programs, is accommodating itself to the incoming fascistic Trump administration, which is spearheading an "America First" ideological offensive that falsely links identity politics with Marxism. With around 1,500 students–divided between five lecture halls at three locations, which were connected via livestream, the gathering was the largest general assembly at the university in years. The coalition agreements and the new administrations in Brandenburg and Thuringia send a clear message: "Business as usual!" The delusional trust and praise by the ruling class in the fascist "loco" Milei and the social devastation wrought by his first year in office make clear that capitalism has reached a fatal dead end and offers nothing but disaster. Whether or not Yoon is finally removed from office, the underlying economic and social crisis will continue to fuel political instability and the resort by the ruling class to anti-democratic methods to impose new burdens on working class. The Reserve Bank of Australia board wants to see higher unemployment levels, and greater falls in workers' real wages, before any move to cut its punitive cash rate of 4.35 percent. This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago Crippling costs for the working class are a feeding frenzy for landlords, banks and the corporations. 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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