Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The state-led crackdown on workers' rights underscores the ruling elite's embrace of authoritarianism to enforce its class war agenda of austerity and war, and that to defend their jobs, workplace benefits, right to strike and public services, workers in Canada and around the world confront a political struggle over which class controls society's resources and to what end. The bombing is the latest in a series of assassinations of high-ranking Russian military and political figures carried out by Ukrainian forces and marks the highest-ranking Russian military figure to have been assassinated. Starmer has made 16 international trips since Labour formed a government in July, with the most common reason being to escalate the imperialist-backed war against Russia. For the past several weeks, panicky reports and conspiracy theories have proliferated of "mystery" drones along the eastern seaboard of the US. They have been spearheaded by far-right political forces and social media influencers and facilitated by wall-to-wall coverage by the corporate media, including the broadcast networks and the cable news channels. The Pennsylvania judges involved in the scandal, both Democrats, pocketed millions for selling children to for-profit prisons. Justin Trudeau's prime ministership and his Liberal government hang by a thread after his Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned from the cabinet Monday morning in a manner calculated to inflict maximum political damage. The nomination of Johnson makes clear that threats of military operations and a reckless tariff war against Mexico are not just bluster, as US imperialism resorts to the most brutal methods to recolonize Latin America. Trump's plans, published as the Canadian government began moving to ban the Canada Post strike, demonstrates his government is preparing historic attacks on the working class. Briana Boston, 42, was arrested on charges of "written threat to kill or injure—conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism" and faces up to 15 years in prison. Social media videos showed rescue efforts through the night trying to reach some people yelling under the rubble, including in a three-storey structure that collapsed onto its lower floors. On Monday, federal judge David Lawson of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ordered the UAW to produce records and documents the union had been withholding in an effort to block an investigation into ongoing corruption within the UAW bureaucracy presently led by UAW President Shawn Fain. The metalworkers defending their right to strike and the millions of others demanding a decent minimum wage must be mobilized on the basis of a programme of struggle against war and genocide and in defence of democratic rights. As major economies struggle to maintain even positive growth, money is pouring into US financial markets from the rest of the world. Coppell, Lewisville, Plano, and Richardson ISD all slated to close schools, citing budget shortfalls and declining enrollment, but this fails to explain broader nationwide trends. Outraged protests by artists against the genocide and institutions with connections to the Zionist regime continue. The measures, including a ban on face masks at protests and restrictions on where they can be held, are an attempt to criminalise public opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Jess Patience's death came after numerous complaints were reportedly made to management and the government safety regulator about safety at the site in Rokewood, Victoria. The resident staff was scheduled for a three-day strike this week, seeking relief from poverty wages, burnout and other workplace hazards. The decision, intended to block an expected win by Calin Georgescu, a neo-fascist candidate who had expressed skepticism of the war against Russia, shows bourgeois democracy is rotting on its feet. The installation of François Bayrou as prime minister with the support of the NFP hands the mantle of official parliamentary opposition to Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally. 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. We're powered by the support of our readers and workers. Make a contribution today to the World Socialist Web Site. This email was sent to alitealbum.wsws@blogger.com. If you want to, you can unsubscribe. We rely on your financial support and your participation. Copyright © 2024, World Socialist Web Site, wsws.org. All rights reserved.
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