 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted this week to allocate a record amount of money to fund war all over the world, including a major buildup of the US nuclear forces. MacKinnon's move is an attack not just on postal workers, but the entire working class. It marks the third time since August that the Liberal government, without even referring to a parliamentary vote, has arbitrarily robbed workers of their supposedly constitutionally protected right to strike. Now more than ever, the central issue is to mobilize the social power of the entire working class. Every worker has a stake in our struggle and we must make them aware of that. After the regime change in Damascus, while Israel was invading Syria and destroying its defense infrastructure, Blinken visited Turkey and Turkish intelligence chief Kalın went to Damascus to meet with HTS leader al-Jolani. The congress unanimously passed two resolutions, "War, the class struggle and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party" and "Free Bogdan Syrotiuk!", after extensive and engaged discussion. All delegates spoke with the evident benefit of the last two years of intense political activity and theoretical education. This resolution was passed unanimously at the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (UK), held November 29--December 2. The declaration of war on the VW workforce heralds a new era in social policy that affects more than just Volkswagen. Just as the ruling class is once again focusing on rearmament and projecting military force in foreign policy, it is also focused on confrontation in social policy. The two are inextricably linked. Pioneered by the Obama administration and the Affordable Care Act, value-based care has become an important mechanism for subordinating all health services to corporate profits. The same president who has promised to deploy the military to deport undocumented immigrants and even their citizen relatives will use similar ruthless methods against the working class, against whom such measures are ultimately aimed. The IYSSE in New York and New Jersey demands that New York University's bans on pro-Palestinian faculty and students be lifted immediately. It is only one step from banning books to burning them, as the Nazis did. Commitments have been made to boost consumption and loosen monetary policy but there is little detail of what measures the government will undertake. As part of the aggressive US-led plans for war with China, the Australian Labor government is reviving transparent neo-colonialism in the Pacific. Despite widespread outrage over the layoffs and budget cuts, the CFA union is making clear it will passively accept the attacks. At a board meeting on Wednesday night, educators, parents and students in Chicago exploded in anger against the proposed plans to close seven charter schools. US imperialism has not only encouraged a partnership between the CGT union apparatus and Milei, but sees it as a model for the incoming Trump administration. India: Dock workers at 12 major government ports prepare for strike; Taiwan telecommunication workers demand wage rise; Australia: Qantas maintenance engineers on strike; Coca-Cola factory workers in New South Wales walk out; New Zealand nurses hold rolling strikes 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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