 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists condemns with contempt the smear campaign based on the claim that the International Committee's "negligence" in security matters was to blame for the arrest of our comrade, Bogdan Syrotiuk. The European response to Trump is no less reactionary than the fascist president's own policy. It is to rearm, rearm and rearm some more. The world's richest man is systematically seeking to build the world's largest database to direct benefit cutoffs and mass political repression. In small towns and large cities, protesters denounced attacks on immigrants and federal workers spearheaded by billionaires Musk and Trump. The SGP is running in the early federal elections on February 23 to oppose the all-party coalition for war and social cuts, and to build an international movement against war and capitalism. Marie Curie revealed that the Labour Party's savage cut to the winter fuel payments will leave 44,000 terminally ill pensioners without the much-needed payment worth up to £300. The promotion of such backward sentiments, for which the players are by no means chiefly responsible, underscores the real dangers confronting North American workers as the rival capitalist elites whip up national chauvinism. While USAID is well known for prosecuting US imperialism's foreign policy objectives, the cutoff of its limited aid to contain disease and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa will have a devastating impact. The NSW nurses union has not held a single event opposing the Gaza genocide, but did hold a protest last week vilifying two lowly health workers who made backward comments about Israel. To enforce the escalating attack on free speech, the committee recommended changes to allow universities to discipline or dismiss employees accused of "hate speech." The core issue in the strike's failure is that the union leaders represent the interests of private transport companies rather than those of drivers and other workers. The ruling class and the government fear that local workers' struggles outside the control of the trade union confederations could trigger mass action across the country. The Indian budget for 2025–26 provides massive subsidies for corporations, tax cuts for a wealthy few and increased military spending, while slashing social spending for impoverished workers and toilers. Flood threats remained in effect across Kentucky on Monday following heavy rainfall and snowmelt that devastated communities and killed at least 12 people, including a mother and her 7-year-old child. With wind-chill temperatures near zero, residents were forced to evacuate as first responders used boats, rafts and diving equipment to rescue those trapped by the rising water and ice. Calls for federal intervention came after mass train cancellations and delays on Friday, when the New South Wales Labor government told workers they would not be paid if they took part in limited work bans. Workers protest Panama pension privatization plan, while Alberta school support workers continue vote on strike mandates. The contract would have facilitated massive cuts and consolidation under the "Delivering for America" program, including slashing tens of thousands of USPS jobs and closing over 1,000 post offices around the country. With a contract deadline approaching, 800 workers at the company's Indianapolis plant voted massively for strike. Under the new system, CSX railmen would have to work in a wider geographic area, meaning longer shifts, increased workloads and fewer crew changes, further upending their lives and daily routines. German politicians and the media scrutinise artistic statements and cultural policy measures to see whether they can find any criticism of the Israeli government's genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. A Miami-Dade middle school science teacher, a DACA recipient, was detained by ICE and then deported, in the final days of the Biden administration. 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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