 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. This Labor Day one question dominates above all others: How will the transformation of the United States into a military-police dictatorship be stopped? On Sunday, the Washington Post published a 38-page plan for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, drawn up with the collusion of the Boston Consulting Group and the staff of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, and discussed at the White House. The potential for a military operation against Venezuela long demanded by Trump and his circle of fascist advisers cannot be ruled out. The court noted that the word "tariff" did not appear in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act under which Trump has imposed the measures. Two weeks after the US-Russia summit in Alaska, talk of a diplomatic settlement is collapsing as the warring governments head eyes closed towards a direct Russia-Europe war. Sanctions would further devastate Iran's economy which is plagued by hyperinflation, a plunging currency and economic recession, exacerbated by the recent US/Israeli bombardment. Shamefully, Polanski's important film has been banned from US movie theaters for six years, the product of the pressure of a sordid coalition of far-right forces and pseudo-left feminists. The ongoing threat of new viral pathogens: An interview with Peter Daszak on a new coronavirus study Dr. Peter Daszak and colleagues recently published a study on coronaviruses on pig farms in China and Southeast Asia and the threat posed by potential zoonotic spillover events into dense human populations. The attack on Chengxuan Han and Yunqing Jian is intimately linked to the Trump administration's broader war on students, immigrants and the working class. SEPTA's $213 million budget shortfall triggers major service cuts and fare hikes, disrupting Philadelphia commuters and students amid political funding deadlock. Despite boasting about "falling crime rates" across California, Newsom is doubling down on Trump-style "law-and-order" policies. In a clear sign of political crisis, Prabowo called off a planned, high-profile trip to China and called an all-party meeting to address the widespread ongoing demonstrations. Paetongtarn's ousting is an anti-democratic judicial coup carried out by the conservative political establishment connected to the military and monarchy. In Cologne on Saturday, police surrounded participants in a peace demonstration, mostly teenagers and young people, for almost 11 hours. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued two emergency orders keeping the J.H. Campbell coal power plant open and continuing to pollute the air and water in West Michigan. The provocative visit to the Pacific by a high-level Israeli delegation is in defiance of widespread pro-Palestine sentiment in the region. Philadelphia teachers vote to strike; Egypt, Israel agreement over Sinai; Fighting rages around Pusan, South Korea; Britain and Turkey vie for control of Mosul Labour was elected on the manifesto pledge: "We will immediately abolish Section 21 'no fault' evictions, prevent private renters being exploited and discriminated against, empower them to challenge unreasonable rent increases." 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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