 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. While the British ruling class looks with envy at US imperialism's place as the world's hegemonic power, the American ruling class looks back fondly at its traditions of aristocratic arrogance and impunity, and at the rapacious, blood-soaked example of the British Empire. In interviews and social media posts, Trump and his fascist minions are promising to revoke broadcast licenses from shows that do not properly venerate the aspiring Hitler. Mahmoud Khalil has been ordered deported as part of the transparent political vendetta against his steadfast opposition to the Gaza genocide and attempts by the Trump administration to silence him. the long term unemployed now account for almost 26 percent of the total number unemployed; including a high percentage of recent college graduates. Israeli conductor Ilan Volkov ended his recent BBC Proms performance with a bold and powerful statement against the "atrocious and horrific" crimes being committed by Israel. By the first week of September, federal data confirmed 4,902 measles cases in 2025—a staggering toll that surpasses by multiples the yearly averages in other advanced economies which are also experiencing outbreaks. Kennedy's newly remade ACIP vaccine panel opened its two-day meeting by curbing MMRV use for young children and moving to delay the hepatitis B birth dose, signaling a rollback of evidence-based childhood immunization that threatens access and public health protections. The European imperialist powers have continued to escalate the war on Russia following last week's shooting down of drones over Polish territory. Wednesday's continuation of the budget debate underscored not only the insane war and brutal austerity policies of the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition government, but that there is no serious opposition to them within parliament. It was not until Tuesday's cabinet briefing that Starmer spoke against "calls to violence from [a] foreign billionaire". But even then, the (unnamed) billionaire's incitement of a far-right coup against his own government passed without comment. A striker was seriously injured Wednesday when a vehicle ploughed into construction workers picketing the Calder Gate entrance to the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, England. Classified staff in Evergreen Public Schools ended their 12-day strike with a contract that leaves workers trapped in poverty wages despite their determined struggle. Florida under Ron DeSantis has set a new single-year record for the state, carrying out 12 executions this year, surpassing any previous record held by a Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Labor's market-driven compensation measures have drastically slashed support to those suffering from stress, burnout and other psychological trauma. Amid warnings Coles and Woolworths are just the tip of the iceberg, big business is calling for industrial awards to be "simplified"—transparent code for the evisceration of workers' entitlements. Public sector workers in Cyprus in three-hour national stoppage over IMF austerity measures; striking oil and auto workers join ongoing protests in Iran against collapsing living standards; workers in Buffalo, South Africa walk out over outsourcing of services, face police teargas and rubber bullets 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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