 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Whatever chain of events in the aircraft's systems led to catastrophe, the ultimate cause is ruthless pursuit of profit by the corporate oligarchy which controls every aspect of American and world society. Tens of millions face food shortages and job losses as Trump's "forced hunger" policy continues, while Democrats plead for negotiations with the fascistic administration. Mass chaos threatens to erupt as federal government shutdown drags on. The massive payout for Musk sends a clear message from Wall Street that the sky is the limit for CEO pay and the enrichment of the financial oligarchy. If one is prepared to suspend one's disbelief to an extent, A House of Dynamite has genuine value in evoking the horrifying threat of nuclear warfare. In response to attacks from the Trump administration and sections of the corporate oligarchy, Mamdani is lurching rapidly to the right in the immediate aftermath of the election. An explosion sparked by a malfunctioning electrical transformer killed 23 people and injured 15 more on November 1 in Hermosillo in northwest Mexico. The United Nations' "Emissions Gap Report 2025" shows the planet is on course for 2.8 degrees Celsius of warming above the pre-industrial average by the end of this century based on current policies. All possibilities are on the table, including a rupture of the Coalition, the dumping of Liberal leader Sussan Ley and a major split within the Liberal Party. The number of high-priority defects reached an all-time record of 4,714 in June 2025, compared with just over 3,800 when the "Rail Repair Plan" started two years earlier. Workers described a daily battle with the impact of low pay, forced to resort to unhealthy levels of overtime, taking second jobs, taking out loans with brutal interest rates and visiting food banks. Some colleagues had left to work in shops, supermarkets and restaurants. National strikes continue in Nigeria by resident doctors and in Kenya by postal workers over lack of pay, and protests continue in Johannesburg, South Africa over catastrophic water crisis; tens of thousands of metal workers strike in Spain over pay and conditions; Iranian nurses protest pay, with critics barred from national Nurses Day celebration The agitation against refugees also serves domestic political aims. It strengthens the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and shifts the axis of official politics ever further to the right. Following the mass strike last month, the Labour Party and the unions are promoting the lie that workers can oppose pay cuts and austerity by electing another Labour-led government. 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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