Capitalist crisis, war and the international class struggle

Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Capitalist crisis, war and the international class struggle This speech was delivered by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North to open the 2026 International May Day Online Rally. Read more Democrats pave way for $70 billion infusion to ICE and Border Patrol Congressional Democrats joined Republicans in ending the longest Homeland Security shutdown in US history while clearing the way for Trump’s immigration Gestapo to receive tens of billions of dollars, without any reforms, through a fast-track budget process requiring no Democratic votes. Read more US national debt surpasses size of the economy, as Trump administration demands surge in military spending The US national debt has crossed 100 percent of gross domestic product for the first peacetime year since 1946, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)—a milestone that arrives as the Trump administration is demanding a $1.535 trillion Pentagon budget and preparing for conflict with nuclear-armed China and Russia. Read more Stop the war against Iran! The editor of the WSWS German site explained the social, political and historical basis of the struggle against imperialist war. Read more Inside Amir: Tehran, before US and Israeli bombs rained down... One can’t help but wondering after two months of war and countless waves of bombing, and thousands of civilian deaths: Does that neighborhood still look like this? Read more Homelessness among young people in Germany has almost tripled since 2022 The housing crisis is destroying the lives of tens of thousands of children and young people: The number of homeless minors has almost tripled nationwide. Read more World Bank details Iran war global commodity shock The bank’s chief economist has warned that the war is hitting the global economy in a series of cumulative waves. Read more Vote “no” on the SEIU sellout agreement for Los Angeles school workers! The central fraud of this contract is that it conceals massive cuts just over the horizon. A new budget proposal for the next school year is expected in mid-May—days after the ratification vote closes. Read more UIC graduate workers launch third strike in seven years against poverty wages The more than 1,500 graduate workers who have walked out teach courses, run laboratories, and generate the research revenue that makes UIC function. Read more Executions in Florida and Texas: Condemned prisoners maintain their innocence The twin executions of James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, and James Broadnax, 37, took place as the US death penalty machinery continues its accelerating pace in 2026. Read more Disney announces full deployment of facial recognition at Disneyland Resort Expansion of biometric surveillance raises concerns over privacy loss, data sharing with authorities and erosion of anonymity in public life. Read more Australian Labor government’s assault on disability services to be based on brutal “functional assessments” People with disabilities will be subjected to demeaning tests, aimed at kicking them off the NDIS or dramatically reducing the support they receive. Read more Australia: Victorian Labor leaks pay offer while teacher union prepares another sellout The reported 28 percent pay rise offer reflects the fears of state and federal Labor governments that strikes in Victoria could become the starting point of broader action by teachers and others nationally. Read more Australian inflation soars as economic effects of Iran war bite The official cost-of-living index rose 4.6 percent in the 12 months to March, up sharply from 3.7 percent in February. Read more Golders Green attack used to launch ferocious right-wing campaign against democratic rights and anti-genocide protests Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded by holding those who have protested the Gaza genocide responsible, and promising draconian attacks on demonstrations. Read more Swedish government commits to coalition with fascist Sweden Democrats after upcoming parliamentary election Over the past two months, the Swedish political establishment has moved to consolidate the Sweden Democrats—the far-right party that emerged from the neo-Nazi milieu of the 1980s—as the dominant force in official politics. Read more South Africa’s ruling class incites pogroms against migrants This scapegoating must be understood in the context of the social order the ANC has presided over since 1994. While the legal framework of apartheid was dismantled, the underlying class structures have been preserved. Read more PSTU leader Zé Maria sentenced to two years prison in Brazil for criticizing Israel: a grave attack on democratic rights The case is a politically motivated fabrication and an assault on the political conscience of millions of workers and young people in Brazil and around the world. Read more Campaign begins for meetings on 100 years since British General Strike Reports from SEP branches in London, Sheffield and Inverness are featured. Read more Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific India: Andhra Pradesh hospital sanitation workers at Vijayawada demand outstanding wages; Haryana fire and emergency services workers’ strike; Australia: Queensland rail workers resume industrial action; Victoria’s state school nurses demand wage parity. Read more 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. We’re powered by the support of our readers and workers. Make a contribution today to the World Socialist Web Site. This email was sent to alitealbum.wsws@blogger.com. If you want to, you can unsubscribe. 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