 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The example of Jimari Williams shows how the population will be treated by the capitalist state and media from now on: Workers and children will get sick and die at school and work and nothing will be done. On Tuesday, a UK defense official confirmed to the Washington Post that the Britain is preparing to send long-range missiles to Ukraine capable of striking Crimea. The May 14 Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections are being held against the backdrop of the danger of a nuclear world war amid NATO's escalating war against Russia in Ukraine. The outcome of the struggle at Clarios will have major consequences for the 170,000 autoworkers in the US and Canada whose contracts expire this summer. While the WGA is telling writers that the White House is supporting the strike, any intervention of the Biden administration will be aimed at imposing an agreement written by the companies. The Democratic leaders and the White House are maintaining the fiction that they will not link talks on the budget to raising the debt limit. But, of course, that is precisely what they are doing, and are, in fact, seeking to use the debt crisis as the pretext and cover for imposing further social cuts of their own. Anger at the union's abandonment of the workers' demands for wage increases that keep pace with inflation, job protection measures, and the right to work remotely is so strong among rank-and-file workers that a major PSAC component union has felt compelled to issue a call for a "No" vote. In line with its close collaboration with the German government, the Verdi leadership is using its apparatus of thousands of full-time officials to suppress the class struggle. Labour's election strategy is to disenfranchise as many people as possible, then beat the Tories among a narrow middle-class constituency on right-wing policy issues carefully curated by both parties. Workers and their families will even more bear the burden of the real wage cuts, plus soaring mortgage payments, rents and prices for food, petrol and energy, while the wealthy enjoy super-profits and billions of dollars are set aside for war preparations. Opening the new Queensland distribution centre, Albanese claimed it would create 320 jobs. The reality is that the facility is part of a $1 billion investment in job-cutting technology by major supermarket chain Coles. The early morning raid and detention of a so-called "overstayer" has again exposed the fraud of the Labour government's "apology" to Pacific Islanders for the anti-immigrant campaigns of the 1970s. In its latest Financial Stability report, issued earlier this week, the Federal Reserve said the runs on SVB and Signature "were of unprecedented speed" compared with previous runs. FedEx is cutting costs while executives and major shareholders rake in millions. Years of budget cuts have left students and staff facing deplorable conditions. The purpose of the meeting was not to discuss building "rank-and-file power" but using "reform" groups within the apparatus to bolster the credibility of the bureaucracy as it prepares fresh betrayals. With COVID funds running out, the Detroit school district is pressing ahead with layoffs and the elimination of programs. A multi-media exhibition in Los Angeles documents the journeys and testimonies of undocumented migrants who attempt to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. 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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