 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The Ukrainian attack on the Kremlin and the attempted assassination of Putin is a criminally reckless provocation, serving no other purpose than to provoke retaliation by Russia that would then be used to justify a massive escalation of NATO's involvement in the war. Yesterday's meeting was held in the immediate aftermath of the takeover of the First Republic bank by JPMorgan Chase, following what was the second largest banking failure in US history, but Fed Chair Jerome Powell began his remarks to a press conference asserting that the banking system was "sound and resilient." We spoke recently to South African-born John Comaroff, the Hugh K. Foster professor of African and African-American studies and of anthropology, and Oppenheimer research fellow in African studies, Harvard University. The series marks an important political development in the fight by the IYSSE to develop a global anti war movement that is rooted in the international working class and the historical perspectives of Trotskyism. The increasingly repressive and ever more openly dictatorial measures taken by the government are no doubt motivated above all by growing popular opposition to the war. A remarkable talent and sincere and honest performer, Lightfoot's music is widely cherished in both the US and Canada. As the largest group of workers in this referendum, delivery workers will carry the heaviest burden in the plan to create huge profits. "Whether a postie is paid by the dollar, the euro, or the pound, we could swap places and be up to speed in no time," said the postal worker. "Aligned together, we will make a difference!" The Michigan AFT will hold its annual lobby day May 4, urging educators to once again beg well-heeled legislators for crumbs under conditions of the AFT's deliberate isolation of GEO strikers at the University of Michigan. The US Department of Labor cites 62 McDonald's locations including one employing 10 year olds. Tokyo is exerting pressure throughout Africa to gain access to resources and to pull countries in the region away from Moscow and Beijing. Despite the widespread hostility toward the ruling parties, the anti-democratic election offers no genuine choice for the Thai working class. The UTLA bureaucracy calls the agreement a "historic victory," but it falls far short of what teachers are demanding, particularly on teacher pay and staffing ratios. Tou Thao, the last of the four former Minneapolis officers to stand trial on state charges for the May 25, 2020, police killing of George Floyd, was found guilty on Monday of aiding and abetting second degree murder. The PSOE-Podemos government's plan sets out to privatise the country's public health care service through the back door, degrading medical care for the Spanish working class. The NATO powers present their reckless war on Russia as a war to defend democracy, based on hypocrisy and lies. Prime Minister Albanese's very well-publicised participation in right-wing shock jock Kyle Sandilands' wedding was clearly based on political calculations. Oakland teachers confront efforts by the district and union to prevent them from fighting for their economic demands. The German unions used the traditional May Day rallies to demonstrate their unqualified solidarity with the federal and state governments, their pro-war policies and the attacks on wages and jobs. This is the report delivered by Will Lehman, a socialist rank-and-file worker at Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pennsylvania, to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally held on April 30. This is the report delivered by Evan Blake, Coordinator of the WSWS Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic, to the 2023 International May Day Online Rally held on April 30. The ballot, announced November 10, registered the largest strike mandate in the history of the union, with an 86.2 percent majority. Ever since the PCS union leadership has done everything to curtail action. Previous "pledges" by Starmer, made to secure the Labour leadership when many of Corbyn's supporters were still in the party, to nationalise public utilities, increase income tax for the top 5 percent and abolish punitive Universal Credithave all gone. 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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