 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The €50 billion is only a fraction of the sums used by the US, the EU, Germany and other European powers to finance the war against Russia. The United Auto Workers bureaucracy hosted Biden while protesters outside denounced "Genocide Joe." "Healthcare workers not only have a right to protest Israel's assault on Palestinian civilians; it is our duty to do so"—NHS Fightback in Britain The top officials of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters met for an hour behind closed doors with a fascist, who has already attempted once to overthrow the US Constitution. With the help or hindrance of the various individuals she meets, Bella Baxter makes her way, awkwardly, sometimes tortuously, toward an awareness of herself and the world. The hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday set a new bar for right-wing hypocrisy and grandstanding as Democrats and Republicans came together to push for censorship and government control of social media content under the guise of fighting online child sexual exploitation. The German government is reacting to the mass protests against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) by adopting the fascists' programme. The WSWS interviewed striking teachers in Paris opposed to the fascistic policies of incoming Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government. Attal's policy speech outlined a program of cuts to social programs, intensified police repression and plans for universal military service amid the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine. Lula government rules out universal COVID-19 vaccination, deepening "herd immunity" policy in Brazil The Workers Party government is continuing and deepening the "herd immunity" policy initiated by fascistic ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, normalizing continuous waves of mass infection, debilitation and death. Given their timing and sources, the reports are undoubtedly part of an effort to shift Mexican politics further to the right and pressure the Mexican government to toe Washington's line. By releasing an "independent review" this week, the Albanese government is trying to keep buried all the key inner-cabinet records about the criminal invasion of Iraq. Amid escalating US-led preparations for war with China, any attempt by Beijing to gain a toehold in PNG is a major cause of concern not just in Australia but also Washington. Houston Kroger workers are entering a contract struggle just two years after UFCW 455 pushed through a sellout contract that allowed for management to reduce workers' pay and raised eligibility for healthcare. Two nurses are suing the county after they were fired for exposing the terrible conditions at the facility in Detroit. In a chauvinist attack on the democratic rights of all working people, the Harper Conservative and Trudeau Liberal governments have enforced a punitive ban on adoptions from Muslim countries. Hundreds of thousands join strikes in Finland against austerity and anti-strike laws across all sectors, including defense, affecting weapons shipments to Ukraine; general strike hits Kurdistan cities in Iran to protest the execution of Kurdish political prisoners, as steel and oil workers continue protests against falling living standards; Ghanaian university administrators in nationwide strike over pay and conditions continues in the face of National Labour Commission's directive In the words of Bates this week, "'Full and fair' might be His Majesty's Government's interpretation, but in reality the offer is derisory, offensive and after all this time, yes, cruel." 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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