 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. On Saturday, David North presented the German edition of his book Leon Trotsky and the Struggle for Socialism in the Twenty-First Century at the Leipzig Book Fair. The United States will spend more on the military than the next 11 countries combined. Biden administration officials made it clear that they allowed the resolution to pass because it is "non-binding" and will have "no impact at all" as the US continues to arm and support Israel's genocide in Gaza. EU, IMF and regional powers bail out Egypt in return for services rendered to Israel's genocidal war These deals with Egypt's brutal dictator indicate the real nature of the talks between the US, Egypt and the Gulf states held under the cover of negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. The World Socialist Web Site is publishing the text of the speech delivered by Socialist Equality Party National Secretary Chris Marsden and Assistant National Secretary Tom Scripps at public meetings held in Manchester, London, Inverness and Sheffield. The March 31 local elections in Turkey are being held against the backdrop of the threat of nuclear conflict, exacerbated by NATO's escalating imperialist war against Russia in Ukraine, Israel's genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza and preparations for war against Iran, and an emerging international movement of the working class. As with all imperialist war propaganda over the war in Ukraine, the narrative spouted by the New York Times and the Financial Times relies on a complete obfuscation and distortion of facts and context. Decades of prioritizing profit over safety and quality have provoked a massive crisis within the former staple of American industrial power. In total, the CDC estimates that there have been roughly 1,185,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US, but reliable estimates of excess deaths attributable to the pandemic place the real figure at over 1.4 million. An outbreak of dengue fever has hit Latin America and is expected to make 2024 the year with the highest number of cases and deaths in the region's history. Socialist Equality Party assistant national secretary Max Boddy calls on workers and young people in Australia to sign up as an SEP electoral member. The right-wing nationalist NZ First Party is seeking to whip up racial animosity towards Māori and immigrants in order to block a unified working class movement against austerity and war. The plans for greater operational control by the commander of US Forces in Japan underscore the fact that the Pentagon is preparing for war with China in the next immediate period, not many years down the track. Irrespective of the outcome of these tripartite meetings the pay rates will not provide a living wage or address the endemic poverty afflicting these highly exploited workers. The closure of the Tyson plant in Perry, Iowa, is an attack on workers that is backed by the unions, and can be opposed through the independent mobilization of rank-and-file committees across Tyson plants and workplaces in the United States and globally. More than 12,000 layoffs have already been announced by the logistics company, while the Teamsters union refuses to lift a finger to defend jobs. Protests continue against savage austerity measures as the Milei administration in Argentina marks its first 100 days in office, while 1,600 teaching assistants at McGill University in Montreal have begun strike action. Steve Hackett, the internationally acclaimed progressive rock guitarist and former member of the band Genesis, performed Foxtrot at 50 with his band at the Kalamazoo State Theater on Saturday night to an enthusiastic audience. Ford has been in the process of closing or reorganising entire plants in Europe, the US, Brazil, Russia and India for four years in order to increase profits at the expense of the workforce. However, works council representatives and the IG Metall have done everything in their power for years to ensure that resistance to this has come to nothing. 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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