 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Israel's genocide in Gaza, which is funded, armed, and defended by the imperialist powers, is part of a global eruption of capitalist barbarism. More than 20 Vanderbilt University students who occupied an administrative building on the campus in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 26 were informed of stiff disciplinary penalties against them on Friday. The state terror against the group "Thousand Youth for Palestine" gives full expression to the pro-imperialist character of the Turkish ruling class. On the 60th anniversary of the 1964 coup, the Socialist Equality Group in Brazil appeals to the working class and youth: study the critical lessons of this defeat. With Washington's approval, the Ecuadorian ruling class has gone from granting Julian Assange asylum in 2012, to renouncing his asylum, and now storming a foreign embassy in Quito. Adopting Trump's line, Kennedy pledged, should he become president, to appoint a special counsel to review the "long sentences" and "harsh treatment" of Trump's imprisoned insurrectionists. Trevor Griffiths, who died last week aged 88, was one of the outstanding radical dramatists of the last 50 years. The second total eclipse across North America in seven years has drawn the interest of millions across the continent. The projected job cuts are part of a global war against postal and logistics workers as corporate boardrooms seize on new technology to reduce the workforce and slash costs. The Communication Workers Union "live Q&A" without members: CWU backs Royal Mail job-slashing agenda Dave Ward's opening statement set the tone and was aimed at blocking any challenge: "Once again we are having to deal with the reality of change… we cannot face away from that." The central purpose of the visit was to demand that China not use its capacities in the production of green technology products to undercut US corporations. The Move Forward Party is treating its dissolution as a foregone conclusion. It has not made nor will it make an appeal to the working class and youth to mobilise against a flagrant attack on democratic rights. Students should reject both sides in the reactionary debate over "safe spaces" for students of different ethnicities, which is aimed at derailing any struggle against austerity, including education cuts by successive governments. The economic reforms advanced by the World Bank include the privatisation of Sri Lanka's state-owned enterprises, mass job destruction and further attacks on hard-won wages and working conditions. The contract struggle comes as a strike by 420 Molson Coors workers in Fort Worth, Texas nears the end of its second month. Coup in Niger; Golda Meir resigns; Last Nuremberg Trial; US bill bars Japanese immigrants Members of the Boston University Graduate Workers Union went on strike March 25, demanding a new contract guaranteeing pay increases, more health and dental care coverage, plus other benefits such as childcare, affordable housing, workload limits and aid for international graduate students. The bank accounts of Jewish anti-war organisations are once again being blocked in Germany. 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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