 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Amidst mounting popular opposition to the Trump administration, the Democrats are responding by seeking to prevent any opposition to the corporate-financial oligarchy and its war on the working class. The world is now rearming at the fastest rate since the Cold War, with a 9.4 percent increase in military spending around the world – the highest rate in figures going back to 1988. At its core, the deal is the pseudo-legal basis for the neocolonial exploitation of the country's resources. US GDP growth has turned negative and Chinese data show contraction in manufacturing activity and a slump in export orders. Following Trump's executive order demanding the closure of the Department of Education, an escalating attack on jobs and education services is taking place across the US. The ruling, while significant, will not free imprisoned immigrants, only prevent their deportation under the Alien Enemies Act. "He was eligible for his green card—the only reason he left home and went back there was to get the card—but he was prejudged by consular officials, who said that he looked like a criminal, and was denied." The candidates addressed questions posed by viewers in the lively text chat, as well as others that have emerged as key issues among workers and young people in the course of the election campaign. Only the Socialist Equality Party is opposing the deadly lie, peddled by governments, health authorities, trade unions and the corporate media, that the pandemic is a thing of the past. Jordan van den Lamb is a fitting representative of the pseudo-left. His open indifference and hostility to political principle is shared by this entire milieu, which increasingly regards even empty revolutionary socialistic flourishes as an encumbrance. The SPD's participation in government under Merz marks a new stage in the decline of the party, whose history began more than 150 years ago under the banner of Marxism. The support expressed by the leaders of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) for the coalition agreement, preparations for war and militarisation of society of the new German government fatally recalls the support given to the Nazi regime by the ADGB (General German Trade Union Federation) in its appeal of May 1, 1933. While 900 Lockheed Martin workers in Colorado and Florida walk the picket line another 2,500 General Dynamic submarine builders in Connecticut are being kept on the job despite voting to strike. "I'm here because there has been a campaign of police and legal persecution against members of the UC Santa Cruz community who have spoken out against the genocide that Israel is perpetrating against the Palestinian people." The long-delayed jury trial of former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr began on Monday in the Kent County Courthouse with the prosecution presenting evidence and witnesses supporting the charge of second-degree murder in the execution-style killing of 26-year-old Lyoya, a Congolese refugee. Further public sector stoppage in Belgium against attacks on welfare including pension age and amount; protests continue in Iran's major cities including Tehran by workers, pensioners and farmers as living standards plummet; university lecturers in Zimbabwe continue month-long stoppage to restore pay to levels before cuts in 2018 NHS Fightback is calling workers not to trust trade union leaders who have betrayed struggle after struggle and to build rank and file committees to take control of their own fate. 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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