 Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. The scenes of abundance and social harmony painted by Norman Rockwell in the middle of the 20th century—always an idealized fiction—stand in stark contrast to a society in 2025 at the breaking point. Society can progress no further while burdened by the capitalist profit system. The residential towers, which were undergoing renovations, were all surrounded by bamboo scaffolding and netting that likely contributed to the speed with which the fire spread to seven of the eight 31-storey buildings. Climate change and the subordination of disaster management to profit exacerbate the destruction from flooding, which falls most heavily on the working class and poor. We are posting here the full video of the lecture delivered by David North to a public meeting in Berlin on November 22. Following the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard soldiers blocks from the White House, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that Trump had ordered more troops deployed to the capital. A veteran New York City postal worker describes the deadly conditions at USPS facilities. Last week, Tyson Foods announced it will close its massive Lexington, Nebraska beef plant—wiping out 3,000–3,200 jobs in a town of 11,000. Pennsylvania's Democratic governor and legislature passed a budget that delivers major tax breaks to corporations while withholding essential funding from schools and public services. Italian workers enter the front line of an expanding international fight against austerity and war, challenging the capitalist order across borders. The death of the Böcek family is a result of years of lack of oversight, uncontrolled chemical use, and the underlying "profit before lives" policies in Turkey. The Trump administration's claim that its massive show of force has been mounted to stop "narco-terrorists" is ludicrous on its face. The film is among a number of recent works that address—or attempt to address—the burning question of mass state repression and fascism. Having witnessed the shipwreck of the pseudo-reformist Your Party project they endorsed, the RCP is making clear that it also intends to repeat the disastrous turn to Zohran Mamdani here in the UK. As Trotsky's had warned, the democratic, economic and social aspirations of workers and peasants could not be resolved through the creation of Tanzanian capitalist state along the borders of colonialism and within the imperialist framework. "It is very frightening for workers and their families when they don't know why this happened. Everyone needs answers—not just the residents of Cobar but people all over Australia." – Cobar miner's wife Workers told the WSWS the company had prepared for the lockout by stockpiling product in advance and hurriedly training casuals to serve as strikebreakers. Conservative opposition leader Kemi Badenoch denounced Reeves for delivering a "budget for benefits". Far-right Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has pledged a £20 billion a year cut in public spending. 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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