Charles III in Washington: Monarchy, oligarchy and the repudiation of 1776

Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Charles III in Washington: Monarchy, oligarchy and the repudiation of 1776 Charles III’s address to Congress, under the patronage of Trump and before an audience of billionaires and Democrats, exposed the convergence of monarchy and oligarchy in the repudiation of the democratic principles of 1776. Read more Trump rushes migrant children through deportation courts, while Walz backs federal raids in Minnesota Children in US custody are being rushed toward deportation before they can secure legal relief, while federal agents and Minnesota authorities carry out raids in Twin Cities under the pretext of fighting “fraud.” Read more Justice Department revives firing squad, electrocution and gas asphyxiation for federal executions The DOJ report reinstating multiple methods for federal executions marks a further regression into barbarism by an administration that has made the expansion of state killing a central pillar of its political program. Read more Amid popular outrage, no official explanation of secret CIA operation in Mexico Washington has made clear there will be no explanations, let alone apologies, after two CIA agents died in a road accident in Chihuahua during an operation kept secret from the Mexican government. Read more School budget proposal threatens 200 job cuts in Paterson, New Jersey The schools in New Jersey’s third largest city are being deprived of the resources that the state itself acknowledges they need to provide a “thorough and efficient” education. Read more Italy’s Meloni government in crisis as rift with Israel and Trump opens Rising working class opposition to war and austerity and inter-imperialist antagonisms have forced damaging zigzags in Italian foreign policy. Read more German government plans massive cuts to health, pensions and social benefits German military spending rose by 24 percent last year. The bill for this massive rearmament programme is being presented to the working class in the form of falling social spending, poorer healthcare and lower pensions. Read more Canada’s Liberal government secures parliamentary majority after seven years of minority rule Corporate Canada has greeted the Liberals’ pasting together of a parliamentary majority with a chorus of calls for the government to act “boldly” in imposing “sacrifices” on working people. Read more Australian pseudo-left Socialist Alternative hysterically denounces workers who voted for One Nation Socialist Alternative declared that all those who voted for the right-wing party were “racist scum” who needed to be “crushed,” while covering up for Labor and the trade union bureaucracy. Read more US Agriculture Department reports food price increases from Iran war, tariffs and drought The US Department of Agriculture issued a Food Price Outlook on April 24 which showed significant increases in a range of food prices, with more on the way, due to the economic shocks caused by the Trump administration’s illegal war against Iran, tariffs and the prolonged drought across much of the US. Read more 1,100 artists call for boycott of Eurovision over Israel’s Gaza genocide The letter is a moving assertion of opposition to the ongoing genocide and the cultural devastation that accompanies it. Read more The gutting of the NIH and the capitalist assault on public health The dismantling of public health through NIH funding cuts, CDC censorship and Medicaid rollbacks is a deliberate attack on the working class by the capitalist elite, for whom military spending and private profit supersede any concern for the American people. Read more Iran war hits Australian economy Banks are warning of a rise in bad debts, companies are issuing profit downgrades, and a consumer confidence index has fallen by the largest amount since the start of the pandemic, with retailers reported to be “struggling.” Read more Australian Education Union divides teachers to prepare sellout in Victoria—build rank-and-file committees Even as striking educators rallied at the state parliament on March 24, the AEU apparatus was already moving to contain, dissipate and ultimately shut down this movement. Read more 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. We’re powered by the support of our readers and workers. Make a contribution today to the World Socialist Web Site. This email was sent to alitealbum.wsws@blogger.com. If you want to, you can unsubscribe. We rely on your financial support and your participation. Copyright © 2024, World Socialist Web Site, wsws.org. All rights reserved.