Gunman charged with attempted assassination of Trump: The political issues

Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Gunman charged with attempted assassination of Trump: The political issues The response of the media and political establishment is characterized by a staggering hypocrisy, wrapped in the sanctimonious refrain: “There is no place for violence in politics.” Read more Global military spending surges to record $2.887 trillion Global military spending hit a record $2.887 trillion in 2025—the highest level ever recorded and the 11th consecutive year of growth, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported Monday. Read more Gettysburg and the New Birth of Freedom—then and now We are publishing a lecture delivered by WSWS contributor Tom Mackaman to the International Youth and Students for Social Equality at Gettysburg University on April 23. Read more US unions’ “May Day Strong” seeks to neuter May Day If the American union bureaucracy, which for over a century was openly hostile to May Day, is now partly changing its tune, it is because they want to get in front of the growing movement to the left, dilute the radicalization and divert it into harmless channels. Read more NYC home care workers end hunger strike on disputed promise of vote on 24-hour shifts Home care workers in New York City ended a weeklong hunger strike after being told the “No More 24” Act would be brought to a vote—a commitment officials later denied. Read more Meta and Microsoft announce mass layoffs, as AI jobs massacre continues Meta and Microsoft announced measures to eliminate more than 16,000 jobs with references to efficiency and cost-cutting necessitated by major investments in artificial intelligence. Read more Your Party’s purge of socialists: the rotten end of the Corbyn project With their anti-socialist purge, the Corbynites are the true inheritors of the Labourite tradition. Read more Oppose the political persecution of Dr. Ranjeet Brar and all health workers! Maintaining its irreconcilable political differences with the Maoist CPGB-ML, the SEP denounces this anti-democratic act aimed at suppressing and intimidating anti-war speech and sentiment. Read more UNDP report exposes vulnerability of South Asia’s economies to US war against Iran South Asia accounts for the largest share of people—an estimated additional 8.8 million—being pushed into poverty by the Iran war, with the region particularly exposed to rising food and energy costs and falling remittances. Read more Australia: Labor’s aged home care cuts continue Hundreds of thousands of retired workers, mostly depending on poverty-line aged pensions, are still facing prohibitive costs under the Support at Home program, which the Labor government launched last November. Read more Peruvian far-right stages scandal over elections as nominally “left” candidate climbs to second place Despite the record of Roberto Sánchez Palomino as a trusted administrator of capitalist interests, the far-right seeks to create a scandal over election mismanagement to block his candidacy. Read more Little Lake City teachers continue strike, while UTLA claims LA teachers ratified new contract Only two days before Little Lake City teachers walked out, union officials canceled a far larger strike in Los Angeles Unified School District. Read more Workers Struggles: The Americas Peasant, student and worker organizations conducted a week of protests in La Paz, Bolivia, while a strike by thousands of Nova Scotia long-term care workers is growing as more facilities join the action. 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.