UAW apparatus shuts down grad student strike at Harvard University: The political issues

Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. UAW apparatus shuts down grad student strike at Harvard University: The political issues The strike was shut down this week by the United Auto Workers because it raised deeper political and class questions which the bureaucracy works to suppress. Read more Democrats enforce crackdown outside Delaney Hall as Congress prepares billions more for ICE and Border Patrol The curfew and police crackdown in Newark are part of a broader assault on immigrants and anti-ICE protesters, backed by both capitalist parties. Read more The balance sheet of Castroism as Trump prepares war on Cuba Workers in Cuba, the US and across the Americas must urgently mobilize in opposition to Trump’s blockade and war plans, but effective opposition to imperialism requires a historical balance sheet of Castroism and the Cuban Revolution. Read more Trump designates Brazilian gangs as “terrorist organizations” in new imperialist intervention in Latin America The Trump administration's designation of Brazil's PCC and CV as Foreign Terrorist Organizations marks an ominous escalation of imperialist intervention in Brazilian politics. Read more Nexteer Workers: We have rejected three contracts. Now we must become the authority. The Nexteer Workers Rank-and-File Committee calls for the development of a movement of the rank-and-file to take control of their struggle and connect it with American Axle and other auto workers. Read more UAW bureaucracy rushes fourth sellout at Nexteer as American Axle workers walk out: “We should all be on strike at the same time” In a naked attempt to intimidate the 1,700 Nexteer workers who have defiantly rejected three UAW-backed deals, the union apparatus could hold the next vote in the plant under the supervision of management. Read more “This is capitalism gone awry. It’s just not working for everyday people”: A veteran nurse speaks about worsening conditions in healthcare With a career spanning 47 years, Mary Jo Marinelli offers a candid look at the steady decline of the American healthcare system. Read more UK Labour government bars Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker from entering the country The bans stemmed from demands from right-wing Labourites and Zionists, who deployed the now standard lie conflating opposition to the fascistic Israeli government with antisemitism and terrorism. Read more Successful meeting at Berlin’s Humboldt University calls for the freedom of Bogdan Syrotiuk The meeting took place at a time when Bogdan’s trial is at a critical turning point. Two expert reports have now exposed the core of the charge—that Bogdan spreads Russian propaganda—as baseless. Read more The reality of US-Israel relations—Part 3 Reducing the origins of the war to the manoeuvres of the Israel lobby or the decisions of Israel’s government sidelines the historical, geopolitical, socio‑economic and class dynamics that have shaped the conflict. Read more Anthropic IPO to intensify Wall Street frenzy The three major tech and AI companies seeking to go public on Wall Street—SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI—have yet to turn a profit, pointing to the utterly speculative nature of their IPOs. Read more Kast’s State of the Nation speech in Chile: Blueprint for social counterrevolution wrapped in “national unity” rhetoric Kast’s speech was built around the conceit: that Chile is in a “state of emergency” requiring extraordinary measures, ruling through presidential decrees and demanding that the working class pay for a crisis it did not create. Read more Zohran Mamdani promised free buses; New Yorkers are getting a bus fare enforcement crackdown instead Commuters in the city's poorest neighborhoods, already stretched by soaring costs of living, are now facing roving MTA inspection teams in place of the free rides their mayor promised them. Read more Train derailment in Houston TX further expose the brutality of corporate railways While the cause of the accident still remains unknown, officials said 11 rail cars carrying finished vehicles derailed along a major rail corridor that cuts through a busy industrial and commuter section of northwest Houston. Read more Raphael, the “Prince of Painters,” at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art A major exhibition of the Renaissance artist’s work sheds light on the social and aesthetic factors that enabled his artistic development and on the character of his achievement. Read more Australian Labor government trying to appease big business over limited budget tax changes A furious campaign by business leaders and the corporate media against the minor tax adjustments has demonstrated the refusal by Australia’s billionaires and their global partners to accept even the slightest inroads into their profits and fortunes. Read more The right-wing politics of New Zealand’s Opportunity Party The Opportunity Party’s claim to be neither left- nor right-wing is a fraud; backed by sections of the capitalist class, it aims to protect the wealth of the super-rich while maintaining New Zealand’s imperialist alliance with the US. 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. 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