Trump’s fascist tirade at Mount Rushmore: Anticommunist hysteria and the conspiracy for dictatorship

Dear reader, Here are the latest articles published today on the World Socialist Web Site. Trump’s fascist tirade at Mount Rushmore: Anticommunist hysteria and the conspiracy for dictatorship The speech delivered by Trump on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence expressed both the terror gripping the capitalist oligarchy and the political conspiracy ahead of the midterm elections. Read more Philadelphia Electric Company workers launch strike for the first time in history on July 4 weekend The strike is a significant expression of militancy and political symbolism. Striking on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, in the very city where independence was declared, underscores that the revolutionary conflict of the present is the struggle of the working class against capitalism. Read more Hundreds of Patriot Front fascists march in Washington during US 250th anniversary celebration The white supremacist march in the capital, met with police protection and official invocations of “free speech,” exposes the real class content of democratic rights under the Trump administration. Read more 25 deaths across the US from “heat dome” during week of July 4th The heat wave that struck the Midwest, South and Northeast of the US—with 35 states plus the District of Columbia hitting temperatures of 100˚ or more—has so far killed 25 people with expectations that the number of excess deaths will be significantly higher. Read more Dana, Magna workers face critical contract fights, as UAW seeks to extend pattern of betrayals Auto parts workers at Dana and Magna Seating are entering contract battles in the wake of UAW sellouts at American Axle and Nexteer and continuing industry cost cutting. Read more CWU has no mandate for backing Kretinsky's wrecking operation at Royal Mail—Build the rank-and-file opposition The Communication Workers Union bureaucracy has no mandate for its collusion with Royal Mail management and Kretinsky. The ballot result on May 29 was carried on a historic low turnout of just 32 percent. Read more Baby banks in the UK report overwhelming demand amid appalling poverty According to research by the Baby Bank Alliance, baby banks supported an average of 1,096 children per day last year in the UK. Read more Fourth death in 50 days as Michigan Democrats protect prison profiteers Dalephenia Jones is the latest woman to die in Michigan's only women's prison, where a profit-driven healthcare contractor and Democratic Party state government share responsibility for mounting deaths. Read more Fired drinking water adviser files suit against EPA A Flint water crisis whistleblower, Elin Warn Betanzo, was removed from a federal advisory council after joining hundreds of EPA employees in signing a “declaration of dissent” against the Trump administration’s assault on the agency. Read more California governor signs 2026–27 state austerity budget California Democrats pass austerity budget slashing healthcare and education, expanding corporate subsidies while centralizing executive control over public schools statewide. Read more Australia: Worker injured at BlueScope’s Port Kembla steelworks as pattern of dangerous incidents continues The series of incidents involving falling objects highlights the ongoing risk to BlueScope workers after the tragic death of 24-year-old worker Jack McGrath last year. Read more Tanzanian regime bans Gen-Z Saba Saba protests, deploys army and police The Tanzanian working class and youth confront a corrupt bourgeois state defending itself through terror, an opposition tied to the same capitalist order, and imperialist powers competing against rising capitalist powers like China to loot the country's resources. Read more Open letter from Lula and Tedros: Preparing the next pandemic under capitalism Within the framework of the imperialist crisis, data on pathogens and health responses are treated as strategic intelligence. Access to vaccines is wielded as geopolitical currency. Read more In memory of Herma Huber, founding member of the German section of the International Committee of the Fourth International Born into the rubble of post-war Germany, Herma Huber belonged to a generation that demanded answers to the great catastrophe of Nazi fascism. Rejecting both Stalinist lies and capitalist hypocrisy, she found her answer in Trotskyism. Herma dedicated her entire adult life to building the German section of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI). Read more No outright winner in New Caledonia election A lower turnout in the French territory’s elections and the subsequent deadlock reflect growing opposition to the entire political establishment. Read more This week in history: July 6-12 Chilean court halts Pinochet prosecution; Washington Post pressmen indicted; armistice talks begin in Korea; Kuomintang begins Northern Expedition in Chinas 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. 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