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New Zealand Labour Party leader feigns concern about inequality

Workers and young people should not be taken in by the utterly hypocritical posturing of Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who leads a party of big business and imperialist war, which is responsible for the worsening social crisis.

Tom Peters

Accelerated US protectionism rooted in preparations for war

In the latest in a string of statements and actions directed against China, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen issued a warning to it not to flood the world with cheap clean energy products that would distort global markets.

Nick Beams

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

Strikes across all sectors in Finland against austerity and right to strike extended to four weeks, but unions reduce the number of workers called out; general strike on West Bank after Israeli army kills 10 Palestinians among hundreds murdered since October 7; Kenyan doctors’ national stoppage continues into third week over low pay and poor conditions

Spanish Acerinox metalworkers strike in Cádiz

The heroic 50-day strike has lost the company almost 1,200 tonnes per day of production and over €3.5 million ($3.80 million) over the last four weeks.

Santiago Guillen

UK High Court puts Assange on the brink of extradition to the United States

The essential task posed before Assange’s supporters is to link his defence to the mass movement emerging in opposition to these crimes. The same eruption of militarism and aggression fuelling the persecution of Assange is producing a mass radicalisation among workers and young people.

Thomas Scripps

Liz French on the 40th Anniversary of the British Miners’ Strike: “We were betrayed by the TUC and Labour Party.”

The WSWS spoke with Liz French from Betteshanger, a former pit village in the Kent coalfield in south-east England. Liz was a founding member of the National Women Against Pit Closures during the 1984-85 Miner’s Strike. Among the 200 miners imprisoned during the 1984-85 strike, Liz’s late husband Terry received one of the longest prison sentences of five years.

our correspondent

US/Japan to strengthen military pact against China

The plans for greater operational control by the commander of US Forces in Japan underscore the fact that the Pentagon is preparing for war with China in the next immediate period, not many years down the track.

Peter Symonds

New Zealand government continues to stoke racism

The right-wing nationalist NZ First Party is seeking to whip up racial animosity towards Māori and immigrants in order to block a unified working class movement against austerity and war.

Tom Peters

Workers Struggles: The Americas

Protests continue against savage austerity measures as the Milei administration in Argentina marks its first 100 days in office, while 1,600 teaching assistants at McGill University in Montreal have begun strike action.

Social collective agreements prepare way for closure of Ford Saarlouis parts supplier park

Ford has been in the process of closing or reorganising entire plants in Europe, the US, Brazil, Russia and India for four years in order to increase profits at the expense of the workforce. However, works council representatives and the IG Metall have done everything in their power for years to ensure that resistance to this has come to nothing.

Marianne Arens, Dietmar Gaisenkersting

Julian Assange and the fight against imperialist war

The World Socialist Web Site is publishing the text of the speech delivered by Socialist Equality Party National Secretary Chris Marsden and Assistant National Secretary Tom Scripps at public meetings held in Manchester, London, Inverness and Sheffield.

Thomas Scripps, Chris Marsden

No to imperialist war and genocide! Reject the capitalist political establishment! Build the Socialist Equality Party in Turkey!

The March 31 local elections in Turkey are being held against the backdrop of the threat of nuclear conflict, exacerbated by NATO’s escalating imperialist war against Russia in Ukraine, Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza and preparations for war against Iran, and an emerging international movement of the working class.

Sosyalist Eşitlik Grubu

US/Israeli talks in Washington to plot offensive in Rafah

The Biden administration’s meaningless expressions of concern are simply window-dressing for behind-the-scenes talks that will focus on how, not if, the Israeli war in Gaza is going to reach a bloody climax in Rafah.

Peter Symonds

This week in history: March 25-31

This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

Herzsprung (1992): A sober look at German reunification

The recent Berlinale presented a series of German films from the postwar period as part of its annual Retrospective with the title: “An Alternate Cinema—From the Archives of the German Cinematheque.”

Bernd Reinhardt
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