Historic auto strike hits Big Three at once

Home » U.S. and Canada » Historic auto strike hits Big Three at once Toledo, Ohio For the first time in its 88-year history, the United Auto Workers is striking Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (which includes Chrysler) simultaneously. When the 2019-23 contracts between the union and the corporations expired at midnight the night of…

Historic auto strike hits Big Three at once

Home » U.S. and Canada » Historic auto strike hits Big Three at once Toledo, Ohio For the first time in its 88-year history, the United Auto Workers is striking Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (which includes Chrysler) simultaneously. When the 2019-23 contracts between the union and the corporations expired at midnight the night of…

Autoworkers prepare for big strike with ‘practice pickets’

Home » U.S. and Canada » Autoworkers prepare for big strike with ‘practice pickets’ The contracts between the United Auto Workers and General Motors, Ford and Stellantis (which absorbed Chrysler) expire September 14. UAW President Shawn Fain has stated that date is “a deadline not a reference point” — meaning there will be a strike…

The neocons’ Frankenstein Syndrome in Niger

Mary Shelley, who wrote “Frankenstein,” published in 1819, was an English abolitionist born to radical feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and anarchist political philosopher William Godwin. Not only did she advocate the end of slavery, but in her father’s drawing room she overheard discussions about the beginning and the ending of biological life as evidenced by experiments…

Historic auto strike hits Big Three at once

Home » U.S. and Canada » Historic auto strike hits Big Three at once Toledo, Ohio For the first time in its 88-year history, the United Auto Workers is striking Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (which includes Chrysler) simultaneously. When the 2019-23 contracts between the union and the corporations expired at midnight the night of…

A socialist view of climate crisis

The summer of 2023 was recorded as the hottest summer, at least in a very long time, according to the European Union Climate Change Service. The average temperatures between the months of June and August were abnormally high in many parts of the world, surpassing previous records. In one alarming study, the global ocean saw…

PDF of September 14

A FREE subscription to Workers World News is available online, with new articles posted five days a week. We recommend that subscribers with internet access sign up for our free email subscription and share our articles with your friends and on social media. Once a month we can mail you a printed, 12-page paper with…

France Out of Africa! U.S. and NATO Too!

Home » Global » Africa » France Out of Africa! U.S. and NATO Too! Organizations and individuals can sign on to the statement by going to the December 12 Movement website at www.D12M.com Protest outside Niger and French airbase to demand the French army leave, Niamey, Sept. 2, 2023. We, the undersigned, express our firm…

France held in check by USA in Niger

Voltaire Network | 17 September 2023 The French government seems to be cornered in Niger. It persists in considering the junta that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum as illegitimate, even though the United States has already concluded an agreement with it at France’s expense. The Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Straussian Victoria Nuland, met for lunch with…

France’s rejection in French-speaking Africa punishes 12 years of betrayal, by Thierry Meyssan

Faced with the wave of regime changes in French-speaking Africa, the French media are stunned. They can’t explain the rejection of France. The old refrains about colonial exploitation are unconvincing. For example, Paris is exploiting Niger’s uranium, not at market price, but at a ridiculously low one. However, the putschists have never raised this argument.…

The CIA revives Ukrainian Nazism, by Thierry Meyssan

In the 19th century, the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires planned to destroy their rival, the Russian Empire. To this end, the German and Austro-Hungarian foreign ministries launched a joint secret operation: the creation of the League of Allogenic Peoples of Russia (Liga der Fremdvölker Rußlands - LFR) [1]. Proclamation of independent Ukraine with Nazi dignitaries. Behind…

Ukraine

12 out of 16 Germany’s federal states no longer have room for Ukrainian refugees, RND writes

The German municipalities are increasingly imposing bans on accepting new refugees Reportedly, the number of...

Ukraine: Will U.S. sabotage grain deal?

July 24 — A deal brokered by Turkey for the export of grain from both Ukraine and Russia presents a political problem for U.S. imperialism and its war aims. Washington’s response: ship more weapons. The landmark deal to move hundreds of tons of grain, if it moves forward, undermines U.S./NATO . . . Continue reading…

The tragedy of the Ukrainian working class

  Soviet Ukraine   Prior to 1991, Ukrainians had lived and worked within the USSR’s economic community....

Enough is ENOUGH! “Feed Our People, Not Ukkkraine” Protest at Georgia State Capitol a Victory!

Members of the Atlanta headquarters of the Black Hammer Party along with other members...

US media, after months of disinformation, prepare the public for Ukrainian defeat

If the Zelensky government continues to adhere to Biden's installation for an eternal conflict...

Black hammer strikes Lilia Kim

After the release of our material about a failed Russian screenwriter who, having taken...

Enough is ENOUGH! “Feed Our People, Not Ukkkraine” Protest at Georgia State Capitol a Victory!

Members of the Atlanta headquarters of the Black Hammer Party along with other members...

US media, after months of disinformation, prepare the public for Ukrainian defeat

If the Zelensky government continues to adhere to Biden's installation for an eternal conflict...

Black hammer strikes Lilia Kim

After the release of our material about a failed Russian screenwriter who, having taken...

The CIA revives Ukrainian Nazism, by Thierry Meyssan

In the 19th century, the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires planned to destroy their rival, the Russian Empire. To this end, the German and Austro-Hungarian foreign ministries launched a joint secret operation: the creation of the League of Allogenic Peoples of Russia (Liga der Fremdvölker Rußlands - LFR) [1]. Proclamation of independent Ukraine with Nazi dignitaries. Behind…

Lessons from Chile, 1973

Workers World first published this analysis one month after the 1973 coup. You can read a copy online at tinyurl.com/mrykft64. Fifty years ago, on Sept. 11, 1973, the generals and admirals in the Chilean armed forces led a coup against the elected Popular Unity government. They murdered President Salvador Allende and the world-famous Chilean poet…

Filadelfia: ¡Justicia para Junito (Eddie Irizarry Jr.)!

Por D Sólo pasaron cinco segundos entre el momento en que el agente de policía Mark Dial salió de su coche y el momento en que disparó y asesinó a Eddie Irizarry Jr. la tarde del 14 de agosto, en el barrio de East Kensington de Filadelfia. Otro asesinato sancionado por el Estado que deja…

The Other 9/11 with Roberto Navarrete and John McEvoy

The MintPress podcast, “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. “The Watchdog” goes against the grain by casting a light on stories…

The Twisted Israeli Logic of Murdering Palestinian Children

Israel kills Palestinian children as a matter of policy. This claim can easily be demonstrated and is supported by the latest findings of a Human Rights Watch report. The question is: why? When the police or military shoot a child anywhere in the world, though utterly tragic, it can be argued, at least in theory,…

Middle East

Milwaukee Palestinians and allies rally to call for liberation and justice for Shireen Abu Akleh

Milwaukee, WI - june 15 marked the 74th anniversary of the Nakba, the day that Zionist paramilitaries began the violent removal of Palestinians from a majority of their historic homeland. Various organizations in Milwaukee, led primarily by American Muslims for Palestine and Students for...

«Turkish diplomacy»

On 25th of January  2018 telephone conversation between the presidents of Turkey and USA...

Legitimizing Terrorism: Inviting Al Qaeda “Moderates” to Washington for “Consultations”

The recent visit of Free Syrian Army commanders to Washington amounts to an exercise...

US to Exacerbate Venezuelan Crisis With More Sanctions Against President Maduro

The United States is planning to ramp up sanctions against Venezuela’s democratically-elected President Nicolas...

A Thirty Year History of ‘Russian Aggression’

Repeat after me (by orders of the Neo-Con Thought Police): "Russian aggression," "Russian aggression,"...

Latin America

Interview with Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon

Fight Back! interviewed Venezuelan trade union leader Jacobo Torres de Leon, the international coordinator for the Bolivarian Socialist Council of Workers at the Workers’ Summit...

US to Exacerbate Venezuelan Crisis With More Sanctions Against President Maduro

The United States is planning to ramp up sanctions against Venezuela’s democratically-elected President Nicolas...

Jacksonville: Newly formed Community Action Committee demands community control of the police

#WalkingWhileBlack is not a crime By staff Jacksonville, FL - On June 20, Devonte Shipman, a...

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Responds to Merkel’s Words on Crimea

The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman commented Monday on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's statement comparing Crimea's reunification with Russia to the German reunification. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented Monday on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's statement comparing Crimea's reunification with Russia to the German reunification, joking that it...

This is What Putin, Trump Discussed for ‘At Least an Hour’ at G20

Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed anti-terrorism efforts at their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg...

Technologies

Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Samarkand today. In...

New Art of War: Finns Schooled to Resist Hybrid Warfare in Major Drill

Two hybrid warfare-themed emergency preparedness exercises are being held simultaneously in swaths of Finland...

Muslim Man Attacks French Soldier With Knife in the Center of Paris

A man armed with a knife attacked a soldier from the Sentinel operation patrolling...

Japan Makes No Headway in Convincing India to Buy Its Amphibious Aircraft

Japan has been persuading India to buy its ShinMaywa US-2i amphibious aircraft since the...

Denmark Delegates Border Control to Army to Free Up Police for Crime-Fighting

Plagued with rising crime and gang violence, and concerned about the threat of terrorism, Denmark has decided to employ its armed forces as border controls and guarding duties in order to release more police officers for other work. Danish police are very busy keeping abreast...

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Amazonian Fake News

Just before the opening of the Biarritz G7, an intense disinformation campaign was launched in the international press with the complicity of French President, Emmanuel Macron and the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk. It aims to allow Europeans to control the Amazon, its minerals, its pharmaceutical treasures and its precious woods. Its purpose…

The Trust Project: Big Media and Silicon Valley’s Weaponized Algorithms Silence Dissent

After the failure of Newsguard — the news rating system backed by a cadre of prominent neoconservative personalities — to gain traction among American tech and social media companies, another organization has quietly stepped in to direct the news algorithms of tech giants such as Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. Though different from Newsguard, this group,…

Pope mandates sex abuse report to church, not police

Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities, in a new effort to hold the Catholic hierarchy accountable for failing to protect their flocks. The law provides whistleblower protections for anyone making…

Emiratis purchasing plots of Palestinian land for Israelis: Report

A high-ranking Palestinian official says Emirati companies have been purchasing plots of Palestinian land in occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds and then transferring their ownership to Israelis.   Kamal Khatib, the deputy head of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement, made the remarks in an interview with Qatar’s pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera on Wednesday. Those firms…

Voices from Inside the Besieged Venezuelan Embassy

VENEZUELAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON — A group of activists banding together as the “Embassy Protection Collective,” in defense of the sovereignty of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, defied orders by the U.S. government to vacate the premises by the 25th of April. Later in the morning, the Trump administration’s special envoy to Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, condemned…

Iran’s enrichment initiative within JCPOA: France

France says Iran's preparatory works to resume uranium enrichment are not in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Following an order by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and in response to US President Donald Trump's pullout from…

Russian comment on attack against oil infrastructure facilities in Saudi Arabia

According to media reports, a large-scale drone attack was launched in the early hours of September 14 against oil refineries of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company Saudi Aramco near the cities of Abqaiq and Khurais in the eastern part of the Kingdom. The Houthi Ansar Allah movement, now fighting against forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh…

US Trained Honduran Police Get Medieval as Political Prisoner Edwin Espinal Released

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS — “It’s sad how the United States is supporting this corrupt government,” Honduran political prisoner Edwin Espinal told MintPress News immediately after his release from prison, where he had spent 19 months. Edwin’s case — and the medieval violence to which U.S.-trained police in Honduras tried to subject me — perfectly illustrate the…

US and Israeli Collectors Buy Up What Remains of Yemen’s Ancient Heritage

SANA’A, YEMEN — Yemen was once described as a living museum, but U.S. made bombs dropped by the Saudi-led Coalition’s jets have not only killed thousands of civilians and led to famine and the spread of disease but also pulverized the country’s rich architectural history and left its inimitable heritage at the mercy of the…

Yemenis, Angered Over Saudi Strikes on Civilians, Back Houthi Missile Attacks on Riyadh

SANAA, YEMEN — “What happened, where am I?” muttered 44-year-old Adel Ali Ahmed al-Gheit, as neighbors pulled him from the rubble of his home after it was targeted by a Saudi airstrike. Al-Gheit lost his wife and children in the attack and later died after succumbing to his own injuries at the Amran General Hospital.…

Belgium: Protesters rally against NATO’s ‘militarism’ as summit continues

Protesters took to the streets of Brussels on Wednesday as the NATO summit continued in the Belgian capital. Demonstrators can be seen chanting slogans and holding banners. One of the them, Joselyne de Markten, explained her reasons for being at the rally. “We are protesting the growing militarism of the EU and the NATO member…

Is Oily Econo-Politics Behind Saudis’ Crude Canadian Diplomacy?

TORONTO — In a near repeat of Saudi Arabia’s feud with Qatar last year, the diplomatic spat between the Saudis and the Canadian government seems to have spiralled out of control after it began last Friday. Apparently beginning as a result of the Canadian Foreign Ministry’s decision to criticize via Twitter the Saudi government’s arrest…