Europe’s record heatwave: Climate catastrophe or world socialism Thomas Scripps A person cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, on June 24, 2026. [AP Photo/Christophe Ena] The worst European heatwave on record is sweeping across the continent, burning through records in country...
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The earthquake disaster in Venezuela: A crime of US imperialism
The earthquake disaster in Venezuela: A crime of US imperialism Andrea Lobo Rescue efforts in Venezuela with the participation of the Urban Search and Rescue Team from Fairfax County, VA [Photo: @StateDep] The double earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 have exposed a massive crime by US imperialism. Six...
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Read MoreMonarchy is used to back class rule
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News British state let US soldier get away with sexual abuse By Gloria Rubac posted on June 24, 2026 This isn’t the exception to the rule. It’s part of a system that sees the military commit vicious crimes and then cover them up US fighter pilot Jacob Wulfson (centre) (Pic: Picryl)...
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Massacred for Supporting Che Guevara The Mining Town Bolivia’s US-Backed Army Slaughtered in Its Sleep Hüseyin Dogru d id you know an entire mining town was massacred because it pledged a few days’ wages to Che Guevara? It happened in Bolivia, in 1967, and the men who ordered it were...
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Socialism under siege: Cuba embarks on emergency reforms to survive June 22, 2026 11:37 AM CDT By C.J. Atkins Coal miners on strike take a group photo. The Pittston Coal strikePeople line up to buy rice at a weekly food fair in Alamar, Havana province, Cuba, May 2, 2026. Food,...
Read MoreEU summit accelerates war course: Arms build-up, trade war, social cuts and anti-refugee measures
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Perspective G7 powers make new war plans at Évian summit Peter Schwarz World leaders pose for a group photo at the G7 Summit, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. [AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson] The G7 summit in Évian, France marks a further step in the collapse of the postwar...
Read MoreElon Musk the world’s first trillionaire: The SpaceX IPO and the social physiognomy of oligarchy
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Read More‘Welcome to class warfare’: My half-century as a reporter covering the coal miners – People’s World
‘Welcome to class warfare’: My half-century as a reporter covering the coal miners June 12, 2026 10:19 AM CDT By Tim Wheeler Coal miners on strike take a group photo. The Pittston Coal strike was led by the United Mine Workers Union (UMWA) against the Pittston Coal Company. The strike,...
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AND Editorial – The Failure of Imperialism’s General Counterrevolutionary Offensive
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Burnham’s “Manchesterism” and “Productive State” agenda: Austerity, privatisation and war by another name
Burnham’s “Manchesterism” and “Productive State” agenda: Austerity, privatisation and war by another name Robert Stevens, Chris Marsden Labour MP Andy Burnham delivered his first major policy speech at Manchester’s People’s History Museum Monday, three weeks ahead of his expected coronation as successor to Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and...
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Turkish cinema great Kadir İnanır (1949-2026)
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Albania’s “Flamingo Revolution” shakes the government
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The New York elections and the political role of the Democratic Socialists of America
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Violent attack in Stade, Germany, the product of a brutal society
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Faced with unbearable imperialist pressure, Cuba moves towards capitalist restoration
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On the eve of the NATO summit in Ankara: European powers drive Ukraine war toward direct conflict with Russia
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Europe’s record heatwave: Climate catastrophe or world socialism
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Trump religion commission attacks separation of church and state
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Finland amends laws to allow deployment of nuclear weapons
Finland amends laws to allow deployment of nuclear weapons Jordan Shilton Finland’s parliament voted 17 June to repeal the country’s ban on nuclear weapons to remove any obstacles to the deployment of NATO bombs and missiles to the country, which has a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia. Overturning decades of official...
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The earthquake disaster in Venezuela: A crime of US imperialism
The earthquake disaster in Venezuela: A crime of US imperialism Andrea Lobo Rescue efforts in Venezuela with the participation of the Urban Search and Rescue Team from Fairfax County, VA [Photo: @StateDep] The double earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 have exposed a massive crime by US imperialism. Six...
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COB betrayal paves way for “state of exception” in Bolivia: strategic lessons of the workers’ uprising
COB betrayal paves way for “state of exception” in Bolivia: strategic lessons of the workers’ uprising Part 2 Tomas Castanheira This is the second of a two-part series. Part one was published here. The Bolivian crisis as a “laboratory of class struggle” Mario Argollo, leader of the COB announces an indefinite...
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US sends troops under cover of Venezuelan earthquake, as death toll surges
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Crushing Prairieland sentences mark new stage in U.S. ruling class’ war on political opposition
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Monarchy is used to back class rule
The SW View Monarchy is used to back class rule This article is over 3 years, 1 months old Class war and struggle can abolish the monarchy Tomas Castanheira Abolish King Charles, and the entire monarchy (Wikicommons/ Dan Marsh) Justifying hierarchies, encouraging deference, pushing a myth of national unity. Validating...
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COB betrayal paves way for “state of exception” in Bolivia: strategic lessons of the workers’ uprising
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Extreme heat has devastating effects on agriculture and workers
Extreme heat has devastating effects on agriculture and workers Philip Guelpa The impact of global warming on agriculture and agricultural workers is mounting. Given the likely temperature increases anticipated by the end of this century, it is projected that conditions in much of South Asia, tropical sub-Saharan Africa, and parts...
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Alan Greenspan (1926–2026) and the crisis of capitalism
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Thousands feared dead in Venezuela after strongest earthquake in 125 years
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The American Revolution and Its Place in History: From the War Against Monarchy to “No Kings”
The American Revolution and Its Place in History: From the War Against Monarchy to “No Kings” David North These are the introductory remarks delivered by David North, chairman of the WSWS International Editorial Board, to the webinar “The American Revolution and Its Place in History: From the War Against Monarchy...
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British state let US soldier get away with sexual abuse
News British state let US soldier get away with sexual abuse By Gloria Rubac posted on June 24, 2026 This isn’t the exception to the rule. It’s part of a system that sees the military commit vicious crimes and then cover them up US fighter pilot Jacob Wulfson (centre) (Pic: Picryl)...
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A bizarre death row story
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Mamdani-backed candidates win NYC congressional primaries: The political issues
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Massacred for Supporting Che Guevara
Massacred for Supporting Che Guevara The Mining Town Bolivia’s US-Backed Army Slaughtered in Its Sleep Hüseyin Dogru d id you know an entire mining town was massacred because it pledged a few days’ wages to Che Guevara? It happened in Bolivia, in 1967, and the men who ordered it were...
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Socialism under siege: Cuba embarks on emergency reforms to survive
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The ignominious role of the Chilean “left” in Kast’s sweeping assault on immigrants
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Anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union: Pistorius prepares war against Russia in Lithuania – Copy
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Keiko Fujimori claims Peru election victory amid protests, fraud allegations and open US intervention
Keiko Fujimori claims Peru election victory amid protests, fraud allegations and open US intervention César Uco Supporters of presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez march through Lima, June 19 [Photo: elperuano.pe] With 99.663 percent of ballots counted and a lead of barely 41,860 votes in Peru’s second round, Keiko Fujimori, leader of...
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FIFA reinforces ICE repression while targeting Iran, Haiti and Africa
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Actor and author Hannah Diviney denounces Australian Labor government’s attacks on the disabled
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EU summit accelerates war course: Arms build-up, trade war, social cuts and anti-refugee measures
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US-Venezuelan forces carry out extrajudicial killing of alleged cartel leader as they bomb informal miners – Copy
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G7 powers make new war plans at Évian summit
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Trump’s White House cage match: A fascistic exercise in sadism
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Britain’s defence secretary resigns, demanding massive increase in military spending
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European Central Bank lifts interest rate amid rising inflation
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