This week in history: May 20-May 26
India-Pakistan clash over Kashmir; national rail strike in India; West Germany formally established; 13th Congress of Russian Communist Party opens.
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The political significance of the 2024 May Day Online Rally
This is the text of the speech delivered by Johannes Stern, editor of the German-language edition of the WSWS, as a summation to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.
Israel General Bogdan Syrotiuk Leon Trotsky International May Day World Party Of Socialist Revolution International Committee Of The Fourth
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Fourth International: Draft manifesto of revolutionary Marxism in the age of capitalist ecological and social destruction
Fourth International — An ecosocialist society is needed, and can be achieved only through a revolution. This manifesto tries to assess the best ways and means towards this aim.
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May Day 2024: The working class and the struggle against imperialist war
This is the text of the introductory speech delivered by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.
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50 years since the socially critical films of 1974: an introduction
The films that emerged in the early- to mid-1970s represented the highest point reached by American filmmaking since the anti-communist witch-hunts of the 1940s and 1950s.
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For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad
From its earliest days, the Soviet Unions intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or by the names of any of its successor agencies like the KGB — kept the government in power …
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Sri Lankan workers and youth must demand the repudiation of all foreign debt
Private bond holders, with the IMF’s tacit support, are seeking to bully the Sri Lankan government into accepting higher repayments or face the withholding of the next tranche of the IMF loan.
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For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad
From its earliest days, the Soviet Union's intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or by the names of any of its successor agencies like the KGB…
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Colombia cuts ties with Israel over Gaza genocide
The decision was first announced in President Petro's May Day speech, delivered Wednesday to tens of thousands of supporters in Bogota.
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Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment
Despite attempts by Western governments to dismantle Russian spy networks, experts say the Kremlin apparently is still able to pursue those it perceives as traitors abroad in an attempt to silence dissent.
Source: bostonglobe.com