Trump seizes on Biden commutations to pledge resumption of federal executions
Promotion of the death penalty is a critical component of Trump’s bid to establish a presidential dictatorship. It is part of ...
Vanessa Scammell denounces #MeToo campaign that ruined Australian actor Craig McLachlan’s career
Scammell, an accomplished conductor and music director, denounces the media outlets instrumental in promoting sexual ...
Slight membership increase hailed by Australian unions to cover plummeting real wages
Just 7.9 percent of private-sector employees are union members, down from 8.3 percent in 2022. The overall uptick is entirely ...
At least 38 dead as Azeri jetliner bound for Russia crashes in Kazakhstan
Ukraine is now waging drone warfare across Russia, and there is growing speculation that Russian air defenses may have mistaken the jetliner as a drone and hit it.
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Mass protests against jihadist HTS rule in Syria
Following the overthrow of the Russian- and Iranian-backed regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria by Islamist proxies of NATO powers, there has been a great deal of anxiety and fear, ...
Macy’s, Big Lots join other US retailers in shutdown of thousands of stores
The store closures are driven by cautious consumer spending due to inflation, higher interest rates and crushing levels of ...
Trump’s “border czar” promises incoming administration will build “family facilities” to hasten mass deportations, including of US citizens
Trump’s incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, said the new administration would construct large interment camps, euphemistically ...
Strikes at Amazon and Starbucks in the US called off without any concessions from management
Thousands of Amazon drivers ended their week-long strike on Thursday while an estimated 5,000 Starbucks workers ended a five-day strike on Christmas Day.
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Puri Municipality sanitation workers oppose job outsourcing; Qantas engineers walk out again for higher pay; BlueScope steel workers strike in Victoria for wage rise.
Rising rents leads to increasing poverty in Germany
The policies of federal and state governments of all political colours have led to a massive increase in rents in recent years, which are becoming almost impossible to afford for ever larger sections ...
New York Times reveals Israeli extermination order authorizing killing 20 civilians for each “combatant”
On Thursday, the New York Times published a detailed account reporting the existence of official Israeli military documents ...
Postal workers slam CWU “Framework Agreement” endorsing Kretinsky’s takeover of Royal Mail
We are publishing the response of postal workers to the WSWS article “The CWU’s ‘framework agreement’ backs Kretinsky’s Royal Mail takeover”, which subjected to close scrutiny the 12-page document ...