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US government sued for stranding Tennessee man in Guatemala

“He was eligible for his green card—the only reason he left home and went back there was to get the card—but he was prejudged by consular officials, who said that he looked like a criminal, and was denied."

Chase Lawrence

Trump tightens the screws on education funding

Following Trump’s executive order demanding the closure of the Department of Education, an escalating attack on jobs and education services is taking place across the US.

Nancy Hanover

German trade union federation calls for support for the new right-wing government

The support expressed by the leaders of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) for the coalition agreement, preparations for war and militarisation of society of the new German government fatally recalls the support given to the Nazi regime by the ADGB (General German Trade Union Federation) in its appeal of May 1, 1933.

Ulrich Rippert

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

Further public sector stoppage in Belgium against attacks on welfare including pension age and amount; protests continue in Iran’s major cities including Tehran by workers, pensioners and farmers as living standards plummet; university lecturers in Zimbabwe continue month-long stoppage to restore pay to levels before cuts in 2018

Australian workers, youth denounce police killing of homeless man

Socialist Equality Party campaigners, led by Senate candidate in the federal election Taylor Hernan, spoke with workers and young people over the weekend in Footscray, Melbourne, where police shot dead 35-year-old Abdifatah Ahmed on April 17.

Our reporters

Canada’s federal election and the crisis of working class political perspective

Those workers and youth who voted for Carney and his Liberals in the belief that they represent any type of progressive answer to Trump and all that he represents—oligarchy, dictatorship, fascism and war—have been cruelly deceived. For this the trade unions and the social-democratic NDP are principally responsible.

Keith Jones, Roger Jordan

Dollar crisis is focus of discussions at IMF meeting

Regulators, government officials and investors would like to think the present financial turbulence is a passing phase, that “normalcy” could return, but they fear a fundamental shift has taken place.

Nick Beams

SEP campaign wins warm response among workers and youth in Oxley

In this working class electorate, we see the growing social gulf between the colossal fortunes of oligarchs like mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Clive Palmer and the financial hardships facing workers and their families.

Mike Head, SEP candidate for the seat of Oxley

Workers Struggles: The Americas

In Bolivia, thousands of miners and supporters presented demands to the Arce administration relating to fuel shortages and high prices. Hundreds of healthcare workers across Saskatchewan, Canada rallied to demand an improved contract.

Massive blackout paralyses Spain and Portugal

Subway networks, hospitals, airports, traffic lights, ATMs and telecommunications systems were crippled in scenes that brought a 21st-century population back to 19th-century conditions.

Alejandro López, Alex Lantier

This week in history: April 28-May 4

Actors and museum workers strike; mass movement for socialism in Portugal; South Africa workers protest; Chinese communists found mass trade union center.

New German government prepares massive social cuts

Decades of social cuts by the SPD, the Greens and the Left Party, supported by the trade unions, have allowed the AfD to grow into the second strongest force in the Bundestag. Now the fascist party is needed to intimidate and suppress growing social and political opposition.

Peter Schwarz

Mass starvation looms in Gaza as World Food Program says stocks have run out

After seven weeks of a full blockade of food, water, medical supplies and electricity, the United Nations World Food Program warned that it had delivered its last remaining food stocks to hot meal kitchens in Gaza, raising the prospect of imminent mass starvation for the enclave’s remaining population.

Andre Damon

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

China: BYD electronics manufacturing workers strike; India: Tamil Nadu power-generation workers walk out indefinitely; Pakistani health workers continue to protest privatisation; Australia: Public mental health workers strike again

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