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US brands DACA recipient Yaa’kub Vijandre a “terrorist,” then offers $3,000 to “self-deport”
39+ min ago (388+ words) The US government has offered imprisoned Dallas resident Yaa'kub Ira Vijandre $3,000 to leave the country, a move that decisively exposes the fraudulent character of the Trump administration's claim that he is a "terrorist." According to a statement released December 22 by…...
Australian teenagers oppose police repression, social media ban after beach clash
58+ min ago (1132+ words) On December 17, police attacked around 200 teenagers who had gathered at Mordialloc beach in Melbourne's southeast, triggering a disturbance that spilled into a nearby supermarket." The corporate media and the state Labor government in Victoria seized on the event to call…...
Australia: Hundreds rally against Labor’s anti-protest laws
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (1347+ words) Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Monday night in Sydney and Melbourne to show their support for the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, while opposing the moves by Labor governments at state and federal level to use the tragedy…...
The funeral of Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler in Duisburg: “An extraordinarily courageous personality”
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (1287+ words) Elli was an extraordinarily courageous personality. She pursued her path in life with great clarity and consistency." This was said by Ulrich Rippert, honorary chairman of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP) at the funeral of Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler. Elli,…...
Australia: Labor governments exploit Bondi shootings to impose sweeping anti-democratic laws
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (1023+ words) This morning, the New South Wales (NSW) state Labor government partnered with the official Liberal Party-led opposition to push through parliament laws that overturn the right to protest and hand extensive powers to the police to crack down on all…...
Gold price resumes its rise to hit new record
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (1053+ words) After dipping since October, the price of gold has resumed its rise and hit a new record high of $4,442 per ounce on Monday, up by as much as 2.4 percent during the day. The price of silver also reached a record…...
Australian-owned rare earths plant in Malaysia drawn into US war preparations
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (688+ words) LAMP is owned and operated by Lynas Rare Earths Ltd, an Australian corporation that controls the Mount Weld mine in Western Australia, one of the richest rare earth deposits in the world. While the ore is extracted in Australia, it…...
Striking Genesys Hospital nurses remain intransigent while Henry Ford Health threatens to hire permanent replacements
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (1268+ words) The four-month strike by 700 nurses and case workers at Henry Ford Health's Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan has entered a new and dangerous stage. Hospital management has sent a threatening letter telling strikers that the hospital is now posting…...
Twenty years later, the former head of the Transport Workers Union local rewrites the history of the New York City 2005 transit strike
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (585+ words) The 2005 transit walkout, involving about 34,000 workers, was one of the largest and most powerful strikes of the decade. The strike began on December 20, 2005, shutting down the city of New York, which is heavily dependent on mass transit, for three days....
Postal workers report six weeks of silence following death of coworker Lucy Diaz at Morgan PDC in New York City
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (529+ words) Last week, WSWS reporters spoke with Tour 2 and Tour 3 workers outside the Morgan Processing and Distribution Center in New York City about the death of a fellow postal worker. The worker has now been identified as Lucy Diaz, who died…...