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As pandemic death toll approaches 200,000, American oligarchs celebrate their wealth

According to Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans, the super-rich now possess $3.2 trillion, enough to pay for an entire year of public education, health care, nutrition and disaster relief for millions of people.

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Wildfires turn US West Coast into an apocalyptic hellhole

As with the criminal mishandling of COVID-19, the mass devastation wrought by the wildfires further exposes the complete inability of capitalism to address any social problem.

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University of Michigan grad students set to extend strike as opposition grows in the US to back-to-school drive

Nineteen of the 25 hottest outbreaks in the US are in communities with colleges that have reopened for in-person learning, sparking growing anger over the homicidal back-to-school campaign.

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University of Michigan strikers speak out: “We need to resist going back to normal. Normal no longer exists”

The strike is quickly turning into a focal point of a much broader opposition to the reckless reopening of both K-12 schools and college campuses everywhere.

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Revelation of US government conspiracy on COVID-19 exposes EU herd immunity policy

Revelations that US officials conspired to lie to the public about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic also expose the politically criminal role of the EU.

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Latin America, epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic, on the brink of social explosion

Latin America this week reached the grim milestones of 300,000 COVID-19 deaths and more than 8 million infections.

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US jobless claims top 884,000 for second week in a row

With no congressional relief in sight, millions of workers are seeing meager unemployment benefits expire while layoffs continue to mount.

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Biden pledges to keep troops in the Middle East and maintain record military spending

Since Labor Day, Biden has focused on appeals for support from the military and national security establishment, along with economic nationalist demagogy and pledges to prosecute “violent” left-wing protesters.

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Jacksonville, Florida teacher speaks out against deadly school reopenings

A teacher in Jacksonville, Florida, reached out to the WSWS to speak about the spread of the coronavirus across the state just two weeks into the new school year.
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Infected students denounce administration guidelines, amidst rising COVID-19 cases at Southern California universities

Infected students report callous treatment from school administration, being thrown into isolation rooms without bed sheets, food or sanitizing equipment.

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Why did so many poor New Yorkers die of COVID-19?

Inequality, including in-hospital care, determined whether thousands of people in New York City would die of COVID-19.

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Mexico runs out of death certificates with 122,765 “excess deaths” reported during pandemic

The Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has done nothing to prevent the virus from claiming the lives of tens of thousands, most of them poor workers.

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Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases raise fears of uncontrolled outbreaks across the Pacific

The surge in cases across the Pacific is causing a deepening health and social crisis, underscoring the global reach of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Full classes, full buses—German schools are becoming a coronavirus trap

With schools re-opening without social distancing and the wearing of masks, new infections are increasing. Throughout Germany, hundreds of facilities have been affected.

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India-China border conflict remains on knife’s edge

US support for India and efforts by major European powers to boost their military-strategic presence in the Indo-Pacific could cascade the border crisis into a catastrophic war.

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Australian raids on Chinese journalists mark escalation of US-led witch hunt

The timeline of this affair points to an intensifying anti-China propaganda campaign, instigated by Washington and the intelligence apparatus.

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Constitutional amendment aims to provide Sri Lankan president with authoritarian powers

Like his political counterparts around the world, Rajapakse’s preparations for dictatorial rule are being made in order to unleash a massive social assault on the working class.

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Mauritian cruise ship crews strike to demand repatriation

Mediterranean Shipping Company crews have been stranded on three ships near Santos port, Brazil since the industry’s COVID-19 shutdown in late March.

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State University of New York scapegoats students for COVID outbreaks, prepares repressive measures

Refusing to take any responsibility for this catastrophe, the SUNY system is punishing groups of students for gathering and laying the ground for further police repression on campuses.

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Brexit crisis intensifies after Johnson government tears up agreement with Brussels

Brexit epitomises the malignant growth of inter-imperialist antagonisms that are plunging the world into a brutal trade war and exacerbating the threat of military conflict.

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UK Tories use Extinction Rebellion protests to argue for savage political repression

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked officials to take a “fresh look” at the legal status of Extinction Rebellion and see if it can be classified as an “organised crime group.”

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UK government’s “Operation Moonshot”—a trojan horse for herd immunity policy

Under the cover of a non-existent mass testing programme, the government plans to encourage as much intermingling as possible.

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Thousands sleeping rough after the burning down of Moria refugee camp on Lesbos

Shocking footage and pictures show refugees of all ages sleeping on roads and hillsides, surrounded by their meagre possessions.

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UK Conservative government votes down Grenfell Tower safety recommendations as inquiry resumes

The inquiry’s toothless “suggestions”—that tower block tenants be granted a few minimal safety rights—have been tossed into the bin by the Tories.

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Russia holds regional elections amidst growing political crisis

Balloting in 83 regions ends Sunday, and Kremlin-backed candidates are facing challengers in a number of areas.

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Trade unions confer with big business Liberals on how to revive Canadian capitalism

The government’s real agenda is for a rapid return to work, higher corporate profitability and “competitiveness,” and to advance Canadian imperialism’s predatory interests internationally.

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Amazon uses former government agents to spy on workers

A number of recent exposures confirm that Amazon has established its own secret internal intelligence agency to spy on its workforce.

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US attempting to block Spanish investigation into CIA spying on Assange

The US authorities are seeking to prevent judicial confirmation that their pursuit of Assange has included illegal spying, and gross violations of attorney-client privilege.

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No to a Greek-Turkish war in the eastern Mediterranean!

Amid the escalation of threats and naval maneuvers between Turkey and Greece, backed by France, Europe and the Middle East, are teetering on the brink of war.

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CPP founder Sison regurgitates Stalinist lies about Trotskyism

Sison’s second interview, defending his politically bankrupt “semi-colonial, semi-feudal” thesis, is a desperate bid to stem the haemorrhaging of support for the Communist Party of the Philippines, and to suppress any questioning in its ranks.

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NYU’s Center for Social Media & Politics: A think tank for a frightened ruling class

The establishment of the center at NYU, a university with close ties to the state, reflects the ruling class’s increasing concerns over the political effects of social media.

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Australia’s brutal immigration policy in Stateless: “What is my crime?”

Stateless, now showing on Netflix, deals with the harsh Australian immigration detention program and the horrors inflicted on persecuted refugees fleeing colonial wars.

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Smoking in the age of COVID: Some immunological considerations

Smoking and e-cigarettes are directly associated with increased risk of infection by the novel coronavirus.

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Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia

The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.

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