If Trump carries out his threats, today—April 7, 2026—will live in infamy. It will be remembered as one of the great crimes of the modern era. This war has demolished the pretense that the United States is a democracy. wsws.org/en/articles/20…

Trump said: "An entire civilization will die tonight." We declare our solidarity with the people of Iran. The working class of the world must oppose this monstrous crime. It must be stopped.

The special elections in Georgia and Wisconsin registered collapsing support for the Republicans. The threat of a rout in the midterms is fueling Trump’s determination to block voting access and send ICE to polling places. #electionexpress #Trump wsws.org/en/articles/20…

Jacobin’s lightminded analysis of the war on Iran is deadly serious. As a publication oriented to the Democrats, Jacobin is sowing complacency and seeking to block an independent movement against the war and the capitalist system. #jacobin #IranWar‌ #Irán wsws.org/en/articles/20…

Speaking for factions of the ruling class, the major newspapers are calling for the US to resume the war and “finish the job.” Thus, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal are calling for war crimes. #Irán #IranWar‌ #Trump wsws.org/en/articles/20…

In his first 100 days as mayor, Mamdani has capitulated on one front after another. He refuses to criticize Tisch, Hochul, and the fascist war criminal Trump. Free bus service is dead, and Mamdani is preparing to impose austerity. #Mamdani #NewYork wsws.org/en/articles/20…

“Progressive” Democrats seek collaboration with fascist critics of Iran war Khanna’s appeal for unity with the far right is aimed at blocking an independent socialist movement in the working class against both capitalist parties. wsws.org/en/articles/20…

The program of the Spartacists and the IBT, which assigned progressive roles to the trade unions and the Stalinists, has met with shipwreck. The urgent task is to fight to build the Trotskyist leadership of the international working class. #socialism wsws.org/en/articles/20…

“Political reaction all along the line is a characteristic feature of imperialism…The ruling classes, the bourgeoisie and its servitors, the governments are more and more moving into a blind alley from which they can never extricate themselves without tremendous upheavals” Lenin

The Democratic Party, whose strategic perspective the New York Times articulates, is the historic party of American imperialism in its most institutionally sophisticated and far-sighted form. The architecture of postwar American hegemony was constructed under its auspices.

The blockade is an act of war and an act of international piracy. The WSWS condemns this criminal action, directed against Iran and against the working class of the entire world - Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz: The next phase in the Iran war wsws.org/en/articles/20…

If every wing of the American political establishment endorses the war, opposition to it can come only from outside the establishment. The war is being paid for through a historic assault on the social programs on which working people depend to live.

At the last minute, the trade unions prevented a major strike by 80,000 school workers in Los Angeles. They imposed sorry raises and are attempting to demobilize workers in advance of the new budget proposal, which will include cuts. #TeachingJobs #teacher wsws.org/en/articles/20…

Mayor Mamdani touted pothole fixes and other minor accomplishments as he celebrated his first 100 days. But he didn’t mention his most politically significant act: establishing a partnership with the fascist war criminal Trump. #Mamdani #Trump #NewYork wsws.org/en/articles/20…

On April 6, 1776, the revolutionary government of the American colonies announced ports would be open to world trade rather than just to Britain. It was a declaration as consequential as any battle of the Revolution - When America opened ports to the world wsws.org/en/articles/20…

The planned regime change in Cuba is part of a geopolitical offensive. Like the interventions in Venezuela and Iran, it is aimed at securing strategic resources, commercial pathways while countering China - Pentagon drafts plan for military assault on Cuba wsws.org/en/articles/20…

Corporate executives are carrying out mass layoffs to obtain immediate increases in share values. These layoffs also are necessary for the ruling class to sustain unsustainable levels of debt and avoid economic collapse. #layoffs #WallStreet #Debt wsws.org/en/articles/20…

The union bureaucracy is kicking its betrayals into overdrive. This past week strikes by 80,000 LA school workers, 34,000 doormen in New York were called off through sellouts. The Writers Guild is seeking to impose huge healthcare increases and sub-inflation wages.

Highly exploited home care workers are on a hunger strike, risking their health to end torturous 24-hour shifts. But previous experience shows that protests and moral appeals must give way to class struggle. #healthcare #nursetwitter #immigrants wsws.org/en/articles/20…