Oct 8, 2024

1. Museum dedicated to George Grosz to close; a summation of the painter's enduring relevance

Judiciary, Press, Social Democrats, Clergy and Military represented in Pillars of Society

2. At Butler, Pennsylvania, Elon Musk contributes his "dark MAGA" voodoo to Trump's paranoid, "deity-protected" campaign

3. The US Biden administration commemorates October 7th with hypocrisies and lies; an equivalent of three "Lidices" have occurred in Gaza every day for the past year

4. As a steppingstone toward a future economic and military confrontation with its chief adversary, China, the US establishment backs Israel's plans to attack Iran

5. "A dark day for the working class in Detroit"-- autoworker layoffs intensify as automakers shift production to more profitable electronic vehicles (with help from a venal UAW bureaucracy)

6. "The 4th strongest hurricane ever recorded by pressure on this side of the world"-- Hurricane Milton takes aim at Central Florida

7. Underground reports to the World Socialist Web Site describe massive troop desertions and a crumbling defense at Ukraine's front lines in its war with Russia

8. Montreal, Quebec union determined to isolate and suppress dockworkers until they can concoct a rotten contract deal for them with their port's management

9. The German autoworkers' union, IG Metall, tries to stupefy workers facing layoffs; workers organize to create independent action rank-and-file committees

10. How vague references to the need for “a better pay deal” and a “genuine pay offer” are being used to deceive Australian nurses and midwives in their labor struggles

11. The bankruptcy of trying to fight climate change within a nationalist framework: Australian Labor government approves continuing coal mining operations

12. The fraud behind "transitioning" workers is illustrated by the impending closure of a Scottish refinery  

13. Vote for Joseph Kishore and Jerry White in 2024!