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Idaho constructs remote-controlled firing squad chamber: A method of state killing with a merciless history

46+ min ago  (263+ words) Idaho's embrace of the rifle follows the trail blazed by South Carolina, which carried out three firing squad executions in 2025the first such executions anywhere in the United States since Utah put Ronnie Lee Gardner to death in 2010. The 15 men were…...

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UAW issues statement of phony support for Mexican tire workers shot on picket line

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (701+ words) Owned by Indian multinational JK Tyre & Industries'part of the 125-year-old JK Organisation conglomerate with operations in 105 countries and 12 plants producing 35 million tires annually'Tornel exemplifies the ruthless exploitation of transnational corporations. On March 18, uniformed and armed company thugs wielding bats, knives,…...

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BNP government in Bangladesh imposes economic impact of Iran war on working people

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1006+ words) The war on Iran, which was launched less than two weeks after the BNP was installed in office, is impacting heavily on the economy and creating great social distress. Bangladesh imports around 95 percent of its energy requirements, of which between…...

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Far-right Alberta premier announces anti-immigrant referendum

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (250+ words) Evoking the fascist anti-immigrant demagogy of the Trump administration, Alberta's far-right Premier Danielle Smith has announced that the province will hold a referendum next fall that is aimed at whipping up animosity to immigrants and providing "popular" sanction for stripping…...

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Medical neglect and preventable deaths spread across ICE detention centers

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1200+ words) From North Lake in Michigan to Camp East Montana in Texas, repeated deaths, ignored grievances and documented abuses expose medical neglect as an institutionalized feature of ICE detention. On December 15, 2025, 56-year-old Bulgarian immigrant Nenko Gantchev died at Immigration and Customs…...

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German reactions to the "ceasefire" in the Iran war: Berlin sticks to its war aims

2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (632+ words) The German government and the ruling class have officially welcomed the so-called "ceasefire" in the Middle East negotiated between the United States, Israel and Iran. But behind the diplomatic phrases lies no departure from previous war policies'on the contrary, their…...

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Immigrant senior stripped of Medicare under Trump bill exposes bipartisan assault on social programs

3+ hour, 59+ min ago  (573+ words) That expectation has now been shattered. Medical professionals have repeatedly warned that forced exclusion from health coverage leads to predictable outcomes. When seniors delay treatment, minor conditions escalate into serious illnesses and reliance on emergency services increases. The policy does…...

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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

10+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1070+ words) The general strike by workers in Turkish governed Northern Cyprus continued this week, with thousands of demonstrators again facing riot police at the legislature building in Nicosia on Tuesday. Hundreds of workers eventually entered the building to demand the coalition…...

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Socialist Equality Party (UK) announces public meeting series on 1926 general strike

10+ hour, 7+ min ago  (997+ words) There are few more bitterly contested and less clearly understood historical experiences than the general strike of 1926, despite it being a decisive moment in the history of the British and international working class. Begun on May 3 and officially lasting nine…...

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David North calls for building the anti-war movement in interview with Turkish channel TV5

15+ hour, 22+ min ago  (385+ words) In an interview with Turkish channel TV5, WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North warns that the two-week pause in the US bombardment of Iran is merely an interlude and calls on workers internationally to build a movement against imperialism based…...