Jude Jackson
@judejack.bsky.social
Retired. Politics, arts and environment.
Socialist Equality Party
Read the World Socialist Website - WSWS.org
No War!💥 Free Palestine! 🇵🇸
WSWS fights for a United Socialist States of the Middle East.
Socialist Equality Party
Read the World Socialist Website - WSWS.org
No War!💥 Free Palestine! 🇵🇸
WSWS fights for a United Socialist States of the Middle East.
Pinned
Where is America going?: Oligarchy, dictatorship, and the revolutionary crisis of capitalism
The WSWS publishes here the text of a lecture delivered by David North in London on November 22 examining the global crisis of capitalism and the Trump administration’s drive to dictatorship.
www.wsws.org
Lecture to public meeting in London
Where is America going?: Oligarchy, dictatorship, and the revolutionary crisis of capitalism - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Where is America going?: Oligarchy, dictatorship, and the revolutionary crisis of capitalism - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Denmark’s Social Democratic government leads Europe’s vicious anti-immigrant crackdown, allied with Italy’s fascist Meloni - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Denmark’s Social Democratic government leads Europe’s vicious anti-immigrant crackdown, allied with Italy’s fascist Meloni
Denmark’s Social Democrat-led government has used its six-month chairmanship of the European Union (EU) Council to expand the country’s cooperation with fascist Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, ...
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Denmark’s Social Democratic government leads Europe’s vicious anti-immigrant crackdown, allied with Italy’s fascist Meloni - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
“It is time to draw the line and defend the right to a secure job and living standard,”
Mobilize to stop GM layoffs at Factory Zero in Detroit – Build Rank and File Committees - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Mobilize to stop GM layoffs at Factory Zero in Detroit – Build Rank and File Committees - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Mobilize to stop GM layoffs at Factory Zero in Detroit – Build Rank and File Committees
The layoffs at GM are part of a growing global jobs massacre by a money mad ruling class.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“It is time to draw the line and defend the right to a secure job and living standard,”
Mobilize to stop GM layoffs at Factory Zero in Detroit – Build Rank and File Committees - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Mobilize to stop GM layoffs at Factory Zero in Detroit – Build Rank and File Committees - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Streeck’s outrageous demands for cuts in care for the elderly received no open support from the federal government or other parties. However, this does not mean that they are averse to drastically restricting healthcare at the expense of patients and employees.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
German government’s drug commissioner advocates restricting medical care for the elderly
Drug commissioner Hendrik Streeck (CDU) has underlined the inhumane and de facto murderous measures the ruling class is prepared to take by proposing drastic cuts to medical care for the elderly.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Streeck’s outrageous demands for cuts in care for the elderly received no open support from the federal government or other parties. However, this does not mean that they are averse to drastically restricting healthcare at the expense of patients and employees.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
As Trump threatens that Maduro’s “days are numbered”
White House doubles down on September 2 boat strike cover-up - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
White House doubles down on September 2 boat strike cover-up - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
White House doubles down on September 2 boat strike cover-up
US President Trump on Tuesday reneged on his earlier statement that he would have “no problem” with releasing the video of the September 2 murder of 11 unarmed civilians, declaring, “I didn’t say that...
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
As Trump threatens that Maduro’s “days are numbered”
White House doubles down on September 2 boat strike cover-up - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
White House doubles down on September 2 boat strike cover-up - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Teachers in West Contra Costa speak out: “We need a general strike to fight the oligarchs” - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Teachers in West Contra Costa speak out: “We need a general strike to fight the oligarchs”
The strike by teachers in the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) in California has reached its fourth day, under conditions of intensifying pressure from the district, the Democrats an...
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Teachers in West Contra Costa speak out: “We need a general strike to fight the oligarchs” - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Mount Sinai Hospital in New York has disciplined three nurses who discussed their concerns about workplace safety with their coworkers and the media. The cause of the nurses’ concerns was an attempted shooting in the hospital’s emergency room last month.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Mount Sinai Hospital disciplines New York nurses who raised safety concerns
Management refused to tolerate nurses discussing how to improve security after an attempted shooting in the emergency room.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Mount Sinai Hospital in New York has disciplined three nurses who discussed their concerns about workplace safety with their coworkers and the media. The cause of the nurses’ concerns was an attempted shooting in the hospital’s emergency room last month.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
On Monday, Barnaby Joyce joined the far-right One Nation party, having resigned from the National Party in a statement he delivered on the floor of parliament in late November.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Former deputy Australian prime minister defects to far-right One Nation
Barnaby Joyce’s decision to join the far-right party is another expression of the crisis of the conservative Liberal-National Coalition and the lurch to the right by the entire political establishment...
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
On Monday, Barnaby Joyce joined the far-right One Nation party, having resigned from the National Party in a statement he delivered on the floor of parliament in late November.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The campaign to free the Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk has reached an important turning point with the publication of a forensic linguistic analysis that shatters the fraudulent case against him.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Expert report shatters fraudulent case against Bogdan Syrotiuk: Deepen the international campaign for his freedom!
The campaign to free Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk has reached a decisive turning point with the publication of a forensic linguistic analysis that shatters the fraudulent case against him.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The campaign to free the Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk has reached an important turning point with the publication of a forensic linguistic analysis that shatters the fraudulent case against him.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
“In the early days when I was playing guitar, I knew the world didn’t need another B.B. King, Chet Atkins or Les Paul. So, what are you gonna do now? I thought, ‘Just be yourself and do your thing. Don’t go changing.’”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Legendary Stax Records guitarist Steve Cropper (1941-2025)
The death of Booker T. & the M.G.s’ guitarist Steve Cropper is something of an end of an era for soul and rock and roll.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
“In the early days when I was playing guitar, I knew the world didn’t need another B.B. King, Chet Atkins or Les Paul. So, what are you gonna do now? I thought, ‘Just be yourself and do your thing. Don’t go changing.’”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
According to a press release issued in November by the Federal Working Group on Assistance for the Homeless (BAGW), the number of people without housing in Germany has, for the first time, risen to at least 1,029,000 in 2024.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
More than 1 million people in Germany without housing
The number of people without housing in Germany has soared above 1 million for the first time, exposing the devastating impact of soaring rents, forced evictions and relentless social cuts.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
According to a press release issued in November by the Federal Working Group on Assistance for the Homeless (BAGW), the number of people without housing in Germany has, for the first time, risen to at least 1,029,000 in 2024.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Students in Oregon and Minnesota walked out of class this week to protest ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) kidnapping operations in their communities and across the country.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Hundreds of high school students in Oregon and Minnesota walk out to protest ICE kidnapping operations
Following mass walkouts and abstentions in North Carolina in response to ICE raids, students in Minnesota and Oregon have walked out of class this week in defense of immigrants.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Students in Oregon and Minnesota walked out of class this week to protest ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) kidnapping operations in their communities and across the country.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The upheavals in the global trading system flowing from US president Trump’s tariff war against China and much of the rest of world are reflected in the trade surplus figures announced by Beijing on Monday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
China trade surplus tops $1 trillion
Cuts in exports to the US due to Trump’s tariffs have been more than compensated for by the sharp increase in Chinese exports to the rest of the world.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The upheavals in the global trading system flowing from US president Trump’s tariff war against China and much of the rest of world are reflected in the trade surplus figures announced by Beijing on Monday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
UK inquiry told special forces had “deliberate policy” to “kill fighting-aged males” in Afghanistan - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
UK inquiry told special forces had “deliberate policy” to “kill fighting-aged males” in Afghanistan
N1466 is the highest-ranking former special forces officer to provide evidence of war crimes. He was the assistant chief of staff for operations in UKSF headquarters.
www.wsws.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
UK inquiry told special forces had “deliberate policy” to “kill fighting-aged males” in Afghanistan - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Leading Ukrainian criminologist finds charges of “state treason” against Bogdan Syrotiuk baseless - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Leading Ukrainian criminologist finds charges of “state treason” against Bogdan Syrotiuk baseless
The linguistic examination by Yuri Irkhin, one of Ukraine’s leading criminologist, marks not only a major setback for the prosecution. It is also a powerful vindication of the principled opposition by...
www.wsws.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Leading Ukrainian criminologist finds charges of “state treason” against Bogdan Syrotiuk baseless - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler 1956–2025: Trotskyist and fighter for the working class - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler 1956–2025: Trotskyist and fighter for the working class
Elli devoted her entire adult life to building a better, socialist society. She joined the Trotskyist movement in 1975 and remained an active and leading member for the rest of her life.
www.wsws.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler 1956–2025: Trotskyist and fighter for the working class - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Trump’s National Security Strategy deepens split within NATO - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Trump’s National Security Strategy deepens split within NATO
The US intends to interfere in the internal affairs of its NATO partners, break up the European Union, strengthen fascist parties, and help enforce racist remigration policies.
www.wsws.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Trump’s National Security Strategy deepens split within NATO - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
A memorandum from US Attorney General Pam Bondi, issued December 4, instructs all federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to compile lists of organizations to be slandered and criminalized as “domestic terrorists” because they oppose fascism and capitalism…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The Bondi memorandum: FBI, DOJ seek to outlaw political opposition
A memorandum from Attorney General Pam Bondi spells out a series of actions to be taken against those who oppose mass detention and deportation of immigrants or advocate “anti-capitalism.”
www.wsws.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A memorandum from US Attorney General Pam Bondi, issued December 4, instructs all federal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to compile lists of organizations to be slandered and criminalized as “domestic terrorists” because they oppose fascism and capitalism…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Zohran Mamdani, Jessica Tisch and the NYPD’s mass surveillance program - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Zohran Mamdani, Jessica Tisch and the NYPD’s mass surveillance program
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has reappointed Jessica Tisch as police commissioner, a woman directly responsible for the NYPD’s massive spying on New York’s population.
www.wsws.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Zohran Mamdani, Jessica Tisch and the NYPD’s mass surveillance program - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
On the sixtieth anniversary of his first album, veteran folk singer Martin Carthy this year released Transform Me Then Into A Fish, revisiting and reinventing his debut album and other highlights of his influential career.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
English folk singer and guitarist Martin Carthy: An appraisal of his six-decade career
Carty has always seen folk as reflecting social life and conditions, so has never shied away from social and political issues.
www.wsws.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
On the sixtieth anniversary of his first album, veteran folk singer Martin Carthy this year released Transform Me Then Into A Fish, revisiting and reinventing his debut album and other highlights of his influential career.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
The execution of a 14-year-old is an indictment of a decaying and discredited economic, social, and political order that now relies on naked violence to sustain itself.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
El Centro police fire dozens of rounds into 14-year-old Mikey Jimenez, body camera video reveals
Police blocked Jimenez in a parking lot and positioned themselves in the way of his vehicle, shooting him 29 times.
www.wsws.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The execution of a 14-year-old is an indictment of a decaying and discredited economic, social, and political order that now relies on naked violence to sustain itself.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike in UK at “a very, very high risk of death” warns doctor - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike in UK at “a very, very high risk of death” warns doctor
Six of the seven involved began their protest between 27 and 36 days ago. A seventh joined the hunger strike last week.
www.wsws.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike in UK at “a very, very high risk of death” warns doctor - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
No cannon fodder for the profits of the rich!
For a socialist perspective against the reintroduction of conscription in Germany - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
For a socialist perspective against the reintroduction of conscription in Germany - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
For a socialist perspective against the reintroduction of conscription in Germany
Germany’s ruling elite is preparing a new generation for war, reintroducing conscription as part of the largest rearmament drive since 1945. This statement explains why only a socialist, international...
www.wsws.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
No cannon fodder for the profits of the rich!
For a socialist perspective against the reintroduction of conscription in Germany - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
For a socialist perspective against the reintroduction of conscription in Germany - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler 1956–2025: Trotzkistin und Kämpferin für die Arbeiterklasse - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/de/articles/...
www.wsws.org/de/articles/...
Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler 1956–2025: Trotzkistin und Kämpferin für die Arbeiterklasse
Elli hat ihr gesamtes erwachsenes Leben dem Aufbau einer besseren, sozialistischen Gesellschaft gewidmet. Sie schloss sich 1975 der trotzkistischen Bewegung an und blieb zeit ihres Lebens ein aktives ...
www.wsws.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler 1956–2025: Trotzkistin und Kämpferin für die Arbeiterklasse - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/de/articles/...
www.wsws.org/de/articles/...
Socialism AI will expand and accelerate the education of workers, student youth, progressive intellectuals and artists on the basis of the world scientific outlook of Marxism. It will prepare them for the irrepressible escalation of the international class conflict.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Socialism AI goes live on December 12, 2025
Socialism AI is a powerful new chatbot developed by the WSWS to advance socialist consciousness globally by bringing the scientific outlook of Marxism to workers, youth, and intellectuals.
www.wsws.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Socialism AI will expand and accelerate the education of workers, student youth, progressive intellectuals and artists on the basis of the world scientific outlook of Marxism. It will prepare them for the irrepressible escalation of the international class conflict.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Survivors of September 2 boat strike waved for rescue, did not know they had been attacked - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Survivors of September 2 boat strike waved for rescue, did not know they had been attacked
The survivors of the US military's September 2 drone murder in the Caribbean attempted to wave to US military aircraft for rescue, the <em>New York Times </em>reported Friday.
www.wsws.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Survivors of September 2 boat strike waved for rescue, did not know they had been attacked - World Socialist Web Site
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...