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1+ hour, 6+ min ago (571+ words) Forty years ago, on December 16, 1985, the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) suspended its British section, the Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP). We are reposting below two documents, the resolution of the ICFI on the suspension and a statement adopted the following day. For the background and significance of these documents, see "40 years since the suspension of the Workers Revolutionary Party from the ICFI." These documents and others related to the split are collected in "The ICFI Defends Trotskyism: 1982-1986." See also "How the WRP Betrayed Trotskyism: 1973-1985" Resolution of the International Committee of the Fourth International on the Suspension of the Workers Revolutionary Party The interim report of the International Control Commission has revealed that the WRP has carried out an historic betrayal of the ICFI and the international working class. This betrayal consisted of the complete abandonment of the theory…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago (39+ words) Clever, rent-seeking attorneys are successfully misusing public nuisance laws to win big paydays from corporate victims. As usual, these litigations against members of the business community end up co Distorted Public Nuisance Is Penalizing Businesses and Enriching Litigators...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago (156+ words) CNN anchor Erin Burnett was stunned on Tuesday as she reported on a series of interviews in which an official from the Trump administration spoke to Vanity Fair. An article about the interviews was published on Tuesday, at a time when Trump has struggled to keep his base together. Burnett discussed the story on her show, "Erin Burnett OutFront." "While the entire interview does sort of drop one stunning revelation after another, those specific comments about the DOJ investigations could derail the Comey and James cases such that they even still exist," Burnett said. She shared a statement from Ryan Goodman, a CNN legal analyst, who told Burnett, "Defense counsel will certainly seize on Wiles' astonishing admission that the president's efforts involve retribution and score settling." "Wiles has significantly strengthened the hand of Letitia James and other defendants who want…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago (712+ words) Rod Paige, US Secretary of Education under George W. Bush from 2001-2005, died on December 9, 2025, at the age of 92. While Paige himself is not particularly well known, his death provides an opportunity to review the bipartisan assault on public education in which he played a pivotal and disgraceful part. Rather than narrowing achievement gaps, NCLB institutionalized a two-track education structure: One of enriched programs for the privileged, and another of test, drill, austerity and punitive discipline for the working class. But while Paige is justifiably notorious for these measures, none of them could have been implemented without bipartisan Democratic Party support. Subsequent history shows that Democrats" role has been more systematic and ultimately more effective at embedding market-based "reforms" into American education. The open partnership of the teacher unions with the capitalist reorganization of public schools was decisive. The well-heeled bureaucracy suppressed…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago (613+ words) It is becoming increasingly evident that the official response to the terrorist attack on a Jewish gathering at Bondi Beach, Sydney, last Sunday that left 15 people dead is a cover-up for the federal and state governments and the police and intelligence agencies, particularly the domestic Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)." Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New South Wales (NSW) Premier Chris Minns along with top police and intelligence officials, have stepped in with daily press conferences to fashion a narrative that protects the interests of their governments and the state apparatus. The limited information fed to the media is riddled with contradictions, leaving more questions than it answers. The two alleged gunman'Sajid Akram, 50, and his son, Naveed Akram, 24'carried out a planned, targeted attack on a "Chanukah by the Sea" event for children, marking the start of the eight-day…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (1165+ words) Autoworkers: Take up the fight against layoffs!Fill out the form at the end of this articleto speak out against layoffs and learn more about joining the Autoworkers Rank-and-File Committee. In recent days, Factory Zero workers'many facing permanent layoffs'have written to theWorld Socialist Web Siteexpressing anxiety and anger and appealing for support. Tens of thousands of workers have accessed and widely shared WSWS articles and videos exposing the layoffs, the silence of the UAW and the broader assault on jobs throughout the auto industry. Another worker described the collapse of contractual protections. "Every bit of the contract that we agreed and voted on has been tossed out and management does whatever they feel is necessary, without following the agreement, in order to better their individual selves at the expense of the worker." The worker continued, "Costs are being cut in…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (1123+ words) China has recorded a $1 trillion trade surplus for the first 11 months of the year, despite the imposition of tariffs by US President Trump, but all is far from well in its internal economy. The latest data point to problems on several fronts. Retail sales were up by only 1.3 percent in November compared to a rise of 2.9 percent in October. Industrial production was up by 4.8 percent, compared to 4.9 percent the previous month. The effects of the ending of the real estate and property boom in the early 2020s continue to be felt, with property investment down 15.9 percent in the January'November period compared to the same period last year and significantly larger than the fall of 14.7 percent in the January'October period. The biggest concern, however, is the fall in investment. Fixed asset investment (FAI) declined 2.6 percent for January'November compared to a year earlier....

2+ hour, 26+ min ago (310+ words) Mediaite's Most Influential in News Media 2025 President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israeli-American donor Miriam Adelson offered him "another $250 million" to run for a third term in the White House. Speaking to Trump at the White House Hanukkah reception, Adelson revealed that she recently met with former Jeffrey Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz, who spoke "about four more years." "I said, "Alan, I agree with you.' So, we can do it! Think about it!" she urged Trump, as the crowd broke into a very half-hearted chant of, "Four more years!" Adelson could then be seen speaking quietly into Trump's ear, before the president announced, "She said, "Think about it, I'll give you another $250 million.'" "I will give," replied Adelson. "But her husband Sheldon was an amazing guy, and he'd come up to the office, and there was nobody more aggressive…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago (651+ words) Republicans are cringing over President Donald Trump's attacks on late Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and believe his comments, plus the chaotic past 11 months, could cost them the House in upcoming midterm elections. Lawmakers aren't just confused by Trump's policies " they're frustrated. "The contrast between Congress" policy challenges and Trump"s focus on Reiner angered some Republicans on the Hill; it puzzled others," according to the outlet. And Republicans have growing fears about what could happen to the party in 2026. FBI Director Kash Patel clapped back at criticism he's received from Congressional lawmakers over his handling of high-profile cases during a new podcast on Tuesday. Patel and his girlfriend, country music singer Alexis Wilkins, appeared on the latest episode of "The Katie Miller Podcast," hosted by Katie Miller, the wife of Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller. During the interview,…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago (235+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel clapped back at criticism he's received from Congressional lawmakers over his handling of high-profile cases during a new podcast on Tuesday. Patel and his girlfriend, country music singer Alexis Wilkins, appeared on the latest episode of "The Katie Miller Podcast," hosted by Katie Miller, the wife of Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller. During the interview, he addressed criticism he's received over the FBI's handling of cases like the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The interview was recorded before the shooting at Brown University on Saturday that left two students dead and injured nine others. "It was not something we ever expected," Patel said of Kirk's killing. "But at the same time, you have grotesque members of Congress who have nothing better to do than to say, 'Look, these assassinations occurred on your watch....