Today on the WSWS

New Today -- 15 January 2019

Perspective

One hundred years since the murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

The ruling class had to kill Luxemburg and Liebknecht to prevent the revolution, which spread like wildfire throughout Germany during November 1918, from overthrowing capitalism as it had done in Russia.

News & Analysis

70,000 workers strike at US-Mexico border sweatshops

Workers are waging a struggle against the pro-company trade union and the brutal "maquiladora" sweatshops across the US-Mexico border.

50,000 march on first day of Los Angeles teachers strike

Los Angeles teachers, students and parents speak out on first day of strike

Denver, Colorado teachers move closer to strike action

US ratchets up threats against Iran, Turkey amid Syria withdrawal plans

World Bank warns of "storm clouds" over global economy

UK parliament to vote on Brexit deal today

Top UK executives earn average worker pay within three days

US, Turkey clash over Turkish plan to buy Russian S-400 missiles

India: Daikin air conditioning workers target of police assault, frame-up charges

Sri Lankan government proposes pay "formula" to end plantation workers' struggle

Engineers disagree on whether Australian high rise is safe to reoccupy

Autoworkers struggles

Fight the Ford layoffs! Build rank-and-file committees to unite autoworkers across Europe!

Commentary

The American media revives the methods of McCarthyism

How the French state and big business finance the unions

Arts Review

The Largess of the Sea MaidenShort stories by American author Denis Johnson

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: The Americas