World Socialist Media Bias

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Detroit teachers face snap vote on concessionary contract that keeps all budget cuts in place

After months of negotiations with the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD), the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) concluded a backroom and concessionary contract which keeps in effect over $300 million in budget cuts.

World Socialist     Aug 23, 2023

West Virginia University students protest planned slashing of cultural and language programs

The planned cuts are widely understood as a frontal assault on the social and cultural rights of workers and youth more broadly.

World Socialist     Aug 23, 2023

Real estate speculators descend on Maui wildfire victims

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Real estate vultures are propositioning homeowners in Maui who lost everything in the wildfire, knowing that families are desperate due to government inaction and refusal to provide essential services.

World Socialist     Aug 23, 2023

US federal appeals court abortion pill ruling calls for further restrictions

This most recent attack on women’s right to abortion care is targeted at the most popular method of ending a pregnancy in the United States.

World Socialist     Aug 23, 2023

Between Two Worlds: The brutally exploited in France

Author Marianne Winckler (Juliette Binoche) gives up her life and connections in Paris to work as a cleaning woman in northern France.

World Socialist     Aug 23, 2023

Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry opens with presentation by vaccine sceptic Dr. Ashley Croft

The first public event held by the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry late July, billed as a “scene setting” presentation on the epidemiology of COVID-19, gave a two-day platform for the views of vaccine sceptic, Dr Ashley Croft.

World Socialist     Aug 22, 2023

Close of vote approaching on contract for 340,000 UPS workers

Voting is scheduled to close Tuesday at 11 AM eastern time on the contract covering 340,000 Ups workers in the United States.

World Socialist     Aug 22, 2023

Biden makes belated visit to Maui wildfire zone as death toll rises to 114 and 850 remain missing

In an exercise in damage control after expressing his indifference, the US President offered platitudes to the survivors of the deadliest wildfire in more than 100 years.

World Socialist     Aug 22, 2023

US test scores decline in history, civics, reading and math

As the school year resumes, educators face huge challenges from “learning loss” among students arising from the ongoing trauma of the pandemic and years of chronic underfunding of public education.

World Socialist     Aug 22, 2023

Deepening problems in the global economy

The marked slowdown in China, amid growing financial problems, is a particular expression of significant global trends.

World Socialist     Aug 22, 2023

Malaysian government suffers losses in six state elections

While the results did not alter the make-up of the national parliament, the election provided a measure of the rising opposition to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Pakatan Harapan coalition.

World Socialist     Aug 22, 2023

Sri Lankan SEP to hold memorial meeting in Jaffna to honour Comrade Wije Dias

Commemorating Wije Dias in war-torn northern Sri Lanka is significant because only the SEP has consistently fought for the unity of the working class and opposed both Sinhala chauvinism and Tamil separatism.

World Socialist     Aug 22, 2023