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On Friday, May 1, the International Committee of the Fourth International and the World Socialist Web Site will hold our annual International Online May Day Rally, uniting workers from across the globe in the fight against fascism, dictatorship, and war.
This year’s rally takes place amid the most serious war crisis since World War II. The US-Israeli assault on Iran, launched on February 28, has brought the world to the brink of a catastrophe that threatens all of humanity. The working class must intervene as an independent political force to halt the drive to world war.
The 2026 International May Day Rally will present a revolutionary perspective to unify workers internationally in the struggle against capitalism, imperialist war, and the global assault on democratic rights. It will outline a program to end the criminal aggression against Iran, oppose the rise of fascism, and build a society based on equality and human need.
The rally will be streamed live at wsws.org/mayday. Register using the form on this page. Please promote this event as widely as possible to build a powerful movement against war and fascism!
São Paulo: 4:00 PM · London: 8:00 PM · Berlin: 9:00 PM
Istanbul: 10:00 PM · Colombo: 12:30 AM (Sat) · Beijing: 3:00 AM (Sat)
Sydney: 5:00 AM (Sat) · Auckland: 7:00 AM (Sat)
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Required is a mass working-class socialist movement guided by internationalist programs, infused with genuine revolutionary morality—grounded in solidarity, truthfulness, defense of the oppressed, and the conviction that humans cannot become expendable objects in the service of profit and power.
Speaking outside the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, North draws a direct parallel between Nazi war crimes and the US bombardment of Iran. Viewed nearly 200,000 times across social media.
Over 150 attendees packed the presentation of the German edition. David North and Johannes Stern addressed fascism, the Iran war, and the fight for socialism.
North demonstrates that the rise of Trump is the expression of a deep crisis of American society and of the capitalist system as a whole. Around 80 students and workers attended.
David North demonstrates that the US-Israeli war constitutes a crime against peace under the legal standards established at the Nuremberg Trials. Around 80 attended at Friedrich-Alexander University.
Thousands of workers and youth worldwide participated. Joseph Kishore and an international panel of ICFI leaders identified the working class as the only force capable of ending the criminal war.
North discusses building a worldwide anti-war movement based on the working class and the fight against imperialist aggression.
The joint US-Israeli assault on Iran, which began February 28, is a criminal act of war waged in flagrant violation of the United States Constitution and international law.
As the war enters its fifth day, the US-Israeli assault on Iran has assumed ever more openly the character of a war of annihilation and extermination.
Trump’s threat to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age has met with no reaction in the European media, or at best a shrug of the shoulders.
The unavoidable conclusion from Trump’s speech is that the American president constitutes a political criminal.
Statement by David North in response to Trump’s threat to make Iranian civilization “die tonight.”
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12 speakers from 5 continents in 8 languages. Central focus on the genocide in Gaza and the war in Ukraine as opening stages of World War III.
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22 speeches addressing the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine, COVID-19 pandemic response, rank-and-file committee organizing, and socialist alternatives to capitalist crisis.
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First year with live-streamed speakers from 11 countries. 3,000+ live viewers. David North’s opening address: “The COVID-19 pandemic: A trigger event in world history.”