World Socialist Web Site
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Type of site | News and Analysis |
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| Headquarters | Oak Park, Michigan |
| Owner | International Committee of the Fourth International |
| URL | wsws.org |
The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) is the online news and information center of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI). The site publishes articles and analysis covering a wide range of topics and events all around the world. A major portion of the site has been dedicated to the history of working class movements and the ICFI in particular.
The WSWS supports and helps campaign for the Socialist Equality Parties in elections. The site has no corporate sponsorship and runs no advertisements except for material from Mehring Books, the ICFI's publishing arm. Instead, it sustains itself through the donations of readers and supporters. The content is published in 19 different languages. David North serves as chairman of the site's International Editorial Board.[3]
The American right-wing press has referenced the World Socialist Web Site as an example of left-wing extremism,[4] and Glenn Beck, formerly of Fox News, cited the web site on numerous occasions while on air, calling it an example of "radical Islamists, communists, socialists" all working together.[5] WSWS articles are often collated by the Asian Tribune and AllAfrica.com regional news sites, and its articles are regularly cited in newspapers in Africa,[6][7] the Middle East[8][9] and in Asia.[10][11]
Content
The World Socialist Web Site has been cited in the United States for its coverage of social inequality and workers' rights,[12][13][14] social struggles,[15][16] international politics and economics,[17][18][19][20][21][22] and American wars and war crimes.[23][24][25]
Website intolerant of diversity of thought
One problem that the WSWS website has is that its moderators don't allow diversity of thought in the comments sections under articles. Comments disagreeing with a given article's position, or offering differing perspectives on any given topic will be deleted–even if they meet all requirements of the site's 'Commenting Discussion Rules'. Only comments which reflect the website's socialist ideology or opinions are allowed. Further, all articles on this website are strongly agenda driven, point of view. This website is not a 'news' website in the traditional sense of the term; rather it is a platform for socialist interpretations of world events, intended for a socialist readership. The suppression of open, healthy debate and diversity of thought reflects very negatively on this website.
References
- ^ "Wsws.org Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ^ "This Year in Review: 1998". World Socialist Web Site. International Committee of the Fourth International. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ Statement of the World Socialist Web Site:
- ^ See for instance, "Who favors unlimited government growth?," The Las Vegas Review-Journal, 29 March 2006.
- ^ Glenn Beck, Fox News on February 28, 2011
- ^ "Lessons for All From the Tunisia Revolution," All Africa, 19 January 2011.
- ^ Johnston, D. and Rogers, A., "Economic analysis clarifies how Chad benefits from oil," Oil and Gas Journal, 28 July 2008.
- ^ "WikiLeaks exposes occupiers’ war crimes in Afghanistan," The Tehran Times, 28 July 2010.
- ^ Ngurare, Elijah, "The Cowboy Justice Suffered By Saddam," All Africa, 12 January 2007.
- ^ "Internationalist socialist solution ideal for Lanka," The Daily News, 5 November 2005.
- ^ "Sri Lankan government to give evicted land to Chinese," New Indian Express, 29 September 2010.
- ^ Millow, Courtland, "A Charitable Project Worthy of Billions: The Nation's Capital," The Washington Post, July 5, 2006.
- ^ Hayden, Bridget (1 January 2010), "The Hand of God: Capitalism, Inequality, and Moral Geographies in Mississippi After Hurricane Katrina", Anthropological Quarterly, retrieved 18 November 2011
- ^ Malott, Curry; Porfilio, Brad (1 January 2011), "Guiding White Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers toward Critical Pedagogy: Utilizing Counter-Cultures in Teacher Education", The Journal of Educational Foundations, retrieved 18 November 2011
- ^ Morath, Eric (27 October 2007), "Chrysler deal may be sealed today", The Detroit News, retrieved 18 November 2011
- ^ Morath, Eric "American Axle workers vote on contract," The Detroit News, 23 May 2008.
- ^ Sreenivasan, Sreenath, "Taking In the Sites; Internet Can Help Sort Out Economic Turmoil in Asia," The New York Times, January 19, 1998.
- ^ Samonte, Sheila, "Indonesia: the road to democracy," Business World, June 7, 1999.
- ^ Bonsignore, E. and Kogan, E., "Fatal Attraction: The EU Defence Industry And China." Military Technology, 1 June 2005.
- ^ Brenner, Susan W, "At light speed: attribution and response to cybercrime/terrorism/warfare," Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1 January 2007.
- ^ Dris-Aït-Hamadouche, Louisa and Zoubir, Yahia, "The US-Saudi relationship and the Iraq War: The dialectics of a dependent alliance," Journal of Third World Studies, 1 April 2007.
- ^ Doniger, Wendy, "From Kama to Karma: The Resurgence of Puritanism in Contemporary India," Social Research, 1 April 2011.
- ^ Klotzer, Charles, "Freedom under attack in U.S.(THE 10 BEST-CENSORED STORIES)," St. Louis Journalism Review, 1 October 2005.
- ^ "WikiLeaks exposes occupiers war crimes in Afghanistan," Mehr News Agency, 28 July 2010.
- ^ Whitlock, Craig, "U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghan civilians for sport," The Washington Post, 20 September 2010.
External links
- World Socialist Web Site Official Site
- World Socialist Web Site 15 Year Anniversary with timeline and year-by-year review
- World Socialist Website Daily Podcast
