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. The daily 'Perspective' article presents the position of the WSWS on a wide range of political, theoretical, and historical issues. News articles cover significant political and economic developments. The site also publishes articles and reviews on scientific advancements, films, music and other arts. A major portion of the site has been dedicated to the history of working class movements and the ICFI in particular. The WSWS also reports on workers' struggles around the world, and facilitates readers to submit their feedback to authors. 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 14 different languages. David North serves as Chairman of the site's editorial board. The site was redesigned and launched on October 22, 2008 enhancing the visual and technical aspects of the content and web site. In November 2009, the World Socialist Website launched a new weekly feature entitled "This Week in History" to provide brief synopses of important historical events occurring 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago. In January 2010, the site launched a new journal, Perspectives.
The World Socialist Web Site has been widely cited in the United States for its coverage of social inequality and workers' rights, social struggles, international politics and economics, and American wars and alleged war crimes. The site has also been noted for its art criticism, led by writers David Walsh and Joanne Laurier. The American right-wing press has referenced the World Socialist Web Site as an example of left-wing extremism, 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. 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, the Middle East and in Asia.
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