31 January 2012
As EU crisis summit opens: 23 million unemployed across continent
By Patrick Martin, 31 January 2012
The summit takes place with Europe falling back into economic slump.
US military preparations for war on Iran
By Peter Symonds, 31 January 2012
Iran has repeatedly denied plans to build a nuclear weapon, but that has not stopped the barrage of unsubstantiated allegations in the media.
Occupy DC protesters ordered to end camps
By Niall Green, 31 January 2012
The restrictions put in place by the National Parks Service against demonstrators in the US capital are the latest politically driven effort to shut down the Occupy movement.
Forty arrested at Cape Town Occupy
By Iqra Qalam, 31 January 2012
Forty people were arrested last Friday in a brutal police crackdown on an Occupy Rondebosch Common demonstration in Cape Town, South Africa.
More on the anti-Wall Street protests »
The French petty-bourgeois “left” and the rise of the neo-fascist vote
By F. Dubois, 31 January 2012
The petty-bourgeois “left” parties, which have worked to strangle workers’ struggles, bear the main responsibility for the rise of neo-fascist influence.
Obama administration prosecutes CIA whistleblower for exposing torture
By Alan Gilman, 31 January 2012
In a criminal complaint filed January 23, the Obama administration’s Justice Department charged John Kiriakou, a former Central Intelligence Agency operative, with disclosing classified information to journalists about the waterboarding of Abu Zubayda.
Canada: Conservatives’ reactionary “tough on crime” bill soon to become law
By Ed Patrick, 31 January 2012
A top priority of Canada’s Conservative government is to pass an omnibus anti-crime bill replete with socially regressive measures.
Australian media furore over Canberra protest
By Patrick O’Connor, 31 January 2012
Five days after police hustled Prime Minister Gillard away from about 100 Aboriginal-rights protestors in Canberra, the media hysteria continues.
The “Workers Party” and the sell-out of Philippine Airlines workers
By Joseph Santolan and Dante Pastrana, 31 January 2012
The Partido ng Manggagawa, a pseudo-left organization composed of union bureaucrats and ex-Maoists, is carrying out the systematic betrayal of striking airline workers.
Britain’s National Health Service faces wholesale privatisation
By Robert Stevens, 31 January 2012
Free and comprehensive health care is set to end with the passage of the Conservative/Liberal Democrat government’s Health and Social Care Bill 2011.
New in French
De nouvelles protestations de masse marquent l’anniversaire de la révolution égyptienne
Par Johannes Stern, 31 janvier 2012
Un an après le début de la révolution égyptienne du 25 janvier, des millions de travailleurs et de jeunes sont descendus dans la rue et envahi les places partout en Egypte pour protester contre la junte militaire soutenues par les Etats-Unis.
France : Thibault pense abandonner la direction du syndicat CGT
Par Anthony Torres, 31 janvier 2012
Le secrétaire général de la CGT Bernard Thibault a annoncé dans une lettre datée du 24 janvier qu’il ne sera pas candidat à sa propre réélection lors du 50e congrès de la CGT.
New in Spanish
El Juez Baltasar Garzón juzgado por investigar los crímenes de Franco
Por Vicky Short, 31 Enero 2012
El Juez Baltasar Garzón apareció ante el tribunal el 17 de enero, en el primero de los tres juicios que tienen como objeto silenciarle y frustrar su investigación.
New in German
Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos überschattet von wachsenden sozialen Kämpfen
Von Nick Beams, 31. Januar 2012
Mit dem Wiederauftauchen der internationalen Arbeiterklasse, der ägyptischen Revolution und den fortdauernden sozialen Kämpfen auf der ganzen Welt ist eine neuer Faktor ins Spiel gekommen.
Der Hintergrund der
Eurokrise
Teil 1
Von Peter Schwarz, 31. Januar 2012
Hier der erste Teil eines Berichts von Peter Schwarz, dem Sekretär des Internationalen Komitees der Vierten Internationale und Mitglied der WSWS-Redaktion. Er erläutert darin die gesellschaftlichen Beziehungen, die hinter den unmittelbaren ökonomischen Formen der aktuellen Euro-Krise stehen.
IWF warnt vor globaler Rezession
Von Nick Beams, 31. Januar 2012
Nach Weltbank und Vereinten Nationen warnt nun auch der IWF vor den Risiken der Eurokrise und gibt indirekt zu: Das europäische Finanzsystem steht auf Messers Schneide.
Berlin fordert Diktatur der Banken über Griechenlands Wirtschaft
Von Stefan Steinberg, 31. Januar 2012
Die deutsche Regierung schlägt im Interesse der deutschen und internationalen Banken eine direkte Kontrolle der Europäischen Union über den griechischen Haushalt vor.
Other Languages
- Deutsch
- Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos überschattet von wachsenden sozialen Kämpfen (31.01.2012)
- Der Hintergrund der Eurokrise (31.01.2012)
Teil 1 - IWF warnt vor globaler Rezession (31.01.2012)
- Berlin fordert Diktatur der Banken über Griechenlands Wirtschaft (31.01.2012)
- Italien:
Monti-Regierung geht gewaltsam gegen Streiks vor (28.01.2012) - Israel bereitet Krieg gegen den Iran vor (28.01.2012)
- Soziale Proteste in Osteuropa (27.01.2012)
- Ein Jahr nach der Ägyptischen Revolution:
Erneute Massenproteste (27.01.2012) - Obamas Rede zur Lage der Nation (27.01.2012)
- Français
- De nouvelles protestations de masse marquent l’anniversaire de la révolution égyptienne (31.01.2012)
- France : Thibault pense abandonner la direction du syndicat CGT (31.01.2012)
- L'Union européenne impose un embargo pétrolier contre l'Iran (30.01.2012)
- Les protestations sociales se propagent en Europe de l'Est (30.01.2012)
- Obama soutient un changement de régime en Syrie à l'unisson des appels à une intervention (30.01.2012)
- Manroland: Un article du WSWS provoque un débat dans un journal local (30.01.2012)
- Un an après la révolution égyptienne (28.01.2012)
- Le discours sur l'état de l'Union (28.01.2012)
- La France écarte un retrait immédiat d'Afghanistan (28.01.2012)
- Les crimes de guerre des États-Unis et de l'OTAN en Libye (27.01.2012)
- Español
- El Juez Baltasar Garzón juzgado por investigar los crímenes de Franco (31.01.2012)
- SOPA, PIPA y la libertad del Internet (27.01.2012)
- Gobiernos latinoamericanos se "disculpan" por los crímenes de las dictaduras (25.01.2012)
- El retorno de la pobreza en masa a Europa (23.01.2012)
- El 2012 inicia con una creciente amenaza de Guerra en el Golfo Pérsico (12.01.2012)
- Comienza un año nuevo (04.01.2012)
- La realidad de la guerra de Irak (24.12.2011)
- Perú: Presidente Humala vira hacia la derecha para enfrentar creciente crisis social (17.12.2011)
- Juez chileno acusa a ex oficial de EE.UU. por homicidio de periodistas estadounidenses (15.12.2011)
- El camino a seguir en la lucha por la igualdad social (6.12.2011)
- El agresivo giro de Obama en relación con Asia (3.12.2011)
- Русский
- Один год египетской революции (28.01.2012)
- Российское Социалистическое движение — политическая ловушка для рабочего класса (24.12.2011)
- Путин осуждает протесты по итогам выборов (19.12.2011)
- Российский миллиардер вступает в президентскую гонку против Путина (19.12.2011)
- Представители США угрожают России на фоне протестов, вызванных итогами парламентских выборов (12.12.2011)
- Представители США угрожают России на фоне протестов, вызванных итогами парламентских выборов (12.12.2011)
- Европейские историки выступают против публикации немецким издательством Suhrkamp биографии Троцкого, написанной Робертом Сервисом (24.11.2011)
- Политическая биография и историческая ложь: Критика книги Роберта Сервиса Троцкий (15.11.2011)
- Греция и диктатура финансов (10.11.2011)
- Движение "Захвати Уолл-Стрит" на распутье (05.11.2011)
- Какой дорогой идти массовому общественному движению в Израиле? (16.09.2011)
- Português
- 'SOPA' e 'PIPA' — As leis antipirataria e a liberdade da Internet (25.01.2012)
- Operários da Foxconn ameaçam protesto suicida na China (20.01.2012)
- Construindo a Revolução: arte e arquitetura soviética entre 1915 e 1935 (20.01.2012)
- O retorno da pobreza em massa na Europa (12.01.2012)
- Bulgária: greves e protesto contra demissões e austeridade (04.01.2012)
- Trabalhadores europeus enfrentam austeridade e ditadura (19.12.2011)
- EUA - Fome e desabrigo vão às alturas em meio a cortes nos gastos sociais?
Metade dos americanos é pobre ou de baixa renda (19.12.2011) - Sinais de um novo levante dos trabalhadores chineses (13.12.2011)
- Conferência em Bruxelas termina com isolamento do Reino Unido (13.12.2011)
- Grã-Bretanha: Mais de dois milhões em greve (7.12.2011)
- Queda da produção desencadeia novas greves (7.12.2011)
- Ataque policial à Universidade da Califórnia, Davis (30.11.2011)
- A crise do euro (30.11.2011)
- 中文
- 埃及革命一周年 (28.01.2012)
- 华盛顿对伊朗的罪行 (20.01.2012)
- 五角大楼的战略评估：一份世界大战的蓝图 (13.01.2012)
- 新年伊始 (07.01.2012)
- 富豪们的哀歌 (30.12.2011)
- 中国农村抗争获得广泛支持 (22.12.2011)
- 美中矛盾笼罩台湾总统大选 (19.12.2011)
- 欧洲工人面临紧缩与专政 (16.12.2011)
- 中国新罢工潮的迹象 (13.12.2011)
- 希拉里在缅甸：美国针对中国的另一举措 (7.12.2011)
- 大卫 • 哈维与“占领运动” (3.12.2011)
- 叙利亚内战和中东革命的命运 (30.11.2011)
- 罢工震动华南制造业中心 (30.11.2011)
- 警察侵犯美国加州大学戴维斯分校 (29.11.2011)
- 新起义标志埃及革命的转折点 (26.11.2011)
- 奥巴马增加亚洲爆发战争的危险 (23.11.2011)
- 国际货币基金组织警告中国金融体系的“脆弱” (23.11.2011)
- 奥巴马在巴厘岛峰会寻求建立反华联盟 (21.11.2011)
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Perspective
The New York Times and the drive to war against Iran
31 January 2012
The New York Times on Sunday published a lengthy article in its weekly magazine that sympathetically lays out the arguments of Israeli policy makers in favor of a military attack on Iran sometime this year.
Socialist Equality Party
Hands off the SEP! Defend SEP members in Jaffna!
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 31 January 2012
The decision to block the SEP public meeting, called to demand the release of all political prisoners, was taken by the highest level of the Rajapakse government.
Twenty years since the dissolution of the USSR
The capitalist crisis and the radicalization of the working class in 2012
By David North, 30 January, 2012
This report was given by David North to a series of regional aggregate meetings of the Socialist Equality Party (US) held during the month of January.
Commentary
Ireland’s United Left Alliance meets with EU-IMF-ECB “troika”
By Jordan Shilton, 31 January 2012
Ireland’s pseudo-left groups’ integration into the political establishment was on display as representatives from the United Left Alliance met with the European Union, International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.
UK bank bonuses and the lie of “shared sacrifice”
By Julie Hyland, 31 January 2012
Every so often, an event occurs that cuts through the carefully managed cant and hypocrisy of official politics to expose the real state of social relations.
US tightens the military noose around China
By Joseph Santolan, 30 January 2012
US, Arab League push for UN action against Syria
By Jean Shaoul, 30 January 2012
Berlin calls for EU-run bankers’ dictatorship over Greek economy
By Stefan Steinberg, 30 January 2012
Arts Review
Composer Gustav Mahler: A centennial appreciation
By Dorian Griscom, 31 January 2012
Gustav Mahler is among the most widely listened to of classical composers. Last year, which marked the 100th anniversary of his death, witnessed concerts, new recordings, lectures and exhibitions celebrating his life and music.
The Adventures of Tintin: A generic boy scout travels a computer-generated world
By Alex Lantier, 30 January 2012
Workers Struggles
Unite’s sabotaging of UK electricians dispute aided by ex-left
By Paul Bond, 30 January 2012
Cooper Tire workers in UK express solidarity with Ohio struggle
By Richard Duckworth, 28 January 2012
Arkansas Cooper Tire local ratifies contract
By James Brewer, 28 January 2012
The Cooper Tire lockout and the lowering of US wages
By Jerry White, 27 January 2012
More on the lockout of Cooper Tire workers »
Manroland: WSWS article unleashes debate in local newspaper
By our reporter, 25 January 2012
More on the struggle at Manroland »
Workers Struggles: The Americas
31 January 2012
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Science
A friendly response to William Whitlow's comments on Thomas Kuhn
By Philip Guelpa, 30 January 2012
This Week in History: January 30 - February 5
25 years ago: ANC leader Tambo meets with Reagan administration
On January 28, 1987, Secretary of State George Shultz held a 50-minute meeting with African National Congress (ANC) President Oliver Tambo.
50 years ago: Kennedy imposes embargo on Cuba
On February 3, 1962, President John F. Kennedy ordered a total ban on all exports to Cuba, a measure aimed at destabilizing the three-year-old nationalist government led by Fidel Castro.
75 years ago: Besieged Flint sit-down strikers remain resolute
In Flint, Michigan, Circuit Court Judge Gadola granted General Motors (GM) an injunction against the sit-down strikers occupying the Fisher Body works on January 30 1937.
100 years ago: Futurist exhibition in Paris
On February, 5, 1912, the first Futurist exhibition outside Italy opened at Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in Paris.
Correspondence
Letters from our readers
31 January 2012
A selection of recent letters to the World Socialist Web Site.
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