North America
US prepares contingency plans to seize Pakistani nuclear triggers
By James Cogan, November 20, 2009
According to veteran journalist Seymour Hersh, US officials have pushed for an “understanding” that American forces can enter Pakistan to secure its nuclear arsenal in the event of a direct threat...
US home foreclosures at record high as jobs crisis deepens
By Andre Damon, November 20, 2009
The continued increase in home foreclosures is now driven largely by the sharp rise in unemployment.
Michigan job seekers speak to WSWS
By Naomi Spencer, November 20, 2009
Several hundred Detroit area residents attended a jobs fair Wednesday in nearby Livonia, Michigan, the latest of several similar events held in the area that have drawn unemployed residents seeking an...
California students protest massive fee hike
By Jack Cody and Josue Olmos, November 20, 2009
Students at the University of California, Los Angles and other California campuses protested massive fee hikes on Wedneday and Thursday. Police responded violently.
Canada complicit in torture of hundreds of Afghan detainees
By Keith Jones, November 20, 2009
“We detained, and handed over for severe torture, a lot of innocent people,” a Canadian diplomat has told a parliamentary committee on the Canadian Armed Forces’ Afghan mission.
Goldman’s mea culpa
By Andre Damon, November 19, 2009
Goldman Sachs’ CEO Lloyd Blankfein said Tuesday that his firm did things that were “clearly wrong” and “has reason to apologize for.” His mea culpa, in response to growing public anger over ...
Cancer and class
By Kate Randall and Barry Grey, November 19, 2009
Monday’s recommendation by a US government panel that women under the age of 50 not undergo annual mammogram screenings should serve as a warning on the future of health care in America.
As US debt tops $12 trillion, Obama calls for austerity
By Bill Van Auken, November 19, 2009
As the Treasury Department revealed that the US public debt has passed the $12 trillion mark, President Barack Obama issued a call for fiscal austerity, warning that without cutbacks, the economy coul...
Obama blocks climate change agreement
By Stefan Steinberg, November 18, 2009
Last Sunday, Obama gave his consent to a plan worked out at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Singapore which effectively blocks any decision on concrete steps to combat global warming a...
US bailout inspector general faults windfall for AIG’s creditors
By Barry Grey, November 18, 2009
A report released Tuesday by Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), criticizes Bush administration bank regulators and officials for agreeing to pay...
US workplace injuries underreported, study shows
By Tom Eley, November 18, 2009
he number of workplace accidents and illnesses in the US is vastly underreported, according to a survey by the Government Accountability Office.
Single mother arrested for refusing deployment to Afghanistan
By Hiram Lee, November 18, 2009
A 21-year-old single mother serving in the US Army will likely face charges for refusing deployment to Afghanistan when she could not find care for her infant son.
