25 October 2008

Warnings of recession send global share markets plunging

By Peter Symonds, 25 October 2008

World share markets plunged again on Friday, as further signs emerged that the global economy is heading for a deep and protracted recession.

European auto industry in crisis

By Ulrich Rippert, 25 October 2008

The German stock exchange fell dramatically Thursday as automakers announced substantial job cuts and austerity measures.

Troy DavisUS federal appeals court stays Troy Davis execution

By Kate Randall, 25 October 2008

A federal appeals court in Atlanta, Georgia issued a stay of execution on Friday for death row prisoner Troy Anthony Davis.

More setbacks for Guantánamo show trials

By Tom Eley, 25 October 2008

The Pentagon announced it was temporarily dropping charges against five Guantánamo prisoners, after the lead prosecutor resigned in protest over the handling of the case.

Britain: Labour, the Conservatives and the oligarchs

By Julie Hyland, 25 October 2008

A row over relations between Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, Labour’s Peter Mandelson and Conservative Party shadow chancellor George Osborne has brought to light the intimate relations between Britain’s major parties and the global financial oligarchy.

New in French

La crise économique et la guerre

Par Barry Grey, 25 octobre 2008

Alors que l'attention du monde est concentrée sur la crise économique mondiale, les Etats-Unis ont continué de mener leur guerre néo-coloniale en Irak et ont redoublé de violence dans leurs opérations militaires en Afghanistan et dans les régions frontalières du Pakistan.

Réunion publique du PES à Montréal pour les élections américaines
Les origines et les implications de la crise financière : Une analyse marxiste

October 25, 2008

Bill Van Auken, le candidat à la vice-présidence du Parti de l’égalité socialiste américain, examinera les implications politiques et historiques de la crise économique pour les États-Unis et pour le monde.

New in Portuguese

Ernest Mandel, 1923-1995: Uma avaliação crítica de seu papel na história da Quarta Internacional
Quarta Parte: O racha na Quarta Internacional

Por David North, 25 de octubre de 2008

Ao compararmos o que Mandel escreveu durante os primeiros anos após a guerra com o que ele produziu após 1949, é natural sermos surpreendidos pela mudança gritante de sua orientação política.

New in German

Wirtschaftskrise und Krieg

Von Barry Grey, 25. Oktober 2008

Während sich die Aufmerksamkeit der Welt auf die Weltwirtschaftskrise richtet, setzen die Vereinigten Staaten ihren neokolonialen Krieg im Irak fort und verstärken ihr gewaltsames militärisches Vorgehen in Afghanistan und den Grenzregionen Pakistans.

Hiobsbotschaften aus der europäischen Autoindustrie

Von Ulrich Rippert, 25. Oktober 2008

Während die Börsenkurse der DAX-Konzerne am gestrigen Freitag dramatisch einbrachen, kündigten Autokonzerne einen massiven Abbau von Arbeitsplätzen und Sparmaßnahmen an.

OECD: Wachsende soziale Ungleichheit und Armut in Deutschland

Von Dietmar Henning, 25. Oktober 2008

In Deutschland sind in den letzten Jahren die soziale Ungleichheit und die Armut auch im Vergleich zu den OECD-Ländern extrem stark angewachsen. Dies geht aus einer Studie hervor, die am Dienstag die OECD (Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung) vorstellte.

Perspective

The New York Times’ endorsement of Obama

25 October 2008

The lineup of major newspapers behind Obama culminated in Friday’s endorsement by the New York Times, the leading US newspaper and the principal voice of the liberal wing of the American political establishment.

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Polemics

The Frankfurt School vs. Marxism:
The Political and Intellectual Odyssey of Alex Steiner—Parts 1-3

By David North

The WSWS has recently concluded publication of this three-part essay by David North. Click here for Part 1, 2 and 3. PDF versions are also available; click here for Part 1, 2 and 3.

Class Struggle

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

25 October 2008

The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.

Arts Review

Socialist Equality Party UK public meetings
Art and Socialism—a talk by David Walsh, WSWS arts editor

25 October 2008

Global capitalism has entered its greatest crisis since the 1930s. The economic slump will undoubtedly lead to a widespread radicalization, as all the myths about the "free market" are shattered.

This has vast implications for every aspect of society, including art and the artists.

SEP Meetings

SEP public meetings in Ann Arbor, New York, and California
70th Anniversary of the Fourth International: Socialism and the Future of Humanity

At these landmark public meetings, held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Fourth International, leading members of the Socialist Equality Party will speak on the central questions facing working people and students all over the world.

SEP candidates to speak in Canada

The SEP’s candidates for president and vice president will be speaking at meetings in Montreal and Toronto next week.

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