28 October 2008

US carries out fresh air strike in Pakistan

By Keith Jones, 28 October 2008

The US military is now routinely violating Pakistani sovereignty, extending the Afghan War to its southern neighbor.

US military forces attack Syrian village, killing eight

By Patrick O’Connor, 28 October 2008

The raid has all the earmarks of a calculated provocation by the outgoing administration of US President George Bush aimed at derailing moves by the European powers to normalise relations with the Syrian government.

Global recession threatens mass lay-offs in China

By John Chan, 28 October 2008

A wave of protests by laid-off workers is a sign of what is to come as the global recession hits China.

Britain: Socialist Workers Party member becomes government adviser

By Chris Marsden, 28 October 2008

18-year-old Sabiha Iqbal has been nominated to serve on the Young Muslim Advisory Group, a Brown government think tank set up to combat Islamic extremist influence.

Increasing social inequality and poverty in Germany

By Dietmar Henning, 28 October 2008

Since 2000 inequality and poverty have increased more sharply in Germany than in any other advanced capitalist country.

In wake of global financial crisis
Scottish nationalism’s perspective in tatters

By Steve James, 28 October 2008

The global financial meltdown has severely compromised the economic basis of the Scottish National Party’s strategy for independence.

New in Italian

Italia: scioperi in massa contro il governo Berlusconi

Di Harvey Thompson, 28 ottobre 2008

Il 17 Ottobre ha visto uno sciopero generale che esprimeva un'opposizione agli attacchi lanciati dal governo Berlusconi contro i lavoratori.

New in German

Ifo-Chef Sinn vergleicht Manager mit Juden

Von Ulrich Rippert, 28. Oktober 2008

Ifo-Chef Sinn ist einer der Hauptvertreter einer Ideologie, die alle Aspekte der Gesellschaft den Interessen und Besitzansprüchen der Finanzelite unterordnet.

Wirtschaft in osteuropäischen Ländern vor dem Bankrott

Von Niall Green, 28. Oktober 2008

Die Krise des Weltkapitalismus erschüttert die Wirtschaft in Zentral- und Osteuropa und die korrupte Politik der lokalen Eliten im Interesse der großen Konzerne beschleunigt ihren Niedergang.

Eine oberflächliche Aufarbeitung der RAF-Geschichte

Von Peter Schwarz, 28. Oktober 2008

Drei Jahrzehnte nach dem "Deutschen Herbst" hat der Produzent und Drehbuchautor Bernd Eichinger ("Der Untergang", "Das Parfum") die Geschichte der Roten Armee Fraktion (RAF) auf die Leinwand gebannt.

New in French

Les petits secrets du sauvetage des banques américaines

Par Barry Grey, 28 octobre 2008

Dans un article exceptionnellement honnête publié dans le /New York Times/ de samedi, l’éditorialiste de la section économique, Joe Nocera, a révélé ce qu’il qualifie de « petits secrets de l’industrie bancaire », soit « qu’elle n’a pas l’intention d’utiliser l’argent [du sauvetage gouvernemental] pour faire de nouveaux prêts ».

New in Farsi

سیاست های خط لوله نفتی آمریکا و درگیری های گرجستان
الکس لانتیر
۲۱ اگوست ۲۰۰۸

Perspective

One week until the US elections

28 October 2008

One week before Election Day, Democratic Party leaders are already issuing excuses as to why a lopsided Obama victory should not be interpreted as a mandate for a significant change of policy, and why no such change will be forthcoming.

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Arts Review

Frozen RiverLiving on thin ice: Frozen River

By Hiram Lee, 28 October 2008

Frozen River, set on the US-Canadian border in northern New York state, is a sincere effort and a compassionate portrayal of a working class family’s struggle to stay afloat.

Correspondence

Letters from our readers

28 October 2008

A selection of recent letters sent to the World Socialist Web Site.

Polemics

Marxism and Science: An addendum to “The Frankfurt School vs. Marxism”

By Ann Talbot and Chris Talbot, 28 October 2008

This essay supplements “The Frankfurt School vs. Marxism: The Political and Intellectual Odyssey of Alex Steiner” by David North, recently published by the WSWS and available in PDF.

SEP Meetings

SEP public meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Saturday, November 1
70th Anniversary of the Fourth International: Socialism and the Future of Humanity

The world economy is entering a period of crisis on a scale not seen since the Great Depression. The ideological buttresses of the capitalist system are disintegrating, as the miracles of the “free market” are creating chaos throughout 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 this week.

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