1 April 2009

OECD paints bleak picture of global economy

By Peter Symonds, 1 April 2009

On the eve of the G20 summit in London, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has issued a grim forecast for the global economy, undercutting more optimistic predictions by governments.

British Army chief ready to send more UK troops to Afghanistan

By Harvey Thompson, 1 April 2009

The head of the British Army announced at the weekend that he stood ready to send 2,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.

Indian Elections:
Stalinists woo Congress Party and BJP allies

By Kranti Kumara, 1 April 2009

The Stalinist Communist Party of India (Marxist) and its Left Front allies are frantically wooing pro-big business, state- and caste-based parties in a bid to stitch together a “Third Front” governmental bloc and reclaim an important role in India’s government.

Corruption and capitalist Russia

By Vladimir Volkov, 1 April 2009

From top to bottom, corruption in post-Soviet Russia permeates the bureaucratic apparatus, the security structures and big business.

Chrysler workerDetroit auto workers denounce Obama's concession demands

By Tim Tower, 1 April 2009

Auto workers responded angrily on Tuesday to the concessions demanded by President Barack Obama in exchange for providing loans to the auto industry.

Turkey: Municipal elections reveal deep socio-political divisions

By Sinan Ikinci, 1 April 2009

Losses for the ruling AKP reflect a growing political polarisation in Turkey. The results represent the first electoral setback for the AKP since 2002.

The collapse of the Cologne state archive building could have been prevented

By Sybille Fuchs, 1 April 2009

According to expert testimony, the collapse of the Cologne state archive building on March 3, which claimed two lives, could have been avoided.

Former Pacific Islands trade official denounces Australian bullying

By Patrick O’Connor, 1 April 2009

A former Pacific Islands Forum official has accused Canberra of bullying small states in the South Pacific into accepting trade agreements aimed at benefiting Australian corporations.

New in German

Obama erklärt Autoarbeitern den Krieg

Von Joe Kishore, 1. April 2009

Präsident Obamas Erklärung triefte vor Klassenarroganz und Zynismus, als er die Sparvorschläge von General Motors und Chrysler als unzureichend abkanzelte und von den Autoarbeitern weitere Zugeständnisse verlangte.

New in French

Le président de l’UE déclare que la politique économique américaine est engagée sur une « voie vers l’enfer »

Par Stefan Steinberg, 1er avril 2009

Un jour seulement après avoir été contraint de démissionner de son poste de premier ministre du gouvernement tchèque, Mirek Topolanek, qui assure actuellement la présidence tournante de l’Union européenne, a ouvertement critiqué la politique financière du gouvernement américain en disant aux députés du parlement européen que les Etats-Unis étaient engagés sur une « voie vers l’enfer ».

Un homme d’affaires populiste s’empare du pouvoir à Madagascar

Par Barry Mason, 1er avril 2009

Après plusieurs mois de manifestations, le dirigeant de l’opposition Andry Rajoelina a prêté serment comme président de l’île de Madagascar qui est située dans l’Océan indien. L’ancien président, Marc Ravalomanana, a démissionné la semaine dernière après avoir tenté de confier le pouvoir à un comité militaire composé de hauts gradés de l’armée et de la marine.

Perspective

Media backs Obama’s assault on US auto workers

1 April 2009

The news media has given its enthusiastic support to President Obama’s insistence that auto workers accept the destruction of jobs, living standards and working conditions in order to return the US auto industry to profitability.

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Arts Review

LionsLions roaring in a well
Vince Melocchi’s Lions at the Pacific Resident Theatre

By Richard Adams, 1 April 2009

Lions is set in a neighborhood tavern in Detroit. The play treats the lives of a group of working class football fans, as their team disappoints them once again, and their economic and personal prospects darken.

Socialist Equality Party

D WalshThe future of art in an age of crisis
David Walsh, WSWS arts editor, to speak in Michigan and Virginia

1 April 2009

The International Students for Social Equality and the Socialist Equality Party are hosting meetings in Michigan and Virginia in April.

SEPSEP campaigns among Sri Lankan rubber plantation workers

By Sampath Perera, 1 April 2009

As a part of its campaign for provincial elections in Sri Lanka, a Socialist Equality Party team visited rubber plantation workers in the Puwakpitiya estates.

Political Analysis

Balkans pamphletAfter the slaughter: political lessons of the Balkan War

By David North, 30 March 2009

March 24 marked the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the 11-week US-NATO bombardment of Serbia and Kosovo. This statement by David North, chairman of the international editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site and national chairman of the Socialist Equality Party, was originally published on June 14, 1999.

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