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21 July 2009

Tensions mount within Iran’s ruling establishment

By Bill Van Auken, 21 July 2009

The speech given last Friday by the billionaire former president Rafsanjani, a backer of the defeated opposition candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi, signals an escalation of the struggle within Iran’s ruling establishment.

US health care debate shaped by cost-cutting “efficiencies”

By Kate Randall, 21 July 2009

The Senate and House versions of health care reform both outline an overhaul of the system that would link provision of care to cost-cutting “efficiencies.”

State budget shortfalls deepen US social crisis

By Tom Eley, 21 July 2009

US states confront unprecedented budget deficits that could continue through at least 2012. In response, state capitals are slashing social programs and attacking the jobs and benefits of state workers.

Jakarta terrorist bombings seized on to justify Afghan war

By John Roberts, 21 July 2009

The terrorist bombings of the Jakarta JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton hotels last Friday morning in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta were a contemptible and reactionary act.

Central bankers warn: No sustained growth from stimulus spending

By Alex Messenger, 21 July 2009

The latest Bank of International Settlements report is a sober warning that the gargantuan bailouts and stimulus packages of the last year will not produce lasting growth.

Britain: Protests continue against closure of Abbeydale Grange secondary school

By Robert Stevens, 21 July 2009

Parents, pupils and staff protested outside the Town Hall in Sheffield, South Yorkshire on July 17 to oppose the closure of Abbeydale Grange School.

New in French

France: Les travailleurs confrontés aux licenciements de masse menacent de faire sauter leur usine

Par Alex Lantier, 20 juillet 2009

Les travailleurs de différentes usines qui vont fermer luttent pour obtenir des indemnités de licenciement plus élevées en menaçant de faire exploser leur usine.

New in German

Obama spricht vor dem NAACP

Von Tom Eley, 21. Juli 2009

In seiner Rede auf der 100-Jahrfeier der Bürgerrechtsorganisation NAACP machte US-Präsident Barack Obama die afroamerikanische Arbeiterklasse im Wesentlichen selbst für die Krise verantwortlich, in der sie steckt.

Partei für Soziale Gleichheit zur Bundestagswahl zugelassen
Wahlausschuss lehnt fast zwei Drittel der Parteien ab

Von Unserem Reporter, 21. Juli 2009

Auf seiner Sitzung am 17. Juli hat der Bundeswahlausschuss die Partei für Soziale Gleichheit (PSG) erst nach längerem Disput zur Bundestagswahl im September zugelassen.

Deutsche Zustände
Zum Mord an der Ägyperin Marwa El-Sherbini
in Dresden

Von Justus Leicht, 21. Juli 2009

Rassistischer Russlanddeutscher ersticht NPD-Parolen rufend islamische Ägypterin in Gerichtssaal.

Rekordgehälter und Rekordgewinne bei Goldman Sachs

Von Andre Damon und Barry Grey, 21. Juli 2009

Nachdem Goldman Sachs zehn Mrd. Dollar von der Regierung erhalten hat, kündigt die Bank jetzt im Bericht für das zweite Quartal Rekordprofite und -gehälter an.

Perspective

Six months of the Obama administration

21 July 2009

Six months ago yesterday, Barack Obama was inaugurated as president of the United States. It is an appropriate time to take stock of what has transpired.

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Socialist Equality Party

Sri Lankan SEP holds successful public meeting in Jaffna

By our correspondents, 21 July 2009

The SEP held a public meeting on “The World Economic Crisis and Imperialist Aggression” last Saturday in Jaffna, the military-occupied capital of northern Sri Lanka. Nearly 60 people attended, including workers, farmers, students, fishermen, teachers and housewives.

SEP conference in Detroit on July 25
A new political perspective for the working class

The SEP is holding this critical conference in Detroit on July 25 to discuss a new political perspective for the working class to defend jobs and living standards.