1 September 2009

Gordon Brown reaffirms UK commitment to Afghan war

By Chris Marsden, 1 September 2009

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to the war in Afghanistan in the face of mounting domestic opposition.

CIA secret prisons organized from Germany

By Jan Peters, 1 September 2009

A report in the New York Times confirms that the CIA planned and organized at least three secret prisons from the German city of Frankfurt/Main beginning in 2003.

Obama formalizes Bush policy on digital searches and seizures

By Tom Eley, 1 September 2009

The Obama administration last week formalized a Bush administration policy that allows US border agents to seize and search the laptops and other digital effects of international travelers.

Toyota announces closure of manufacturing plant in California

By Kevin Kearney, 1 September 2009

Toyota is set to close its NUMMI plant in Fremont, California, which currently employs 5,400 workers.

Local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia
German Left Party ready to work with right-wing CDU

By Sybille Fuchs, 1 September 2009

A leading member of the German Left Party has declared that in principle his party is ready to cooperate with the conservative Christian Democratic Union.

Detroit teachers’ union agrees to work with Democrats to cut jobs, wagesDetroit teachers’ union agrees to work with Democrats to cut jobs, wages

By Jerry White, 1 September 2009

During a mass meeting of public school teachers, officials from the Detroit Federation of Teachers expressed their willingness to work with the government-appointed financial manager to impose unprecedented concessions on teachers.

Unemployment and charity requests soar in Australia

By Chris Johnson, 1 September 2009

Applications for unemployment benefits and requests for emergency financial aid are rising rapidly, belying the official claims of a budding recovery.

New in German

Landtagswahlen im Saarland, Thüringen und Sachsen
Massive Verluste für die CDU

Von Peter Schwarz, 1. September 2009

Das Wahlergebnis im Saarland und in Thüringen ist Ausdruck einer sozialen Opposition, die weit tiefer geht, als dies in der von den Medien kontrollierten Öffentlichkeit zum Ausdruck kommt. Das wichtigste Motiv der Wähler war der Wunsch nach sozialer Gerechtigkeit.

PSG startet Onlinewahlkampf

1. September 2009

Am heutigen 1. September eröffnet die PSG offiziell ihren Onlinewahlkampf. Schon in den letzten Wochen wurden Wahlkampfgruppen auf Facebook, StudiVZ und MySpace eröffnet und aufgebaut. Nun wird es darum gehen, die sozialistischen Perspektiven der PSG im Internet bekannt zu machen und zur Diskussion zu stellen.

 

Japanische Wähler jagen LDP aus dem Amt

Von Peter Symonds, 1. September 2009

Die oppositionelle Demokratische Partei Japans (DPJ) erringt haushohen Sieg bei Unterhauswahlen gegen LDP. Damit endet eine mehr als fünfzigjährige fast ununterbrochene Regierungszeit der LDP.

 

Putschregime in Honduras seit zwei Monaten an der Macht

Von Bill Van Auken, 1. September 2009

Obwohl die Bevölkerung breiten Widerstand leistet und Washington, die Organisation Amerikanischer Staaten (OAS) und mehrere lateinamerikanische Regierungen den Putsch formal verurteilen, ist das Regime nach zwei Monaten weiter an der Macht.

New in French

Les dix années de pouvoir de Poutine

par Vladimir Volkov, 1er septembre 2009

Le dixième anniversaire de l'accession de Vladimir Poutine au sommet du pouvoir politique russe est l'occasion d'une évaluation globale de la décennie passée et de sa place dans l'histoire moderne de la Russie.

GM et Opel : une lutte pour la domination du marché automobile mondial

par Ulrich Rippert, 1er septembre 2009

La forte intervention du gouvernement allemand en faveur d’un rachat de GM-Europe par Magna ne fait pas simplement partie de la campagne électorale menée actuellement par les différents partenaires impliqués dans la grande coalition gouvernementale et n’a certainement rien à voir avec la « sauvegarde des emplois ».

Perspective

Post-mortems for Ted Kennedy: Burying the remains of American liberalism

1 September 2009

Ted Kennedy, according to most of the official testimonials and commentaries, really came into his own when he abandoned his presidential aspirations and found a way to work within the limits of a right-wing political environment.

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Arts Review

Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino goes to war

By Hiram Lee, 1 September 2009

Director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film is another sadistic revenge tale, this time set during the Second World War.

Socialist Equality Party

Socialist Equality Party (US) re-launches web site

31 August 2009

The Socialist Equality Party (US) is re-launching a redesigned web site today. It will provide coverage of the party’s interventions into workers’ struggles, elections, and other political activities. It will also allow its visitors easy access to statements and documents related to the SEP.

History

1934 StrikeRevolutionary leadership and the struggle of 1934
75th anniversary of the Minneapolis truck drivers’ strike

By Ron Jorgenson, 31 August 2009

We are posting here an article on the 1934 Minneapolis general truck drivers’ strike, originally published in four parts. It is also available in PDF.

Workers Struggles

Canada: Vale Inco unveils strikebreaking operation

By Carl Bronski, 1 September 2009

As 3,100 striking miners in Sudbury, Ontario enter their eighth week on the picket lines, mining giant Vale Inco has announced plans to resume production in what would be an unprecedented strikebreaking campaign.

Workers Struggles: The Americas

29 August 2009

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

Correspondence

Letters from our readers

1 September 2009

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

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