13 October 2009

White House defends inaction on jobs crisis as unemployment grows

By Jerry White, 13 October 2009

President Obama’s leading economic advisor said Monday that the US was well on the way to recovery, while acknowledging that higher levels of unemployment may become a permanent feature even after economic growth resumes.

Another costly week in Afghanistan

By James Cogan, 13 October 2009

The 100,000-strong US and NATO occupation force in Afghanistan is continuing to suffer casualties at an unprecedented rate.

The racist outburst of German Federal Bank executive member Thilo Sarrazin

By Justus Leicht, 13 October 2009

Using language usually associated with far-right parties, Federal Bank executive committee member Thilo Sarrazin (of the Social Democratic Party) denounced the most vulnerable layers of society.

UAW reaches new concessions agreement with Ford

By Joe Kishore, 13 October 2009

According to media reports, a tentative UAW agreement with Ford is modeled after concessions pushed through at General Motors and Chrysler earlier this year.

One in ten US high school dropouts incarcerated

By Tom Eley, 13 October 2009

A recently released study reveals high levels of incarceration, joblessness, and poverty among young high school dropouts.

Australia: Productivity Commission report rules out curbing executive pay

By Terry Cook, 13 October 2009

A recently released report by Australia’s Productivity Commission into CEO salaries has opposed any significant restraint on the multi-million dollar remuneration packages.

India: Chhattisgarh government to call probe into industrial accident

By Kranti Kumara, 13 October 2009

The Chhattisgarh government has been forced to call a judicial probe into a horrific industrial accident that killed 45 workers at a Bharat Aluminum Co. (BALCO) construction site in Korba last month.

Britain’s bosses call for university tuition hike

By Joseph Mount, 13 October 2009

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has released a report demanding that the government raise university tuition fees from £3,225 to at least £5,000 a year.

German unions agree to mass layoffs in printing machine industry

By Gustav Kemper, 13 October 2009

German trade unions are playing a key role in the destruction of thousands of jobs at the world largest manufacturers of printing presses, Heidelberg Printmachine AG (HDM) and Manroland.

New in French

Le prix Nobel de la guerre

Par Bill Van Auken,13 octobre 2009

La remise du prix Nobel de la paix à Barack Obama, un président américain qui supervise  deux guerres et qui s’apprête à intensifier l’intervention des Etats-Unis en Afghanistan, a provoqué l’étonnement à travers le monde.

France: Le Nouveau parti anticapitaliste prépare une coalition « unitaire » avec les partis de gouvernement

Par Kumaran Ira et Antoine Lerougetel,13 octobre 2009

Le Nouveau parti anticapitaliste d'Olivier Besancenot a rencontré les partis stalinien  et socio-démocrate ainsi que les syndicats pour déclarer encore davantage son soutien à un consensus  droitier en train d'émerger au sein de la gauche bourgeoise française.

New in German

 

Der Kriegsnobelpreis

Von Bill Van Auken, 13. Oktober 2009

Die Verleihung des Friedensnobelpreises an Barack Obama, der zwei Krieg führt und die amerikanische Intervention in Afghanistan verschärft, hat weltweit Erstaunen ausgelöst.

Obama schließt Truppenreduzierung in Afghanistan aus

Von Patrick Martin, 13. Oktober 2009

Präsident Obama wird eine Einschränkung des militärischen Engagements in Afghanistan nicht in Erwägung ziehen. Das verlautbarten Beamte des Weißen Hauses und des Kongresses am Dienstag nach einem dreistündigen Treffen im Weißen Haus.

 

Solidaritätsveranstaltungen für entlassene Kassiererin
Im Gespräch mit Emmely

Von Marius Heuser, 13. Oktober 2009

Auf einer Berliner Solidaritäts-Kundgebung sprachen Reporter der WSWS mit Emmely. Die kämpferische Frau sieht ihre Kündigung in einem größeren politischen Zusammenhang.

Perspective

Dollar devaluation and the working class

13 October 2009

There are growing signs of a major shift in world currency alignments. Since March, the US dollar has steadily declined, depreciating by 13.3 percent on a trade-weighted basis. Last week the decline accelerated.

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Commentary

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman glorifies American militarism

By Patrick Martin, 13 October 2009

In the Sunday edition of the New York Times, the newspaper’s chief commentator on foreign affairs, Thomas L. Friedman, devotes his entire column to celebrating the role of the American military, particularly in Afghanistan and Iraq, as a humanitarian and liberating force.

Correpondence

Letters on the “Nobel War Prize”

13 October 2009

A selection of recent letters sent to the World Socialist Web Site on Obama’s Nobel prize.

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles: The Americas

13 October 2009

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

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