16 October 2009

Dow climbs to 10,000 as jobless rate nears 10 percent

By Bill Van Auken, 16 October 2009

Wall Street’s breaking the Dow’s 10,000 mark Wednesday was hailed as a further sign of the recession’s end, even as foreclosures rose to an all-time record and the official unemployment rate continued to edge toward 10 percent.

Pakistan descends deeper into civil war

By Peter Symonds, 16 October 2009

As the Pakistani military is poised to launch a major offensive into the tribal agency of South Waziristan, Islamist militants carried out coordinated, high-profile attacks yesterday on police facilities in the city of Lahore.

The German Left Party and Berlin’s austerity budget

By Andy Niklaus, 16 October 2009

The Left Party has played a crucial role in the social decline of the German capital city of Berlin.

Sri Lankan government delays annual budget

By Saman Gunadasa, 16 October 2009

In a cynical manoeuvre designed to hoodwink voters, the Sri Lankan government has delayed its annual budget until after elections due next year.

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Enron’s Jeffrey Skilling

By Joe Kishore, 16 October 2009

The decision by the US high court to hear the Skilling case indicates that it is considering curtailing use of the “honest services” law to prosecute corporate fraud.

FBI raids home over use of Twitter at G20 summit

By Ali Ismail, 16 October 2009

In a chilling attack on freedom of speech, the FBI raided the home of a New Yorker arrested for using the social-networking service Twitter to pass information between protesters at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.

New Zealand workers face deepening assault on jobs and conditions

By Chris Ross and John Braddock, 16 October 2009

Over the past two months, workers in New Zealand have faced an intensifying barrage of attacks on their jobs, wages, and working conditions.

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La dévaluation du dollar et la classe ouvrière

Par Barry Grey,16 octobre 2009

Il y a des signes grandissants d'un changement majeur des alignements en matière de devises internationales. Depuis mars, le dollar américain ne cesse de décliner, se dépréciant de 13,3 pour cent sur la base d'une pondération en fonction des échanges. La semaine dernière, le déclin s'est accéléré.

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Dollarabwertung und Arbeiterklasse

Von Barry Grey, 16. Oktober 2009

Immer mehr Anzeichen deuten auf größere Verschiebungen in der Weltwährungsarchitektur hin. Seit März befindet sich der Dollar in ständigem Verfall und hat seitdem 13,3 Prozent an Wert verloren. Vergangene Woche beschleunigte sich der Verfall.

Eine bemerkenswerte Entscheidung
Berliner Landesverfassungsgericht urteilt gegen rot-roten Senat

Von Emma Bode, 16. Oktober 2009

Anfang Oktober entschied das Berliner Landesverfassungsgericht gegen den Senat aus SPD und Linkspartei und bezeichnete seine Ablehnung von zwei Volksentscheiden als Verstoß gegen die Landesverfassung.

Perspective

The politicization of the British military

16 October 2009

The declaration by General Sir Richard Dannatt that he will sit on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords and join a future Tory government represents the most serious expression yet of the politicization of the military in Britain.

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Workers Struggles

Reject UAW-Ford concession demands
Elect rank-and-file committees to defend jobs and living standards

Statement of the Socialist Equality Party, 16 October 2009

This week the United Auto Workers agreed to contract modifications with Ford that will further slash the jobs and living standards of the company’s 41,000 hourly workers. The SEP urges workers to reject the contract and download and distribute the following statement.

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

16 October 2009

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

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