20 January 2012
Mayors report: US cities remain mired in slump
By Patrick Martin, 20 January 2012
Most US cities are struggling with a toxic combination of job losses and cuts in federal and state support to local government spending.
US, Israel coordinate strategy against Iran
By Peter Symonds, 20 January 2012
The visit by America’s top general to Israel takes place amid a growing debate in both countries over an attack on Iran.
Spain’s judge Baltasar Garzón on trial for investigating Franco crimes
By Vicky Short, 20 January 2012
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón appeared in court January 17 in the first of three cases aimed at silencing him and thwarting his investigations.
US government shuts down file-sharing site MegaUpload
By Patrick Zimmerman, 20 January 2012
Operating at the behest of the major media conglomerates, the US government moved against one of the most popular file-sharing Internet sites, seizing millions of dollars in assets and arresting four people.
Notes on the social crisis in America
By Naomi Spencer, 20 January 2012
Rising rates of mental illness, suicide, and child abuse coincide with drastic cuts to public health budgets and social worker burnout.
Media campaign targets German president
By Peter Schwarz, 20 January 2012
A scandal surrounding the German President has dominated the German media for the past month.
Australia: Banks warn of “painful” recession
By Alex Messenger, 20 January 2012
The warnings underscore the acute exposure of Australian capitalism to the worldwide impact of the worsening global financial crisis.
California budget proposal promises more cuts
By David Brown, 20 January 2012
Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget involves significant cuts to social services and a sales tax increase that would predominantly affect the working class.
Thousands in Pennsylvania to lose food stamps due to asset test
By Samuel Davidson, 20 January 2012
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare quietly announced that it is imposing a little-used asset test that will force tens of thousands off the SNAP food stamp program.
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Operários da Foxconn ameaçam protesto suicida na China
Por John Chan, 20 de janeiro de 2012
14Centenas de operários da planta da Foxconn, em Wuhan, ameaçaram cometer suicídio coletivo - pulando do teto da fábrica - no início de janeiro.
Construindo a Revolução: arte e arquitetura soviética entre 1915 e 1935
Por Paul Mitchell, 20 de janeiro de 2012
Londres e Berlim são os destinos mais recentes da turnê de 6 anos de uma exposição de trabalhos de artistas, arquitetos, engenheiros e fotógrafos que se inspiraram na Revolução Russa de 1917.
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华盛顿对伊朗的罪行
作者: 彼得 • 西蒙斯，2012年1月20日
尽管华盛顿作了否认，伊朗核科学家在最近被暗杀具有由以色列情与美国联合行动的一切特征。
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Des protestations en Tunisie saluent le premier anniversaire du renversement de Ben Ali
Par Alex Lantier, 20 janvier 2012
Samedi a marqué le premier anniversaire de la fuite ignominieuse de la Tunisie du président tunisien Zine El Abidine Ben Ali pour s’exiler en Arabie saoudite.
La presse française attaque Damas après la mort d’un journaliste français en Syrie
Par Anthony Torres, 20 janvier 2012
Les médias parlent de manipulation de la part du régime d'Assad, dans une attaque qui a entraîné la mort de Gilles Jacquier et de huit militaires pro-Assad.
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SOPA, PIPA und die Freiheit des Internets
Von Andre Damon, 20. Januar 2012
Am Mittwoch unterzeichneten Millionen Menschen Onlinepetitionen gegen die Internetzensurgesetze, die im amerikanischen Kongress diskutiert werden.
Bulgarien: Streik im Kohlebergwerk Maritsa Iztok
Von Anna Rombach, 20. Januar 2012
Rund 7.000 Bergarbeiter streiken im Braunkohlebergbau Bulgariens für bessere Löhne.
Indiens Wirtschaft leidet unter wachsender Krise
Von Deepal Jayasekera und Kranti Kumara, 20. Januar 2012
Die indische Wirtschaft leidet unter einem starken Rückgang des Wachstums, sinkenden in- und ausländischen Investitionen und dem Wertverlust ihrer Währung.
Manroland wird zerschlagen – ein abgekartetes Spiel
Von Ulrich Rippert, 20. Januar 2012
Selten zuvor ist die IG Metall derart offensichtlich als Interessenvertreterin der Geschäftsleitung gegen die Beschäftigten und gegen ihre eigenen Mitglieder aufgetreten, wie bei der Zerschlagung des Druckmaschinenherstellers Manroland.
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Perspective
The bankruptcy of Kodak
20 January 2012
The bankruptcy of Eastman Kodak on Thursday morning is the culmination of two decades of layoffs and downsizing that have reduced what was once a dominant manufacturer of photographic equipment to a shell of its former self.
Commentary
Latin American governments “apologize” for dictatorships’ crimes
By Bill Van Auken, 20 January 2012
The formal state apologies offered by the governments of El Salvador and Uruguay for decades-old atrocities carried out by rightist regimes only underscores the failure to hold accountable those responsible for these crimes.
SOPA, PIPA and the freedom of the Internet
By Andre Damon, 19 January 2012
Death toll likely to rise in Italian cruise ship tragedy
By Stefan Steinberg, 19 January 2012
The Bain Capital debate
By Barry Grey, 19 January 2012
Workers Struggles
Mass layoffs hit German printing press industry
By Gustav Kemper, 20 January 2012
Secret agreements recently concluded by company management, creditors, liquidators and the IG Metall trade union will mean the loss of nearly 5,000 jobs in the German print machine industry.
“It’s going back to the 1930s”
Cooper Tire workers speak on struggle
By Jerry White, 13 January 2012
More on the lockout of Cooper Tire workers »
The way forward for locked-out Ontario Electro-Motive workers
By Carl Bronski, 17 January 2012
More on the Caterpillar lockout »
Australian mental health workers maintain bans over wages and conditions
By Susan Allan, 19 January 2012
Sri Lanka: Support the struggle of plantation workers against higher workloads
By the Socialist Equality Party, 18 January 2012
UK Unilever workers strike over pensions
By Danny Richardson, 18 January 2012
Quebec: Lockout of workers at Rio Tinto Alcan smelter in third week
By Eric Marquis, 17 January 2012
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
20 January 2012
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Arts Review
A look at 3 Cohens’ Family album
By Hiram Lee, 20 January 2012
Jazz group 3 Cohens have returned with Family, the third album to feature this ensemble of sibling musicians since their debut in 2004.
Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol: It might have been worse
By David Walsh, 14 January 2012
This Week in History: January 16 - January 22
25 years ago: USWA sells out US steelworkers’ strike
After talks conducted under a total news blackout, United Steel Workers of America (USWA) President Lynn Williams announced a tentative agreement with USX (US Steel) on January 17, 1987, in an attempt to impose a sellout agreement and end a five-and-a-half-month lockout involving 42,000 workers.
On January 17, 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988, which for the first time granted federal government workers the right to bargain collectively and affirmed their right to join unions.
75 years ago: Flint sit down strikes escalates beyond GM
The week starting January 16, 1937 opened with the announcement of a truce between General Motors (GM) and the United Automobile Workers (UAW). Bargaining would begin in earnest on wages, hours and working conditions.
100 years ago: German elections marked by SPD success
On January 20, 1912, the second and final round of voting in the German parliamentary election began, concluding on January 25. As a result of the election, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) became the largest party in the Reichstag, winning 110 of 397 seats.
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UK library closures and the High Court decision on Brent Council
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