World Socialist Web Site http://www.wsws.org/ The World Socialist Web Site features daily news and analysis written from a socialist perspective, and commentary on the arts, culture, history, and politics. It is published by the International Committee of the Fourth International. en Obama sends marines to suppress population of southern Afghanistan http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/afgh-j04.shtml The Obama administration has ordered the marines into a brutal and potentially bloody offensive in the southern province of Helmand. The Mousavi campaign in Iran and the lessons of past “color revolutions” http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/colo-j04.shtml The political movement of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, named the “Green Wave” due to its campaign color, has striking parallels with the US-backed “color revoluti... German’s Constitutional Court issues nationalist ruling on European Union http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/pers-j04.shtml The Federal Constitutional Court passed a judgment on Tuesday, which will have sweeping repercussions for the future development of Europe. Sarkozy pushes austerity, anti-immigrant chauvinism http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/sark-j04.shtml President Nicolas Sarkozy addressed a joint session of Congress in Versailles to announce his government’s plans for dealing with the economic crisis and to single out women wearing burqas as “unw... Sri Lankan ministers accuse US of delaying IMF loan http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/slim-j04.shtml After more than three months of delay by the IMF in considering Sri Lanka’s urgent request for a $US1.9 billion loan, Colombo has publicly accused the US of obstructing the loan. Northern Ireland: Racist attacks force 100 Roma out of Belfast http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/roma-j04.shtml Over the course of several days in June, violent attacks on the Roma community in Belfast forced at least 20 families to flee their homes and eventually to leave the UK. US: Illinois state budget crisis threatens social programs, workers’ pay http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/illi-j04.shtml Illinois is once again faced with a budget crisis accompanied by the invocation of doomsday scenarios, mass layoffs, and slashed social programs. Detroit: Monica Conyers pleads guilty to corruption http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/cony-j04.shtml Monica Conyers has resigned her position on the Detroit City Council, while her former chief of staff has implicated several other high level Democrats in corruption. Australia: West Gate Bridge construction workers charged with criminal offences http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/west-j04.shtml Twelve construction workers have been charged with serious criminal offences relating to industrial action and picketing in April at Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge project. A desperate attempt at reassurance http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/zaka-j04.shtml Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International, has written an essay entitled “The Capitalist Manifesto: Greed is Good (To a point)”, which is intended to express relief that the panic engendere... Toronto mayor risks public’s health in city workers strike http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/cana-j04.shtml Angry residents of the working-class neighbourhood of Christie Pits in west-central Toronto have filed an official complaint with the Ontario government charging that the city administration is violat... Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jul2009/labo-j04.shtml The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.