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 http://www.wsws.org/ http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/hait-f09.shtml On Sunday, Haiti saw one of its largest protests since the January 12 earthquake. as four weeks after the disaster, frustration with continuing hunger and homelessness mount. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/pers-f09.shtml The tremors on global financial markets signal a new stage in the financial crisis brought on by fears of vast social struggles as governments attempt unprecedented cuts in jobs, wages and social serv... http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/isra-f09.shtml Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s foreign minister from the far-right Israel Beiteinu, last week directly threatened President Bashar Assad that in the event of war Syria would be defeated and his regime ... http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/slml-f09.shtml The arrest is a marked escalation in the government’s crackdown on political opponents and foreshadows widening intimidation and repression. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/conn-f09.shtml A gas explosion Sunday morning at a power plant under construction in Middletown, Connecticut, killed at least five workers and injured more than 25 others. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/deut-f09.shtml Germany’s biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, released figures last week for the 2009 business year, showing a massive net profit of €5 billion. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/bank-f09.shtml Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan, the largest Wall Street banks, announced multi-million-dollar year-end payouts for their chief executives on Friday. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/lalo-f09.shtml Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ordered the elimination of 1,000 city worker jobs in order to close the city’s $218.5 million budget deficit. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/irel-f09.shtml Threats and bribes from London, encouraged by Washington and Dublin, eventually convinced the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to agree to the transferring of policing and justice powers to the Norther... http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/libs-f09.shtml Liberal leader Tony Abbott last week released the opposition coalition’s new climate change policy, pledging to establish a multi-billion dollar public fund to be placed at the disposal of the large... http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/mala-f09.shtml A sodomy conviction would effectively end Anwar’s political career and undermine the opposition, which made significant inroads at the 2008 national election. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/teap-f09.shtml The “Tea Party” movement, which held a convention last weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, is largely a media concoction, aimed at shifting American politics even further to the right. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/corr-f09.shtml A selection of recent letters sent to the World Socialist Web Site. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/isse-f09.shtml The International Students for Social Equality is holding a series of meetings in the UK to advance a socialist programme in opposition to the cuts in higher and further education by the Labour govern... http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/feb2010/wkrs-f09.shtml The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.