Perspectives
Obama follows Bush’s modus operandi on Iran
By Peter Symonds, September 28, 2009
In a manner chillingly reminiscent of the Bush administration’s buildup to the Iraq war, top White House officials yesterday intensified the US propaganda offensive against Iran.
Revolt and “dialogue” in Honduras
By Bill Van Auken, September 26, 2009
The turn to “dialogue” by ousted President Zelaya and those who overthrew him is aimed at quelling a mounting popular revolt against the coup regime that is calling into question the governability...
The significance of the German elections
By Ulrich Rippert, September 25, 2009
None of the problems confronting working people can be resolved through the Bundestag (federal parliament) elections this Sunday. The working class needs a new party based on an international socialis...
US troops out of Afghanistan
By Bill Van Auken, September 24, 2009
With the US commander in Afghanistan set to deliver a request for tens of thousands more troops, all sides in the Obama administration’s so-called strategy debate are pushing for increased bloodlett...
On eve of G20 summit: Economic danger signs
By Andre Damon, September 23, 2009
One year after the onset of the financial crisis and on the eve of the G20 summit, the political establishment is proclaiming imminent recovery from the greatest economic crisis since the Second World...
Obama administration shields CIA torturers
By Tom Eley, September 22, 2009
In response to a public campaign waged by the CIA, the Obama administration has scaled back the already narrow investigation into CIA torture announced last month by Attorney General Eric Holder.
Unemployment in California reaches 70-year high
By Andrea Peters, September 21, 2009
California’s official unemployment rate, which reached 12.2 percent in August 2009, is now at its highest level since 1940.
The global jobs crisis
By Tom Eley, September 19, 2009
New reports on unemployment, poverty and hunger released this week demonstrate that the global economic crisis is being used to effect a restructuring of social relations characterized by long-term hi...
What is the AFL-CIO?
By Barry Grey, September 18, 2009
At its convention this week, the AFL-CIO chose a new president. One measure of the decrepitude of the union federation is the fact that the leadership change barely registered on the public consciousn...
The GM-Magna deal
German metal workers’ union backs government in geostrategic power struggle
By Ulrich Rippert, September 17, 2009
The IG Metall trade union is playing a crucial role in implementing the foreign policy interests of the German government.
Washington’s “good war”
Death squads, disappearances and torture in Pakistan
By Bill Van Auken, September 16, 2009
Reports from Pakistan’s Swat valley of the disappearance, torture and execution of civilians at the hands of the military death squads expose the reality of the so-called “good war” prosecuted b...
One year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers
By Nick Beams, September 15, 2009
The collapse one year ago today of the 158-year-old Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest US investment bank, set in motion an avalanche that threatened to engulf the entire global financial system.
