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Public meeting in Leipzig, Germany
Twenty years since the fall of the wall—from Stalinism to capitalism
November 20, 2009
The Partei für Soziale Gleichheit (Socialist Equality Party of Germany) is holding a public meeting in Leipzig on November 29 to draw the lessons of the events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall...
Germany: Union agrees to wage cuts and store closures at Karstadt
By Dietmar Henning, November 20, 2009
The German public service union representing workers at the Karstadt store chain has agreed to the closure of a number of branches as well as savings of some €150 million at the expense of the staf...
US home foreclosures at record high as jobs crisis deepens
By Andre Damon, November 20, 2009
The continued increase in home foreclosures is now driven largely by the sharp rise in unemployment.
Michigan job seekers speak to WSWS
By Naomi Spencer, November 20, 2009
Several hundred Detroit area residents attended a jobs fair Wednesday in nearby Livonia, Michigan, the latest of several similar events held in the area that have drawn unemployed residents seeking an...
US prepares contingency plans to seize Pakistani nuclear triggers
By James Cogan, November 20, 2009
According to veteran journalist Seymour Hersh, US officials have pushed for an “understanding” that American forces can enter Pakistan to secure its nuclear arsenal in the event of a direct threat...
Obama warns of new sanctions against Iran
By Peter Symonds, November 20, 2009
The Obama administration is preparing for new sanctions against Iran after Tehran called for modifications to an agreement reached last month over its stockpile of low-enriched uranium.
Australia: Defiant stand by Oceanic Viking refugees triggers political crisis
By Mike Head, November 20, 2009
The refusal by Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to disembark in Indonesia from an Australian Customs vessel, the Oceanic Viking, has triggered an extraordinary political crisis for the Australian Labor gover...
Karzai inaugurated amid state of siege in Kabul
By Bill Van Auken, November 20, 2009
Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated Thursday amid a state of siege in Kabul. Western officials who were present issued hypocritical demands that Karzai fight corruption.
Saudi Arabia bombards Yemeni rebels in policing role for US imperialism
By Brian Smith, November 20, 2009
Saudi Arabia is now openly bombing Huthi rebel positions on either side of its border with Yemen in support of the Yemeni government’s “Operation Scorched Earth.” Saudi Deputy Defence Minister P...
California students protest massive fee hike
By Jack Cody and Josue Olmos, November 20, 2009
Students at the University of California, Los Angles and other California campuses protested massive fee hikes on Wedneday and Thursday. Police responded violently.
Canada complicit in torture of hundreds of Afghan detainees
By Keith Jones, November 20, 2009
“We detained, and handed over for severe torture, a lot of innocent people,” a Canadian diplomat has told a parliamentary committee on the Canadian Armed Forces’ Afghan mission.
Sweden: Further delays in Koenigsegg takeover of Saab
By Jordan Shilton, November 19, 2009
In spite of the decision of the European Investment Bank (EIB) on October 21 to grant Saab Automobile a €400 million loan, the deal to sell the GM unit to Koenigsegg Group remains in the balance.
