World News
One million jobs at risk
Ten US states face budget disaster
By Patrick Martin, November 12, 2009
Two reports made public Wednesday underscore the colossal dimensions of the social and financial crisis in the United States. California and nine other US states face severe budget crises that could f...
Right-wing campaign against Brown to ensure Afghan escalation
By Robert Stevens, November 12, 2009
Sections of the British armed forces and the pro-Conservative Party press are waging a concerted campaign for the drastic escalation of the war in Afghanistan.
German defence minister defends Kunduz massacre
By Ulrich Rippert, November 12, 2009
Shortly after taking office, the new German defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, has justified the Kunduz massacre carried out at the beginning of September in Afghanistan.
France: Former president Jacques Chirac to stand trial for corruption
By Antoine Lerougetel and Alex Lantier, November 11, 2009
Former President Jacques Chirac’s indictment is a major blow to the credibility of the political establishment.
Australia’s “rock solid” banks: the financial crisis one year on
By Alex Messenger, November 11, 2009
The corporate press claims that the Australian financial system has survived the global financial crisis because of good regulation and sound banking practice. In truth, Australian banks only survived...
The execution of John Muhammad: another gruesome moment in America
By David Walsh, November 11, 2009
John Allen Muhammad, 48, known as the “Beltway Sniper” for the series of killings he allegedly masterminded in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia area in October 2002, was scheduled to be...
Lockerbie: Human rights lawyer states Megrahi was framed
By Steve James, November 11, 2009
Leading British human rights lawyer Gareth Peirce believes that Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi, the only man accused and convicted of the 1988 bombing of PanAm flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, was fra...
Sri Lankan police forcibly drown a young Tamil man
By Panini Wijesiriwardena, November 11, 2009
The police killing of a young, mentally unstable Tamil man in central Colombo in front of television cameras has provoked widespread public outrage in Sri Lanka.
Obama exploits Fort Hood massacre to promote US wars
By Bill Van Auken, November 11, 2009
President Barack Obama used his speech at Tuesday’s service for the 13 men and women killed last week at Fort Hood, Texas to promote the two ongoing US wars and his own plan to escalate the interven...
Australia: Julian Moti defence closing submission outlines “oppressive and unfair” prosecution
By Patrick O’Connor, November 10, 2009
Defence counsel for former Solomon Islands’ attorney general Julian Moti issued its closing submission to the Queensland Supreme Court on Friday.
The 2009 elections: the two parties of the billionaires
By Fred Mazelis, November 10, 2009
The campaigns of two immensely wealthy politicians in New York City and New Jersey expose the real political content of the 2009 elections and of the two-party system in America.
Ratification of Lisbon Treaty provokes crisis for Britain’s Conservatives
By Julie Hyland, November 10, 2009
The Czech Republic’s ratification of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty created a political maelstrom in the UK, exposing major divisions within the Conservative Party and the crisis facing Britis...
