US Elections & Politics
One week until the US elections
October 28, 2008
One week before Election Day, Democratic Party leaders are already issuing excuses as to why a lopsided Obama victory should not be interpreted as a mandate for a significant change of policy, and why...
Warnings of deep recession as US layoffs spread coast-to-coast
By Patrick O’Connor, October 27, 2008
Mass layoffs in the United States have spread from the financial sector and automobiles to virtually every sector of the economy. But the response of the political establishment, including Democratic ...
SEP candidates to speak in Canada
October 25, 2008
The SEP’s candidates for president and vice president will be speaking at meetings in Montreal and Toronto next week.
The economic crisis and war
October 24, 2008
While the world’s attention has been focused on the global economic crisis, the United States has continued to prosecute its neo-colonial war in Iraq and has expanded its military violence in Afghan...
Under cover of “voter fraud” allegations, Republicans suppress the vote—Part 2
By Tom Eley, October 23, 2008
Under cover of “voter fraud” allegations, Republicans and the McCain campaign are seeking to suppress working class votes and prejudice far-right elements in the population against the legitimacy ...
Job cuts mount as global recession takes hold
By Patrick O’Connor, October 23, 2008
Share markets in the US and internationally fell sharply again yesterday. The renewed round of sell-offs was a reaction to growing signs that a severe recession is taking hold in the United States and...
Biden’s chilling remarks at fundraiser
What “incredibly tough” foreign policy actions is Obama preparing?
By Patrick Martin, October 22, 2008
In remarks made over the weekend in Seattle, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden warned that Barack Obama, if elected president, would be compelled to take deeply unpopular actions in ...
Under cover of “voter fraud” allegations, Republicans suppress the vote—Part 1
By Tom Eley, October 22, 2008
Under cover of “voter fraud” allegations, Republicans and the McCain campaign are seeking to suppress working class votes and prejudice far-right elements in the population against the legitimacy ...
The Democrats’ “economic recovery” fraud
By Barry Grey, October 22, 2008
The “economic recovery” plan being pushed by congressional Democrats, far from representing a serious response to the social disaster threatening working people, underscores the complete subservie...
Colin Powell endorses Obama
Growing ruling class consensus behind Democratic candidate
By Barry Grey, October 20, 2008
Retired Gen. Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama on Sunday was the most politically significant of a series of recent statements by influential voices in the American ruling elite calling for t...
The Washington Post endorses Obama
By Alex Lantier, October 18, 2008
The Washington Post endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama yesterday. Such an endorsement—by the second-most influential liberal paper, headquartered in the nation's capital, an...
US Republicans target ACORN: the great “voter fraud” fraud
By Tom Eley, October 18, 2008
A community activist group called ACORN has become a lightning rod for Republican attacks on voting rights as the US presidential election approaches.
