North America
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.
Speculative recovery sows seeds of an even greater economic crash
By Barry Grey, November 10, 2009
The connection between soaring stock and other asset prices and a falling dollar points to the extraordinarily speculative and unstable character of what is being called a global economic recovery.
California’s Gov. Schwarzenegger backs new tax breaks for the rich
By Reem Nour and Dan Conway, November 10, 2009
The Commission on the 21st Century Economy, created by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and members of the Democrat-controlled state legislature, has proposed an overhaul of the state’s tax...
US: Experts warn of dementia risks from football injuries
By Dan Brennan, November 10, 2009
A recent survey of former professional football players indicated worrisome rates of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other memory-related disease.
US appellate court blocks lawsuit against extraordinary rendition and torture
By John Andrews, November 10, 2009
A federal appellate court has denied Canadian citizen Maher Arar the right to sue former Attorney General John Ashcroft and other US officials responsible for his “extraordinary rendition” to Syri...
Canada: Chaotic response to swine flu pandemic highlights government indifference
By Carl Bronski, November 9, 2009
Federal and provincial health officials are backtracking on earlier commitments to help both high-risk groups and members of the general population seeking vaccination.
Quebec’s Liberal government to impose draconian spending cuts, fee hikes
By Louis Girard, November 9, 2009
The ruling elite views the province’s deteriorating fiscal position as an opportunity to press for changes in socio-economic policy that it has long sought, including cuts in public and social servi...
Obama will send tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan
By Patrick Martin, November 9, 2009
According to US press reports Sunday, President Barack Obama has decided to send tens of thousands of additional US troops to further escalate the war in Afghanistan.
US House passes health care bill
Democrats agree to broad anti-abortion amendment
By Kate Randall, November 9, 2009
The US House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation on Saturday to overhaul the nation’s health care system, with the inclusion of an amendment that imposes strict bans on the use of federal...
Wall Street banks go to the front of the line for H1N1 shots
By Tom Eley, November 7, 2009
While Americans wait in line for H1N1 shots and schools close due to outbreaks, major private firms—including Citigroup and Goldman Sachs—have secured for themselves a share of the scarce vaccine.
Mass shooting at Fort Hood: collateral damage from Iraq and Afghanistan wars
By David Walsh, November 7, 2009
The mayhem at Fort Hood in Texas, which has left 13 individuals dead and 30 injured, is a byproduct of the brutal wars in the Middle East and Central Asia. It is a form of “collateral damage.”
US unemployment rate surges to highest level in 26 years
By Andre Damon, November 7, 2009
The sharp increase in unemployment has been accompanied by corresponding decline in wages and growth in the exploitation of the working class.
