9 November 2010
Obama backs India’s bid for permanent UN Security Council seat
By Keith Jones, 9 November 2010
US President Barack Obama has endorsed India’s longstanding bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, as part of its attempt to entice India into a military-security bloc directed against China.
Obama on “60 Minutes”: A servant of big business
By Patrick Martin, 9 November 2010
Obama went on national television to conciliate big business and embrace the concerns of the Tea Party right wing, declaring them politically legitimate.
Full coverage of the 2010 US elections
Presidential commission whitewashes BP disaster
By Jerry White, 9 November 2010
President Obama’s commission on the BP oil disaster claims there is no evidence the oil giant sacrificed safety to save money.
Full coverage of the BP oil disaster
Abstention in Greek elections shows anger at PASOK austerity
By Robert Stevens, 9 November 2010
Sunday’s regional elections in Greece revealed the hostility of millions of people to the austerity programme being imposed by the Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) government of Prime Minister George Papandreou.
Indian worker left to die on Nokia assembly line
By Arun Kumar, 9 November 2010
The recent horrifying death of a young female worker at the Nokia factory in southern India stands as an indictment of the unsafe working conditions that prevail in most of the country’s industry.
Australia aligns with US against China’s geo-political rise
By James Cogan, 9 November 2010
At US-Australia talks in Melbourne yesterday, the Gillard government committed Australian imperialism to functioning as one component in an anti-China front.
Student demonstration against cuts attacked by police in Dublin
By Steve James, 9 November 2010
Over 40,000 students and young people marched through central Dublin last Wednesday, against government attacks on tertiary education.
Striking Detroit Symphony musicians hold another well-attended support concert
By Shannon Jones, 9 November 2010
Striking members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra held another support concert Sunday night as their walkout enters its sixth week.
Full coverage of the DSO strike
Indonesian government dismisses evidence of torture in Papua
By John Roberts, 9 November 2010
Captured on video, the Indonesian military’s torture of two Papuans in May highlights the extent of the violence and intimidation that exists throughout Papua.
Austrian government adopts austerity budget
By Markus Salzmann, 9 November 2010
At the end of October the Austrian grand coalition adopted a rigid austerity budget which involves massive social cuts.
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Les dirigeants syndicaux français cherchent à réduire l'opposition aux coupes dans les retraites
Par Alex Lantier et Kumaran Ira, 9 novembre 2010
Les syndicats ont cherché à isoler les travailleurs en grève contre les coupes de Sarkozy dans les retraites et à les décourager de participer à la journée d'action nationale de samedi, tout en consolidant le soutien au parti bourgeois de « gauche », le Parti socialiste.
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民主党溃败的背后
撰文: 约斯夫 • 基索, 2010年11月9日
奥巴马通过冒充成“希望”和“你可以相信的改变”的保民官而得以上台后，他的偏袒企业，偏袒战争政策, 已经成功地使一大部份投他票的人背弃他，并且在政治上使他们大失所望。
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USA verstärken Kriegsdrohungen gegen Iran
Von Bill Van Auken, 9. November 2010
Der republikanische Senator Lindsey Graham forderte nach den Zwischenwahlen, die Drohungen gegen den Iran zu verstärken und rief zu einem Krieg auf, um das Land zu „neutralisieren“.
Wendland: Massive Proteste gegen Castor-Transport
Von Dietmar Henning, 9. November 2010
Weit mehr Atomkraftgegner als in den letzten Jahren haben in den letzten vier Tagen gegen Castor-Transporte in Deutschland protestiert, insbesondere am Zielort in Gorleben. Der Grund für den Anstieg der Proteste ist die Atompolitik der Bundesregierung von Angela Merkel (CDU).
Feuerwehr-Gewerkschaft sabotiert Kampf der Londoner Feuerwehrleute
Von Chris Marsden, 9. November 2010
Der Streik der Londoner Feuerwehrleute wurde von der Feuerwehr-Gewerkschaft unter der Leitung von Generalsekretär Matt Wrack brutal verraten.
Beispiellose Angriffe auf Fiat-Arbeiter
Von Marianne Arens und Peter Schwarz, 9. November 2010
Die Fiat-Arbeiter in Italien sollen Niedriglöhne, flexible Arbeitsbedingungen und Streikverzicht akzeptieren. Der Angriff dient als Rammbock für eine grundlegende Veränderung der Klassenbeziehungen.
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- USA verstärken Kriegsdrohungen gegen Iran (09.11.2010)
- Wendland: Massive Proteste gegen Castor-Transport (09.11.2010)
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- Beispiellose Angriffe auf Fiat-Arbeiter (09.11.2010)
- US-Notenbank heizt globalen Währungskrieg an (06.11.2010)
- Was will die SAV in der Linkspartei? (06.11.2010)
- Siebzig Jahre seit Leo Trotzkis Ermordung (06.11.2010)
- Britischer Wissenschaftler erhält Nobelpreis für In-Vitro-Fertilisation (IVF) (06.11.2010)
- Was steht hinter der Wahlschlappe der US-Demokraten? (05.11.2010)
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Bundestag beschließt Milliarden-Kürzungen (05.11.2010)
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- Les dirigeants syndicaux français cherchent à réduire l'opposition aux coupes dans les retraites (09.11.2010)
- Les syndicats français appellent à une nouvelle journée d’action pour contenir la résistance (08.11.2010)
- France: Davantage de grèves et d’opposition contre l’austérité sociale (08.11.2010)
- Le syndicat grec annule la grève des cheminots (06.11.2010)
- Les relations sino-japonaises restent tendues (05.11.2010)
- Le capitalisme et les mineurs chiliens (04.11.2010)
- L’UE augmente la pression en faveur de mesures d’austérité (03.11.2010)
- Le Nouveau Parti anticapitaliste cache la trahison par les syndicats de la grève du secteur pétrolier français (03.11.2010)
- Tarek Aziz menacé de meurtre judiciaire en Irak (02.11.2010)
- Haïti : Élections présidentielles à la pointe du fusil (02.11.2010)
- Réunion publique du Parti de l'égalité socialiste
Au 70e anniversaire de l'assassinat de Léon Trotsky (02.11.2010) - France: Le WSWS parle avec des travailleurs lors de la journée d'action du 28 octobre (1.11.2010)
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- Большой интерес к лекции профессора Рабиновича в Берлине (25.10.2010)
- Снятие мэра Москвы обнажает трения в российской правящей элите (12.10.2010)
- Американский историк Александр Рабинович выступит в Берлине на серии мероприятий (25.09.2010)
- Российский президент защищает авторитарное правление от имени "демократии" (24.09.2010)
- Два года после краха Lehman Brothers (16.09.2010)
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- China: Relatório expõe o opressivo regime de trabalho na Foxconn (08.11.2010)
- França: Cresce a oposição aos planos de austeridade (08.11.2010)
- Os documentos do site WikiLeaks e a pilhagem do Iraque (03.11.2010)
- Milhões protestam na França contra cortes de pensões (03.11.2010)
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- Diferenças entre países aumentam em encontro do FMI (19.10.2010)
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Perspective
World Bank head calls for monetary system linked to gold
9 November 2010
In the run-up to the G20 summit of leading economies, to be held Thursday and Friday in Seoul, the president of the World Bank has published a column in the Financial Times calling for a fundamental revamping of the global currency system involving a lesser role for the US dollar and a modified gold standard.
Socialist Equality Party
SEP public meeting
The Detroit Symphony Strike & the Defense of Culture in the US
WSWS Arts Editor David Walsh will discuss the significance of the DSO strike—for the musicians, for the working class, and for the fate of art and culture in the United States at this public meeting November 15 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Australia: SEP meetings advance socialist perspective against war in Afghanistan
By our reporters, 8 November 2010
The Socialist Equality Party held public meetings in Melbourne and Sydney last week to advance the demand for an immediate end to the US-led occupation of Afghanistan.
Montreal meeting: 70 years since the assassination of Trotsky
The Socialist Equality Party will be holding a meeting in Montreal on Wednesday, November 10 to mark 70 years since the assassination of Leon Trotsky by a Stalinist assailant.
SEP public meetings
The Breakdown of Capitalism and the Fight for Socialism in the US
The Socialist Equality Party is holding a series of meetings throughout the US to introduce its program.
SEP (Australia) Election Campaign in Victoria
Australia: Victorian government tries to cover up ambulance crisis
By Margaret Rees, 9 November 2010
Facing an election on November 27, the Labor government is attempting to bury the scandal over patients dying while waiting for ambulances because of the chronic underfunding of the ambulance and public hospital system.
Full coverage of the SEP campaign in Victoria
Arts Review
Three films: Conviction, It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Inside Job
By Joanne Laurier, 9 November 2010
A number of films that appeared at the 2010 Toronto film festival, and on which we commented, have opened in North America. We repost the comments today.
Commentary
Mounting US war threats against Iran
8 November 2010
Leading Republican Senator Lindsey Graham signaled a turn following the midterm elections toward the escalation of US threats against Iran, calling for an all-out war that would “neuter” the country.
One million march in eighth national protest against Sarkozy’s pension law
By Antoine Lerougetel, 8 November 2010
Over 1 million people marched Saturday in the eighth national day of action against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension cuts.
Pseudo-left critics of French unions sow demoralization about strikes
By Alex Lantier, 8 November 2010
Last month’s weeks-long oil strike in France has exposed the charlatanry of various pseudo-left “critics” of the trade unions, who either fled for cover or preached surrender at the first serious industrial struggle.
Full coverage of the struggle against austerity in France »
Sri Lanka: Action committee against evictions appeals to workers
By our correspondent, 8 November 2010
The Action Committee to Defend the Right to Housing has issued a call to all workers and young people, urging their support for the struggle to protect the homes of Colombo’s shanty dwellers against the government’s plans to evict 60,000 families.
MSNBC’s suspension of Keith Olbermann: US media shifts further to the right
By David Walsh, 8 November 2010
Keith Olbermann, the host of “Countdown with Keith Olbermann”, a news commentary program on US cable channel MSNBC, was suspended November 5 for having donated $2,400 each to three Democratic candidates for Congress.
Workers Struggles
Workers Struggles: The Americas
9 November 2010
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
This week in history: November 8-November 14
25 years ago: 23,000 die after Colombian government ignores volcano warnings
On November 13, 1985, the volcano Nevado del Ruiz in Tolima, Columbia, erupted, triggering massive landslides that engulfed the city of Armero and nearby villages, killing an estimated 23,000.
50 years ago: Kennedy beats Nixon in 1960 elections
In the 1960 US elections, held November 8, Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy beat Republican Vice President Richard Nixon in one of the closest-ever presidential elections.
75 years ago: John L. Lewis founds the CIO
On November 9, 1935, the Committee for Industrial Organizations was founded by John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America and the leaders of seven other unions who opposed the American Federation of Labor’s refusal to organize industrial workers.
100 years ago: France loses battle in Chad
On November 8, 1910, a force of some 600 French officers and their Senegalese tirailleurs suffered a defeat in the Battle of Doroté in eastern Chad at the hands of an estimated 5,000 African soldiers of the sultanate of Quaddai, who were armed with rifles.
Correspondence
Letters from our readers
9 November 2010
A selection of recent letters to the World Socialist Web Site.
Videos and Images
DSO musicians speak on strike
Inferno on Moenart Street in Detroit
CAUS and SEP hold press conference on Detroit fires
Detroit fire victims charge DTE Energy with negligence
Nick Beams explains Socialist Equality Party election program
Video series: The Gulf oil spill
Vale Inco strikers and supporters in Sudbury, Ontario speak
Detroit resident speaks on utility shutoff
Friend of Detroit fire victim denounces utility shutoffs
Shutoff victim speaks to WSWS at DTE public relations stunt
Scientist says government policy contributed to Gulf Coast Spill
Louisiana workers denounce BP’s oil spill response
Lawyer for family of worker killed in blast says BP guilty of negligence
SEP candidate addresses Oxford Union
Hearing of the Citizens Inquiry into the Dexter Avenue Fire
Detroit firefighters discuss impact of utility shut-offs and budget cuts
Citizens Inquiry chairman speaks at press conference
Dexter Avenue fire victim’s son speaks to the WSWS
ISSE members speak at San Diego rallies
Neighbors of Detroit fire victims oppose utility shutoffs
Interviews with neighbors of Bangor Street fire victims
Sister of fire victims speaks on utility shutoffs
NUMMI auto workers denounce UAW intimidation
Locked-out California Borax workers oppose concessions
Boron, California mine workers denounce company lock-out
Family members denounce deaths in Detroit fire
Detroit teachers speak out against DFT Contract
Handful of jobs offered at Detroit jobs fair
Thousands line up for Swine Flu vaccine in Michigan
Ford workers speak on contract rejection
Ford workers speak out against concessions contract
50,000 line up for housing assistance in Detroit
ISSE members speak on education cuts at rally
Detroit residents speak on utility bills, social crisis
Michigan’s Oakland University faculty strike has student support
Detroit teachers denounce pay cuts
Detroit city workers oppose concessions, layoffs
Interviews at Los Angeles health care clinic
Workers continue Vestas occupation on Isle of Wight
A conversation with Windsor municipal workers
NYC workers speak against cuts in social services
Flint, Michigan and the bankruptcy of General Motors
GM workers on bankruptcy and plant closings
Michigan auto workers and families speak on plant closures
GM workers speak out on concessions contract
Protesting students and parents speak to the WSWS
Chrysler workers speak on concessions vote
UK Visteon workers speak on occupation
GM and Chrysler workers oppose more concessions
Chrysler workers oppose Obama auto plan
WSWS interviews G20 protesters in London
Pontiac residents speak on schools crisis
Workers interviewed at Detroit jobs fair
Ford workers: “Now the fight is with our own union.”
GM workers denounce concession demands 
Chrysler workers oppose pay cuts, concession demands
Over 100,000 demonstrate in London against Sri Lankan war
Funeral for Michigan man frozen following utility shut-off
Exposing Franco's mass graves
Bay City, Michigan residents speak on death from utility shut-off
WSWS interviews London protesters
London demonstrators protest Israeli assault on Gaza
Chrysler workers denounce pay cuts
The Writer and Revolution: A conversation with Trevor Griffiths
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