25 January 2012
Obama’s State of the Union address: War and wage-cutting
By Patrick Martin, 25 January 2012
The State of the Union Speech delivered by Barack Obama Tuesday night was memorable only as a further milestone in the decay of American democracy.
Republican presidential candidate Romney reports income of $21 million a year
By Patrick Martin, 25 January 2012
The Republican presidential candidate collected as much in a single day as the average American family makes in a full year.
Arab League calls for Syria’s Assad to step down
By Jean Shaoul, 25 January 2012
The Arab League, in line with Washington’s drive to install a pro-US regime in Syria and isolate Iran, has used its observer mission to Syria to call on President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
IMF warning on global downturn
By Nick Beams, 25 January 2012
Revising down its forecast for global growth in 2012, the International Monetary Fund said world recovery was threatened by “intensifying strains in the euro area and fragilities elsewhere.”
Nigerian government uses terror bombing to justify clampdown
By Robert Stevens, 25 January 2012
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is using a spate of terrorist bombings to justify measures aimed at growing working class opposition to his rule.
No prison time for Marine charged in Haditha massacre
By Naomi Spencer, 25 January 2012
As part of a plea deal, Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich, leader of a Marine squad responsible for the 2005 slaughter of 24 Iraqi civilians, received no prison time.
The French political establishment and Gilles Jacquier’s death in Syria
By Kumaran Ira, 25 January 2012
Evidence points to French journalist Gilles Jacquier having been killed by pro-Western forces in Syria, contrary to initial accusations by French media and political parties.
Australian jobs fall for first time in 20 years
By Alex Messenger, 25 January 2012
The 2011 contraction was the first since the recession of the early 1990s, when official unemployment rose to 9 percent.
Toyota Australia slashes 10 percent of workforce
By Will Marshall, 25 January 2012
The destruction of the car workers’ jobs has been orchestrated by the company with the Labor government and the trade unions.
US budget cuts devastate shelters for victims of domestic violence
By E. Galen, 25 January 2012
Federal and state funding for shelter and other services for victims of domestic violence is being cut even as the need for emergency shelter is going up.
Croatia: Referendum paves way for EU accession
By Markus Salzmann, 25 January 2012
Croatian voters approved the country’s joining the European Union in a referendum held on Sunday.
UK: Breast implant failures threaten health of thousands
By Eileen Rose, 25 January 2012
The ongoing scandal over PIP (Poly Implant Prostheses) breast implants makes clear the human cost of the privatisation of health care in the UK, and the callous indifference of the political elite towards its consequences.
Illinois continues to shed jobs
By James Nykvist, 25 January 2012
The worsening global economy continues to take its toll on Illinois workers as the month unfolds.
New in Spanish
Gobiernos latinoamericanos se "disculpan" por los crímenes de las dictaduras
Por Bill Van Auken, 25 Enero 2012
Esta semana el presidente de El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, presentó una disculpa formal en nombre del Estado salvadoreño por la Masacre de El Mozote de 1981, uno de los peores crímenes cometidos durante los 12 años de guerra civil en ese país.
New in Portuguese
'SOPA' e 'PIPA' — As leis antipirataria e a liberdade da Internet
Por Andre Damon, 25 de janeiro de 2012
Milhões de pessoas assinaram abaixo-assinados online, na quarta-feira, contra duas leis de censura à Internet atualmente sob consideração do Congresso dos EUA.
New in Romanian
Crimele SUA-NATO din Libia
De Barry Grey , 25 ianuarie 2012
Un raport publicat săptămâna trecută de grupurile pentru drepturile omului din Orientul Mijlociu prezintă dovezi ample ale crimelor de război efectuate în Libia, pe parcursul anului trecut, de către Statele Unite, NATO şi forţele "rebele".
New in French
Dix soldats de l'OTAN tués en Afghanistan
Par Alex Lantier, 25 janvier 2012
Au moins dix soldats de l'OTAN ont été tués en Afghanistan lorsqu'un hélicoptère américain s'est écrasé, puis qu'un soldat afghan a abattu quatre soldats français après une séance d'entraînement.
La faillite de Kodak
Par Joseph Kishore, 25 janvier 2012
Le dépôt de bilan jeudi matin d’Eastman Kodak est l'aboutissement de deux décennies de licenciements et de dégraissage qui ont transformé celui qui était jadis le premier fabricant de matériel photographique, en l’ombre de lui-même.
Canada : Ce que signifie réellement la « journée d'action » des syndicats pour les travailleurs d'Electro-Motive
Par Keith Jones, 25 janvier 2012
Il y a presque exactement un an, des dirigeants syndicaux et du du NPD prononçaient des discours enflammés dans le cadre d'une « journée d'action » organisée pour appuyer les travailleurs en lock-out aux installations de US Steel à Hamilton en Ontario.
La Coalition avenir Québec fusionne avec l’ADQ
Par Laurent Lafrance, 25 janvier 2012
La Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ), un nouveau parti politique cofondé et dirigé par l’ancien homme d’affaires« millionnaire et ex-ministre péquiste François Legault en novembre dernier, a officiellement absorbé l’Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ), le parti le plus ouvertement à droite dans la province.
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Die Gewerkschaften und die Aussperrungen bei Cooper Tire und Caterpillar
Von Joseph Kishore, 25. Januar 2012
Die Aussperrungen bei Cooper Tire in Ohio und Caterpillar in Ontario dauern nun schon seit neun, bzw. vier Wochen an. Die Gewerkschaften arbeiten vorsätzlich daran, die Arbeitskämpfe zu isolieren und zu sabotieren.
Griechenland:
Banken und EU-Führung drängen
zu härteren Sparmaßnahmen
Von Stefan Steinberg, 25. Januar 2012
Angesichts der wachsenden Finanzierungsprobleme von Rettungspaketen nimmt der Druck auf Griechenland zu – mit verheerenden Folgen für die arbeitende Bevölkerung.
Amerikanische- und NATO-Kriegsverbrechen in Libyen
Von Barry Grey, 25. Januar 2012
Letzte Woche veröffentlichten Menschenrechtsorganisationen aus dem Nahen Osten einen Bericht, in dem sie ausführliche Beweise für Kriegsverbrechen der Vereinigten Staaten, der NATO und ihrer Marionetten, der „Rebellen“, lieferten.
Neuwahlen im Saarland: CDU und SPD wollen Große Koalition
Von Dietmar Henning, 25. Januar 2012
CDU und SPD legen Wert darauf, dass die neue Regierung eine volle fünfjährige Legislaturperiode zur Verfügung hat. Grund sind die unpopulären Haushaltskürzungen, die erforderlich sind, um die Schuldenbremse einzuhalten.
Kroatien: Referendum ebnet Weg für EU-Beitritt
Von Markus Salzmann, 25. Januar 2012
Obwohl die gesamte politische Elite und sämtliche Medien für den EU-Beitritt Kroatiens warben, gingen nur 44 Prozent der Stimmberechtigten zur Wahl, von denen zwei Drittel für und ein Drittel gegen den Beitritt stimmten.
Prozess gegen den spanischen Richter Baltasar
Garzón:
Angeklagt wegen der Untersuchung von Francos
Verbrechen
Von Vicky Short, 25. Januar 2012
Der spanische Richter Baltasar Garzón erschien am 17. Januar vor Gericht. Das Verfahren ist das erste von drei Verfahren, die darauf abzielen ihn zum Schweigen zu bringen und einen Erfolg seiner Untersuchungen zu vereiteln.
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- Deutsch
- Die Gewerkschaften und die Aussperrungen bei Cooper Tire und Caterpillar (25.01.2012)
- Griechenland:
Banken und EU-Führung drängen zu härteren Sparmaßnahmen (25.01.2012) - Amerikanische- und NATO-Kriegsverbrechen in Libyen (25.01.2012)
- Neuwahlen im Saarland: CDU und SPD wollen Große Koalition (25.01.2012)
- Kroatien: Referendum ebnet Weg für EU-Beitritt (25.01.2012)
- Prozess gegen den spanischen Richter Baltasar Garzón:
Angeklagt wegen der Untersuchung von Francos Verbrechen (25.01.2012) - Die Insolvenz von Kodak (21.01.2012)
- Protestierende Foxconn-Arbeiter drohen mit Suizid (21.01.2012)
- Weltwirtschaft vor weiterem Abschwung (21.01.2012)
- Bundesregierung beschließt Neonazi-Verbunddatei (21.01.2012)
- Français
- Dix soldats de l'OTAN tués en Afghanistan (25.01.2012)
- La faillite de Kodak (25.01.2012)
- Canada : Ce que signifie réellement la « journée d'action » des syndicats pour les travailleurs d'Electro-Motive (25.01.2012)
- La Coalition avenir Québec fusionne avec l’ADQ (25.01.2012)
- La trahison de la grève générale au Nigeria (24.01.2012)
- Le juge espagnol Baltasar Garzón devant la justice pour avoir enquêté sur les crimes de Franco (24.01.2012)
- La classe politique française et la mort de Gilles Jacquier en Syrie (23.01.2012)
- France : le « sommet social » prépare une attaque de la protection sociale (23.01.2012)
- Miliband engage les travaillistes anglais sur la voie d'une austérité à long terme (23.01.2012)
- Sri Lanka: Il faut soutenir la lutte des travailleurs des plantations contre une charge de travail plus lourde (23.01.2012)
- Español
- Gobiernos latinoamericanos se "disculpan" por los crímenes de las dictaduras (25.01.2012)
- El retorno de la pobreza en masa a Europa (23.01.2012)
- El 2012 inicia con una creciente amenaza de Guerra en el Golfo Pérsico (12.01.2012)
- Comienza un año nuevo (04.01.2012)
- La realidad de la guerra de Irak (24.12.2011)
- Perú: Presidente Humala vira hacia la derecha para enfrentar creciente crisis social (17.12.2011)
- Juez chileno acusa a ex oficial de EE.UU. por homicidio de periodistas estadounidenses (15.12.2011)
- El camino a seguir en la lucha por la igualdad social (6.12.2011)
- El agresivo giro de Obama en relación con Asia (3.12.2011)
- Nuevos levantamientos señalan un punto de inflexión en la revolución egipcia (1.12.2011)
- La crisis del euro (01.12.2011)
- Русский
- Российское Социалистическое движение — политическая ловушка для рабочего класса (24.12.2011)
- Путин осуждает протесты по итогам выборов (19.12.2011)
- Российский миллиардер вступает в президентскую гонку против Путина (19.12.2011)
- Представители США угрожают России на фоне протестов, вызванных итогами парламентских выборов (12.12.2011)
- Представители США угрожают России на фоне протестов, вызванных итогами парламентских выборов (12.12.2011)
- Европейские историки выступают против публикации немецким издательством Suhrkamp биографии Троцкого, написанной Робертом Сервисом (24.11.2011)
- Политическая биография и историческая ложь: Критика книги Роберта Сервиса Троцкий (15.11.2011)
- Греция и диктатура финансов (10.11.2011)
- Движение "Захвати Уолл-Стрит" на распутье (05.11.2011)
- Какой дорогой идти массовому общественному движению в Израиле? (16.09.2011)
- День труда в США 2011 года: Банкротство капитализма и администрация Обамы (09.09.2011)
- Português
- 'SOPA' e 'PIPA' — As leis antipirataria e a liberdade da Internet (25.01.2012)
- Operários da Foxconn ameaçam protesto suicida na China (20.01.2012)
- Construindo a Revolução: arte e arquitetura soviética entre 1915 e 1935 (20.01.2012)
- O retorno da pobreza em massa na Europa (12.01.2012)
- Bulgária: greves e protesto contra demissões e austeridade (04.01.2012)
- Trabalhadores europeus enfrentam austeridade e ditadura (19.12.2011)
- EUA - Fome e desabrigo vão às alturas em meio a cortes nos gastos sociais?
Metade dos americanos é pobre ou de baixa renda (19.12.2011) - Sinais de um novo levante dos trabalhadores chineses (13.12.2011)
- Conferência em Bruxelas termina com isolamento do Reino Unido (13.12.2011)
- Grã-Bretanha: Mais de dois milhões em greve (7.12.2011)
- Queda da produção desencadeia novas greves (7.12.2011)
- Ataque policial à Universidade da Califórnia, Davis (30.11.2011)
- A crise do euro (30.11.2011)
- 中文
- 华盛顿对伊朗的罪行 (20.01.2012)
- 五角大楼的战略评估：一份世界大战的蓝图 (13.01.2012)
- 新年伊始 (07.01.2012)
- 富豪们的哀歌 (30.12.2011)
- 中国农村抗争获得广泛支持 (22.12.2011)
- 美中矛盾笼罩台湾总统大选 (19.12.2011)
- 欧洲工人面临紧缩与专政 (16.12.2011)
- 中国新罢工潮的迹象 (13.12.2011)
- 希拉里在缅甸：美国针对中国的另一举措 (7.12.2011)
- 大卫 • 哈维与“占领运动” (3.12.2011)
- 叙利亚内战和中东革命的命运 (30.11.2011)
- 罢工震动华南制造业中心 (30.11.2011)
- 警察侵犯美国加州大学戴维斯分校 (29.11.2011)
- 新起义标志埃及革命的转折点 (26.11.2011)
- 奥巴马增加亚洲爆发战争的危险 (23.11.2011)
- 国际货币基金组织警告中国金融体系的“脆弱” (23.11.2011)
- 奥巴马在巴厘岛峰会寻求建立反华联盟 (21.11.2011)
- “占领华尔街”被关闭 (19.11.2011)
- 欧盟的瓦解 (18.11.2011)
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Perspective
One year of the Egyptian Revolution
25 January 2012
One year ago today, millions of workers in cities throughout Egypt took to the streets on the first day of revolutionary protests against President Hosni Mubarak.
Workers Struggles
Unions isolate Cooper Tire workers in Ohio
By Lawrence Porter, 25 January 2012
The struggle by Cooper Tire workers in Findlay, Ohio is being deliberately isolated by the United Steelworkers union.
The unions and the lockouts at Cooper Tire and Caterpillar
By Joseph Kishore, 24 January 2012
More on the lockout of Cooper Tire workers »
Manroland: WSWS article unleashes debate in local newspaper
By our reporter, 25 January 2012
A recent article in the WSWS dealing with the sellout by the union of workers at Manroland has unleashed a lively debate in a German newspaper.
California food workers union reaches agreement with Food 4 Less
By Jack Cody, 24 January 2012
Thousands rally to support Ontario Electro-Motive workers
By Carl Bronski, 23 January 2012
“We need every worker from around the world to have a day of action against Caterpillar”
By a WSWS reporting team, 23 January 2012
More on the Caterpillar lockout »
Crisis in Detroit
Detroit Democrats continue cynical campaign against Emergency Manager law
By Lawrence Porter, 25 January 2012
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day demonstration at Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s home was part of a campaign to divert popular opposition to the law behind political forces no less committed to attacking the working class than the governor.
Arts Review
The 84th Academy Awards nominations—uneventful, for the most part
By Hiram Lee, 25 January 2012
The 84th annual Academy Awards nominations were announced Tuesday in Los Angeles. Few of the films have anything substantial to say about real life.
Petition: The Court of the Complainants—a potent Chinese documentary about injustice and state repression
By Richard Phillips, 25 January 2012
Petition explores the plight of poverty-stricken workers and farmers involved in stubborn and ultimately tragic appeals for “justice” from China’s Stalinist bureaucracy.
Johnny Otis, R&B;’s renaissance man, dies at 90
By Hiram Lee, 24 January 2012
Influential R&B; musician Johnny Otis, best-known for the hit dance record “Willie and the Hand Jive” died January 17 at the age of 90.
History
German government report highlights Nazi past of public officials
By Sybille Fuchs, 25 January 2012
A recent report issued by the German government makes clear the extent to which the West German authorities were riddled with former Nazi Party, SS and SA members.
Twenty-five years since the Mendiola massacre in the Philippines
By Joseph Santolan, 23 January 2012
Socialist Equality Party
Sri Lanka: SEP/ISSE meeting to demand release of political prisoners
By the Socialist Equality Party, 24 January 2012
The SEP and ISSE will hold a public meeting in Jaffna on January 29 to call for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners.
Commentary
European Union imposes oil embargo on Iran
By Peter Symonds, 24 January 2012
Anti-democratic actions by the US Supreme Court
By Tom Carter, 24 January 2012
US-NATO war crimes in Libya
By Barry Grey, 23 January 2012
ISSE
Oppose extradition of Richard O’Dwyer to the US!
Statement of the International Students for Social Equality,
23 January 2012
The International Students for Social Equality calls on all students, young people, academics and workers to oppose the extradition of Richard O’Dwyer to the United States on copyright infringement charges.
This Week in History: January 23 - January 29
25 years ago: Gorbachev issues dire warning to Communist Party Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev’s address to the plenary session of the Central Committee on January 27, 1987, warned of an enormous social crisis in the USSR for which the party leadership bore responsibility.
50 years ago: Alarm over US balance of payments deficit
This week in 1962 the US National Foreign Trade Council announced that it expected 1962 to produce a $3 billion balance of payments deficit—the amount by which the outflow of currency from the US would outstrip the amount coming in.
75 years ago: Second show trial opens in Moscow
The second Moscow show trial began January 23, 1937. Old Bolsheviks, including Radek, Pyatakov, Muralov, Sokolnikov, Serebriakov, and 12 others sat in the dock faced by the Stalinist chief prosecutor Vyshinsky, a former Menshevik and opponent of the Russian Revolution.
100 years ago: Bloody end to civil war in Equador
On January 28, 1912, Eloy Alfaro and other leaders of the Radical Liberal Party were murdered at a prison in Quito, where they were held following their defeat in a brief civil war.
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