9 February 2013
General strike, mass protests shake US-backed Islamist regime in Tunisia
By Barry Grey, 9 February 2013
The current political eruption in Tunisia, the most widespread since the events of late 2010 and early 2011, occurs just days before the second anniversary of the fall of US-backed dictator Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.
French government prepares repression against workers
By Pierre Mabut and Antoine Lerougetel, 9 February 2013
Interior Minister Valls has given instructions for the police to monitor companies where workers are in struggle to keep their jobs.
US government requests for Internet communications soar
By Don Knowland, 9 February 2013
A Google report released Monday shows a marked increase in government requests for private communications of Internet users.
US imposes new sanctions on Iran prior to international talks
By Peter Symonds, 9 February 2013
The US is making an “offer” to Iran over its nuclear program that is only marginally different from the one rejected by Tehran last year.
Photographer Alessandro Penso, chronicler of “Fortress Europe,” speaks on the plight of migrant youth
By Paul Mitchell, 9 February 2013
Penso, winner of the Terry O’Neill award for his photographs of migrant youth in Greece, spoke to the WSWS on the European social crisis.
Qatar plays key role in US Middle East/North Africa plans
By Jean Shaoul, 9 February 2013
Qatar has become a crucial US ally in securing its predatory interests throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Australian economy faces “painful” adjustment
By Nick Beams, 9 February 2013
Two leading economists have forecast a big “downward adjustment” in Australian incomes.
Philadelphia charter administrators mired in corruption charges
By Adam Sagitov, 9 February 2013
Former Philadelphia charter school administrators were charged with 67 counts in a federal fraud case.
Philippine performance artist jailed for “offending religious feelings”
By Joseph Santolan, 9 February 2013
It is impossible to overstate the pervasive reach of the Catholic Church in the Philippines, which is a key pillar of the country’s political establishment.
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Scandalurile bancare şi nevoia proprietăţi publice
De Nick Beams, 9 februarie 2013
Acuzaţiile aduse agenţiei de rating Standard şi Poor's de către Departamentul de Justiţie al SUA au subliniat imensa ilegalitate, conflictele de interese şi relaţiile corupte, care se află chiar în inima sistemului financiar american şi global.
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La reculade d’Obama sur la contraception et la séparation de l’Eglise et de l’Etat
Par Tom Carter, 9 février 2013
Les reculades répétées du président Obama devant les organisations religieuses sur la question du contrôle des naissances soulignent l’évolution droitière du libéralisme politique américain et son abandon des principes démocratiques fondamentaux.
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Bankenskandale und die Forderung nach Vergesellschaftung
Von Nick Beams, 9. Februar 2013
Die Klage des US-Justizministeriums gegen Standard & Poor’s beleuchtet erneut den Sumpf aus Gesetzlosigkeit, Interessenskonflikten und korrupten Beziehungen im Zentrum des Finanzsystems.
Anhörung John Brennans im Senat verteidigt amerikanisches Mordprogramm
Von Bill Van Auken, 9. Februar 2013
Bei einer Anhörung vor dem US-Senat zur Bestätigung von John Brennan als CIA-Direktor wurde das Drohnenprogramm verteidigt. Die Verletzung grundlegender verfassungsgemäßer und demokratischer Rechte wurde größtenteils ignoriert.
Antwort auf einen SYRIZA-Verteidiger
Von Robert Stevens, 9. Februar 2013
Die WSWS antwortet auf eine Kritik an dem Artikel „SYRIZA, PASOK und Gewerkschaften weigern sich, ‚Goldene Morgenröte’ zu bekämpfen: Griechische Pseudolinke fungieren als Feigenblatt“.
Großdruckerei Prinovis in Itzehoe wird geschlossen
Von Ernst Wolff, 9. Februar 2013
In Itzehoe sollen 680 festangestellte Mitarbeiter, 20 Auszubildende und 300 Leiharbeiter im Sommer 2014 ihre Arbeitsplätze verlieren.
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Perspective
The US drone assassination program and the threat of dictatorship
9 February 2013
Thursday’s confirmation hearing for John Brennan, Obama’s nominee for CIA director, provided a spectacle of the disintegration of democratic rights in the United States.
Workers Struggles
Mobilize the working class to defend New York school bus strike
By the Socialist Equality Party, 9 February 2013
The three-week-old strike by 9,000 New York City school bus drivers, matrons and mechanics has reached a crucial juncture.
WSWS publishes New York school bus strike newsletter
9 February 2013
The WSWS is urging New York City school bus workers and their supporters to download and distribute the NYC School Bus Strike newsletter.
Video: Striking New York City bus workers speak on their struggle
6 February 2013
More on the New York school bus drivers strike »
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
9 February 2013
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Obituary
Ed Koch: The right-wing trajectory of a Democratic politician
By Fred Mazelis, 6 February 2013
Arts Review
Netflix’s US remake of House of Cards stands up despite weaknesses
By Christine Schofelt, 9 February 2013
Staring Kevin Spacey as Congressman Frank Underwood and Robin Wright as his wife, the new production of House of Cards is a largely well-translated version of the UK original.
Socialist Equality Party
Sri Lankan SEP to mark 25th anniversary of Keerthi Balasuriya’s death
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka),
The memorial meeting to be held February 10 will discuss Keerthi Balasuriya’s political and theoretical contribution to the struggle for socialist internationalism and its significance for the working class today.
An extraordinary cinematic event:
Tsar to Lenin to be screened Wednesday in Montreal
7 February 2013
Commentary
Bank scandals and the case for public ownership
By Nick Beams, 8 February 2013
The police state implications of Obama’s assassination program
By Joseph Kishore, 7 February 2013
Greek government imposes martial law on ferry strikers
By Christoph Dreier, 7 February 2013
Correspondence
A reply to a defender of SYRIZA
By Robert Stevens, 8 February 2013
Letters from our readers
9 February 2013
A selection of recent letters to the World Socialist Web Site.
Auto Workers Struggles
UK: Honda slashes nearly one third of jobs at Swindon
By Richard Duckworth, 8 February 2013
Goodyear France announces closure of its Amiens-Nord site
By Pierre Mabut and Antoine Lerougetel, 6 February 2013
More on the struggle in auto »
This Week in History: February 4-10
25 years ago: Forty-year sentence for striking coal miners
On February 4, 1988, four Kentucky miners, victims of one of the most blatant frame-ups ever orchestrated by the federal government against workers, were sentenced.
50 years ago: Ba’ath Party launches Iraq bloodbath with CIA backing
On February 8, 1963, the Iraqi wing of the pan-Arabist Ba’ath Party launched a coup that brought down the government of Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim.
75 years ago: Italian Fascist government introduces anti-Semitic policies
On February 7, 1938, the Italian fascist regime of Benito Mussolini put in place a spate of new anti-Semitic laws.
100 years ago: Protests force resignation of Japanese prime minister
On February 4, 1913, the government of Prime Minister Katsura Tarō was censured by Japan’s Diet, its bicameral legislature, after mass protests broke out.
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