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Today ---------- 6 September 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- McCain launches fall campaign as Obama embraces Iraq "surge" US jobless rate soars as foreclosures break new record Amid mass arrests and suppression of media RNC in Twin Cities: Eight protesters charged with terrorism under Patriot Act Iraq: Handover in devastated Anbar hailed as a victory Pakistan's parliament says future US raids should be repelled "with full force" Britain: Alistair Darling and the implosion of the Labour government Germany: Left Party issues blank cheque to SPD in Hesse Detroit Democratic mayor resigns, faces jail Canada: Steelworkers and CAW officials tussle over dues base at Magna History ----------------------------------------------------- 1968: The general strike and the student revolt in France Part 7: The centrist line of the OCI (3) Workers Struggles ----------------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific New in German -------------------------------------------- Fusion von Dresdner- und Commerzbank kostet 9.000 Arbeitsplätze US-Wahlkampf: Vizepräsidentschaftskandidatin der Republikaner nominiert Kein Wort der Demokraten zur Bedrohung durch religiöse Rechte Premierminister verhängt Notstand über Bangkok Politische Krise in Thailand ungelöst New in French -------------------------------------------- Canada : Les conservateurs veulent des élections avant que la crise économique ne s’aggrave Canada : Les banques alimentaires ne peuvent répondre à la demande     ---------- 5 September 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- US attack inside Pakistan threatens dangerous new war The Sarah Palin speech: Democrats and media cower in face of Republicans' right-wing demagogy Cheney in Georgia: Gunboat diplomacy in pursuit of oil Productivity rises as US workers see real income cut Protests in West Bengal threaten to derail CPI (M)-sponsored Nano car project Former Yugoslav war crimes tribunal spokeswoman indicted for contempt Malaysia proposes limited changes to ban on political activity at universities Australia: Labor uses Howard's construction industry watchdog to attack building workers Australian media union refuses to challenge job cuts at Fairfax History ----------------------------------------------------- 1968: The general strike and the student revolt in France Part 6: The centrist line of the OCI (2) Workers Struggles ----------------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa New in German -------------------------------------------- Der Streit in der SPD verschärft sich Neue Enthüllungen über Vizepräsidentschaftskandidatin verschärfen Krise für McCain Die Bundeswehr führt in Afghanistan Krieg Frankreich: Stalinistische Zeitung l’Humanité dem Bankrott nahe New in French ----------------------------------------------------- Le sommet de l’Union européenne se range du côté de la Géorgie       ---------- 4 September 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- As Republicans unveil VP candidate Democrats silent on threat from religious right Thai prime minister imposes state of emergency but political crisis continues Mass arrests of protesters at Republican National Convention Canada's Conservatives to call national election before economic downturn worsens New York Times' Roger Cohen on Georgian crisis: A case of deliberate deception Millions affected by flooding in India and Nepal Angola becomes Africa's largest oil producer High fuel prices impoverish New York City taxi drivers New York City taxi drivers speak on gas prices Australia: Labor to strip welfare from parents of truant children British government moots passport and ID controls between UK and Ireland History ----------------------------------------------------- 1968: The general strike and the student revolt in France Part 5: The centrist line of the OCI (1) New in German -------------------------------------------- Vor der Eröffnung des Republikaner-Parteitags Mit Palins Ernennung beugt sich McCain der extremen Rechten Bundesregierung verscherbelt IKB-Mittelstandsbank an US-Finanzinvestor US-Luftwaffe begeht Massaker an Zivilisten in Westafghanistan Ein Briefwechsel zu Bertold Brecht 1968 - Generalstreik und Studentenrevolte in Frankreich Teil 8: Der zentristische Kurs der OCI (4) New in French ----------------------------------------------------- France : Les syndicats mettent en garde le gouvernement contre le risque d’explosion sociale       ---------- 3 September 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- New revelations on VP choice heighten crisis of McCain campaign Obama's abbreviated Labor Day in Detroit: A sop to the bureaucracy Japan's prime minister quits amid signs of economic downturn US Gulf Coast deals with aftermath of Hurricane Gustav Belgium: Undocumented workers' hunger strikes reach critical point Shanghai Cooperation Organisation cautiously endorses Russia over Georgia US: Abuse charged in New Jersey prison Global downturn begins to puncture Australian mining boom Workers Struggles ----------------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: The Americas Correspondence ----------------------------------------------------- Letters from our readers New in German -------------------------------------------- Studie der Hand-Böckler-Stiftung beweist: Aufschwung nur für Reiche 1968 - Generalstreik und Studentenrevolte in Frankreich Teil 7: Der zentristische Kurs der OCI (3) New in French ----------------------------------------------------- Canada : Des viandes contaminées par une bactérie causent la mort de douze personnes New in Portuguese -------------------------------------------- Entrevista com um estudante-ativista iraniano Lutas dos trabalhadores nas Américas         ---------- 2 September 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- European Union summit sides with Georgia A bloody month in Afghanistan Police raid protest headquarters as Republican National Convention opens Alaska Republican senator renominated despite indictment World Bank: Two and a half billion people live on less than $2 a day France: trade unions warn government against social explosion Indian government mounts brutal campaign of repression in Kashmir New Maoist-led government installed in Nepal East Timor: Leaked autopsy report shows alleged "coup" leader Reinado shot at point-blank range New in German -------------------------------------------- EU-Sondergipfel ergreift Partei für Georgien Linksparteitag in Hessen stellt Rot-Grün Blankoscheck aus Obamas Rede in Denver: Populistische Demagogie im Dienst des Militarismus New in French ----------------------------------------------------- L'origine du marché des prêts hypothécaires à risques New in Spanish -------------------------------------------- Los orígenes de los préstamos hipotecarios preferenciales a tasas de interés más bajas de la oficial New in Portuguese -------------------------------------------- EUA: taxa de desemprego é maior em quatro anos Dez anos após a cisão no Comitê Internacional       ---------- 1 September 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- Danger grows of NATO-Russian clash in Black Sea As Republican convention opens McCain bows to ultra-right with Palin selection Obama's Denver speech: Populist demagogy in the service of militarism Hurricane Gustav threatens New Orleans, Gulf Coast Standoff intensifies between Thai government and protesters Pentagon denies responsibility for US massacre of Afghan villagers Australia: NSW government unveils "Plan B" to sell electricity assets New in French ----------------------------------------------------- Les Etats-Unis et l’Europe dénoncent la Russie pour son soutien à l’indépendance des provinces géorgiennes     ---------- 30 August 2008 News & Analysis ----------------------------------------------------- Obama's Denver speech: Populist demagogy in the service of militarism McCain's VP pick: A sign of deepening crisis in the Republican Party Three years since Hurricane Katrina Unemployment and poverty on the rise in Berlin Britain: Labour government proposes huge increase in state surveillance Australia: Labor government accelerates right-wing offensive against public education Workers Struggles ----------------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific Correspondence ----------------------------------------------------- Letters on the Democratic National Convention New in German -------------------------------------------- Unterdrückung in Denver beleuchtet Angriff auf demokratische Rechte in USA 1968 - Generalstreik und Studentenrevolte in Frankreich Teil 6: Der zentristische Kurs der OCI (2) New in French ----------------------------------------------------- Le Nation et la campagne Obama		Appeal to Readers Donate to the World Socialist Web Site! Join the International Students for Social Equality! Keerthi Balasuriya On the 20th anniversary of his death SEP general secretary pays tribute to Keerthi Balasuriya Twenty years since the death of Keerthi Balasuriya Part 1 Part 2 US Financial Crisis The origins of the subprime market US Congress approves government bailout of mortgage giants Shades of 1929: the global implications of the US banking collapse Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 More... Political Crisis in the US As Republicans unveil VP candidate Democrats silent on threat from religious right As Republican convention opens McCain bows to ultra-right with Palin selection Democratic convention meets with Obama campaign in crisis More... ICFI/ISSE Summer School in Australia The world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism By Nick Beams Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 SEP (US) National Aggregate Notes on the political and economic crisis of the world capitalist system and the perspective and tasks of the Socialist Equality Party By David North Georgia European Union summit sides with Georgia US, Europe denounce Russian support for Georgian provinces' independence Bush administration steps up war of words with Russia More... Europe Germany: Stunned silence following the war in Georgia Madrid plane crash: Pilot's union warned months before that cut-backs placing passengers at risk France: Constitutional reform strengthens presidency More... Middle East Stop the US war drive against Iran! Available to download as a PDF brochure US Letter format : A4 format Also in Farsi For an international mobilization of workers and youth against the war in Iraq Statement of the WSWS and the ICFI Available to download as a PDF brochure US Letter format : A4 format Also in Farsi Provincial election delay in Iraq heightens ethnic tensions in Kirkuk US calls for tougher sanctions on Iran Military censorship of the war in Iraq More... Australia Australia: Labor government accelerates right-wing offensive against public education Sydney's World Youth Day: a spectacle of state-sponsored obscurantism Two letters and a reply on the teachers' dispute in Victoria More... Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Trotskyists mark 40 years of struggle for socialist internationalism Sri Lanka: A socialist program to fight for wages and conditions A socialist program for Sri Lankan teachers' wage struggle More... Asia-Pacific Thai prime minister imposes state of emergency but political crisis continues Japan's prime minister quits amid signs of economic downturn Pakistan's ruling coalition splits amid continuing political uncertainty More... Book Review Bolsheviks in Power - Professor Alexander Rabinowitch's important study of the first year of soviet power New titles from Mehring Books New pamphlet from Mehring Books in Australia Order online Marxism, History & Socialist Consciousness by David North Order online Leon Trotsky & the Post-Soviet School of Historical Falsification by David North Order online This pamphlet brings together 20 articles and statements published by the World Socialist Web Site in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Order online Historical Review Leon Trotsky and the post-Soviet school of historical falsification A review of two Trotsky biographies by Geoffrey Swain and Ian Thatcher Part 1: Seventy years since Stalin's year of terror Part 2: The study of Trotsky after the fall of the USSR Part 3: The Method of Ian Thatcher Part 4: The relevance of Trotsky A letter from Professor Geoffrey Swain and a reply by David North WSWS International Editorial Board Meeting David North: Opening report to meeting of WSWS International Editorial Board Nick Beams: Report on the world economy in 2006 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The consequences of the US-led war against Iraq Report on US: The Bush administration and the global decline of American capitalism Part 1 Part 2 The social and political crisis in the United States and the 2006 SEP election campaign Part 1 Part 2 The implications of China for world socialism Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The dead-end of European capitalism and the tasks of the working class Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 New Labour and the decay of democracy in Britain Part 1 Part 2 Report on Latin American perspectives Part 1 Part 2 Artistic and cultural problems in the current situation Part 1 Part 2 Democratic rights and the attack on constitutionalism South Asia and the political bankruptcy of bourgeois nationalism and Stalinism Africa and the perspective of international socialism Part 1 Part 2 The economic, social and political disaster produced by the Zionist project Part 1 Part 2 SEP/WSWS Summer School Lecture one: The Russian Revolution and the unresolved historical problems of the 20th century Download as a PDF Lecture two: Marxism versus revisionism on the eve of the twentieth century Download as a PDF Lecture three: The origins of Bolshevism and What Is To Be Done? Download as a PDF Lecture four: Marxism, history and the science of perspective Download as a PDF Lecture five World War I: The breakdown of capitalism Download as a PDF Lecture six: Socialism in one country or permanent revolution Download as a PDF Lecture seven: Marxism, art and the Soviet debate over "proletarian culture" Download as a PDF Lecture eight: The 1920s--the road to depression and fascism Download as a PDF Lecture nine: The rise of fascism in Germany and the collapse of the Communist International Download as a PDF A PDF file containing all nine lectures that were delivered at the SEP/WSWS Summer School is available: In US Letter format In A4 format WSWS & ICFI Fifty years since the founding of the International Committee of the Fourth International Nick Beams: "The program of the ICFI has stood the test of time" Chris Marsden: The split with the WRP and the ascendancy of Trotskyism Peter Schwarz: "The founding principles have been confirmed" David North addresses Sri Lankan Trotskyists on the 50th anniversaryof the ICFI WSWS republishes extracts from The Heritage We Defend: A Contribution to the History of the Fourth International By David North, Chairman of the WSWS International Editorial Board The Split in the Fourth International James P. Cannon's "Open Letter" History and the socialist movement 26 years since the assassination of Tom Henehan (1951-1977) A tribute to Vadim Rogovin: "A passion for historical truth" A Tribute to Vadim Rogovin