26 June 2009
White House health care forum: Obama’s plan for “evidence-based” medical cuts
By Kate Randall, 26 June 2009
A White House forum on health care provided some insight into the Obama administration’s vision for a reform of the system.
Obama administration seeks to quash suit by 9/11 families
By Barry Grey, 26 June 2009
The Obama administration has intervened to quash a civil suit filed against Saudi Arabia by survivors and family members of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Sri Lankan government stages sham local elections
By S. Jayanth, 26 June 2009
President Mahinda Rajapakse has called local council elections to provide a democratic façade for a permanent military occupation of the North and deflect criticism at home and internationally of his criminal war.
Memo confirms Bush and Blair knew claims Iraq had WMDs were lies
By Paul Bond, 26 June 2009
A confidential memo detailing a meeting between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair confirms their determination to press ahead with the invasion of Iraq in 2003 without any evidence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
EU summit in Brussels
European heads of government bow to banks
By Peter Schwarz, 26 June 2009
The regulations for financial markets agreed by the European heads of state and government at their conference a week ago in Brussels are even weaker than the noncommittal regulations adopted by the US.
India bans CPI (Maoist) under draconian “anti-terror” law
By Keith Jones, 26 June 2009
India’s Congress Party-led central government has declared the Communist Party of India (Maoist) a “terrorist” organization under the draconian “anti-terrorist” legislation that it rushed through India’s parliament last December.
US Supreme Court rules school strip search unconstitutional
By Patrick Martin, 26 June 2009
By an 8-1 majority, the US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the strip search of a 13-year-old girl ordered by officials of an Arizona middle school was a violation of her constitutional rights.
Unemployment and poverty in California’s Imperial Valley
By Rory Dean, 26 June 2009
Residents of the Imperial Valley in southern California face some of the worst social conditions in the US. With a population of around 50,000 people, El Centro, the region’s major town, registered an official unemployment rate of 26.9 percent as of April 2009.
Australia: Early election threatened over fake email affair
By Patrick O’Connor, 26 June 2009
Parliament held its last session in Canberra yesterday before the six-week winter break amid media speculation that the Labor government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may use the fake “ute-gate” email affair to call an early election.
New in Persian
برای قدرت گیری کارگران و ایرانی سوسیالیستی
پیتر سیموندز
۱۷ ژوئن ۲۰۰۹
بحران سیاسی در حال گسترش در ایران مسائل بنیادینی را برای طبقه ی کارگر مطرح می کند. نتیجه ی انتخابات ریاست جمهوری در جمعه ی هفته ی گذشته شکاف عمیقی را در رژیم مذهبی کشور میان هواداران محمود احمدی نژاد و هواداران رقیب اصلی او میرحسین موسوی بر ملا کرده است.
New in Turkish
Obama’nın ziyareti Türkiye’nin oynadığı rolün artacağının ve daha büyük gerilimlerin sinyalini verdi
Kerem Kaya, 26 Haziran 2009
Başkan Barack Obama’nın Türkiye ziyareti, ABD’nin Türkiye’yi, Kafkasya, Orta Doğu ve Orta Asya’daki ABD çıkarlarını güvence altına almak için bölgesel bir karakol olarak destekleme planlarını teyit etti.
New in German
Internationale Fragen in der Iran-Krise
Von David North und Alex Lantier, 26. Juni 2009
Mit Präsident Obamas Erklärung vom 23. Juni verschärfen die USA ihren Druck auf das klerikale Regime in Teheran. In einer Pressekonferenz sagte Obama, er sei "entsetzt und empört" über die Reaktion der iranischen Regierung auf die Proteste, die sich am Wahlresultat der Präsidentenwahl entzündet hatten.
Haushaltsdefizit: SPD und Union bereiten rigorose Sparmaßnahmen vor
Von Peter Schwarz, 26. Juni 2009
SPD und CDU/CSU sind entschlossen, die Auswirkungen der Weltwirtschaftskrise und die Milliardenbeträge, die sie den Banken zur Verfügung gestellt haben, nach der Bundestagswahl auf die Bevölkerung abzuwälzen.
New in Russian
Задачи рабочего класса Ирана
Питер Саймондс, 26 июня 2009 г.
В период, последовавший после проведения в Иране президентских выборов, внутри правящей элиты вырвались наружу глубокие разногласия. Проигравший кандидат Мир Хусейн Мусави, поддержанный со стороны США и европейских держав, мобилизовал преимущественно слои среднего класса под знаменами "демократии" в попытке взять верх над своими противниками, возглавляемыми действующим президентом Махмудом Ахмадинежадом.
New in French
Pour une révolution socialiste en Iran, pas une révolution de couleur
Par Peter Symonds, 26 juin 2009
Les manifestations survenant à Téhéran au cours du weekend ont montré à quel point la base sociale des opposants politiques de la faction dominante du régime clérical iranien était limitée. En plus de n’avoir pas réussi à attirer de plus larges couches de travailleurs, le mouvement d’opposition s’est significativement affaibli.
Perspective
Iran, the media and the World Socialist Web Site
26 June 2009
The various TV commentators and print reporters—to say nothing of the newspaper columnists—have become open partisans of the oppositional candidate in Iran, who happens to be the candidate favored by the United States.
Workers Struggles
Video: A conversation with Windsor municipal workers
26 June 2009
As they enter their 11th week on strike, two strikers talk to Jerry White of the World Socialist Web Site.
Workers Struggles: Europe, the Middle East and Africa
26 June 2009
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Arts Review
PJ Harvey and John Parish in concert
By Hiram Lee, 26 June 2009
PJ Harvey and John Parish recently gave a remarkable performance in Covington, Kentucky, while touring in support of their new album A Woman a Man Walked By.
Socialist Equality Party
Election meeting in Southwest Detroit
Stop the shutdown of Detroit! A socialist response to the economic crisis
25 June 2009
The Socialist Equality Party candidate for Detroit mayor, D’Artagnan Collier, will speak at an election meeting on Wednesday, July 1, on the socialist response to the economic crisis.
Videos and Images

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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