27 June 2009

US states’ budget crisis sets stage for new attack on the working class

By Tom Eley, 27 June 2009

Forty-six states face budget deficits, the majority of which must be resolved by Tuesday, the end of the current fiscal year. In response, Democratic and Republican state politicians are preparing major cuts.

US warship shadows North Korean cargo vessel

By John Chan, 27 June 2009

While the Obama administration has hailed the “unity” of the UN Security Council in imposing new sanctions on North Korea, tensions between the US and China remain, especially over the interdiction of North Korean ships in international waters.

The tragic journey of a displaced Tamil family in Sri Lanka

By Nanda Wickremasinghe, 27 June 2009

This interview with the sister of a detained Tamil grandmother, who is challenging the Sri Lankan government’s unconstitutional internment of nearly 300,000 war refugees, describes the experiences of a family trapped in the fighting and then separated in detention.

As the German budget deficit soars
Government parties plan drastic austerity measures

By Peter Schwarz, 27 June 2009

Following this year’s federal election, the parties in the German grand coalition are all determined to unload the consequences of the world economic crisis and the country’s huge debt burden onto the backs of the electorate.

Britain: Labour government forces one million disabled workers to find work

By Paul Mitchell, 27 June 2009

The Brown Labour government is forcing a million disabled, sick and injured workers off social benefits.

LA School Board votes to slash school budgetLA School Board votes to slash school budget

By our reporters, 27 June 2009

The $1.6 billion in cuts to the LA school budget will further devastate a school system already reeling from layoffs and program cuts.

Australia: Labor moves to shut down remote Aboriginal settlements

By Susan Allan, 27 June 2009

The federal and Northern Territory (NT) Labor governments last month unveiled a series of free-market measures that will deepen the poverty and suffering in indigenous communities.

US: Arizona government prepares new attacks on women’s reproductive health rights

By Naomi Spencer and Natascha Grimmelshausen, 27 June 2009

Arizona’s state legislature this week moved toward major restrictions on abortion and contraception with the passage of two reactionary bills.

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Iran, die Medien und die World Socialist Web Site

Von Joe Kishore, 27. Juni 2009

Im Fall von Iran berichten die Medien höchst einseitig im Interesse des westlichen Imperialismus; auch die Publikationen der kleinbürgerlich radikalen Organisationen machen keine Ausnahme. Unter diesen Bedingungen ist die marxistische Analyse der World Socialist Web Site absolut entscheidend.

Verdi setzt Streiks der Erzieherinnen und Sozialarbeiter aus

Von Dietmar Henning, 27. Juni 2009

Trotz zahlreicher Streiks in den letzten zwei Monaten stehen die Erzieherinnen und Sozialarbeiter mit leeren Händen da. Ende letzter Woche wurden die Verhandlungen zwischen der Gewerkschaft Verdi und den Kommunalen Arbeitgebern ergebnislos abgebrochen.

Großbritannien: Für einen Kriegsverbrecherprozess über die Invasion im Irak

Von Julie Hyland, 27. Juni 2009

Premierminister Brown hat eine weitere Untersuchungskommission eingesetzt, um die Lehren aus dem Irakkrieg zu ziehen. Notwendig wäre ein Kriegsverbrechertribunal für die, die diesen unprovozierten Aggressionskrieg vom Zaun gebrochen haben.

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France : Comment « l'extrême-gauche » trahit les travailleurs
L'expérience de Goodyear et de Continental

Par Pierre Mabut et Antoine Lerougetel, 27 juin 2009

De plus en plus de luttes de travailleurs contre les licenciements et les fermetures d'usines en France révèlent au grand jour le schisme politique entre les travailleurs et les groupes de protestations petits-bourgeois, tels Lutte ouvrière (LO) et le Nouveau Parti anticapitaliste (NPA) qui prétendent représenter l'« extrême gauche » de la vie politique en France.

Québec : l’éditorialiste en chef de La Presse dénonce les Québécois pour être égoïstes

Par Louis Girard, 27 juin 2009

La bourgeoisie québécoise utilise le fait que le Québec entre dans une nouvelle période de déficit budgétaire pour préparer le terrain idéologique pour une restructuration massive de l’État afin de compléter le démantèlement de ce qui reste de l’Etat-providence.

Perspective

Iran and public opinion

27 June 2009

The World Socialist Web Site replies to a critic of its analysis of the crisis in Iran.

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Obituary

Michael Jackson’s death

By David Walsh, 27 June 2009

One greets the death of singer Michael Jackson at the age of 50 with genuine sadness, but without extraordinary surprise. Given the entire set of circumstances, it was not clear how his saga might end happily. Individuals who enjoy immense celebrity and success in America so often pay a terrible price.

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles:
Asia, Australia and the Pacific

27 June 2009

The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.

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.

Correspondence

Letters on Iran and the US media

27 June 2009

A selection of recent letters sent to the World Socialist Web Site on the Iranian elections, the Nation, and the US media.

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