United States
Obama seeks to boost US influence in Asia
By John Chan, November 16, 2009
On his first trip to Asia, US President Barack Obama has made clear that its main purpose is to reassure key allies and enhance American interests in the region against Washington’s main rivals, esp...
US House health care bill would slash Medicare services
By Kate Randall, November 16, 2009
Benefits provided under Medicare would be sharply reduced for some senior citizens under the health care plan recently passed by the US House of Representatives, according to a new government report r...
Foreclosures rise, consumer sentiment falls in US
By Joe Kishore, November 14, 2009
Recently released data show a sharp increase in home foreclosures in the US from a year ago, while falling wages and job cuts take their toll on consumer spending.
Detroit job fair draws thousands
By Naomi Spencer, November 14, 2009
Thousands of Detroit area residents lined up downtown Friday at a jobs fair, waiting in long lines to apply for some 400 positions.
As vaccination shortage continues, US swine flu deaths mount
By Tom Eley, November 14, 2009
The US Centers for Disease Control now estimates that 4,000 Americans, the vast majority under the age of 64, have died as a result of the H1N1 virus.
After years of detention and torture
Ten Guantánamo prisoners to face US trial
By Patrick Martin, November 14, 2009
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday that ten of the prisoners now held in the Guantánamo Bay detention camp would be transferred to US locations and placed on trial on terrorism charges.
US-China tensions overshadow Obama’s trip to Asia
By Peter Symonds, November 13, 2009
US President Barack Obama arrives today in Tokyo at the start of his first trip to Asia. While he will also stop off in South Korea and the APEC summit in Singapore, the central focus of the tour is C...
US, British media transform tragedies into war propaganda
By Bill Van Auken, November 13, 2009
On both sides of the Atlantic, the media has been enlisted in a cynical campaign to transform tragedies that are the product of the war in Afghanistan into justifications for the war’s escalation.
Almost 200 million children undernourished in poor countries
By James Brewer, November 13, 2009
There are currently 195 million children under the age of five in underdeveloped countries whose growth is stunted due to chronic malnutrition, according to a UN agency.
Obama announces fraudulent “jobs” summit
By Jerry White, November 13, 2009
Under increasing criticism over his inaction to address the mounting jobs crisis, President Obama announced Thursday that he would hold a White House forum on jobs and economic growth in December.
Schools “pushed toward the edge of a cliff”
Educators discuss impact of Michigan cuts
By Tom Eley, November 12, 2009
As the state of Michigan moves forward with massive funding cuts for public education, the World Socialist Web Site discussed the ramifications with leading educators.
BBC poll shows widespread disaffection with capitalism
By Julie Hyland, November 12, 2009
A global poll by the British Broadcasting Corporation shows widespread disaffection with the capitalist free-market, including a significant opposition to capitalism per se.
