North America
Obama and the jobs crisis
By Jerry White, November 12, 2009
In the face of a record rise in joblessness, the Obama administration is continuing to demonstrate its callous indifference to the plight of millions of unemployed workers and their families.
Letters on the shooting at Fort Hood
November 12, 2009
A selection of recent letters sent to the World Socialist Web Site.
One million jobs at risk
Ten US states face budget disaster
By Patrick Martin, November 12, 2009
Two reports made public Wednesday underscore the colossal dimensions of the social and financial crisis in the United States. California and nine other US states face severe budget crises that could f...
The plunder of Iraq’s oil
By James Cogan, November 11, 2009
The awarding of development rights over the huge West Qurna oilfield in southern Iraq to Exxon-Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell underscores the criminal character of the continuing US-led occupation.
California finances plummet less than three months after budget passage
By Kevin Martinez and Dan Conway, November 11, 2009
The California budget deficit of $1.1 billion comes less than 10 weeks after a balanced budget deal was reached by Governor Schwarzenegger and the state legislature.
The execution of John Muhammad: another gruesome moment in America
By David Walsh, November 11, 2009
John Allen Muhammad, 48, known as the “Beltway Sniper” for the series of killings he allegedly masterminded in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia area in October 2002, was scheduled to be...
Obama exploits Fort Hood massacre to promote US wars
By Bill Van Auken, November 11, 2009
President Barack Obama used his speech at Tuesday’s service for the 13 men and women killed last week at Fort Hood, Texas to promote the two ongoing US wars and his own plan to escalate the interven...
Transit workers end strike in Philadelphia
By Alan Whyte, November 10, 2009
A six-day transit strike in Philadelphia ended Monday morning after Transport Workers Union Local 234, the bargaining agent for 5,100 drivers, operators and mechanics, reached an agreement with the So...
Obama’s attack on abortion rights
By Tom Eley, November 10, 2009
With the backing of President Obama, the US House of Representatives passed a health care bill that would sharply limit insurance coverage for abortions for middle- and low-income women.
The 2009 elections: the two parties of the billionaires
By Fred Mazelis, November 10, 2009
The campaigns of two immensely wealthy politicians in New York City and New Jersey expose the real political content of the 2009 elections and of the two-party system in America.
Speculative recovery sows seeds of an even greater economic crash
By Barry Grey, November 10, 2009
The connection between soaring stock and other asset prices and a falling dollar points to the extraordinarily speculative and unstable character of what is being called a global economic recovery.
California’s Gov. Schwarzenegger backs new tax breaks for the rich
By Reem Nour and Dan Conway, November 10, 2009
The Commission on the 21st Century Economy, created by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and members of the Democrat-controlled state legislature, has proposed an overhaul of the state’s tax...
