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Obama makes PR stop on Gulf Coast
On Friday President Barack Obama made a brief public relations visit on the Gulf Coast, his second since the April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon.
Austerity measures throughout Europe
In the two weeks since European heads of state and the IMF reached agreement on a €750 billion rescue package for the euro, not a day has gone by without the announcement of a new round of draconian...
More revelations point to criminality of BP, Transocean
More facts have come to light demonstrating the criminal negligence of BP and rig owner and operator Transocean in the lead-up to the April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon.
France: Day of action highlights chasm between workers and established parties
In organizing the May 27 day of action against pension cuts, France’s unions and bourgeois “left” aimed to boost their fortunes by hiding their support for social cuts.
Thai government widens political witch hunt
Despite its calls for “reconciliation” in the wake of last week’s military’s crackdown on the “Red Shirt” protests, the Thai government is extending its dragnet of opposition leaders and s...
Tense standoff between two Koreas
The confrontation between North and South Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship intensified this week after Seoul, backed by Washington, announced a series of retaliatory measures.
Lies and evasions in defense of BP
The White House press conference Thursday, focused on the Gulf coast oil disaster, saw President Obama cover up for both the oil industry and the federal government.
San Francisco International Film Festival 2010 Part 5: The small pictures that still dominate
Films from Iran, Germany, Palestine, Belgium, Mexico, South Korea, the US and China exhibit some of the same “smallness,” some of the same passivity, some of the same aversion to tracing out pheno...
“Top kill” has yet to stop Gulf oil flow
As the latest attempt to stop the massive flow of oil from the ocean floor was suspended early Thursday morning, government scientists confirmed that the Deepwater Horizon spill is by far the largest ...
Jamaica state of siege: Scores dead, hundreds detained
Scores have been killed or wounded and hundreds arrested in what critics describe as indiscriminate violence by Jamaican security forces besieging the impoverished Kingston neighborhood of Tivoli Gard...
Miners and families denounce Massey and government inspectors for West Virginia mine disaster
Coal miners and relatives of the 29 miners killed in the April 5 West Virginia explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine described the deadly conditions in the months leading up to the blas...
China signs $23 billion oil deal with Nigeria
China has signed a $23 billion deal with the new government of Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria to build three oil refineries and a petrochemical plant.
US college graduates face bleakest job prospects in decades
A new report by the Economic Policy Institute points to a severe employment crisis for working class youth between the ages of 16 and 24.
Australia: Mining tax battle intensifies
The political furore triggered by the Labor government’s proposed new 40 percent “Resource Super Profits Tax” has intensified in recent days.
Sri Lankan government exploits flood disaster to evict slum dwellers
The Rajapakse government is using the extensive floods in Colombo as an excuse to remove poor slum dwellers from the capital and other parts of the country.
The profit motive and utility shutoffs
In this comment, the Committee Against Utility Shutoffs (CAUS) explains why the provision of electricity and gas on the basis of private profit can neither guarantee essential services nor ensure that...
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Constitutional crisis looming in Nepal
If negotiations fail to extend tomorrow’s deadline for the dissolution of Nepal’s Constituent Assembly, the country faces an immediate political and constitutional crisis.
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