28 January 2012
Obama outlines plan to put higher education on rations
By Shannon Jones, 28 January 2012
President Obama’s proposed changes to federal financial aid programs set the stage for further attacks on the right to quality higher education.
Canada’s Harper outlines class war agenda at Davos forum
By Keith Jones, 28 January 2012
In a speech to the Davos World Economic Forum, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed Thursday that his Conservative government will pursue brutal austerity policies.
France pulls back from Afghanistan troop withdrawal
By Olivier Laurent, 28 January 2012
French President Sarkozy will keep French troops in Afghanistan despite rising popular opposition to the NATO occupation following the January 20 deaths of four French soldiers.
Scottish nationalists outline independence referendum
By Julie Hyland, 28 January 2012
Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, has announced a referendum on independence from the UK to be held in autumn 2014.
US CEO pay reaches new heights
By David Walsh, 28 January 2012
One report notes that 2011 was “the year of the $50 million-plus CEO” in the US. Another study points to executives who have received “golden parachutes” worth more than $100 million.
Sri Lankan prison guards shoot protesting inmates
By Wasantha Rupasinghe, 28 January 2012
The riot and its bloody suppression underscore the brutal conditions in the prisons and the anti-democratic nature of the Sri Lankan government.
Early elections in Saarland, Germany: CDU, SPD to form grand coalition
By Dietmar Henning, 28 January 2012
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) have agreed to form a state coalition government after early state elections in March.
Notes on the social crisis in America
By Naomi Spencer, 28 January 2012
Tornados ripped through central Alabama again this week; hospitals contend with meth-related accident victims and dental emergencies among the uninsured; California jail conditions worsen under prisoner "realignment" program.
Papua New Guinea: Dozens dead and missing in landslide
By Oliver Campbell, 28 January 2012
Local residents said blasting related to Exxon-Mobil’s nearby liquefied natural gas project may have contributed to the disaster.
New in Chinese
埃及革命一周年
作者: 亚历克斯 • 兰提尔，2012年1月28日
一年前埃及各地城市的数百万工人走上街头，举行了反对总统穆巴拉克的抗议活动。
New in French
Un an après la révolution égyptienne
Par Alex Lantier, 28 janvier 2012
Il y a un an exactement, des millions de travailleurs dans toute l'Egypte descendaient dans la rue, au premier jour des protestations révolutionnaires contre le président Hosni Moubarak
Le discours sur l'état de l'Union
Par Patrick Martin et Joseph Kishore, 28 janvier 2012
La Maison-Blanche propose de faire revivre l'industrie manufacturière américaine en réduisant considérablement les conditions de vie des travailleurs aux États-Unis.
La France écarte un retrait immédiat d'Afghanistan
Par Olivier Laurent, 28 janvier 2012
Le Président Nicolas Sarkozy gardera les troupes françaises en Afghanistan malgré la montée de l'opposition populaire à l'occupation de ce pays par l'OTAN après la mort le 20 janvier de quatre soldats français.
New in Russian
Один год египетской революции
Алекс Лантье, 28 января 2012 г.
25 января исполнился год, когда миллионы городских рабочих по всему Египту вышли на улицы в первый день протестов против президента Хосни Мубарака.
New in German
Italien:
Monti-Regierung geht gewaltsam gegen Streiks vor
Von Mike Jobson, 28. Januar 2012
Am 26. Januar ließ die Regierung des italienischen Premierministers Mario Monti Proteste von Lastwagenfahrern, Fischern und anderen Berufszweigen gegen Monti Sozialkürzungen niederschlagen.
Israel bereitet Krieg gegen den Iran vor
Von Peter Symonds, 28. Januar 2012
Politiker und Militär Israels bereiten sich darauf vor, den Iran anzugreifen. Sie drängen auch die USA dazu, ihre eigenen Kriegspläne weiterzuentwickeln.
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Monti-Regierung geht gewaltsam gegen Streiks vor (28.01.2012) - Israel bereitet Krieg gegen den Iran vor (28.01.2012)
- Soziale Proteste in Osteuropa (27.01.2012)
- Ein Jahr nach der Ägyptischen Revolution:
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- Un an après la révolution égyptienne (28.01.2012)
- Le discours sur l'état de l'Union (28.01.2012)
- La France écarte un retrait immédiat d'Afghanistan (28.01.2012)
- Les crimes de guerre des États-Unis et de l'OTAN en Libye (27.01.2012)
- La crise sociale et politique plane sur le forum économique mondial de Davos (27.01.2012)
- Allemagne: Manroland démantelé avec l'aide des syndicats (26.01.2012)
- Dix soldats de l'OTAN tués en Afghanistan (25.01.2012)
- La faillite de Kodak (25.01.2012)
- Canada : Ce que signifie réellement la « journée d'action » des syndicats pour les travailleurs d'Electro-Motive (25.01.2012)
- La Coalition avenir Québec fusionne avec l’ADQ (25.01.2012)
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- SOPA, PIPA y la libertad del Internet (27.01.2012)
- Gobiernos latinoamericanos se "disculpan" por los crímenes de las dictaduras (25.01.2012)
- El retorno de la pobreza en masa a Europa (23.01.2012)
- El 2012 inicia con una creciente amenaza de Guerra en el Golfo Pérsico (12.01.2012)
- Comienza un año nuevo (04.01.2012)
- La realidad de la guerra de Irak (24.12.2011)
- Perú: Presidente Humala vira hacia la derecha para enfrentar creciente crisis social (17.12.2011)
- Juez chileno acusa a ex oficial de EE.UU. por homicidio de periodistas estadounidenses (15.12.2011)
- El camino a seguir en la lucha por la igualdad social (6.12.2011)
- El agresivo giro de Obama en relación con Asia (3.12.2011)
- Nuevos levantamientos señalan un punto de inflexión en la revolución egipcia (1.12.2011)
- La crisis del euro (01.12.2011)
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- Один год египетской революции (28.01.2012)
- Российское Социалистическое движение — политическая ловушка для рабочего класса (24.12.2011)
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- Ataque policial à Universidade da Califórnia, Davis (30.11.2011)
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Perspective
Mounting social struggles cast shadow over Davos economic summit
28 January 2012
A new factor has entered the scene—the re-emergence of the international working class as exemplified in the Egyptian revolution and the ongoing social struggles around the world.
Socialist Equality Party
Sri Lankan army instigates violence against Jaffna SEP members
By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka),
28 January, 2012
The attack on the SEP is a warning of the police-state measures being prepared by the government against the working class as a whole.
Sri Lanka: SEP/ISSE meeting to demand release of political prisoners
By the Socialist Equality Party
Commentary
The trade unions and Obama’s State of the Union speech
By Barry Grey, 28 January 2012
The American trade union leadership can be counted on to resort to demagogy and lies in pursuit of its narrow self-interest. In its response to Tuesday’s State of the Union address, the union brass did not disappoint.
Social protests spread in Eastern Europe
By Peter Schwarz, 27 January 2012
US militarism and Obama’s State of the Union address
By Alex Lantier, 27 January 2012
The death of Joe Paterno and the Penn State scandal
By Hiram Lee, 27 January 2012
The State of the Union address
By Patrick Martin and Joseph Kishore, 26 January 2012
Renewed mass protests mark anniversary of Egyptian Revolution
By Johannes Stern, 26 January 2012
Workers Struggles
Cooper Tire workers in UK express solidarity with Ohio struggle
By Richard Duckworth, 28 January 2012
The WSWS spoke to workers at Cooper Tire’s European HQ at Melksham, Wiltshire, UK on the lockout of their colleagues at the Cooper Tire plant in Ohio.
Arkansas Cooper Tire local ratifies contract
By James Brewer, 28 January 2012
With the help of the United Steelworkers union, Cooper Tire managed to defuse rank-and-file opposition to concessions in Texarkana, Arkansas and push through a sellout contract.
The Cooper Tire lockout and the lowering of US wages
By Jerry White, 27 January 2012
More on the lockout of Cooper Tire workers »
Trustees endorse Unilever attack on UK workers’ pensions
By Danny Richardson, 27 January 2012
Unilever worker says: “It’s like we have gone back a hundred years”
By Danny Richardson, 27 January 2012
Manroland: WSWS article unleashes debate in local newspaper
By our reporter, 25 January 2012
More on the struggle at Manroland »
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
28 January 2012
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Arts Review
The death of Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos
“I no longer deal with politics, with generalisations. I have stopped understanding them.”
By Stefan Steinberg, 27 January 2012
“Sing like your life depends on it”: Etta James—1938-2012
By Paul Bond, 26 January 2012
Etta James had an instantly recognisable voice, sinuous, tender and harsh in equal measure. She died a few days short of her 74th birthday.
Crisis in Detroit
Detroit Democrats continue cynical campaign against Emergency Manager law
By Lawrence Porter, 25 January 2012
This Week in History: January 23 - January 29
25 years ago: Gorbachev issues dire warning to Communist Party Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev’s address to the plenary session of the Central Committee on January 27, 1987, warned of an enormous social crisis in the USSR for which the party leadership bore responsibility.
50 years ago: Alarm over US balance of payments deficit
This week in 1962 the US National Foreign Trade Council announced that it expected 1962 to produce a $3 billion balance of payments deficit—the amount by which the outflow of currency from the US would outstrip the amount coming in.
75 years ago: Second show trial opens in Moscow
The second Moscow show trial began January 23, 1937. Old Bolsheviks, including Radek, Pyatakov, Muralov, Sokolnikov, Serebriakov, and 12 others sat in the dock faced by the Stalinist chief prosecutor Vyshinsky, a former Menshevik and opponent of the Russian Revolution.
100 years ago: Bloody end to civil war in Equador
On January 28, 1912, Eloy Alfaro and other leaders of the Radical Liberal Party were murdered at a prison in Quito, where they were held following their defeat in a brief civil war.
Correspondence
Letters from our readers
28 January 2012
A selection of recent letters to the World Socialist Web Site
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