North America
US Senate votes to open debate on cost-cutting health care plan
By Kate Randall, November 23, 2009
The US Senate voted Saturday to begin formal debate on a health care bill that proposes deep cuts to federal health care programs. An estimated 25 million people would remain uninsured.
Unemployment rises in 29 US states
By Patrick Martin, November 23, 2009
Unemployment rates rose in 29 of the 50 US states, according to a report released by the federal Department of Labor Friday, with California, Florida, South Carolina and Delaware reporting all-time hi...
University protests continue in California
By Andrea Peters, November 21, 2009
Protests continued Friday at university campuses across California in opposition to a 32 percent hike in fees.
Interviews with homeless families in New York City
“There is no safe haven from the crisis”
By Sandy English and Ali Ismali, November 21, 2009
WSWS reporters went to an office run by New York City’s Department of Homeless Services in the Bronx.
Obama’s public education race to the bottom
By Tom Eley, November 21, 2009
Recent days have seen an unlikely threesome promoting the Obama administration’s “Race to the Top” public schools initiative.
New fashions in Canadian politics: Guide for immigrants promotes the monarchy and the military
By Jack Miller, November 21, 2009
Canada’s new guide for prospective citizens no longer pretends that Canada is about social programs and saving the environment. Instead, it celebrates a land reigned over by a monarch and that posse...
Civil liberties attorney Lynne Stewart ordered to prison
By Peter Daniels, November 21, 2009
A three-judge panel of a US federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of civil liberties lawyer Lynne Stewart, convicted of assisting terrorism by transmitting the contents of a press statement ...
New York City homeless population at an all-time high
By Sandy English and Ali Ismail, November 21, 2009
The number of homeless housed by the city is 11 percent more than last year and is the highest number of people seeking shelter on record, even before cold weather has started.
Obama’s China trip
By Barry Grey, November 20, 2009
At the beginning of his eight-day tour of Asia, President Obama declared himself the “first Pacific president” and announced that his trip would reassert American leadership in the region.
US home foreclosures at record high as jobs crisis deepens
By Andre Damon, November 20, 2009
The continued increase in home foreclosures is now driven largely by the sharp rise in unemployment.
Michigan job seekers speak to WSWS
By Naomi Spencer, November 20, 2009
Several hundred Detroit area residents attended a jobs fair Wednesday in nearby Livonia, Michigan, the latest of several similar events held in the area that have drawn unemployed residents seeking an...
US prepares contingency plans to seize Pakistani nuclear triggers
By James Cogan, November 20, 2009
According to veteran journalist Seymour Hersh, US officials have pushed for an “understanding” that American forces can enter Pakistan to secure its nuclear arsenal in the event of a direct threat...
