Perspectives
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.
Cancer and class
By Kate Randall and Barry Grey, November 19, 2009
Monday’s recommendation by a US government panel that women under the age of 50 not undergo annual mammogram screenings should serve as a warning on the future of health care in America.
Obama blocks climate change agreement
By Stefan Steinberg, November 18, 2009
Last Sunday, Obama gave his consent to a plan worked out at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Singapore which effectively blocks any decision on concrete steps to combat global warming a...
Once again: The New York Times and Obama’s attack on health care
By Kate Randall, November 17, 2009
The New York Times has stepped up its campaign in support of the Obama administration’s drive to overhaul the US health care system, providing arguments in defense of rationing and a class-based sys...
German Social Democrats invoke failed and abandoned reformist program
By Ulrich Rippert, November 16, 2009
The German Social Democratic Party, having suffered its worst ever result in September's national elections, pledged at its just completed congress to “return to the program of social democracy.”
Opel, General Motors and German-American relations
By Peter Schwarz, November 14, 2009
Twenty years after the end of the Cold War, US-German relations are increasingly dominated by economic and political conflicts, as underscored by the disputes surrounding the auto maker Opel.
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.
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.
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.
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 fall of the Berlin Wall
By Peter Schwarz, November 9, 2009
The contradiction between the official celebrations and the lack of public enthusiasm over the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall speaks volumes about the real significance of the events ...
Mass shooting at Fort Hood: collateral damage from Iraq and Afghanistan wars
By David Walsh, November 7, 2009
The mayhem at Fort Hood in Texas, which has left 13 individuals dead and 30 injured, is a byproduct of the brutal wars in the Middle East and Central Asia. It is a form of “collateral damage.”
