8 December 2012

Protests spread throughout Egypt against Islamist dictatorship

By Johannes Stern, 8 December 2012

Mass protests against the US-backed Islamist government of President Mohamed Mursi spread throughout Egypt yesterday.

Mounting evidence of US plans for military intervention against Syria

By Chris Marsden, 8 December 2012

Unsubstantiated claims that Syria intends to use chemical weapons are as transparent a pretext for military aggression as the lies a decade ago about Iraqi "weapons of mass destruction."

Tepid US jobs report points to ongoing slump

By Andre Damon, 8 December 2012

The US unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, but only because 350,000 people left the labor force.

Cleveland, Ohio police killing sparks outrage

By David Brown, 8 December 2012

A public forum in Cleveland Thursday night exploded in anger over the police killing of two people last week.

Trade unions shut down South African farm workers strike

By Iqra Qalam and Jashua Lumet, 8 December 2012

The Congress of South African Trade Unions has called off a strike in the Western Cape Province in a bid to contain growing anger and resistance among farm workers.

The destruction of health care in Greece

By Ernst Wolff, 8 December 2012

Five austerity packages within the space of two-and-a-half years have reduced the health system in Greece to the level of a developing country.

UK Autumn budget: Austerity without end for workers

By Julie Hyland, 8 December 2012

Chancellor George Osborne has added a further £5 billion in cuts targeting welfare to the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition’s austerity package of £155 billion.

Australian national income falls as global downturn deepens

By Mike Head, 8 December 2012

For all the Labor government’s claims that the economy is sheltered from the international turmoil, the latest data reflects the renewed worldwide slump.

Protests continue in Australian refugee detention camps

By Mark Church, 8 December 2012

Detainees are protesting against the barbaric conditions in the Pacific island camps, as well as the uncertainty surrounding their asylum claims.

meetingWashington DC parents and teachers express outrage over schools plan

By Ed Hightower and Nick Barrickman, 8 December 2012

At a public meeting held by school authorities, parents and teachers spoke out against the consolidation of the district and the shutting down of 20 schools.

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Obama şi Al Qaeda

De Bill Van Auken, 8 decembrie 2012

Miniştrii de Externe ai NATO, care au luat parte la reuniunea de la Bruxelles de marţi, au aprobat solicitarea Turciei pentru desfăşurarea bateriilor Patriot şi a sute de soldaţi americani şi din alte ţări străine la graniţa cu Siria.

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El callejón sin salida de la independencia catalana

Por Alejandro López y Paul Mitchell,
8 Diciembre 2012

Este es el primero de un artículo en dos partes; apareció en inglés el primero de noviembre de este año.

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Das Modell Syriza

Von Christoph Dreier, 8. Dezember 2012

Die herrschende Klasse greift nicht nur in Griechenland, sondern auch in Spanien, Portugal, Irland und anderen Ländern Arbeiter an. Wie der Kölner SDS-Kongress zeigt, stehen Parteien wie Syriza und die Linke an ihrer Seite.

Mursis brutales Vorgehen entlarvt die konterrevolutionäre Rolle der Revolutionären Sozialisten

Von Johannes Stern, 8. Dezember 2012

Mursis brutales Vorgehen gegen die Proteste gegen seine Machtergreifung entlarvt den konterrevolutionären Charakter der Revolutionären Sozialisten, die ihn unterstützt haben.

FAZ-Konferenz diskutiert Einschränkung der Demokratie

Von Wolfgang Weber, 8. Dezember 2012

Der Kölner Rechtsprofessor Otto Depenheuer forderte auf einer Konferenz der FAZ, bestimmte Politikbereiche "demokratiefrei" zu stellen.

Drastische Kürzungen bei allen europäischen Fluglinien

Von Jordan Shilton, 8. Dezember 2012

Acht Gewerkschaften haben die drastischen Vorschläge akzeptiert, die das Management der Scandinavian Airlines SAS forderte.

Frankreich: Gaullistische UMP vor Spaltung

Von Antoine Lerougetel, 8. Dezember 2012

Nach dem Sieg von Jean-Francois Copé bei der Wahl um die Parteiführung der UMP gründete der Wahlverlierer Francois Fillon eine eigene parlamentarische Gruppe und brachte damit die Partei an den Rand der Spaltung.

Anhaltende Proteste gegen die slowenische Regierung

Von Markus Salzmann, 8. Dezember 2012

Am Montag demonstrierten in Slowenien zehntausende Menschen gegen die Sparpolitik der rechten Regierung unter Premier Janez Jansa.

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La répression menée par Morsi révèle le rôle contre-révolutionnaire joué par les Socialiste révolutionnaires égyptiens

Par Johannes Stern, 8 décembre 2012

La répression sanglante menée par Morsi contre les manifestants s’opposant à sa prise de pouvoir révèle le caractère contre-révolutionnaire des Socialistes révolutionnaires qui le soutiennent.

Le modèle SYRIZA

Par Christoph Dreier, 8 décembre 2012

Un gouffre social sépare les travailleurs des acteurs politiques nantis qui se sont réunis au congrès des jeunesses du parti La Gauche qui s’est tenu à Cologne, en Allemagne, prenant pour modèle le parti pro-austérité de Grèce SYRIZA.

Premier Congrès national du PES (Australie)
Résolution 5 : Le coup d’État de 2010 et la crise de la bourgeoisie

Par le Parti de l'égalité socialiste (Australie), 8 décembre 2012

Voici la cinquième de sept résolutions adoptées à l’unanimité lors du premier congrès national du Parti de l’égalité socialiste (Australie) qui s’est tenu du 6 au 9 avril 2012 à Sydney.

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Perspective

Japanese election mired in nationalism and militarism

8 December 2012

The rightward shift in Japanese politics is a warning of the dangers facing the working class as a consequence of the breakdown of global capitalism.

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Commentary

The American establishment and the British royal pregnancy

By David Walsh, 7 December 2012

The SYRIZA model

By Christoph Dreier, 7 December 2012

Global retail giants and the Bangladesh factory fire

By Peter Symonds, 7 December 2012

Michigan legislators pass right-to-work bill as police attack protesters

By Shannon Jones, 7 December 2012

Mursi’s crackdown exposes counter-revolutionary role of Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists

By Johannes Stern, 6 December 2012

Leveson whitewash of Murdoch’s UK media empire

By Julie Hyland, 6 December 2012

Congressman Jack Brooks, Rex ’84 and the Iran-Contra affair

By Patrick Martin, 6 December 2012

The “rule of law” and state killings

By David North and Bill Van Auken, 3 December 2012

Workers Struggles

Workers Struggles:
Asia, Australia and the Pacific

8 December 2012

The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.

Locked out American Crystal Sugar workers reject contract again

By Michael Stapleton, 7 December 2012

Auto Workers Struggles

Defend auto workers victimised by Maruti Suzuki and Indian authorities

By the World Socialist Web Site, 6 December 2012

Behind the UAW’s “support” for the Maruti Suzuki workers

By Jerry White, 5 December 2012

More on the struggle in auto »

Arts Review

Elliott Carter (1908-2012) and the crisis of contemporary music

By Fred Mazelis, 6 December 2012

American composer Elliott Carter reflected the trajectory of Western classical music in the past century.

Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and the historical drama of the Civil War

By Tom Mackaman, 12 November 2012

Socialist Equality Party

Report to the Second National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party

By David North, 27 November 2012

We are publishing here the opening report to the Socialist Equality Party (US) Second National Congress, given July 8, 2012 by SEP National Chairman David North.

Socialist Equality Party (Britain) South West NHS Fightback

UK health unions mount feeble protest against attacks on National Health Service

By Mark Blackwood, 4 December 2012

Visit the South West NHS FightBack web site »

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KingNow available from Mehring Books: Russian Revolutionary Posters by David King

29 November 2012

Mehring Books is proud to offer for sale a new book, Russian Revolutionary Posters: From Civil War to Socialist Realism, From Bolshevism to the End of Stalinism by David King (Tate Publishing).

25 years ago: Beijing protest against murder of student

A thousand students marched in Beijing on December 8, 1987, protesting the murder of a fellow student three days earlier.

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50 years ago: Acheson belittles Britain in West Point speech

On December 5, 1962, former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson delivered a speech to the Army Academy at West Point that singled out the United Kingdom for sharp criticism.

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75 years ago: Japanese forces demand surrender of Nanking

At noon December 9, 1937, Japanese aircraft dropped leaflets over the capital of China's Jiangsu province, Nanking, demanding an unconditional surrender of the city.

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100 years ago: Germany prepares for European conflagration

On December 8, 1912, the military and civilian leaders of Germany met in Berlin to hold an informal conference dubbed the German Imperial War Council.

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Correspondence

Letters on the British royal pregnancy

8 December 2012

Letters in response to the December 7 perspective, “The American establishment and the British royal pregnancy.”

Letters from our readers

8 December 2012

A selection of recent letters to the World Socialist Web Site.