Monthly Archives: June 2011

Papandreou wins confidence vote in Greece WSWS.org 23 June 2011 In the early hours of Wednesday morning the newly reshuffled cabinet of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou won a no-confidence vote by a slim majority. All 155 deputies of the … Continue reading →

Report reveals majority of US nuclear plants are leaking radioactivity By James Brewer WSWS.org 23 June 2011 Weeks of flooding in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri have threatened two nuclear plants in eastern Nebraska. Both have issued “unusual event” alerts (the … Continue reading →

The land of unlimited inequality By Patrick Martin WSWS.org 23 June 2011 The United States is well on its way to becoming the most unequal society on the planet. An extensive economic analysis of the growing gap between the wealthy … Continue reading →

NATO attack kills 19, including women and children By Chris Marsden WSWS.org 22 June 2011 Monday night’s air strike on a compound west of Tripoli that killed 19, including women and children, puts an end to any pretence that NATO … Continue reading →

Forty six major US cities face two “lost decades” of job growth By Andre Damon WSWS.org 22 June 2011 One in eight American cities will have no growth in jobs in the two decades between 2001 and 2021, according to … Continue reading →

Greece faces new austerity package WSWS.org 21 June 2011 The hectic political manoeuvres in Brussels and Athens in recent days aim to impose a new round of bank bailouts and social cuts on the devastated Greek population. In the spring … Continue reading →

Mass protests against government cuts in Spain By Alejandro López WSWS.org 21 June 2011 Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against austerity measures in 50 cities across Spain on Sunday. Noticeable by their absence were political parties and trade unions. … Continue reading →

Sri Lankan government condemns war crimes documentary By K. Ratnayake WSWS.org 21 June 2011 The Sri Lankan government has responded to the screening of the documentary Sri Lanka Killing Fields by intensifying its jingoistic campaign to portray the country as the … Continue reading →

What is Evans Solutions, Inc.?  Detroit’s Catherine Ferguson Academy to be privatized By Nancy Hanover WSWS.org 21 June 2011 Detroit Public Schools’ Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts announced last week that the Catherine Ferguson Academy (CFA), as well as two … Continue reading →

Behind Obama’s Afghan withdrawal decision By Bill Van Auken WSWS.org 21 June 2011 By the end of this month, President Barack Obama is expected to announce his decision on how many troops he will withdraw from Afghanistan come July, his … Continue reading →