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Greek teachers defy military mobilisation orders

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Greek teachers have voted to oppose the mobilisation order of the government and begin strike action on Friday.

Eurozone contracts for sixth consecutive quarter

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The euro area economy contracted by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of this year, which was followed by further calls for austerity.

Video shows US-backed opposition fighter cannibalizing Syrian soldier

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The video makes clear the barbaric character of the Islamic fundamentalist forces the US has mobilized in its proxy war against Syria.

House hearing whitewashes US government seizure of AP phone records

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A House committee that heard testimony from Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday initiated a bipartisan whitewash of the virtually unprecedented assault on press freedom carried out by the Obama administration.

US Defense Department to furlough 650,000 civilian workers

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US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday announced plans to impose 11 days of unpaid leave for most of the Pentagon’s 800,000 civilian employees beginning in July.

Nationwide protests against austerity in Israel

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The budget aims to cut the deficit that reached US$11 billion in 2012.

Incoming Pakistani prime minister pledges loyalty to Washington

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Pakistan’s incoming prime minister has moved quickly to signal his readiness to work with Washington in prosecuting the AfPak War and with the International Monetary Fund in imposing punishing austerity measures.

Letters from our readers

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

David North speaks in Berlin on the 15th anniversary of the <em>World Socialist Web Site</em>

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North emphasized the struggle by the ICFI and the WSWS to defend historical materialism.

<em>The Kill Team</em>: The murderous reality of the US war in Afghanistan

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The 56th San Francisco International Film Festival recently concluded. The event this year screened 158 films from 51 countries, including 67 fiction features, 28 documentary features and 63 short films.

Union seeks sellout deal at South Milwaukee Caterpillar plant

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A week after the collapse of negotiations between Caterpillar and the United Steelworkers in South Milwaukee, the union is determined to push through a concessions contract.

Indian minister visits China after patch-up of border dispute

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India’s external affairs minister made a long-scheduled visit to China late last week, but only after the two countries reached a deal to defuse a three-week long crisis over their rival border claims.

SEP candidate D’Artagnan Collier on ballot for Detroit mayor race

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D’Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for mayor of Detroit, will be on the ballot for the August 6 primary election.

Benghazi and the deepening crisis of the Obama administration

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The controversy over last year’s assault on US facilities in Benghazi, Libya has been revived, even as the real issues underlying it remain hidden.

Japanese government promotes “Sovereignty Restoration Day”

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe commemorated the anniversary of the end of the US occupation by reviving symbols of Imperial Japan.

Gillard Labor’s budget: The class issues

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The budget, like all government measures, is not determined by the needs of “the people” but is shaped by fundamental class interests.

Russia: Deputy Prime Minister Surkov resigns

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On May 8, President Vladimir Putin approved the “voluntary resignation” of Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov, universally regarded as “number two in the Kremlin”.

Schools in Buena Vista, Michigan may reopen after board approves cuts

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The state of Michigan restored funding to the district after the school board agreed to a drastic deficit reduction plan.

France: Three die in fire at Roma squat

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Three Roma, two women and a 12-year-old child, died in a fire in an abandoned factory in Lyon.

Obama Justice Department secretly seized Associated Press telephone records

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 15:00
In a brazen attack on press freedom, the Obama administration secretly subpoenaed the telephone records of AP editors and journalists.

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