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Video: London demonstrators protest Israeli assault on Gaza
January 5, 2009
Tens of thousands protested in London on Saturday against the Israeli attack on Gaza which has claimed the lives of hundreds, including many children. The World Socialist Web Site spoke to participant...
Australian demonstrations show solidarity with Palestinian people
By our correspondents, January 5, 2009
Just hours after the first media reports of the launch of the Israeli ground assault on the Gaza Strip, protests in Australia’s major cities of Melbourne and Sydney drew thousands into the streets.
Thousands march through New York City as Israel invades Gaza
By a reporting team, January 5, 2009
Thousands marched Saturday through New York City, rallying outside the Israeli consulate just as the ground assault on Gaza began.
Ground assault sparks worldwide protests
Civilian casualties mount as Israeli army slices through Gaza
By Chris Marsden, January 5, 2009
Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza has unleashed a global wave of protest.
Mary Elise Henehan (1925-2008)
By Helen Halyard, January 5, 2009
On December 16, 2008, Mary Elise Henehan died at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the age of 83. She was the mother of Tom Henehan, a political committee member of the Workers League, predec...
Most job losses in US last year since 1945, with more to come
By David Walsh, January 5, 2009
Economists are estimating that the US lost 2.4 million jobs in 2008, which would be the most lost in any year since the end of World War II. Other analysts are predicting the elimination of as many or...
India: Stalinists proclaim right-wing AIADMK a pillar of their “Third Front”
By M. Kailasam, January 5, 2009
India’s two major Stalinist parties, the Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Communist Party of India (CPI), have formed an electoral and potential governmental alliance with a notoriously righ...
Harold Pinter: Independent and critical to the last
By Paul Bond, January 5, 2009
Pinter’s opposition to the war in Iraq was deeply embarrassing to the British ruling elite.
Sri Lanka: Fall of Kilinochchi marks turning point in civil war
By Sarath Kumara, January 5, 2009
After months of heavy fighting, the Sri Lankan military announced the capture of the northern town of Kilinochchi, the administrative headquarters of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L...
US blocks cease-fire, gives Israel carte blanche to continue killing in Gaza
By Barry Grey, January 3, 2009
As the Israeli devastation of Gaza enters its second week and signs point to an imminent ground invasion of the Palestinian territory, the US government is working to block diplomatic initiatives for ...
Six die in New Year’s Day house fire in Washington DC
By Kate Randall, January 3, 2009
Six people died in a New Year’s Day house fire in Washington DC. Authorities suspect “a catastrophic electrical failure” as the cause of the blaze.
Russia cuts off Ukrainian gas supply
Energy conflict threatens EU shortages
By Niall Green, January 3, 2009
The Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom turned off all gas supplies to Ukraine, threatening supplies to the European Union.
