http://socialistworker.org/recent Reverse chronological listing of all stories published on the site en http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/13/fumbling-for-solutions <p>The heads of the Group of Seven industrialized nations promised to cooperate to contain the financial crisis--but then embarked on rival national strategies.</p> Economy Financial-mortgage crisis banks Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve Bank Group of Seven Henry Paulson nationalization Analysis Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Lee Sustar 2480 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/13/slander-against-the-60s <p>The McCain campaign's attempt to tie Barack Obama to "terrorism" by linking him to former 1960s radical William Ayers is a fraud.</p> National Liberals and liberal groups Barack Obama John McCain Weather Underground Weathermen WIlliam Ayers Comment U.S. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Elizabeth Schulte 2481 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/13/out-of-college-into-debt <p>The average undergraduate today will finish school with more than twice as as much debt as their counterpart a decade ago.</p> Readers&#039; Views Poverty debt Department of Labor jobs Masters degree unemployment Comment U.S. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Leela Yellesetty 2449 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/13/stalemate-in-thailand <p>The country remains gripped by a political crisis, with the elected government facing a challenge from anti-government forces tied to the military.</p> International Thailand Giles Ji Unpakorn People&#039;s Alliance for Democracy People&#039;s Power Party Somchai Wongsawat Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra Thailand Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Paul Heideman 2467 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/13/debates-that-lead-nowhere <p>The presidential debates are most notable for what they lack--accountability, impartiality and third-party voices.</p> Readers&#039; Views Presidential race Commission on Presidential Debates Frank J. Fahrenkopf League of Women Voters Paul G. Kirk U.S. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Adam Sanchez 2473 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/13/fudging-jobless-numbers <p>The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses several sleight-of-hand tactics to undercount the unemployed.</p> Readers&#039; Views Jobs-unemployment Bureau of Labor Statistics U-6 unemployment U.S. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Petrino DiLeo 2471 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/11/the-panic-of-2008 <p>Wall Street's worst-ever week was part of a global stock market meltdown that could signal a far more devastating stage of the financial crisis.</p> Economy Financial-mortgage crisis Analysis Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Lee Sustar 2466 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/10/robbed-rescue-rich <p>The financial disaster shaking the world today is the result of a free-market system that protects the wealth of a few, while the rest of us pay the price.</p> Economy Rich and poor Addie Polk Angelo Mozilo bailout Countrywide Financial Jimmy Payne Kent Conrad Comment U.S. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Alan Maass 2446 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/10/chicago-sheriff-stops-eviction <p>The bankers in Chicago are angry with--of all people--the county sheriff, who is refusing to forcibly remove residents from foreclosed properties.</p> Economy Financial-mortgage crisis Albany Park Community Council Cook County foreclosures moratorium Tom Dart Chicago California U.S. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Adam Turl 2457 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/10/700-billion-for-the-rest-of-us <p>SocialistWorker.org takes a graphical look at how Washington's bailout for Wall Street could be used to help working people.</p> Economy Rich and poor affordable housing bailout health care schools unemployment Comment U.S. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Eric Ruder 2452 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/10/soldiers-who-stopped-a-war <p><i>Winter Soldiers</i> brings together the voices of members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War to tell an often-neglected story from the antiwar movement.</p> War and Antiwar Antiwar protests Bill Davis Pete Zastrow Richard Stacewicz Vietnam Veterans Against the War Book excerpt Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Richard Stacewicz 2461 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/10/chamber-orchestra-strike <p>Members of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra are on strike against unfair work expectations by the orchestra's board of directors.</p> Labor Other unions American Federation of Musicians Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Madison Wisconsin U.S. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Paul Pryse 2448 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/09/myth-and-reality-in-iraq <p>The mainstream media insist that conditions in Iraq have improved under a "fragile peace." But the reality is fraught with conflict and complications.</p> War and Antiwar Analysis Iran Moktada al-Sadr Nuri al-Maliki oil law Sadrists status of forces agreement surge withdrawal Interview Iraq Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Eric Ruder 2441 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/09/who-would-obama-put-first <p>The next president will inherit a devastating economic crisis. So what impact would that have on the agenda of a future Obama administration?</p> Lance Selfa Barack Obama Barack Obama financial crisis Gene Sperling health care John McCain U.S. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Lance Selfa 2439 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/09/illegal-people <p>The book <i>Illegal People</i> explains how guest-worker programs help provide U.S. employers with a low-wage, flexible and largely silenced workforce.</p> Books and Entertainment Analysis and background Bill Clinton Essential Worker Immigration Coalition globalization guest workers immigrant workers U.S. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Bridget Broderick 2438 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/09/bush-leaguer-on-the-ticket <p>Sports has become a foolproof way for politicians to show voters that they are "salt-of-the-turf" Americans.</p> Dave Zirin Sports Barack Obama Fellowship of Christian Athletes George Bush Sarah Palin sports U.S. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Dave Zirin 2440 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/09/dead-end-model-for-unions <p>SEIU President Andy Stern's strategy for unionism flies in the face of why unions were formed in the first place.</p> Readers&#039; Views SEIU Andy Stern Local 925 SEIU University of Washington Seattle Washington U.S. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Leigh and Erik Wallenberg 2431 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/09/will-obama-take-up-racism <p>Obama's timidity in the debates stems partly from the judgment of advisers who believe the country "won't elect an angry Black man."</p> Readers&#039; Views Barack Obama Barack Obama Jesse Jackson Jr. John McCain racism U.S. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Dave Zirin 2428 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/09/an-anti-muslim-obsession <p>A 60-minute version of the anti-Islam documentary, <i>Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West</i>, is being distributed for free here in Ohio.</p> Readers&#039; Views Anti-Arab witch-hunt Brigitte Gabriel Clarion Fund Obsession Walid Shoebat Kent Ohio U.S. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 James Osborne 2430 at http://socialistworker.org http://socialistworker.org/2008/10/08/the-low-road-racism <p>When all else fails, there's always bigotry. That sums up the direction of the McCain-Palin campaign as the final month of Election 2008 begins.</p> Editorials John McCain Ali Abunimah Bill Ayers Bobby May Rashid Khalidi Sarah Palin U.S. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Nicole Colson and Alan Maass 2415 at http://socialistworker.org