US and Chinese naval vessels in near-collision
By Tom Peters
Reports surfaced last Friday that the US guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens nearly collided with a Chinese naval landing vessel in the South China Sea on December 5. While the collision was avoided, the incident is another warning of the dangers of conflict and war posed by rising tensions in East Asia.
A US military official told Stars and Stripes that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) vessel was “moving to impede and (...)
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General Motors in drive to cut skilled trades jobs in US plants
19 April 2013, by Robert ParisGeneral Motors in drive to cut skilled trades jobs in US plants
By Shannon Jones - WSWS
General Motors is seeking to eliminate skilled trades jobs at its factories as part of a drive to cut costs and eliminate higher paid workers who currently earn $32 an hour. The economics are simple. According to a 2011 estimate by the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan, GM saves an estimated $57,000 a year for every skilled trades worker it replaces with a new hire making the (...) -
2014 – Let’s Make It Our Year!
7 January 2014, by Robert Paris2014 – Let’s Make It Our Year!
Looking back on 2013, it was a year of records. The capitalist class – the owners of the banks and corporations – brought in record amounts of wealth. Their profits have hit an all-time record in this country, making up over 70 percent of the GDP (the gross domestic product – all wealth produced in one year). Companies are making the most amount of money since anytime after 1947 – the year that records started to be kept.
Banks alone made record amounts (...) -
US deployment of stealth bombers escalates military standoff in Korea
2 April 2013, by Robert ParisUS deployment of stealth bombers escalates military standoff in Korea
By Alex Lantier - WSWS
On Thursday, US officials announced that B-2 stealth bombers had flown from Whiteman Air Force Base in the United States to South Korea. They dropped dummy bombs on a bombing range on the island of Jik Do.
The B-2 flight was a threat to the North Korean regime in Pyongyang that Washington can launch nuclear strikes on its territory at any time. A small, poor state dependent on China for (...) -
US ramps up plans for military intervention in Syria
26 April 2013, by Robert ParisUS ramps up plans for military intervention in Syria
By Joseph Kishore
The United States and the major European powers are escalating plans for a direct military intervention in Syria.
The aim of US maneuvers, including a flurry of diplomatic visits this week, is to secure the downfall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a key ally of Iran, while putting in place a government that will operate under the control of Washington. Last week, top US military officials announced that (...) -
French military White Paper plans escalating wars, great-power conflicts
7 May 2013, by Robert ParisFrench military White Paper plans escalating wars, great-power conflicts
By Kumaran Ira and Alex Lantier
On April 29, France’s Socialist Party (PS) government released its White Paper on military strategy. After his election a year ago, President François Hollande set up a commission to draft a new White Paper taking into account changes in world political situation since the publication of the previous French military White Paper in 2008.
In analysing the 2008 White Paper, the WSWS (...) -
Physics : discussion between Einstein and Bohr
19 November 2013, by Robert ParisEinstein said...
Bohr said...
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Chinese defence paper warns of US “hegemonism”
21 April 2013, by Robert ParisChinese defence paper warns of US “hegemonism”
By John Chan
The Chinese defence ministry issued a major white paper on Tuesday, in what amounts to a response to the aggressive US “pivot” to Asia. Entitled, “The Diversified Employment of China’s Armed Forces,” the document warns of the danger of US “hegemonism.”
Confronted by the Obama administration’s efforts to undermine China strategically, as well as diplomatically and economically, Beijing is being forced to rethink its military (...) -
Zionism is an antisemitism
22 October 2013, by Robert ParisRead here
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Their Recovery is Just a Rip Off
27 March 2013, by Robert ParisTheir Recovery is Just a Rip Off
Lately we’ve been told that everything is turning around, the economy is recovering, unemployment is going down, and everything will be getting better. But when it comes to our lives, it sure seems like everything is getting worse. Work is getting harder, our bills are going up, and we are not bringing home any extra money.
In celebration of this supposed recovery, Obama and the Democrats are even talking about raising the federal minimum wage to a (...)
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