United States economic crisis

This video says about itself:

The World Socialist Web Site spoke to several of the thousands of Detroit residents attending “Customer’s Assistance Day,” hosted by DTE Energy. Those attending voiced their frustration over the event, and discussed the social crisis facing hundreds of thousands of Detroit workers.

Thousands of students, faculty, and workers rallied throughout California Thursday in opposition to budget cuts, tuition hikes, and faculty layoffs: here. And here.

Stella D’Oro workers in the Bronx, New York, face the shutdown of their bakery and the loss of their jobs. An 11-month strike blocked the hedge fund that bought the facility from imposing drastic concessions, so it is selling it to another company: here.

Stella D’Oro update, 1 October 2009: here.