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World Socialist Web Site Archive: April 2002

The archive below lists all articles that have been posted on the World Socialist Web Site by date. To visit the archive for other months, return to the Archive Monthly Index.

April 2002

30 April 2002
Mass demonstrations against Le Pen throughout France - Social democrats channel anti-fascist sentiment behind Chirac
Israel on Jenin: "Nothing to hide"... but no one can look
SEP to hold May 12 meeting in London: - "The perspectives for socialism in the 21st century"
Pakistan's military ruler holds referendum to tighten grip on power
Ericsson plan 17,000 more job losses
Australian Prime Minister backs down on stem cell research
Workers Struggles: The Americas

29 April 2002
No to Chirac and Le Pen! For a working class boycott of the French election - An open letter to Lutte Ouvrière, Ligue Communiste Révolutionnaire, and Parti des Travailleurs
German school shooting exposes widespread social tensions - 19-year-old kills 17 in Erfurt
AOL Time Warner announces record loss
Camp Bondsteel and America's plans to control Caspian oil
Budget gap grows to $5 billion - New York City mayor wants even bigger cuts
Bill Vann replies to a member of the International Socialist Organization

27 April 2002
The French presidential election: What the figures reveal
Argentine president bows to IMF and banks
Australian Senate hearings reveal public opposition to "terrorism" laws
Illinois death penalty report reveals widespread abuse
US companies lay off thousands as jobless claims climb
British foreign policy adviser calls for a new imperialism
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Letters to the WSWS

26 April 2002
For a boycott of the French election
France: Anti-Semitic attacks complement anti-Arab racism
Why has South East Asia become the "second front" in Bush's "war on terrorism"?
Howard government complicit in detention of Australian citizen by US military
South Africa: Court ruling forces only tactical retreat over AIDS drugs
Human organs: the next futures market?
Mounting international opposition to US steel tariffs

25 April 2002
Israel reneges on investigation of Jenin atrocities
Hearings reveal Enron at center of California energy crisis
Washington rolls out the welcome mat for Malaysia's Mahathir
Britain: Calls to appoint "safety" directors conceals government inaction
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
"How can one live without hope for the future?" - La ville est tranquille (The Town is Quiet)

24 April 2002
SPD government falls in Saxony-Anhalt - German Social Democrats routed by conservatives in state election
IMF says Japan's economy is "serious concern"
Britain: Tax loophole for super rich remains after budget
Germany's Green Party demands a powerful professional army
Ten million Indian workers strike against economic reforms
"Cover-up of Convenience--the Hidden Scandal of Lockerbie"

23 April 2002
Neo-fascist Le Pen to face Gaullist Chirac in runoff for president - Vote for National Front leader heightens political crisis in France
Australian protests against Israeli invasion of the West Bank
Death toll in India's communal violence continues to rise
South Africa: Judge exonerates Dr. Death
Yugoslavia: Opposition grows to government collaboration with war crimes tribunal
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Letters to the WSWS

22 April 2002
75,000 march in Washington against US militarism and Israeli aggression
Broad support for the World Socialist Web Site at Washington demonstration
UNICEF documents failure to alleviate child poverty and disease
US belligerence encourages Japanese politician to rattle the nuclear sabre against China
American college students graduate with record levels of debt

20 April 2002
Bush defends Sharon as Jenin massacre provokes international condemnation
Police threats against Washington anti-war protesters
A socialist strategy to oppose war and defend democratic rights
Britain: Media and big business denounce increase in public health spending
Research suggests a more complex evolution and spread of modern humans
Beijing to prosecute leaders of workers’ protests
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

19 April 2002
A socialist strategy to oppose war and defend democratic rights
The myth of Camp David: part of the US-Israeli disinformation campaign
Dutch government resigns after critical report on Srebrenica massacre
Government indifference as a second toxic blaze threatens West Australian residents
Letters on the abortive coup in Venezuela

18 April 2002
Powell ends Mideast trip: a US cover for Israeli war crimes
US debacle in Venezuela: Bush administration backtracks on coup
What the New York Times "overlooked" in the Venezuelan events
The Enronization of American business - Michigan auto supplier robs workers' wages, pensions, health benefits
Report shows impact of poor sanitation on world's health
New Zealand's Alliance party splits
Letters on "The Pickering nomination and right-wing threats of violence: Patrick Martin replies to readers' letters"

17 April 2002
Eight-hour general strike in Italy
Disaffection with major parties dominates French presidential elections
Tamil separatist leader confirms readiness for deal with Sri Lankan regime
The case of Clifford Baxter: more questions raised over alleged suicide of Enron executive
Father of Australian POW denounces illegal detention at Guantanamo Bay
Physiology, sociology and murder: a scientist looks at violence in America
Letters on "On Palestinian suicide bombings: letters to the WSWS and a reply by the editorial board"

16 April 2002
European governments give Sharon a free hand against the Palestinians
Israel: The show-trial of Arab Knesset member Azmi Bishara
Protests in US against Israeli atrocities
A portrait of Italy's Berlusconi government: "All for one, and one for himself" - Berlusconi's Forza Italia: Part 2
How Merrill Lynch boosted "junk" stocks
US military plans for a long-term presence in the Philippines
Workers Struggles: The Americas

15 April 2002
Chavez back...for now - Abortive Venezuelan coup was made in the USA
The New York Times salutes a "democratic" coup
A portrait of Italy's Berlusconi government: "All for One, and One for Himself" - Berlusconi's Forza Italia: Part 1
Papua New Guinea adopts Bougainville peace package
Evading serious issues - The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville

13 April 2002
On Palestinian suicide bombings: letters to the WSWS and a reply by the editorial board
Right-wing terror against New York family of Mideast activist
A call to "burn out" the Palestinians: more filth from the Wall Street Journal
Israeli massacre in the city of Jenin
The Angolan civil war and US foreign policy
US jobless claims hit highest level in 19 years
Growing protests against Australian refugee detention camps
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

12 April 2002
Israeli devastation of West Bank paves way for mass expulsions
Grist for Israel's propaganda war - Sharon brandishes documents to justify slaughter of Palestinians
US administration pushes for military presence in Indonesia
US war plans intensify political crisis in Turkey
Sweden: Social Democrats abandon 200 years of neutrality
Australia hostel fire trial: Who was really responsible?
Letters on the Middle East crisis

11 April 2002
University students in US protest Israeli aggression
US indicts Sheik Rahman's lawyer, escalating government attack on democratic rights
The Queen Mother's funeral and the campaign to "save" the British monarchy
IBM profit warning gives the market a jolt
Corruption allegations against Tanaka intensify factional warfare in Japan
Malvinas War veterans protest Argentina's social crisis
Workers Struggles: Europe and Africa
George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia, Stalinism and the Spanish revolution

10 April 2002
Israeli protestors speak out against Sharon's war
Thousands march in New York and New Jersey against Israeli aggression
German opposition parties launch xenophobic campaign for national elections
Indonesian generals display contempt for East Timor trials
Australian "counter-terrorism" laws threaten fundamental democratic rights
The Pickering nomination and right-wing threats of violence - Patrick Martin replies to readers' letters

9 April 2002
With Washington's tacit support, Sharon steps up West Bank assault
German Social Democrats and Greens pass xenophobic immigration law
Indian government rams repressive laws through parliament
Britain: Top directors avoid pensions crisis
Australian mining giant leaves environmental disaster in Papua New Guinea
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Inside and outside the family - Alice Munro's short stories

8 April 2002
Thousands march in Australia against Israel's aggression
US Navy resumes Vieques bombings
Madagascar: division between contending rulers threatens increased conflict
LTTE's chief negotiator returns to a political minefield in Sri Lanka

6 April 2002
Bush "peace initiative" prepares ground for wider war against Arab masses
Britain: Blair meets Bush amidst a growing governmental crisis
Israel carries out violent attacks on journalists
University of Manitoba student newspaper apologizes for plagiarism of WSWS articles
Kabul police raids aimed at intimidating political opposition
South Korean unions scuttle power workers strike
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

5 April 2002
Thousands of Israeli workers and youth demonstrate against Sharon's war
International protests against assault on Palestinian Authority
US judge orders open hearings for detained Muslim cleric
Bush administration moves to gut Clean Air standards
A peculiar economic recovery in the US
Los Angeles school bus drivers strike
What is notable by its absence - Iris, directed by Richard Eyre
Letters on "Why the epidemic of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church?"

4 April 2002
Chronology of a pogrom: How Sharon, US prepared assault on Palestinians
US executive pay soars again in 2001
Denying the real continuity in German history - Why Social Democrat Ludwig Stiegler has infuriated Germany's Christian Democrats and Liberals
Older workers hardest hit by unemployment in Australia
Britain: Maxwell brothers escape disqualification proceedings
Workers Struggles: Europe and Africa
Democracy and the "dictatorship of the proletariat"

3 April 2002
As legal case against American Taliban POW unravels - Judge shows pro-government bias at hearing for John Walker Lindh
US civil liberties group challenges closed deportation hearings for detained Muslim cleric
Shootings in France reveal explosive social tensions
Britain's Guardian: An apologia for imperialist intervention in Zimbabwe
Thousands retrenched, yet Australian government claims jobs revival
New Zealand teachers strike after rejecting pay deal
Billy Wilder, filmmaker and satirist, dead at 95

2 April 2002
Pentagon rules for military tribunals violate constitutional rights
Thousands rally in Michigan against Israeli attacks on Palestinians
Britain: Socialist Alliance vows political loyalty to the trade union bureaucracy
Australia: Official report covers up deaths of disabled children
Indian union leaders open the door for tough austerity measures in Kerala
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Was not Thomas Mann one of the great humanists? - Comment on "Opulent, but flawed": a review of The Manns: a Novel of a Century

1 April 2002
Israel and Washington debate murder of Arafat, destruction of Palestinian Authority
US prosecution brief defends brutal treatment of American Taliban POW
A blow to Australian Prime Minister - NSW Liberal leader deposed
Britain: Veteran Labour MP challenges destruction of Lockerbie evidence
Jakarta's flood victims face bureaucratic indifference and corruption

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