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World Socialist Web Site Archive: August 2004

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.

31 August 2004
US Census figures show rise in poverty, uninsured
Australia: Howard government cynically "tweaks" its anti-refugee policy
The JVP intensifies its campaign against Sri Lankan peace talks
Germany: establishment parties unite behind Hartz IV laws
Head of Spain's largest bank calls for an end to Europe's welfare state
Influence and the rise of modern art
Turner Whistler Monet: Impressionist Visions, at the Art Gallery of Ontario, June 12 to September 12

30 August 2004
On eve of Republican Convention Massive anti-Bush march in New York
Appeals court upholds discriminatory filing deadline: Ohio SEP candidate to conduct write-in campaign
Canada: Budget cuts have contributed to spread of super-bug
Documents confirm US colluded in Indonesia's 1969 incorporation of Papua
Chinese police generate "sex scandal" against Hong Kong election candidate
An exchange on the crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region

28 August 2004
The socialist alternative to Bush and Kerry
As thousands march to demand end to siege - US pulls back from Najaf
US torturers in Afghanistan were redeployed to Iraq
New Bush administration rules slash overtime pay for millions of workers
Germany: protests held in over 140 towns and cities
Spain: Controversy surrounds opening of Garcia Lorca's grave
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
The family business and its discontents - Rutherford and Son

27 August 2004
Mark Thatcher arrested over alleged African coup plot
Florida man burns himself over son's death in Iraq
Four workers die in Japanese nuclear plant accident
Canada to expand its armed forces to facilitate foreign interventions
Britain: Iraqi asylum seeker ends 46-day hunger strike
Small oases and the much larger desert - Collateral, directed by Michael Mann; Before Sunset, directed by Richard Linklater; Garden State, written and directed by Zach Braff

26 August 2004
Democrats' drive to keep Nader off ballot: a reactionary attack on democratic rights
Socialist Equality Party candidates attain ballot status in Washington, Iowa and Michigan
New Zealand High Court overturns conviction for flag burning
Suharto's political machine backs Megawati in Indonesian poll
Russian miners protest again, as they did 15 years ago
New European Commission dedicated to free market offensive
Spanish government immigration policy costs migrant lives
Layoffs plague Detroit city services

25 August 2004
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Champaign newspaper publishes smear against SEP candidate Tom Mackaman
In run-up to Republican convention: 24-hour surveillance of protest organizers
SEP presidential campaign files petitions in Washington state
WSWS readers condemn denial of ballot status to SEP candidate in Ohio
Former detainees detail abuses at Guantanamo Bay
The Monday Demonstrations in Germany--1989 and today
Australia: Howard's 2001 election lies return to haunt him
Detroit schools open following a summer of discontent
The Corporation: a reformist plea for state regulation
A letter from the great niece of civil rights martyr Viola Liuzzo

24 August 2004
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Kerry's dilemma: defending medals from a criminal war
Bank with close ties to Bush administration engulfed in scandal
California National Guardsman files suit against extension of tour of duty
Australian foreign minister falls off the diplomatic tightrope in Asia
Spanish government discusses extending scope of Anti-Terror Pact
Australia's highest court sanctions indefinite detention
Workers Struggles: The Americas

23 August 2004
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The battle for Najaf and the US crisis in Iraq
Republican congressman calls Iraq war "a costly mess"
Britain: soldier opposed to Iraq war commits suicide
Canada: meatpackers profit from BSE crisis
Henri Cartier-Bresson dies--a pioneer of modern photography

21 August 2004
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Why was Senator Kennedy placed on US "no fly" list?
Mounting protests against social cuts in Germany - "Monday demonstrations" spread to more than 100 towns
Germany: Which way forward in the struggle against Hartz IV?
Mexico: judge quashes "genocide" indictment of former president Luis Echeverría
Oil workers' strike heightens Sri Lankan government crisis
Scotland: explosion the result of industrial deregulation
An exposé of dishonest media coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

20 August 2004
Ohio SEP candidate David Lawrence appeals for support in fight for ballot status
Debate on troop redeployment: saber-rattling from both Bush and Kerry
Civil rights advocates denounce FBI harassment of protesters
Germany: political double talk--the PDS and the "Hartz IV" welfare reforms
Stabbing in a Beijing kindergarten: another sign of social breakdown in China
Hundreds of nurses strike Michigan hospital over staffing cuts
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

19 August 2004
Judge rejects ballot lawsuit of SEP congressional candidate in Ohio
SEP files petitions for presidential ballot status in Ohio
New York Times and Washington Post remain silent on murder allegations against Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi
FBI's Albany terror "sting" begins to unravel
Britain: social inequalities widen under Blair government
Canberra tightens its hold over the Pacific Islands Forum
Australia's jobless rate back on the rise
WSWS readers write on terror alerts and the war against Iraq

18 August 2004
Specter of a police state - FBI "anti-terror" task force targets Bush administration opponents
Sri Lanka returns to the brink of war
India: Hindu supremacist BJP in disarray
Norway: "anti-terror" investigation exposes US-backed torture in northern Iraq
Solomon Islands: prison protest over lack of rights under Australian intervention
Britain: new findings point to larger outbreaks of vCJD "mad cow disease"
Workers struggles: The Americas

17 August 2004
Fighting in Najaf exposes an unpopular, isolated Iraqi regime
CIA-backed opposition suffers defeat in Venezuelan referendum
Germany: tens of thousands protest against government assault on welfare state
Germany: Magdeburg demonstrators denounce Hartz IV cuts
Fifty-five Dominican refugees die at sea
Another vicious police attack on Bata strikers in Sri Lanka
Showcomotion 2004: children's and young people's film festival--Part 2
Interview with Reuben Irving of Gorilla Cinema

16 August 2004
Socialist Equality Party campaign makes gains in Iowa, Ohio, Michigan
Two weeks before Republican convention: - New York City denies demonstrators' new bid for park permit
Germany: What is Oskar Lafontaine up to?
Refugees barred from Australia on hunger strike in Indonesia
A modern day slave trade: Indonesian domestic servants in Malaysia
Showcomotion 2004: children's and young people's film festival--Part 1

14 August 2004
Kerry and the Democratic campaign: a descent into farce
US onslaught on Najaf triggers protests and fighting across Iraq
White supremacist wins Republican nomination for Tennessee congressional seat
Ivory Coast: Two years of French and United Nations occupation
UK government spending review pledges job cuts and defence spending hike
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

13 August 2004
US atrocity in Najaf
ICFI/WSWS public meetings in New Zealand and Australia - The Iraq War and the 2004 US elections
Democrats drop opposition to CIA nominee: another capitulation to Bush
Britain: Court of Appeals rules evidence obtained through torture is admissible
Former top Australian officials denounce Howard for deception over Iraq war
Russian-Georgian tensions escalate
Standing up to a right-wing witch hunt
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

12 August 2004
Kerry: "I would still have voted for Iraq war"
US commanders stop troops from protecting Iraqi torture victims
A letter from Tom Mackaman - SEP candidate in Illinois thanks supporters of ballot access fight
Britain: anti-terror raids condemned as victimisation
New Guantanamo Bay torture allegations incriminate Australian government
Germany: workers respond angrily to deal at DaimlerChrysler
Free market blueprint for Australian intervention in PNG

11 August 2004
Two "sting" operations raise disturbing questions about US terror alert
Australia: cynical shadow boxing between Howard and Latham over US trade deal
Spain: Commission of Inquiry into Madrid bombings allows rightwing to regroup
Quebec unions shelve plans for one-day strike
Britain: government outlines plans to dismantle state education
Fiji vice-president jailed for treason over 2000 coup attempt

10 August 2004
Iraqi interim regime implements further police state measures
SEP candidates on the ballot in New Jersey
Six people murdered in Florida tragedy
Britain: Blair government outlines fresh attack on civil liberties
New Zealand imposes diplomatic sanctions on Israel over Mossad operation
Workers Struggles: The Americas

9 August 2004
US assault kills hundreds of Iraqis in Najaf
"We want a full public inquiry into all non-combat deaths"- Lynn Farr, mother of dead British soldier, speaks to the World Socialist Web Site
Chinese police crackdown on village protest over illicit land seizure
Following TJ Hickey's death - Australian parliamentary report rubberstamps police buildup in Redfern
Portugal's electoral coup

7 August 2004
Kerry campaigns as candidate of big business
New York Times offers Bush friendly advice on terror alerts
SEP challenges Ohio petition deadline in US District Court
Sudan: western powers move towards military intervention
July jobless figures debunk claims of US economic recovery
Sri Lankan government launches major police operation against Bata strikers
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
An attempt to grasp the whole: One World, a play by Robert Litz, opens in Hollywood

6 August 2004
Britons release devastating account of torture and abuse by US forces at Guantanamo
Terror scare paves way for police-state measures
Ninetieth anniversary of the German SPD voting for war - August 4, 1914, and its consequences
Sri Lankan president offers empty apology for 1983 pogrom
There's something magical about music Singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw speaks with the World Socialist Web Site
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Recent letters from WSWS readers

5 August 2004
Terror scare paves way for police-state measures
Survey claims 37,000 Iraqi civilians killed in first seven months of war
Colombia's Uribe: US ally in "war on terror" named as drug trafficker
Britain: Labour unveils its latest assault on democratic rights
US whitewashes Indonesian military over Papuan murders
Spain: bank takeover raises fears of job losses
A show of force by the Chinese military in Hong Kong
An honorable effort, but it lacks fire - The Manchurian Candidate, directed by Jonathan Demme

4 August 2004
The US prepares another democratic charade in Afghanistan
SEP launches presidential petition drive in Washington state
German interior minister proposes African internment camps for refugees
Germany: Mannesmann execs acquitted in corruption trial
Anthony Sampson surveys a transformed Britain 40 years on--Part two
An exchange of letters on United Airlines and "employee ownership"

3 August 2004
Terror alerts set stage for election based on fear
Champaign, Illinois Electoral Board places SEP candidate on ballot
Murder allegations against Iraq's Allawi: an exchange of letters with the New York Times' public editor
US: record numbers in prison and on parole
Corruption scandal signals sharp differences in Chinese ruling elite
South Korean government uses police measures against striking workers
Anthony Sampson surveys a transformed Britain 40 years on--Part one
Workers Struggles: The Americas

2 August 2004
Delayed conference underscores phony character of Iraqi "democracy"
US army officially whitewashes Abu Ghraib torture
Former US soldier arrives in Japan - Charles Jenkins: a pawn on the international chessboard
Turkey's train wreck: a tragedy rooted in the drive for profit
BSE/Mad Cow Disease crisis provokes trade war

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