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World Socialist Web Site Archive: July 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 July 2004
The meaning of the Democratic convention - Kerry, Edwards vow to continue war and social reaction
Australia votes with the US against UN condemnation of Israel's wall
Spain seeks to extend its influence in North Africa
Germany: total union capitulation at DaimlerChrysler
United Airlines halts pension payments: a major attack on retirement programs in US
Polio epidemic threatens Africa
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

30 July 2004
Democrats withdraw objections to SEP petitions: Tom Mackaman to be on the ballot in Illinois
The great unmentionable at the Democratic convention: Kerry's antiwar past
SIEU head says unions might be better off if Democrats lose - Criticism of Kerry-Edwards ticket quickly retracted
Britain: Blair's claims on Iraqi mass graves refuted
The Flood report on Iraq war intelligence - Another Australian whitewash
Official indifference as South Asia floods affect 40 million people
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
WSWS readers comment on the Democratic National Convention

29 July 2004
Populism and patriotism: behind the posturing at the Democratic National Convention
Democrats' stalling delays official ruling- Review upholds SEP ballot petitions in Illinois
Letters to Champaign county clerk - Worldwide opposition to Democrats' attempt to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
Lou Di Gregorio defends tramway sackings - Australian union continues to attack the SEP
Lessons from Detroit - German DaimlerChrysler workers face political tasks
Zionist settlements expanding in West Bank and Gaza
Anger at International AIDS conference over Bush administration's policies

28 July 2004
The Democratic convention and Kerry's left apologists
Corporate America throws Democrats a $50 million party
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party
Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
Humanitarian crisis in Sudan used as cover for neo-colonial ambitions
Ruling coalition suffers backlash in Japan's upper house election
Britain's 380,000 "hidden homeless"
Australia: TJ Hickey inquest concludes - Police involvement in death of Aboriginal youth exposed
Interview with Bowie Hickey: - There's 67 percent poor people-"we need our own government"

27 July 2004
Democratic National Convention: Boston gripped by "anti-terror" security operation
The Democratic convention and the crisis of the two-party system
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party
Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
Britain: The take-over battle for Marks & Spencer
Acute power shortages cause disruptions across China
Germany: SPD/PDS senate jail Tamil refugee
New York: Sotheby's workers locked out for more than a week
Workers Struggles: The Americas
51st Sydney Film Festival--Part 4 - The human cost of fratricidal war
Witnesses directed by Vinko Bresan

26 July 2004
The Democratic convention and the crisis of the two-party system
Chairman of US Federal Reserve assures Congress wages will be kept low
Support for SEP candidate builds in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Huge funding shortfall for global AIDS epidemic
Berlusconi government wracked by crisis
Australia: latest "terrorist" case relies on police entrapment
Cassini-Huygens spacecraft begins systematic exploration of Saturn system
51st Sydney Film Festival--Part 3 - Some Australian documentaries: plenty of room for improvement

24 July 2004
What the 9/11 commission report ignores: the CIA-Al Qaeda connection
Illinois county clerk's findings vindicate SEP petitions
Open Letter to the workers and students of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, from SEP candidate - Oppose the Democratic Party's attack on voters' rights
Spain: Socialist Party government to send troops to Afghanistan and Haiti
Indian budget: pro-business agenda dressed up in a pro-poor disguise
Bus drivers in South Yorkshire, England, strike over pay
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

23 July 2004
2004 US Elections
Volunteer to help place Socialist Equality Party candidates on the ballot in key battleground states!- Statement by the SEP 2004 Committee
Growing imbalances belie Greenspan's confidence
Factional warfare breaks out in Palestinian Authority
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party
Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
More letters oppose Democrats' attempt to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
Britain: unions found anti-Blair ginger group
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars"--Part 10
Private property, the nation state and socialism
WSWS readers comment on US government discussions on postponing election

22 July 2004
The Berger affair: Kerry campaign cowers before Republican provocation
US media covers for Allawi--Washington's executioner-in-chief in Iraq
New York City officials muzzle anti-Republican protests
Motion to dismiss Illinois Democrats' challenge to SEP candidate
School fire in southern India kills 90 children
Victims of Indian school fire: - The government is responsible for this tragedy
European governments make an example of Cap Anamur refugees
Britain: Labour's privatisation of roads
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars"--Part 9
Windschuttle's liberal critics

21 July 2004
Report highlights unchecked looting of Iraq's oil resources
Portugal's Prime Minister Barroso nominated as European Commission president
Sweden: Anna Lindh killer's conviction thrown out
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party
Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
What activists don't know can hurt them: May police now arrest people for refusing to identify themselves?
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars"--Part 8
Extermination of the Aborigines and the Nazi holocaust

20 July 2004
The New York Times and the threat to cancel the November election
Notice of postponement: ICFI/WSWS public meeting in Wellington, New Zealand
US: United Airlines announces deferment on pension payments
Major airlines continue assault on US workers
SEP defends ballot status for third-party candidates
Press conference denounces Illinois Democrats' effort to remove Nader from ballot
Israel: Labour Party to prop up Sharon
German "labour reform": all-out attack on the unemployed
German interior ministers end separation of police and intelligence services
Former general on top after first round of Indonesian presidential election
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars"--Part 7 - Inequality and the development of racial theory
Workers Struggles: The Americas

19 July 2004
Iraqi prime minister accused of murdering detainees
SEP candidate demands investigation - Letter to Illinois Inspector General from Tom Mackaman
More letters oppose Democrats' attempt to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
Sri Lanka: Bata footwear occupation enters fourth week
Spain: military chiefs replaced over Yak-42 plane crash
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars" - Part 6: Keating versus Howard

17 July 2004
Democratic candidate Kerry vows to maintain US troops in Iraq for years
German auto workers protest job cuts by DaimlerChrysler
Socialist Equality Party press conference in Illinois - Green Party, Libertarians join SEP to denounce attack on third party campaigns
SEP candidate demands investigation - Letter to Illinois Inspector General from Tom Mackaman
Britain: Blair knew claims on Iraqi WMDs were dubious
Beijing detains SARS doctor for raising questions about Tiananmen Square
Thirty years since the Portuguese Revolution--Part 3
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

16 July 2004
Pentagon plans military tribunals for Guantánamo prisoners
A travesty of democracy in Illinois - Democrats conspire against voters in bid to remove SEP from ballot
More letters oppose Democrats' attempt to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
Socialist Equality Party files petitions for Michigan congressional candidate
BBC vindicated on charge that government "sexed-up" Iraq dossier
Philippines government to withdraw troops from Iraq
Thirty years since the Portuguese Revolution--Part 2
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars"--Part 5
John Howard and "the Australian way of life"
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
Letters on "Bush administration takes steps to cancel US election"

15 July 2004
Washington Post calls Bush moves to postpone US elections "appropriate"
Butler Inquiry exonerates Blair government on Iraq war lies
Protests mount against Democrats' attempt to bar socialist candidate
Letters express popular commitment to democratic rights
Thirty years since the Portuguese Revolution --Part 1
The EU's eastward expansion--the cases of Romania and Bulgaria
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars"--Part 4 - From "White Australia" to Geoffrey Blainey
Aboriginal family dies in house fire: a tragedy caused by poverty

14 July 2004
Media suppresses news of Bush's moves to cancel US elections
Protests mount against Democrats' attempt to bar socialist candidate - Letters express popular commitment to democratic rights
Former BBC head attacks Blair government over Iraq war
Bill Cosby blames parents for US society's ills
Aid organisations berate British government's record
German Interior Minister plans massive restrictions on the right of assembly
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars"--Part 3 - The doctrine of "White Australia"
Huge abstention rate in Sri Lankan provincial council elections
Actors' Equity and Broadway producers reach tentative agreement
Workers Struggles: The Americas

13 July 2004
Bush administration takes steps to cancel US election
A thoroughly corrupt party machine - Illinois Democrats disenfranchise voters to bar SEP from ballot
The indictment of Kenneth Lay
International Court of Justice condemns Israel's wall
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars" - Part 2: The establishment of the Australian nation-state
51st Sydney Film Festival--Part 2 - A timely and disturbing drama
Blind Flight, written and directed by John Furse
The democratic potential for independent filmmaking already exists - An interview with John Furse, writer and director of Blind Flight

12 July 2004
SEP launches presidential petition drive in Ohio
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party - Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
More letters oppose Democrats' attempt to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
What is at stake in Australia's "History Wars" - Part 1: Competing political agendas
No, this won't do at all - Spiderman 2; The Terminal; The Stepford Wives

10 July 2004
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party presidential candidate - Senate cover-up of WMD lies underscores Democrats' support for Iraq war
An attack on democratic rights - Champaign, Illinois electoral board bars Green Party candidates
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party - Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
Why Maine workers should vote for the Socialist Equality Party - Exchange between SEP candidate Carl Cooley and Bangor Central Labor Council president
Supreme Court gives HMOs immunity from damage suits
Judges call for "radical review" of Milosevic trial
Chinese police round up protesters in Tiananmen Square
Britain: Former government legal advisor says Iraq war was illegal act of "aggression"
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

9 July 2004
Liberal philistinism and Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11
One in six US veterans of Iraq war suffers trauma disorders
Suicide bomb blast in Sri Lanka threatens ceasefire
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party - Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
More letters oppose Democrats' attempt to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
Australia: an open letter to Melbourne tram workers - Why the Rail Tram and Bus Union is attacking the SEP
European Council approves software patents
Lithuanian elections return US Republican as president
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

8 July 2004
Iraqi regime prepares for martial law
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party - Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
More letters oppose Democrats' attempt to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
Sudan: African Union troops sent after weeks of haggling between US and Europe
Sri Lankan military's intrigues with LTTE rebel faction threatens ceasefire
Summer job prospects for US teenagers worst in 58 years
The politics of opportunism: the "radical left" in France - Introduction: Trotskyism and Centrism
London's Mayor Livingstone gives aides massive salary rise
Marek Belka elected new Polish premier
Frankfurt, Germany: police chief justifies torture

7 July 2004
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party presidential candidate
Kerry-Edwards: Democrats finalize their pro-war, millionaires' ticket
Illinois election board defers ruling on ballot status for SEP candidate
Statement of SEP candidate Tom Mackaman to Champaign County, Illinois Election Board
Letters continue to condemn Democrats' effort to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
ICFI/WSWS public meeting in New Zealand The Iraq War: imperialism and the international strategy for socialism
Australia: Economic forecaster slams government budget estimates
Britain's Socialist Workers Party and the defence of national reformism--Part 3
A review of Alex Callinicos's An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto
US: Actors Equity leadership votes not to strike
Workers Struggles: The Americas

6 July 2004
Spain: PSOE government organises a cover-up over March 11 bombings
Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
Illinois Democratic officials use legislative staffers to attack third-party campaigns
Letters denounce Democrats' effort to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
Democrats, Republicans to spend $1 billion in US presidential campaign
Huge protest rally in Hong Kong demands democratic and social reform
Britain's Socialist Workers Party and the defence of national reformism--Part 2 - A review of Alex Callinicos's An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto
51st Sydney Film Festival---Part 1 - Some positive signals

5 July 2004
Saddam Hussein in court: a show trial made in the USA
Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
More letters denouncing Democrats' effort to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
Toronto SEP meeting discusses Canadian, US elections
Britain's Socialist Workers Party and the defence of national reformism-Part 1 - A review of Alex Callinicos's An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto
Documentary on Al-Jazeera and Iraq war Rather timid considering the circumstances
Control Room written and directed by Jehane Noujaim

3 July 2004
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party presidential candidate - The Fourth of July, 2004: America's revolution 228 years on
James P. Cannon on the significance of Independence Day - From Karl Marx to the Fourth of July
Stop the Democratic Party's attack on third-party campaigns! Place SEP candidate Tom Mackaman on the ballot in Illinois!
Letters from around the world denounce Democrats' effort to bar SEP candidate from Illinois ballot
NATO summit underlines US-European tensions
Former generals dominate Indonesia's presidential election campaign
Marlon Brando, 1924-2004
A new dramatization of Orwell's Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia on stage: An interview with writer Pablo Ley and director Josep Galindo

2 July 2004
The meaning of the US Supreme Court rulings on "enemy combatants"
The Australian and the social catastrophe in Iraq
Arroyo sworn in for second term as Philippine president
US Border Patrol launches police-state sweeps against California immigrants
The real face of EU expansion to the east - German-based Siemens imposes drastic wage cuts
Britain: report describes "filthy" conditions at Immigration Removal Centre
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

1 July 2004
Democrats move to keep SEP candidate off Illinois ballot
Lessons of the European elections
After the European elections - Germany's Green Party in government--a balance sheet
US Supreme Court overturns Pledge of Allegiance ruling on technical grounds
Britain: mother of soldier killed in Iraq slams government
Spain accused of planning coup in Equatorial Guinea
Fijian vice-president on trial for treason
Australia: Tram union attacks SEP after "unauthorised" strike
Outkast: a case study in social misleading

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