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World Socialist Web Site Archive: March 2005

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 March 2005
Iraqi puppet parliament adjourns in disarray
Crisis of labor bureaucracy dominates US union summit
US Secretary of State presses India and Pakistan to abandon Iranian gas pipeline
New malaria study reveals huge underestimation of disease
Germany: parliament curbs freedom of speech and assembly
“Reality television” and the American reality that produces it
More letters on the Terri Schiavo case

30 March 2005
WSWS/SEP public meetings in Ann Arbor and New York - The Terri Schiavo case and the crisis of politics and culture in the US
New documents confirm widespread US abuse of Iraqi prisoners, implicate top general
Indonesia hit by another devastating earthquake
US increases pressure on Lebanon amid growing instability
Government crisis in Poland--prime minister to resign
Philippine police crush jail rebellion
Letters on "Right-wing propaganda and scientific fact in the case of Terri Schiavo"

29 March 2005
The fraud of US democracy crusade - American media silent over mass protest in Bahrain
Christian right zealots incite violence - North Carolina man arrested for soliciting Michael Schiavo's murder
Canada denies asylum to US soldier who refused to serve in Iraq
China: Shenzhen protest highlights frustration among unemployed graduates
New cases of bird flu underscore dangers of a global pandemic
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Further letters on Terri Schiavo

28 March 2005
Kyrgyz president forced to flee as opposition seizes power
US money and personnel behind Kyrgyzstan's "Tulip Revolution"
Right-wing propaganda and scientific fact in the case of Terri Schiavo
New details of Australian involvement in the torture of Mamdouh Habib
Italy: Rifondazione joins with Prodi
Letters from our readers

26 March 2005
Rumsfeld's Latin American tour - Pentagon chief escalates threats against Venezuela
Britain: government refuses to release information on Israeli killing of UN worker
Britain: Conservative Party promotes racist campaign against gypsies
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
More letters on the case of Terri Schiavo

25 March 2005
"Culture of life" or culture of lies: an exchange with WSWS readers on the Terri Schiavo case
Letters from WSWS readers on the Schiavo case
US-EU deal on Iran: a step towards confrontation, not a negotiated settlement
Deadly explosion at Texas oil refinery part of a broader pattern
Germany: Interior Minister Schily bans Turkish newspaper
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

24 March 2005
Former Clinton aide and Kerry adviser hails choice of Wolfowitz for World Bank - James Rubin lauds neo-conservative crusade for "democracy"
Israel to build thousands more settler homes in West Bank
American war resister in Canada speaks with WSWS: "The wealthy oil people are making money off of this"
Top insurance company mired in allegations of accounting fraud
A sign of desperation: Beijing ousts Hong Kong's chief executive
Ukrainian President Yushchenko presses for closer ties with European Union
Letters from our readers

23 March 2005
The Schiavo case: Bush and Congress trample on science and the Constitution
Democrats complicit with Christian right, Republicans in Schiavo case
Australia: Werriwa by-election result no great boost for Labor
Australian by-election: a microcosm of political alienation and hostility
Minnesota: Ten killed in deadliest school shooting since Columbine massacre
Indian budget: a balancing act that cannot long be sustained
Portugal: New Socialist Party government intensifies social attacks

22 March 2005
The dysfunctional society: US billionaires on the rise--roads, bridges in decay
Britain: government issues first "control orders" imposing house arrest
Funding cuts undermine Sri Lanka's public hospitals
Australia: economic slowdown threatens to push up unemployment
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Letters from our readers

21 March 2005
Bush, Congress intervene in Terri Schiavo case: political thuggery in the service of reaction
Worldwide protests mark second anniversary of Iraq war
US
North Carolina
Europe
Canada
Australia, New Zealand and Asia
Brussels: workers from East and West demonstrate for a "social" Europe
Iraq's national assembly shows its subservience to Washington
Northern Ireland: McCartney murder used to increase pressure on IRA to disband

19 March 2005
Washington's criminal war against Iraq enters its third year
Unite European workers and youth against militarism and social reaction
Werriwa by-election - Socialist Alliance promotes Australian Greens as "a progressive alternative"
The latest Bush provocation: Wolfowitz named to head World Bank
US Congress witch-hunts players in baseball steroids scandal
Germany: Foreign Ministry under fire in "visa affair"
After the March 10 demonstrations - France: Chirac government, Socialist Party close ranks on European constitutional referendum
Workers Struggle: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

18 March 2005
GM announces sharply lower profit figures - Decline of auto giant highlights crisis of US manufacturing
Unite European workers and youth against militarism and social reaction
Ebbers found guilty in WorldCom fraud: a case study of US corporate criminality
Werriwa by-election - A record number of candidates, but no policies for working people
French referendum on European constitution set for May 29
Indonesian cleric convicted of conspiracy in Bali bombings
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

17 March 2005
White House press conference - Bush defends rendition of detainees to torture regimes
Bush administration defends use of covert propaganda in US
The media, the entertainment industry and Michael Jackson
Sharon regime finalises West Bank land seizure plan - Israeli security wall to encircle East Jerusalem
Australia strong-arms East Timor over new oil and gas plan
Australian government appoints Murdoch hack to ABC board
To "hold the world but as the world..." - The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, directed by Michael Radford

16 March 2005
Violent eruptions in Wisconsin and Georgia: the pathology of a society in crisis
An epidemic of murder-suicide in the US
Werriwa by-election: Iraq, Macquarie Fields and Australia’s “History Wars”
Kosovo prime minister charged with war crimes - US-backed ex-militia leader on trial
China's "anti-secession law" adds to tension in North East Asia
Germany: Opel works committee signs a "Pact for the Future" - Union endorses wage cuts
Britain: BBC documentary exposes abuse of asylum seekers

15 March 2005
Berlusconi government in predicament over US shooting of Italian journalist
SEP holds second public meeting in Australian by-election
Quebec: Student strikes exemplify mounting social discontent
Britain: government to expand privately-run state schools
Turkey: union leadership intervenes to end paper workers' struggle
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Letters from our readers

14 March 2005
Pentagon plans rendition of Guantánamo prisoners - Detainees face torture in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Yemen
Western Australian election: Labor returned to office with help from the media
Deregulation leads to Britain's largest ever food recall
Military interference in American film production - Operation Hollywood: How the Pentagon shapes and censors the movies by David L. Robb
Letters from our readers

12 March 2005
Haiti: the forgotten milestone in Bush's crusade for "freedom"
International health experts demand inquiry into number of Iraqi war casualties
Opposition to Iraq war hitting US military recruitment - Black and female enlistment down sharply
Chinese president preaches the need for "a harmonious society"
Report highlights costs of occupation for Israeli society
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

11 March 2005
An appeal to students who oppose the war in Iraq
Bush administration repudiates World Court jurisdiction in death penalty cases
Washington resumes officer training for the Indonesian military
General strike in France as workers continue protests against Raffarin government
India-Pakistan talks hold out the promise of a Kashmiri bus service
Kentucky students victimized by "zero-tolerance" policies
Wealth and poverty in modern Russia
Lockheed workers in Georgia walk out over health benefits
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
The 55th Berlin Film Festival--Part 4
Aesthetic choices: Aleksandr Sokurov's The Sun

10 March 2005
As Bush tells Lebanese "we are with you" - Massive rally in Beirut rejects US intervention
US Senate clears last obstacle for bill to punish bankrupt debtors
"I feel that there has been an enormous betrayal of truth and principle" - An interview with the mother and widow of a former Iraqi contractor
German Chancellor Schröder's business trip to the Gulf States
Australia: Labor Party candidate in Werriwa by-election silent on vital issues
The growing class divide in New Zealand's education system
Turkey: union bureaucracy works to sabotage paper workers' occupation

9 March 2005
Bush picks right-wing attack dog as UN ambassador
Bush visits the CIA: reassuring America's Murder Inc.
Australia: Macquarie Fields-the political issues
Nathan Steinberger dies at 94 - A life dedicated to the fight against fascism and Stalinism
An interview with Nathan Steinberger (1997)
India: further evidence Hindu-supremacist BJP culpable in Gujarat pogrom
Sharpening tensions in Sri Lankan government over talks with LTTE
Letters from our readers

8 March 2005
Federal suit charges Rumsfeld authorized detainee torture
Afghan and Iraqi prisoners detail abuse by US torturers
Jorge Medina, father of soldier killed in Iraq, speaks to the WSWS - "Thousands of soldiers are dying and they don't care"
US: bonuses for CEOs soared in 2004
A marriage of political convenience in Taiwan
Spain: PSOE government immigration policy aimed at tightening borders
Pro-independence parties topple government following Tahiti by-election
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Two readers respond to "Arthur Miller, an American playwright"

7 March 2005
US rejects Assad's concessions and steps up threats against Syria
Did the US military target Italian journalist Guiliana Sgrena in Iraq?
Macquarie Fields residents speak out - Australia: working class suburb under police siege
New push by Britain and Ireland for IRA disbandment
Canada-US frictions intensify after Ottawa balks at joining missile defence
More letters on the Academy Awards

5 March 2005
German unemployment highest since 1933
Judge's family slain - Bush administration keeps silent on terrorist killings in US
Sri Lankan SEP holds public meeting in tsunami-affected south
London meeting presses Palestinian Authority for further concessions
New York meeting supports US sailor who refused orders to Iraq
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
The 55th Berlin Film Festival--Part 3 - An increasingly complex portrayal of German anti-fascism
A reply to a reader on "Recruit's death highlights brutality of Marine training"

4 March 2005
Iraq suicide bombing campaign: a reactionary diversion from the political struggle against imperialism
US central bank chief backs budget cuts and privatization
White supremacist group suspected in killing of Chicago judge's family
Vermont town meetings vote against Iraq war
Britain: house arrest legislation a fundamental attack on democratic rights
Australian economic slowdown undermines Howard government
Asian tsunami: the New Zealand government's pathetic record
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East and Africa
World Trade Center survivor and others write in on the "New McCarthyism"

3 March 2005
Narrow majority on US Supreme Court bans juvenile death penalty
State Department rights survey denounces as "torture" methods used by US
Australia: Sydney suburb remains tense following four days of conflict
Britain: Labour and Conservative parties compete over anti-immigrant measures
Sri Lankan unions scuttle islandwide bus strike
Sri Lankan bus workers denounce union betrayal
Letters on the 77th Academy Awards ceremony

2 March 2005
Judge orders end to indefinite detention of Jose Padilla
Despite US pressure, Russia signs nuclear fuel deal with Iran
Report documents poverty and social misery in Afghanistan
Australia: Palm Island's dark history of Aboriginal repression--Part Two
Romania: new right-wing government slashes taxes, fuels social tensions
Australia: SEP candidate opposes closure of maternity ward in Sydney's west
More letters on the Ward Churchill question

1 March 2005
US-Japan security statement heightens tensions with China
Britain: Blair was advised that Iraq invasion could be illegal
Australia: Palm Island's dark history of Aboriginal repression--Part One
Workers Struggles: The Americas
77th Academy Awards ceremony--a miserable showing
Letters from our readers

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