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World Socialist Web Site Archive: February 2008

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.

29 February 2008
US leads world in imprisoning its people - More than one in 100 adults behind bars
Turkey rejects timetable to end invasion of northern Iraq
Bush renews demands for telecom immunity as Democrats seek compromise on spy bill
Kosovan independence could ignite new conflicts in territories of former Soviet Union
Detroit News warns of "labor unrest" in auto industry
American Axle strikers defy UAW wage-cutting pattern
Brutal police attack on striking shipyard workers - On-the-spot report from Istanbul
Marine exercise in Toledo Ohio: an attack on democratic rights
UK: Unions prepare to sell out jobs fight at Rolls-Royce
Sri Lanka: Escalating war fuels rising prices
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
Lust, Caution: political intrigue in Japanese-occupied China

28 February 2008
Obama, Clinton debate in Ohio: What accounts for the bitter struggle within the Democratic Party?
Siemens axes 7,000 jobs worldwide
Germany: CDU woos the Greens in Hamburg state election
US district court judge orders shutdown of whistleblower web site
Australia: State Labor government moves to dismantle public school staffing system
Denmark's media mount a provocation by reprinting Mohammed cartoons
A superficial analysis of global capitalism--Part 2
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein, Allen Lane: 2007
Reader's letter on the closure of the Nokia factory in Bochum, Germany

27 February 2008
US military announces 10,000 more post-"surge" troops in Iraq
The New York Times and the 2008 elections: What the McCain "exposé" reveals
Kosovo independence fuels regionalist divisions in Spain
Divisions in ruling party - Former Prime Minister de Villepin signs appeal directed against French President Sarkozy
Mining firms impose huge price hike on Chinese steelmakers: a sign of global inflation
Germany: Unemployed man starves himself to death
Sweden: Economic turmoil hits privatisation drive
US Senator Carl Levin speaks on torture at the University of Michigan
American Axle workers strike against massive wage cut
Australia: Power workers oppose NSW Labor government's privatisation bid
A superficial analysis of global capitalism--Part 1 - The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein, Allen Lane: 2007

26 February 2008
Germany's role in the secession of Kosovo
Bush's Africa tour: US seeks to counter growing Chinese influence
US Federal Reserve downgrades economic growth forecast for 2008
Malaysia to go to polls one year early
Berkeley City Council caves on anti-recruiting resolution
Australia: Victorian teachers' union blocks discussion on strategy to oppose government attacks
US auto union leader Douglas Fraser dead at 91
Public meeting in Paris: Twentieth anniversary of the death of Trotskyist leader Keerthi Balasuriya
Workers Struggles: The Americas
The 80th Annual Academy Awards: A mostly routine affair
The 58th Berlinale--Part 1 - Some alarm signals in contemporary film
Letters from our readers

25 February 2008
Ralph Nader announces 2008 presidential campaign
Turkish forces push deeper into Kurdish northern Iraq
Australia: "Lefts" sign-up with Rudd Labor
US trade unions shift behind Obama
Food prices continue to rise worldwide
Millions denied access to dentistry in the UK

23 February 2008
Turkish troops invade northern Iraq
Pakistan's leading opposition parties to form national coalition government
Attacks announce insurgent "spring offensive" in Afghanistan
Tax evasion in Germany and the campaign for "moral leadership" - The case of Klaus Zumwinkel
Britain: government targets child asylum seekers
Turkish jobless rate increases dramatically
Indian high court bolters press censorship on TV Internet
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
Letters from our readers

22 February 2008
Serbs protesting Kosovo independence attack US embassy in Belgrade
In Texas debate, Obama counters Clinton attack by asserting his readiness to use military force
Kosovo "independence" brings new uncertainties in Asia
US satellite strike escalates military space race
UK government nationalises Northern Rock
Czech Republic: Mudslinging dominates presidential election
Canada's Chalk River nuclear crisis: "market planning" produces a fiasco
Sri Lankan government plans sham local elections in eastern Batticaloa
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
An exchange on Australia's "Sorry Day"

21 February 2008
Iraq: US occupation faces crisis of its own making
Risk of cholera multiplied by sewage crisis in Baghdad
Obama's Texas speech: Populist appeals with reassurances to big business
US Supreme Court Justice Scalia advocates torture
Germany: Union and works council announce final shutdown of Nokia factory
France: Marseilles retail strike called off after two weeks
Canada: Fredericton ISSE to show Tsar to Lenin
Trevor Griffiths' These are the Times: a Life of Thomas Paine - A great film yet to be made
An interview with playwright Trevor Griffiths
An exchange on the break-up of Yugoslavia
Letters from our readers

20 February 2008
Pakistanis overwhelmingly reject US-backed strongman Musharraf
Fidel Castro retires as Cuban president after 49 years in power
The case of Kosovo: "Self-determination" as an instrument of imperialist policy
From the archive of the WSWS - After the Slaughter: Political Lessons of the Balkan War
Obama defeats Clinton by wide margin in Wisconsin primary
US Supreme Court refuses to hear case against warrantless wiretapping
France: Massive police raid on Villiers-le-Bel
Detroit: highest home foreclosure rate in US
Spain: Government tries to ban Basque separatist parties from election
Sino-Australian relations complicated by BHP's attempted merger with Rio Tinto

19 February 2008
Deep divisions in Europe over Kosovo independence
Washington Post criticizes populist rhetoric - A shot across the bow against Barack Obama
Largest beef recall in US history reveals compromised food supply
ISSE demonstration to free Iranian students calls for international unity of workers
French municipal elections expose crisis of the political establishment
Germany: Turkish prime minister incurs wrath of politicians and the media
US: Cities, education funds, transport authorities hit by credit crisis
East Timor: Official "assassination" claims collapse
Australia: Labor "rank and file" meeting--no perspective to fight electricity privatisation
Workers Struggles: The Americas

18 February 2008
Kosovo's declaration of independence destabilises Europe
ISSE demonstrates in New York to demand release of jailed Iranian students
Obama, Clinton admit primaries may not settle nomination fight
Pakistan's military regime stages sham election
The impact of the credit crunch on British workers
New details on gunman in US university shooting
Washington returns to business as usual with Thai military
Needs outstrip military health services for returning US veterans
Australia: Unions collaborate with Qantas to slash wages and conditions

16 February 2008
Bush defends torture
Six dead after yet another US school shooting
Bush approves shoot-down of satellite by Navy missile cruiser
Scotland Yard's report on Bhutto assassination - Britain again comes to Musharraf's aid
Ahmadinejad under fire in lead up to Iran's parliamentary election
France: Sarkozy wins vote on EU treaty with help of Socialist Party
Britain's foreign secretary urges no retreat on imperialist militarism
Demonstration in New York to protest arrest of Iranian students
Canada: Fredericton ISSE to show Tsar to Lenin
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

15 February 2008
The "circularity" of hope: The Nation endorses Barack Obama
Australia: Press blacks out Aboriginal protest over Northern Territory intervention
Congress grills baseball star Roger Clemens
After the Gaza breakout: Israel launches sustained hostilities
WSWS arts editor speaks in Los Angeles on implications of screen writers' strike
Canada's Liberals rally behind plan to expand Canadian role in Afghan War
After $39 billion loss - GM offers buyouts to entire US hourly workforce
Hesse after the election - Germany's Left Party woos the SPD
French housing report exposes government inaction
Sri Lankan government proposes phony solution to communal conflict
Australia: Prime Minister Rudd backs NSW state power sell-off in face of growing opposition
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

14 February 2008
The two faces of Barack Obama
Congress moves toward expanding government spying, with immunity for telecoms
US Defense Secretary sides with military opposition to troop drawdown in Iraq
Australia: "Stolen generations" speak out in Canberra
Bush administration, banks announce another token measure on home foreclosures
US writers vote to end 100-day strike
Demonstration in New York to protest arrest of Iranian students
ISSE meetings in Britain to mark fifth anniversary of US-led invasion of Iraq
Trying to understand - The Death of Margaret Thatcher--a play by Tom Green
An exchange on the result of the election in Hesse, Germany
Letters from our readers

13 February 2008
Obama sweeps Potomac primaries, deepening Clinton's crisis
Australian Prime Minister apologises to "stolen generation": rhetoric versus reality
A very strange "coup attempt" in East Timor
NATO security conference: US demands more European troops in Afghanistan
British government widens police stop-and-search powers
Recent tornadoes in the Southern US: both a natural and social disaster
Militarism, hypocrisy, and the Democratic Party: Hillary Clinton speaks to students in San Diego
Connecticut, US: local police deputized to pursue immigrants
30 years since Sydney's Hilton Hotel bombing--the unanswered questions
Australia: Victorian teachers face fight with Labor governments over pay and conditions
Workers Struggles: The Americas
The Great Debaters: An enlightened struggle against racial oppression during the Depression

12 February 2008
US to hold 9/11 show trial at Guantánamo
Clinton campaign in crisis after Obama sweeps five weekend contests
Australian federal parliament's "sorry" resolution: the real agenda
Elections called in Italy
Spanish economy dominates election
Germany: Nine Turkish immigrants die in house fire
West Bengal's Left Front government presides over another police massacre
US: 2,600 strike Volvo Trucks in Dublin, Virginia
International condolences and tributes to Eddie Benjamin

11 February 2008
Iraqi parliament in turmoil as sectarian rivalries flare
US film and television writers to vote on end to strike
Chad regime survives rebel attack on capital
Tricom breakdown exposes fragility of Australian share market
Britain: Labour government minister bugged by police
Endowments and the creation of a two-tier higher education system in America
Eddie Benjamin: January 2, 1953--February 5, 2008
The Savages: Throwing away the aged

9 February 2008
Romney withdraws, ensuring McCain the Republican presidential nomination
US attorney general rejects investigation into use of waterboarding
Democrats overwhelmingly vote to pass Bush's economic stimulus bill
US: Six dead, dozens injured in Georgia sugar plant explosion
Film and television writers should reject the contract deal
Striking writer speaks to the WSWS
Communalism and militarism on display at Sri Lanka's independence day celebrations
Canada's Conservative government threatens Afghan war election
Rice and Miliband visit Afghanistan as US demands more European troops
German train drivers oppose contract deal
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

8 February 2008
Chinese leaders react nervously to ongoing "snow havoc"
Slumping sales signal US recession; slowdown spreads to Europe
British Army accused of "off the scale" abuses in southern Iraq
Turkey: Amnesty International documents attacks on democratic rights
Mitsubishi axes its last Australian car plant
75 years since the Nazi assumption of power - Hitler's "intelligible response" to the contradictions of global capitalism - The Wages of Destruction by Adam Tooze
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

7 February 2008
After "Super Tuesday," dead heat in contest for Democratic presidential nomination
Bush administration acknowledges and defends use of torture technique
Serbian government faces collapse following presidential election
Turkish military again strikes Kurdish areas in northern Iraq
Tornadoes kill at least 54 in Southern US states
Mounting social distress among returning US troops
Berlin transport workers strike
New Thai government installed, but army hovers in the political background
February 13 meeting in Los Angeles - A socialist perspective for the film and television writers strike

6 February 2008
"Super Tuesday" primaries leave Democratic presidential contest unresolved
Decline in US service industries heightens recession fears, sparks stock sell-off
US military admits to a dozen civilian deaths in Iraq
Suicide bombing at crowded station in Sri Lankan capital
Joschka Fischer demands German combat troops be sent to southern Afghanistan
China enacts new labour law amid rising discontent
Spain: Catholic Church renews offensive against abortion rights
France: Thousands of retail workers strike for better wages and conditions
There Will Be Blood: a promising subject but terribly weak results
Letters from our readers

5 February 2008
Bush budget: programs slashed to pay for tax cuts and war
On eve of "Super Tuesday" primaries, Wall Street casts the money ballot
Ahead of NATO meeting: New US reports warn of failure in Afghanistan
Grave dangers in the film and television writers strike
WSWS speaks to striking writers
Hawaii climate change summit ends without agreement on emission cuts
US blocks scientific report on Arctic environment
Europe: Nokia unions side with management
The world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism--Part five
Workers Struggles: The Americas
Letters from our readers

4 February 2008
US political establishment lines up behind Barack Obama
Sri Lankan independence: 60 years of communalism, social decay and war
Australian police chief calls for media blackout on terrorism cases
France: Mass demonstrations against social austerity plans
Britain: Arts Council confirms cuts
The world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism--Part four
Juno: an "apolitical" film about teen pregnancy
Letters opposing the arrest of Iranian students

2 February 2008
As layoffs and prices rise, Big Oil posts record profits
Mounting calls from Pakistan's military and judicial establishments for Musharraf to quit
US: 17,000 jobs lost in January
UN secretary-general arrives in Kenya in attempt to restart talks
Why the writers strike never came up in the Democrats' Los Angeles debate
Corporate America honors US auto union president
New Solomon Islands prime minister kowtows to Canberra
Britain: Rising fuel prices blight millions
The world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism--Part three
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

1 February 2008
Bush rejects congressional ban on permanent bases in Iraq
British-Iraqi survey confirms one million deaths as a result of US invasion
Snowstorms and blackouts create chaos in China
More signs of US recession as jobless claims jump
Five more Republicans join exodus from House of Representatives
Malaysian police crack down on protest over price rises
France: Attali report calls for free-market reforms
On the French Riviera - Top West Virginia judge vacations with coal boss appealing legal verdict
The world crisis of capitalism and the prospects for socialism--Part two
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa

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