Today ---------- 21 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- Clinton's State of the Union address: a speech in full denial In fourth day of impeachment trial: White House Counsel refutes case against Clinton The worsening state of working America Julie Hiatt Steele to fight Starr's indictment US medical journal editor fired in cave-in to the right The euro's launch heralds major economic and social conflicts The failed vote of no-confidence in the European Parliament UK admits hostages in Chechnya were asked to report sensitive information Sri Lankan newspapers report Australian government exclusion of Tamil socialist Workers Struggles -------------------------------------------- Australian waterfront workers face further job cuts Workers struggles: Europe, Africa and the Middle East Arts Review -------------------------------------------- : a compelling tale loses much of its impact ---------- 20 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- A curious silence Castroism at forty: the dead-end of petty-bourgeois nationalism Retreat by prosecution in Pinochet extradition case Banana war threatens jobs and heralds wider trade conflicts Pennsylvania mother charged in the fire deaths of her four children Sri Lankan newspapers report Australian government exclusion of Tamil socialist The new White Australia Policy Science & Technology -------------------------------------------- A materialist examination of human consciousness: Nancy Russell reviews by Daniel C. Dennett Arts Review -------------------------------------------- : Art Gallery of NSW, 28 November 1998 to 28 February 1999 ---------- 19 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- Clinton silent on the impeachment conspiracy Hunger will increase in 1999, UN warns 1990s-style student unionism International protests against Australian government exclusion of Tamil socialist New Zealand government boosts security agency powers World scientists meet to discuss Coto de Doñana disaster Public inquiry in Britain: Police officers evade disciplinary charges in racist killing of Stephen Lawrence Workers Struggles -------------------------------------------- American retailers involved in sweatshop racketeering on US-Pacific territory Workers Struggles: The Americas Correspondence -------------------------------------------- "The persuasive power of your articles lies in your insistence on upholding the highest journalistic standards" Letters from readers: Week one of the impeachment trial Appreciation for the commentary on Michael Jordan's retirement ---------- 16 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- Democrats paralyzed as Republicans present their case against Clinton Brazil crisis exposes global faultlines Chilean government to make presentation to the Pinochet hearing Australian aid organisation protests government exclusion of Tamil socialist Fresh fighting in Sierra Leone capital intensifies crisis in West Africa A travesty of justice: Malaysian judge amends charges in Anwar's trial The crisis facing Blair's Third Way Snowfall cripples public services: Detroit schools close indefinitely Some issues raised by Michael Jordan's retirement Workers Struggles -------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific Arts Review -------------------------------------------- Some interesting films on US television, January 16-22 Correspondence -------------------------------------------- Why Pinochet must be condemned The UAW works for the company, not auto workers
---------- 15 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- The Senate impeachment trial: The legal framework of a right-wing witch-hunt Despite court ruling of unfair trial, Texas executes Troy Farris WSWS readers condemn Australian ban on Tamil socialist Labor to abolish right to silence before criminal trials Labour's Scottish land reforms play to the nationalist gallery Appeals court hearing on Nathaniel Abraham confession ---------- 14 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- Financial markets plunge as Brazil devalues currency Asian crisis: ILO report details worsening social conditions India: Congress party backs BJP "reform" bills calls for protests against Australian government's exclusion of Tamil socialist Workers Struggles -------------------------------------------- Australia: Union betrayals cut wages Workers Struggles: Europe and Africa Correspondence -------------------------------------------- The Internet companies and the stock market New reader appreciates ---------- 13 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- Israel prepares for crisis elections Australian SEP demands reversal of ban on Tamil socialist British prime minister's South Africa visit provokes anger over air strikes against Iraq Britain: Labour's new pension plans will impoverish the elderly Salt Lake City bribery scandal: the buying of the Olympic games Detroit Medical Center announces job cuts Concerns over the Thai air crash Arts Review -------------------------------------------- Betrayed: A review of the Philip Roth novel ---------- 12 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- The politics of self-delusion Winter storm exposes social chasm in Detroit What is fueling the Internet stocks' bubble? New Zealand Order of Merit for trade union head calls for protests against Australian government's exclusion of Tamil socialist Workers Struggles -------------------------------------------- Montreal firefighters dispute highlights need for workers to mount political struggle Auto workers occupy Brazilian plant Workers Struggles: The Americas Correspondence -------------------------------------------- Continue your coverage and protests of the Julie Hiatt Steele indictment Engineer in Pakistan writes on arsenic contamination in Bangladesh ---------- 9 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- UNSCOM-CIA revelations show how the American people were lied to about Iraq Starr indicts recalcitrant witness Julie Hiatt Steele Attorney for Julie Hiatt Steele charges Starr with abuse of prosecutorial power What the Pinochet affair shows about Britain Flu outbreak highlights crisis in Britain's health service WSWS calls for protests against Australian government's exclusion of Tamil socialist Workers Struggles -------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: Asia Arts Review -------------------------------------------- Marty Jonas on Alfred Hitchcock's decline Some interesting films on US television, January 9-15 ---------- 8 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- Senate impeachment trial opens: political coup enters climactic stage Sri Lanka: Detention of framed-up plantation workers extended Britain's largest chemical company cuts 1,000 jobs Science & Technology -------------------------------------------- The joy of science: A review of by Richard Dawkins Correspondence -------------------------------------------- A reader comments on films and filmmakers ---------- 7 January 1999 News & Analysis -------------------------------------------- UN inspectors in Iraq helped spy for the CIA Protest Australian government exclusion of Tamil socialist Authorities ignored avalanche warnings: Scottish telecom factory closure leaves workers penniless Workers Struggles -------------------------------------------- Workers Struggles: Europe and Africa |