Archive: May 2002
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.
1 May 2002
- Australian court ruling against Big Tobacco
- Britain: Cash for access scandal dogs Blair’s Middle East envoy
- Director of congressional probe into September 11 terror attacks resigns
- Is the US torturing Abu Zubaida?
- McCabe v. British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd: A protracted conspiracy exposed
- Socialist coalition prepares Hungary for entry into European Union following election
2 May 2002
- An exchange on the politics of the April 20 anti-war protest in Washington
- Britain: Blair government lurches to the right in wake of French presidential elections
- German Chancellor Schröder booed at May Day rally in Leipzig
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May Day in France: 1.5 million march against neo-fascist Le Pen
Socialist Party, unions campaign for Chirac - May Day marchers in Paris speak on the French elections
- Milosevic and Sharon: when is a war criminal not a war criminal?
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SEP public meetings in Melbourne and Sydney
The war in Afghanistan, world politics and the perspective for socialism - US authorities arrest Islamic charity leader on perjury charges
- US provides military assistance to Nepal to crush Maoist guerrillas
- Workers Struggles: Europe, the Middle East and Africa
3 May 2002
- An exchange of letters on the April 20 march in Washington
- Australian government hands over millions more dollars to Mitsubishi
- Factional conflict as Beijing prepares for major leadership change
- French Socialist Party attempts to pick up the pieces
- Letters on the crisis in France
- The AFL-CIO’s role in the Venezuelan coup
- UN pronounces on Jenin: Forget about it
4 May 2002
- Britain: Labour cooks the books on child poverty
- Britain: local government elections reveal political disaffection and stagnation
- Letters to the WSWS
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INS pretext for political retaliation
Palestinian activist arrested in New York City - Sharp rise in US jobless rate
- The left and the French presidential election: An exchange of letters on the politics of Lutte Ouvrière
- US growth figures don’t square with business perceptions
- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
6 May 2002
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Chirac wins French presidency with 82 percent of the vote
Gaullist president backed by Socialist Party, CP, Greens - Deep cracks in India’s ruling coalition revealed in debate over Gujarat violence
- Letters on the school shooting in Erfurt, Germany
- Opportunism in practice: the response of French left groups to the presidential election
- Police attack May Day protests in Australia
7 May 2002
- France: Chirac appoints "free market" conservative as interim prime minister
- Nigerian plane crashes in city suburb
- Pakistan’s sham referendum endorses Musharraf as president
- Pro-Palestinian student group suspended following University of California-Berkeley protest
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US Congress backs Israeli assault on Palestinians
Resolutions highlight alliance of Zionism and Christian right - US repudiates International Criminal Court
- Victimised Australian professor reinstated but placed on "leave"
- Workers Struggles: The Americas
8 May 2002
- Ferry disaster in Bangladesh claims 300 lives
- Letters to the WSWS
- May Day in China: government glorifies the rich, workers protest inequality
- More evidence of warnings to Washington of September 11 attacks
- Report exposes role of government in communal violence in India
- The Milosevic trial: More questions raised over Racak
9 May 2002
- Australian government defends its brutal treatment of refugees
- Musharaff gives go-ahead for US military operations in Pakistan
- New York Times op-ed piece: another "nothing to hide" apologia for Israeli war crimes
- The Netherlands: social democrats eulogize murdered neo-fascist Pim Fortuyn
- Why the low-key White House, media response to pipe-bomb terrorism?
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Woody Allen’s latest
Hollywood Ending, written and directed by Woody Allen - Workers Struggles: Europe, the Middle East and Africa
10 May 2002
- An interview with Lutte Ouvrière leader Arlette Laguiller, and comment by Peter Schwarz
- Burmese junta releases Suu Kyi amid fears of political unrest
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Complacent and emotionally remote
The Son’s Room, directed by Nanni Moretti - Enron defrauded California out of billions during energy crisis
- Human Rights Watch report into Jenin accuses Israel of war crimes
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Bush administration issues new threats
Is the US planning a war against Cuba? - With US backing, Israel prepares new military assault on Palestinians
11 May 2002
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On eve of Carter’s trip to Cuba
Bush administration split over anti-Castro blockade - Letters to the WSWS
- Recession and welfare reform increase hunger in US
- Secession threatened in Madagascar
- The CIA attempts political assassination in Afghanistan
- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
13 May 2002
- An exchange of letters on Marx and anti-Semitism
- Howard government backs US incarceration of second Australian in Camp X-Ray
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Pensions benefits slashed for US workers
Companies channel retirement funds into the stock market - Philippine bomb blasts provide excuse for expanded US military presence
- Spanish government moves to ban Basque separatist party
14 May 2002
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SEP public meeting interviews:
"The most coherent political analysis available" - Australia: SEP meetings discuss Afghanistan war and the perspective for socialism
- Coroner blames work stress for New Zealand bank worker’s suicide
- Defying growing state repression, 100,000 Israelis rally against war
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Homenaje a Cataluña, de George Orwell: el estalinismo y la Revolución Española
Correspondencia y respuesta - Interview with a member of the Ligue Communiste Révolutionnaire of France, and comment by David Walsh
- La Crisis Económica Mundial 1991-2001
- Letters on the French elections
- Workers Struggles: The Americas
15 May 2002
- Afghanistan’s loya jirga: a cynical exercise in neo-colonialism
- Anthrax attacks: FBI cover-up and New York Times whitewash
- Australia: Maritime union promotes nationalism in CSL Yarra dispute
- Carter comment exposes Bush administration’s "big lie" against Cuba
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Buenos Aires 4th International Festival of Independent Cinema—Part 1
Changed conditions and some of the same problems - Execution assembly line continues to roll in US
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Buenos Aires 4th International Festival of Independent Cinema
Steel and the Virgin Mary - US attorney general invokes God in "war on terrorism"
16 May 2002
- Australian budget targets social welfare to pay for war
- On the labor party question in the US
- Paris club decision keeps Indonesian economy temporarily afloat
- The Crusader affair: A military-corporate oligarchy out of control
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Socialist Equality Party public meeting in Britain:
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the dead-end of Zionism - Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
17 May 2002
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The unquiet death of Charles Horman
Chilean court reenacts stadium execution of American journalist - Chinese leaders seek allies against US encirclement
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Buenos Aires 4th International Festival of Independent Cinema—Part 2
Films of Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien, and a number of documentaries - French President Chirac appoints new government with right-wing agenda
- May Department Stores lays off 1,800 in Pennsylvania and Oregon
- Number of US workers on jobless benefits hits 19-year high
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Socialist Equality Party public meeting in Britain:
The political lessons of the French presidential elections
18 May 2002
- Australia: Howard government bans French movie Baise-moi
- Cover-up and conspiracy: The Bush administration and September 11
- East Timor’s "independence": illusion and reality
- Famine spreads across southern Africa
- Letters on "US attorney general invokes God in 'war on terrorism'"
- Right-wing parties unseat social democrats in Dutch elections
- What the Likud vote reveals about Israel’s real intentions
- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
20 May 2002
- A Tribute to Vadim Rogovin
- Australian maritime union accepts job losses
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Buenos Aires 4th International Festival of Independent Cinema—Part 3
Drama, ideas and life - Irish elections: Ruling Fianna Fail vote increases, Sinn Fein win five seats
- Letters on Bush and September 11
- Two more cases of coldblooded murder in Afghanistan
21 May 2002
- Britain: Asbestos ruling opens way for compensation claims
- Bush vows tighter blockade, Castro pushes for rapprochement with US
- German government clamps down on opposition prior to Bush visit
- German metalworkers strike brought to an end
- India and Pakistan move to the brink of war
- US under fire over steel and farm policies
- Workers Struggles: The Americas
22 May 2002
- Britain: Mother faces prison for failing to send daughters to school
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Buenos Aires 4th International Festival of Independent Cinema—Part 4
Discussions on the Argentine crisis - Heat and poverty kill over 700 people in India
- Letters on the social crisis in America
- Letters to the WSWS
- New arms treaty paves way for US military buildup
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The war in Afghanistan, world politics and the perspective for socialism
Part 1 - Why is the New York Times defending Bush’s September 11 cover-up?
23 May 2002
- An uneasy cease fire in Sri Lanka
- Israel: Sharon pushes through austerity budget
- Pro-US military strongman elected president in Mali
- Sri Lankan navy kills two fishermen
- Tens of thousands march against Bush in Berlin
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The war in Afghanistan, world politics and the perspective for socialism
Part 2 - Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
24 May 2002
- Britain: Potters Bar derailment highlights deterioration in rail safety
- Government by provocation: Bush administration escalates terror warnings
- India and Pakistan back off from war—temporarily
- Michigan conference calls for defense of Arab, Asian immigrants
- New York’s ex-mayor Giuliani leaves a legacy of corruption and racism
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San Francisco International Film Festival 2002—Part 1
Rewards, disappointments and surprises -
The war in Afghanistan, world politics and the perspective for socialism
Part 3
25 May 2002
- Australian government forced to delay "anti-terrorism" laws
- Britain: Labour government whips up anti-immigrant sentiment
- Colombian vote sets stage for US military escalation
- Hershey Chocolate workers strike in Pennsylvania
- Report details Israeli seizure of West Bank land
- Texas to execute three for crimes committed as juveniles
- Thousands die each year in US because they lack health insurance
- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
- Workers’ protests continue in northeast China
27 May 2002
- Asylum incident fuels anti-China rhetoric in Japan
- Britain: Teenager commits suicide in prison
- British Columbia Liberals introduce omnibus anti-worker legislation
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San Francisco International Film Festival 2002—Part 2
Four films - New evidence that US government suppressed September 11 warnings
- Prisoners of war held in horrific conditions in Afghan jails
28 May 2002
- Britain’s favoured candidate wins Sierra Leone elections
- Bush in Berlin: illusion and reality
- Dwindling job prospects and rising education costs face US college graduates
- More questions about whom Australian troops are killing in Afghanistan
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The Milosevic trial:
Revealing testimony by Rugova on the breakup of Yugoslavia - The Bush administration embraces Malaysian autocrat
- Widening rebellion by New Zealand teachers against government-union pay deal
29 May 2002
- On Marx and Lassalle, Engels and Carlyle: an exchange of letters
- Private operator of US public schools facing financial crisis
- Rightist death squads hail Colombia’s new president
- September 11 cover-up crumbles: Who was covering for Moussaoui, and why?
- Train crash in Mozambique kills 200
- US duty on Canadian lumber comes into force
- Workers Struggles: The Americas
30 May 2002
- Australia bullies "independent" East Timor over oil and gas
- Eastern European workers to pay the cost of membership in European Union
- European Union grants temporary stay to exiled Palestinian militants
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San Francisco International Film Festival 2002—Part 3
Pasolini and other questions - Rights of British mesothelioma victims restored
- Some questions and answers on life under socialism
- Texas executes man for crime committed at 17
31 May 2002
- A socialist strategy to oppose war on the Indian subcontinent
- Australian prisoners in Guantanamo Bay send letters exposing their illegal detention
- Britain: right-wing union leaders maintain control by any means necessary
- Bush administration lifts restriction on domestic spying by FBI
- Kenya hit by floods
- Letters on the September 11 cover-up
- The painter Jacob Lawrence
- US Supreme Court reinstates death sentence against Tennessee man
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