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Last tango in Houston: Enron and Bush

February 1, 2002

Never before, not even during the depths of Teapot Dome and Watergate, has the stench of corporate money hung so heavy over Washington as it does today. The Enron scandal exposes in a new way the...

State of the Union: whose America?

February 1, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

Historically, presidents have used their State of the Union address as a stage from which to sketch their vision of the nation and its future. For the entire article, click on the headline. To read AFL-CIO...

White House undermines women

January 26, 2002

The Bush administration’s assaults on women’s programs continued right up until the ball dropped on 2001, with a late December announcement that the 10 regional offices of the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau will be axed...

11th hour on global warming

January 26, 2002

Last year was the second warmest since regular records began 120 years ago, according to the National Climatic Data Center, and scientists predict 2002 may be the warmest year yet. Global warming is here, and an...

Missile defense: fools gold

January 26, 2002

When the Pentagon’s latest “kill vehicle” slammed into a mock warhead 140 miles above the Pacific Ocean, the Bush administration and defense contractors cheered: National missile defense was one step closer to fruition. They should have...