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  • The economic crisis

    The economic crisis

    July 26, 2002

    News Analysis The new disclosures of corporate corruption and the instability in the stock market are having an economic impact on the overall economy. The question is: will it trigger a major decline across the full...

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  • Rainbow/PUSH sets Sept. 13 march on D.C.

    Rainbow/PUSH sets Sept. 13 march on D.C.

    July 26, 2002

    CHICAGO – The Rev. Jesse Jackson, speaking at the 36th annual conference of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, announced the beginning of a new inter-generational Civil Rights Movement with its first major action a march on the Justice...

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  • Gephardt announces immigration bill

    Gephardt announces immigration bill

    July 26, 2002

    MIAMI – House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt announced a new initiative that would grant legal status to millions of undocumented workers in the United States. Gephardt made the announcement before a crowd of 3,000 people attending...

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  • You get what you pay for

    You get what you pay for

    July 26, 2002

    The power of money, both in campaign contributions and in lobbying, made itself felt on two issues in the last few weeks as Congress “debated” providing prescription drugs under Medicare and putting some restraints on the...

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  • Enron hearing exposes big banks

    Enron hearing exposes big banks

    July 26, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

    Corporate corruption that has made headlines since Enron’s collapse took on a new dimension last week when the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) found that two of the nation’s largest banks were involved in accounting...

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