Bush Tax Cut Flops, And No "Plan B" For Economy
What's a free market Republican ideologue to do?

Media Allowed Helms To Create His Own Myth
Narrow elections, vote buying, and lawbreaking rarely mentioned

With Bush In Charge, Helms Retiring In Triumph
An idealogue with a surprisingly skimpy legislative record

The Very Uncurious President
Re-reading the same children's book over and over and over

Bush's "Rebate and Switch" Tax Scam
Actually an advance on your next year tax refund

Bush Binds Us Into a Fiscal Straitjacket
Bankrupting the national government as he did Texas

Both Dems and Repubs Fibbing About SS "Lockbox"
Dems have embraced old GOP lie for political purposes

Nader Taps Into Voter Discontent With New Group
Rallies seek to get public involved and work to change the system

Troubling Candidate For Bush "Regulation Czar"
Likely to stall health, safety, and environmental regulations

As Americans Toil Longer, Bush Slacks Off
Earns reputation as an entitled loafer, on vacation 42 percent of time

The well-oiled Israeli media machine has framed how Americans see the Palestinian conflict, and any presentation that does not enhance Israel's image is labeled biased

Secrecy Bill Slapped Down -- For Now
Major victory for journalists, open government advocates

Activists Alarmed By FBI Chief Terrorism Remarks
Charges that anti- globalization movement is terrorism

Amtrak Workers Get Share Of Cash Seized From "Suspicious" Travellers
Secret deal with DEA to profile travellers also common at airlines

Bush Expected To Ignore Hazardous Waste Pact Will encourage illegal dumping waste on poor countries

3.5 Million Mexican Children Quit School For Work 25 percent of all 12- to 18-year-olds in the country

Colombian Legislators Say "No" to the War on Drugs Backlash to U.S. fumigation, interference in region

Peace Activists Acting As Human Shields For Palestinians Official observers banned by Israel, but volunteers act as witnesses

UN Dodges Role In Palestine-Israel Conflict Security Council had chance to intervene in growing violence

Girl Scouts Under Fire By Right-Wing Groups Hated because organization isn't homophobic, like Boy Scouts

IN THIS ISSUE:   Less than 100 days after the inauguration, the Justice Department revived a policy forbidden since the Nixon Years; the Pentagon's summer of scandal

Chickens could be the first animal cloned for food

Poultry Industry Working On Chicken Clones
A new era in factory farming: mass production

Europe To Bush: At Least Sign Ballistic Missle Treaty
Ban on long-range missiles makes more sense than "Star Wars" defense

Zapatistas Denounce Mexico's New Native Rights Laws Autonomy, territorial rights protection cut from final version

Without U.S., Kyoto Protocol Diplomacy Enters New Phase Ratification now hinges on Japan, which wants loopholes

S Pacific Islanders Beg For Global Warming Help Several islands rapidly shrinking, expected to disappear in 50 years

Protected areas are fast becoming islands of dying biodiversity because of the surrounding farming

Australian Natives Blast Mandatory Sentencing Lawss overwhelmingly used against Aboriginal people

World Nature Reserves Being Heavily Farmed Human hunger the greatest threat to biodiversity "hotspots"

National Parks Do Little To Protect U.S. Biodiversity With higher elevations and poor soil, entire species excluded

Black Workers And Union's Future On Trial In S Carolina State trying to stamp out unions, critics charge

Millions Go Hungry In India As Excess Grain Rots In Storage Government finally shamed into taking action

Baby Hand Movements Another Form Of Babbling Infants of deaf parents mimick signing early

Prison Population Swells When Republicans In White House Fastest growth in year after a presidential election

Ethanol Impractical, Too Expensive Says Researcher Costs more to produce the gas additive than it saves

MTBE Pollution Widespread Even found in midwestern states where it is not added to gasoline

Suharto Kin, Military Suspected Behind Indonesia Terrorism Determined to show that elected leaders are weakings compared to dicator

Gun Owners More Likely To Distrust Government Study finds it doesn't matter who is president

Glimmer Of Hope For Europe's Roma People European Union entrance rules forcing nations to stop discrimination

Recent Accidents Raise Fears Of Nuke Waste Transport Hazardous cargo spills raise spectre of radioactive accident

Why Is Vanessa Leggett In Jail?
Arrest of budding journalist raises questions of equal 1st Amendment protection

UN Position On Engineered Food Is A Serious Mistake
Puts too much faith in technology solving all hunger problems

Credit Marketing Sleaze
The Deregulation Scam
Bush, Helms, Both Defined By Flawed Goals
Skewed Justice In Texas
Mexico Truck Debate Shows NAFTA Flaws
Bush Hires One Of Dad's Worst Scoundrels