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Surveilling students: Same old, same old

July 4, 2002

As an undergraduate at American University, I had the surprise of finding that the campus administration had handed over information on me to the South African embassy (I was a South African citizen at that time)....

One nation, under socialist ideals … who would have thunk it?

July 4, 2002

As soon as I saw the ruling, I could see the headlines. It was a no-brainer. About as predictable as George W. calling everyone who doesn’t agree with him an “evil-doer.”

The decline of the dollar

July 4, 2002

There is growing instability in global currency markets. Since February, the dollar has declined more than ten percent against both the euro and the yen. But it has risen sharply against the currencies of Mexico, Brazil...

Could you be Enron-ed?

July 4, 2002

SEATTLE – The final leg of the AFL-CIO sponsored tour, “Could you be ‘Enron-ed’?” was kicked off at the Seattle Labor Temple on June 19. Former Screen Actors Guild President Ed Asner, two former Enron workers...

House passes bonanza for drug companies

July 4, 2002

Seldom has the naked power of money been so effective as it was in the early morning hours of June 28 when the GOP-controlled House of Representatives made a cash deal with the pharmaceutical industry. In...