Mar 2, 2002

NEW YORK – Activists gathered at New York University (NYU) Law School Feb. 22-24 for a conference dedicated to applying the legacy of scholar W.E.B. Du Bois to contemporary struggles of racism, culture, the environment, media and the struggle to confront capitalism.

All journalists at risk/Vouchers undemocratic

Dr. John Mendelsohn works a day job as president of the University of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. It’s not a bad job. Wealthy people and corporations dump money into the good doctor’s coffers. To view the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the webpage of Enron's press release about the 'Enron Doctor', click here.

HOUSTON, Texas – When former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay and former Secretary of State James Baker welcomed Mikhail Gorbachev to Houston in 1997 to receive the Enron Prize for Distinguished Public Service, more was at stake than toasting corporate America’s victory in the Cold War. For the entire article, click on the headline. To read Enron's own press release on its award to Gorbachev, click here.

HOUSTON – A detailed report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on brutality at Enron’s $3 billion Dabhol Power Company (DPC) project in India may be one reason President George Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney have claimed “executive privilege” in refusing to divulge the records of their Energy Policy Task Force.

Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farmworkers of America (UFW) was one of the heroic figures of the 20th century.

PORTAGE, Ind. – The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) held three rallies in Indiana Feb. 19-21 to call attention to the plight of steelworkers, retirees and the industry as well as to mobilize for a Feb. 28 march on the White House.

Angola cease-fire/International Women’s Day/Conspiracy to assassinate Zimbabwe’s president/Russian officers criticize Putin/Colombian Communists fight for peace

ST. LOUIS – On Feb. 21, members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 50 and Jobs with Justice picketed outside of the Frontenac Hilton here. The Business Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of St. Louis were meeting there.