Fighting for Community | by Stephanie Hiller Measure E and the fight by unions and health care activists to reclaim Community Hospital |
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Dole TV Adman Found Doctoring Images | by Jeff Elliott One of Dole's top producers of TV ads is fired in Virginia for creating false images for Republican candidate |
20,000 Now Considered Gulf War Syndrome Risk | by Judith Perera Although Czech soldiers say chemical agents were detected in the early days of the Gulf War, up to 100,000 Americans did nothing to protect themselves |
Trouble Ahead for Sierra Nevada | Study finds area at risk -- some parts have cleanest air in nation, but along the west side, ozone and small particulates from Central Valley sources creep up the mountainside, resulting in some of the worst air pollution in U.S. |
CIA Funded Contras With Crack Sales | Remarkable series in San Jose Mercury News proves connections between Nicaraguan rebels and U.S. drug smuggling |
East Timor Nobel Peace Prize Embarrassment to Clinton | by Peter Zirnite Pressure growing on Clinton to confront U.S. support of Indonesian military atrocities |
Indonesian Clinton Donor Tied to Christian Right | by Andreas Harsono Includes important summary of recent news concerning connections between Clinton and Indonesian banking giant The Lippo Group |
Logging Creating "Mahogany Deserts" In Tropics | by Monte Basgall Replacing the many stately mahoganies felled by loggers in tropical forests will not be simple, warns Duke University researcher |
NAFTA Low Profile in Presidential Race | by Diego Cevallos Only illegal immigration and relations with Cuba are mentioned by presidential candidates |
NAFTA-Based Lawsuit Angers Activists | by Stephen Dale Concern that it is part of a larger, disturbing trend where environmental laws around the globe are being challenged as trade impediments |
World Bank Dam "Monument To Corruption" | by Abid Aslam Nine years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget, South American dam has turned into a massive liability |
State Genetic Discrimination Laws Debated | by Ann Stoltz California passes one law to protect privacy of genetic information and considers another bill |
Gene Piracy of Third World | by Andrew Kimbrell Corporations that exploit indigenous plants commercially without paying the countries owning the resources are also patenting human genes |
First "Super Crop" Harvest Spurs Critics | by Binod Bhattarai As millions of genetically engineered "super crops" are being harvested for the first time, activists want to stop this revolution before it takes root |
AIDS Epidemic in Former USSR | by Sergei Strokan Although AIDS is expected to have an impact to equal Chernobyl, there are currently no national anti-AIDS programs |
Nitrogen Pollution Accelerating, Study Finds | Caused by use of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers following WW II, and atmospheric pollution from fossil fuel |
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