Archive for the Category ‘Top 25 of 2004’

25. Convicted Corporations Receive Perks Instead of Punishment

25. Convicted Corporations Receive Perks Instead of Punishment

Sources: ASHEVILLE GLOBAL REPORT, No. 183, July 18-24, 2002 Title: “Corrupt Corporations Still at Work in Developing World” Author: Emad Mekay MOTHER JONES, May/June 2002 Title: “Unjust Rewards” Author: Ken Silverstein Faculty Evaluator: Laurie Dawson Ph.D., Diana Grant Ph.D. Student Researcher: Lindsey Brage, Terri Freedman American energy giant, Enron, and telecommunications company, WorldCom, committed massive [...]

24. U.S. Aid to Israel Fuels Repressive Occupation in Palestine

24. U.S. Aid to Israel Fuels Repressive Occupation in Palestine

Sources: COVERT ACTION QUARTERLY, Spring 2002, No. 72 Title: “Palestine in the Crosshairs: U.S. Policy and the struggle for Nationhood” Author: John Steinbach, LEFT TURN, 3/4/02 Title: “U.S. Aid Lifeblood of the Occupation” Author: Matt Bowles WARTIMES, April 2003 Title: “Israel Erecting ‘Great Wall’ Around Palestine” Author: Bob Wing Evaluator: Rabbi Michael Robinson Student Researchers: [...]

23. Argentina Crisis Sparks Cooperative Growth

23. Argentina Crisis Sparks Cooperative Growth

Sources: YES! MAGAZINE, Fall 2002 Title: “Starting Over” Author: Lisa Garrigues UTNE MAGAZINE, Jan-Feb 2003 Title: “Don’t Cry For Argentina” Author: Leif Utne Evaluator: Patricia Leigh Gibbs Ph.D. Student Researchers: Emilio Licea, Jennifer Scanlan, Dana Balicki The citizens of Argentina are cooperatively rebuilding their country, rising above the financial devastation caused by decades of privatization [...]

22. Welfare Reform Up For Reauthorization But Still No Safety Net

22. Welfare Reform Up For Reauthorization But Still No Safety Net

Sources: MOTHER JONES, May/June 2002 Title: Without a Safety Net Authors: Barbara Ehrenreich, Frances Fox Piven IN THESE TIMES, Sept 2, 2002 Title: “Bad to Worse” Author: Neil deMause THE AMERICAN PROSPECT, Summer 2002 Title: “What Does Minnesota Know?” Author: Dave Hage DOLLARS AND CENTS, September/October 2002 Title: Good Times, Bad Times: Recession the Welfare [...]

21. 3rd World Austerity Policies: Coming Soon To a City Near You

21. 3rd World Austerity Policies: Coming Soon To a City Near You

Sources: HARPER’S MAGAZINE, March 2003 Title: “Resolved to Ruin” Author: Greg Palast COVERT ACTION QUARTERLY, Spring 2002 Title: “Global Rollback” Author: Michael Parenti THE TEXAS OBSERVER, 1/17/03 Title: “Mistakes Were Made” (a book review of Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz) Author: Gabriella Bocagrande Evaluators: Eric McGuckin Ph.D., Linda Nowak Ph.D. Researched by: Tony [...]

20. Pentagon Increases Private Military Contracts

20. Pentagon Increases Private Military Contracts

Sources: FORTUNE, 3/3/03 Title: “The Pentagon’s Private Army” Author: Nelson D. Schwartz CORPWATCH.ORG, March 20, 2003 Title: “Halliburton Makes a Killing on Iraq War” Author: Pratap Chatterjee THE LONDON OBSERVER, April 13, 2003 Title: “Battle for Iraq: Scandal-hit U.S. Firm Wins Key Contracts” Author: Antony Barnett Faculty Evaluator: Tom Lough Ph.D. Student Researcher: Josh Sisco [...]

19. U.S. Dollar vs. the Euro: Another Reason for the Invasion of Iraq

19. U.S. Dollar vs. the Euro: Another Reason for the Invasion of Iraq

Sources: THE SIERRA TIMES, February 9, 2003 Title: “The Real Reasons for the Upcoming War with Iraq” Author: William Clark FEASTA, January 2003 Title: “Oil, Currency, and the War on Iraq” Author: Cóilín Nunan THE NATION, September 23, 2002 Title: The End of Empire Author: William Greider Faculty Evaluators: Wingham Liddell Ph.D, Tony White Ph.D [...]

18. Charter Forest Proposal Threatens Access to Public Lands

18. Charter Forest Proposal Threatens Access to Public Lands

Sources: EARTH FIRST! Eostar 2002 Title: “Privatization’s Trojan Horse” Edited by: Scott Silver AMERICAN PROSPECT, 9/9/2002 Title: “Park Wars” Author: Jon Margolis Faculty Evaluator: Eric McGuckin Ph.D. Student Researchers: Dana Balicki, Lisa Badenfort Corporate Media Partial Coverage: Ventura County Star, 5/15/02, “Charter Forests Spell Trouble.” Washington Post, Park Wars, Jon Margolis, 9/9/02, p.29 The Bush [...]

17. Clear Channel Monopoly Draws Criticism

17. Clear Channel Monopoly Draws Criticism

Sources: MEDIA FILE, September 2002 Title: “Clear Channel Stumbles” Author: Jeff Perlstein Faculty Evaluator: Scott Gordon Ph.D., Jorge Porras Ph.D. Student Researcher: Melissa Jones, Chris Salvano Corporate Media Partial Coverage: Now With Bill Moyers, April 26, 2002 and April 4, 2003; The New York Times, January 30, 2003 and February 3, 2003; The Wall Street [...]

16. Plan Puebla-Panama and the FTAA

16. Plan Puebla-Panama and the FTAA

Sources: CORPWATCH.ORG, 9/19/2002 Title: “PPP: Plan Puebla Panama, or Private Plans for Profit?” Author: Miguel Pickard PUBLIC CITIZEN’S TRADE WATCH, 2002 Report Title: “Unveiling ‘NAFTA for the Americas’ “ Author: Timi Gerson LABORNOTES, April 02, 2002 Title: “Plan Puebla Panama: The Next Step in Corporate Globalization” Author: Tom Hansen & Jason Wallach ASHEVILLE GLOBAL REPORT/EXTRA! [...]

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