February 23, 2001
Download Audio HAS NAFTA CREATED THE RIGHT TO DUMP TOXICS? One of the primary objections to international trade compacts such as the North American Free Trade Agreement has been that they favor multinational corporations...
Monthly Archive: February 2001
February 16, 2001
Download Audio AFTER SHARON’S VICTORY, VIOLENCE ESCALATES Alarm is spreading through the international community that the Palestinian intifada — and the Israeli military’s response — could spiral beyond control. Since last week’s election of...
February 9, 2001
Download Audio SHARON ASCENDANT, PEACE IN THE BALANCE On Tuesday, Israeli voters elected Ariel Sharon, leader of the right-wing Likud Party, as the country’s Prime Minister. Sharon’s victory over incumbent Ehud Barak was decisive,...
February 2, 2001
Download Audio GAZA EYES THE ISRAELI ELECTIONS Israelis will go to the polls on Tuesday to elect a Prime Minister. Incumbent Ehud Barak called the early elections, but polls suggest that he will lose...
