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Friday, February 2, 2001
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Remembering Slavery: Voices of America’s Slaves
Today on the second day of African American History month, Attorney General John Ashcroft starts work as the nation’stop law enforcement official.
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Walden Bello Discusses the Growing Movement Against Corporate-Led Globalization
The first-ever World Social Forum is over. It took place in Puerto Allegre, Brazil. Despite attendance by some 16,000social justice leaders from around the world, the summit received little media coverage in the United States. TheForum was a response to the World Economic Forum, an annual meeting of CEOs and heads of state in Davos, Switzerland.Participants at the social forum sought to come up with alternatives to the WEF’s corporate-led, neo-liberalglobalization.
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
