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FDA Looks to Renew Industry-Funded Review Process

The NewStandard - Thu, 04/05/2007 - 05:00
Congress is set to reauthorize a Federal Drug Administration act that critics say gives drug companies too much influence over the agency, leading to hasty approvals of new drugs. Under the...

Environmental Racism Still Major Problem, Report Confirms

The NewStandard - Thu, 04/05/2007 - 05:00
Twenty years after a landmark report documented environmental racism in the United States, new evidence shows that toxic waste is still being disproportionately dumped on communities of color....

Associated Press Fires Oaxaca Correspondent Rebeca Romero

The Narco News Bulletin - Thu, 04/05/2007 - 05:00
Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest and “a Consistent Pattern of Sensationalizing Protester Violence while Sanitizing State Violence through Misreporting”

By John Gibler
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
April 5, 2007

http://www.narconews.com/Issue45/article2619.html

Celebrate Narco News’ 7th Anniversary in New York City on April 18

The Narco News Bulletin - Tue, 04/03/2007 - 05:00
Sign-Up Today as a Sponsor of a Great Party for a Worthy Cause

By Al Giordano
The Other New York
April 3, 2007

http://www.narconews.com/Issue45/article2618.html

House of Death Informant Further Exposes U.S. Role in Juárez Mass Murder

The Narco News Bulletin - Mon, 04/02/2007 - 05:00
Previously Unpublished Interview Chock-full of Claims of U.S. Law Enforcement Knowledge of Murders; High-Level Mexican Corruption

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere
April 2, 2007

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2007/4/1/20191/45304

The Return of <i>la Otra</i>

The Narco News Bulletin - Sun, 04/01/2007 - 05:00
The Zapatistas Have a Diagnosis and Map of Social and Political Conflicts in the Country that Is Not Possessed by Any Other Type of Political Force

By Luis Hernández Navarro
La Jornada
April 1, 2007

http://www.narconews.com/Issue45/article2606.html

’Authentic Journalism’ Focus of Talk

The Narco News Bulletin - Sat, 03/31/2007 - 05:00
Al Giordano to Speak on Sunday, 7:30 p.m. in Worcester, Massachusetts: Indymedia Is the Sponsor

By Telegram and Gazette Staff
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
March 31, 2007

http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070331/NEWS/703310368/1008/NEWS02

Critics Question Economics of Logging in Largest National Forest

The NewStandard - Fri, 03/30/2007 - 05:00
As the US Forest Service pursues a logging plan for the Tongass National Forest, conservationists are pushing for different economic priorities in Alaska.

Congress Challenges Labor Board Anti-Union Definitions

The NewStandard - Fri, 03/30/2007 - 05:00
Lawmakers introduced a bill last week that would give back millions of workers the right to join unions. The bill, called the Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and...

Govt. Looks to Continue Handouts for Factory Farm Pollution

The NewStandard - Thu, 03/29/2007 - 05:00
The latest round of legislative proposals to address waste from the agricultural industry would continue to give government breaks to factory farms, despite critics' arguments that the large-scale...

Supermodels 1, Ulises Ruiz 0: Miss Universe Cancels Oaxaca Events of 2007 Pageant

The Narco News Bulletin - Thu, 03/29/2007 - 05:00
Ruiz Dishonestly Blames Donald Trump as Models Move on Mexican Consulates in New York and Elsewhere with the Demand: “Federal Police Out of Oaxaca!”

By Cha-Cha Connor
Spokesmodel, Popular Assembly of Models for Oaxaca (APMO)
March 29, 2007

http://www.narconews.com/Issue45/article2615.html

Miss Universe 2007 Cancelled in Oaxaca

The Narco News Bulletin - Thu, 03/29/2007 - 05:00
Bureaucrats and Businessmen Point Fingers Over Who Is to Blame

By Eliza Ruiz Jaimes
Noticias de Oaxaca
March 29, 2007

http://www.narconews.com/Issue45/article2614.html

Keep Hearing the Voices that Would Otherwise Never Be Heard to the Outside World

The Narco News Bulletin - Thu, 03/29/2007 - 05:00
Help Continue This Grand Experiment in Authentic Journalism

By Chris Fee
Newsroom Coordinator
March 29, 2007

http://www.narconews.com/Issue45/article2612.html

‘Racism’ Seen in Liberals’ Opposition to Mexican Truckers

The NewStandard - Wed, 03/28/2007 - 05:00
Labor and public-interest groups are arguing that permitting Mexican truckers to drive US roads under NAFTA raises safety concerns. But the facts suggest otherwise, and some activists see a deeper problem.

Bank of the South

The Narco News Bulletin - Wed, 03/28/2007 - 05:00
Hugo Chavez Wants to Take On His Enemies By Playing Their Old Game

By Garrett St. James
Special to The Narco News Bulletin
March 28, 2007

http://www.narconews.com/Issue45/article2613.html

Organized Chaos in Oaxaca

The Narco News Bulletin - Wed, 03/28/2007 - 05:00
The PFP Evicts Farmers to Construct Wind Park on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

By Nancy Davies
Commentary from Oaxaca
March 28, 2007

http://www.narconews.com/Issue45/article2611.html

EPA Moves to Deregulate Hazardous Waste

The NewStandard - Tue, 03/27/2007 - 05:00
More than a half-million tons of hazardous waste annually could escape federal environmental regulations under a new proposal from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA wants to...

Emails Link Johnny “House of Death” Sutton to DOJ Firing Scandal

The Narco News Bulletin - Tue, 03/27/2007 - 05:00
“How Big a Role He Played, if any, in Initiating or Orchestrating Those Terminations Behind the Scenes is Not Clear...”

By Bill Conroy
Via The Narcosphere
March 27, 2007

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2007/3/26/205547/411

The Other Campaign Begins Anew

The Narco News Bulletin - Tue, 03/27/2007 - 05:00
And the Work of Reporting its Progress Also Continues

By Murielle Coppin
A Letter from Mexico
March 27, 2007

http://www.narconews.com/Issue45/article2605.html

In Oaxaca, Harvard Comes to the Rescue

The Narco News Bulletin - Mon, 03/26/2007 - 05:00
The ‘Intellectual Power’ of US Academia Joins Forces with the Military State of Siege

By George Salzman
Via The Narcosphere
March 26, 2007

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2007/3/25/23249/5204

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