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Panelists talked about grassroots activism to pressure Congress, the president, and candidates to end the war in Iraq. They advocated several approaches, including: electing new members to C…

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus talked about issues that they are planning to address in the upcoming year. Some of the issues they intend to address are poverty in the Unite…

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus met to discuss the state of the Union from their perspective. They touched on the major issues that they believed President Clinton neglected …

Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN) talked about problems associated with poverty, race and gender. The Senator gave the speech during a poverty tour modeled after the anti-poverty efforts of the …

Senator Wyden and Rep. Frank hosted a forum which compared the costs of social and military programs. Budget, labor, education and health policy specialists participated. A major topic was t…

High school students talked with the guests by telephone about income distribution issues and the increasing rich and poor classes and the shrinking middle class.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Guests talked about the advantages and disadvantages of the GATT agreement, including its effects on the U.S. economy and U.S. sovereignty.

Following prepared remarks about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the participants answered question from the reporters. Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) spoke at this ev…

The Institute for Policy Studies hosted a debate on whether to institute conditional trade status for China. Debating the subject are John Cavanaugh of IPS and Brett Lippencott of the Herita…

The guests discussed U.S. trade policy in China, including the Most Favored Nation trade status of China. Topics included the recent visit of Secretary of State Warren Christopher to China a…

Ambassador Myles Frechette and John Cavanagh, co-director of the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, discussed the impact passage of the North American Free Trade Agr…

Witnesses from the public and private sectors testified on possible implications of the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Free Trade Agreement. Those testifying included representatives from trade associat…

The Mobilization on Development, Trade, Labor, and the Environment, a coalition of representatives from over 60 human, civil rights, and environmental groups, held a news conference to expre…