Volume 27, Number 2, January 14, 2000
Interviews
Mike Morosin
Mr. Morosin is a homeless advocate and member of the Nebraska State Democratic Committee.
Book Reviews
Get the computers out of the schools
by Susan Welsh
High Tech Heretic: Why Computers Don’t Belong in the Classroom and Other Reflections by a Computer Contrarian, by Clifford Stoll.
Departments
Editorial
Making sense of the health-care crisis.
Strategic Studies
Crucial issues taken up in quest for Middle East peace
by Dean Andromidas
Although it is impossible to predict the results of the current talks, issues key to the success of any agreement are being tackled, including protecting the national sovereignty of all those concerned, and the need to provide adequate water resources for the region.
An on-the-scene report from Shepherdstown
by William Jones
Mideast peace requires water, power resources
by Marcia Merry Baker
Peace is not simply a matter of “sharing” or observing “fair” water rights, because there is simply not enough water to go around. A look at off-the-shelf plans and new technologies coming on line, including the application of nuclear energy, which will remove any limits to what can be accomplished in developing the Middle East.
Time for action on new water resources
by Marsha Freeman
Economics
Stock and bond markets sound alarm warnings
by William Engdahl
Empty heads are debating whether the market declines point to a “major market correction” or just another hiccup amid the feast of “prosperity.” In fact, what we are seeing are the death-throes of a financial system that is doomed to extinction.
‘Experts’ ignore role of managed care as thousands die from medical errors
by Linda Everett
One of the leading causes of death and injury in America is medical error, according to “To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System,” a report by the Institute of Medicine.
Hunger and homelessness are growing in U.S. bubble economy
by Marianna Wertz
A review of two reports, one by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the 1999 report by the United States Conference of Mayors on “Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities.”
Fighting for the poor, homeless in Nebraska
An interview with Mike Morosin.
DDT, the New York Times, and Judge Irving Kaufman
by Thomas H. Jukes
In Memoriam: Thomas H. Jukes
Business Briefs
Feature
The tinsel-town follies
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Today’s suburbanite is about to be hit with the effects of the global financial crisis, popping “the highly leveraged fantasies of their work-a- day world,” writes Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. “The duty of government is to help those presently fantasy-ridden suburbanites to find their way, as quickly as possible, back to a safe landing in the sanity of the real world, a happier, saner world, which must be made our nation’s economic future.... To do that, we must first recognize, and, hopefully, cure, the madness which brought today’s suburbanites to that point of national disaster now looming before us all.”
International
Putin becomes President: a phase-change in Russia
by Jonathan Tennenbaum
With Yeltsin’s departure, pundits say the only important question is which policy course Russia’s new “strongman,” Vladimir Putin, will follow. But, very little has really been settled. The Russian situation remains one which virtually guarantees further surprises in the near future.
Airliner hijacking puts a spotlight on Kashmir
by Ramtanu Maitra
British establishment admits, ‘Yes, we harbor terrorists’
by Mary Burdman
Geopolitics, geo-economics behind Germany’s ‘corruption’ scandals
by Rainer Apel
Nigeria 2000: a time for tough decisions
by Lawrence K. Freeman
Will the British-American-Commonwealth factions keep Nigeria under its control?
LaRouche: What foreigners should understand about the United States
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Replies to questions submitted by Malaysian journalists.
Dr. Mahathir warns against globalization
International Intelligence
National
LaRouche campaign set for breakout, as primaries near
by Debra Hanania-Freeman
LaRouche’s ballot status has been certified in 11 states’ Democratic primaries, and petitions have been filed in five more states, and LaRouche is engaged in intense campaigning. But the key to a Democrat winning the White House, is to break the hold of the racists over the Democratic Party.
Hyde-bound racism and the Constitution
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
What is government’s role in health policy?
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
An excerpt from Presidential pre-candidate Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.’s webcast dialogue with medical professionals on Jan. 6.
The world looks to LaRouche for leadership
The most recent endorsements of Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. for President.
What is behind terror scare in U.S.?
by Edward Spannaus
National News
