Business U.S. Businesses Brace for Monday's Work Boycott April 30, 2006 • Businesses are bracing for a planned work boycott by immigrant workers seeking legalization for undocumented aliens. Reporter Frank Morris of member station KCUR in Kansas City reports that some big businesses, like meat-packing plants, are planning to shut down for the day, because they are so dependent on immigrant labor.
News Rally Demands Attention for Sudan's Darfur Region April 30, 2006 • Thousands gather Sunday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., demanding an end to genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. Celebrities, politicians, religious leaders and demonstrators urge President Bush to use his office to strengthen the multinational force protecting Darfur civilians.
News Analysis Corruption and Capitol Hill April 30, 2006 • Is Congress doing all it can regarding anti-lobbying legislation and ethical reform?
News Latino Community Divided over Boycott Plan April 30, 2006 • To boycott or not to boycott? That's the question in the Latin community as Monday approaches. As Rob Schmitz of member station KQED reports, many are trying to discourage this particular form of protest.
Obituaries John Kenneth Galbraith, In His Own Words April 30, 2006 • John Kenneth Galbraith -- social economist, Harvard professor, diplomat -- is dead at 97. His work influenced Roosevelt, Kennedy and Johnson and generations of U.S. politicians. He spoke to Howard Berkes in 1999.
Paying at the Pump A Future Full of Pumped-Up Gas Prices? April 30, 2006 • How will our lives change if gas prices continue to rise? Don Gonyea and Robert Cervero, head of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California Berkeley, peer into the future.
Paying at the Pump What Constitutes Price-Gouging in the Oil Industry? April 30, 2006 • With gas prices passing $3 a gallon, accusations of price-gouging are common. But what exactly is price-gouging? How is it defined? And are the oil companies guilty of it?
The Immigration Debate Rumors of Immigrant Round-Up Abound April 29, 2006 • Rumors of random round-ups of illegal immigrants have kept many undocumented workers and their families at home in the past week. The Department of Homeland Security says is stepping up investigations of employers who hire illegal workers, but denies it is conducting random sweeps.
The Immigration Debate Debating the May Day Boycott April 29, 2006 • Should immigrants stay away from work and refuse to buy things Monday to show their impact on the U.S. economy? Organizer Juan Jose Gutierrez joins a boycott opponent, Maryland lawmaker Ana Sol Gutierrez, to discuss the issues with Scott Simon.
Analysis Week in Review: Gas Prices, Iran, Iraq, Lobbying Bill April 29, 2006 • Among the topics up for discussion this week are high gas prices in the United States, Iran's nuclear ambitions, challenges facing Iraq's new prime minister and a bill to change lobbying practices in Congress.
Congress Spars on Gas Prices, Immigration Bill April 29, 2006 • Congress returns from spring break in a contentious mood. Debates include immigration legislation, rising gas prices and lobbying reform. Up next: a debate over how much to emphasize English in American life.
News Parting Thoughts from Amnesty's Schulz April 29, 2006 • The outgoing head of Amnesty International USA, William Schulz, reflects on his 12-year tenure. He remains concerned about Darfur, and what the Guantanamo Bay detention camp says about the Bush administration's approach to human rights.
News A Conversation with Iraq Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad April 29, 2006 • U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad has acted as a liaison among sectarian interests to help forge a unity government. He talks about Iraq's newly designated prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki of the Dawa Party, and other issues.
The Immigration Debate American Apparel, an Immigrant Success Story April 28, 2006 • The debate over immigration has been dominated by politicians, pundits, and activists with differing viewpoints -- we hear from the owner of an L.A.-based garment factory owner who employs 3,800 workers, most of them immigrants.
National Bush Addresses Gas Prices, Iran Nukes April 28, 2006 • Alex Chadwick talks with Washington Post reporter Jim VandeHei about President Bush's impromptu news conference Friday on the White House lawn. The president touted his plans to lower gas prices and Iran's refusal to work with international nuclear inspectors.
