China's Reaction to U.S. Spy Plane Related to Past Conflicts with Imperialists

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FOR THE WEEK ENDING April 20, 2001

This week we present Between The Lines' summary of under-reported news stories and:

(1)China's Reaction to U.S. Spy Plane Incident Related to Its History of Conflicts with Imperial Powers
Interview by Scott Harris.

Robert Weil, author of "Red Cat, White Cat: China and the Contradictions of Market Socialism," examines the historical context of this incident in which China is challenging U.S. military power on its national border while U.S. business is lured to China's cheap labor pool and enormous markets.

(2) Children's Defense Fund Decries Bush Proposed Budget Cuts for Programs that Assist Poor Children
Interview by Melinda Tuhus.

Helen Blank, child care director for the Children's Defense Fund explains how these proposed cuts will affect children and their families, and what her organization is doing to actively oppose the Bush budget.

(3) Labor Historian Examines Challenges Ahead for Global Social Justice Movement
Interview by Scott Harris.

Labor historian Jeremy Brecher, author of "Globalization From Below: The Power of Solidarity," discusses the challenges ahead for the growing global social justice movement.

(4) This week's summary of under-reported news
Compiled by Bob Nixon

--Iraqi health officials claim U.S. military use of depleted uranium ammunition during Gulf War has led to 100 percent increase in cancer cases in Iraq.
-- Federal H-2A program, which allows migrant workers from poor nations to pick crops on American farms, subjects these workers to substandard living and working conditions.
-- Civil liberties advocates say public libraries and schools required by law to install filtering software on Internet computers compromises intellectual freedom.

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