In the News
August 2001

Miss any news this month? Salt of the Earth collects social justice stories each week, Monday through Friday

Friday, August 31

Bishops begin anti-abortion campaign

Catholic school enrollment ups and downs

In '90s economy, middle class stayed put

Keep space weapons-free, UN urges

Numbers suggest more poor children

Racism meeting mired by spilt over Israel

Stem-cell debate at fertility clinics

US group lists religious oppressor nations

Who's better off this Labor Day?

Wednesday, August 29

Catholic peasants return to Chiapas

Despite conlict, South Africans see racism as easing

Kevorkian attorney confident on appeal

Protestors post own priest call

U.S. trying to keep U.N. group from supporting abortion rights

U.S. wants EU rules eased on biotech food

World economy on brink of recession

Tuesday, August 28

Attack on gun makers losing steam

Catholic Charities USA names volunteer of the year

Family fined in ruling based on abortion clinic access law

Feds may tap surplus

India to fill void in stem cell research

List of stem cell researchers shows hands had been tied

Kansas views on welfare reform

Nicaraguans suffer under coffee glut

Race seen affecting mental health care

Unions push immigrant labor rights

Welfare reform brings drop in cases

Thursday, August 23

A gun ban, at least, for a GOP meeting

After 5 years, welfare reform remains contentious

From no aid to bailout for Argentina

Jobless reaches 9-year high

Lower the limousine window

3-strikes impact overrated in CA

U.S.-Mexico border issues focus of summit

Wanted: Guts in the House

Wednesday, August 22

Debate over abortion clinic buffer zones

France and Germany seek ban on cloning humans

Fix welfare-reform flaws to help poor

Guatemala's Protestants collide with Mayan beliefs

Plundered diamonds keep Sierra Leone's rebels strong

U.S. deadline for ABM argument

Welfare reform's success isn't unquestioned

Workers' rights suffering as China goes capitalist

Tuesday, August 21

America's interest in an international court

Catholic institutions breathe life into accord

Namibia's black farmers urge whites to speed up land reform

N.J. leads in "wrongful life" suits

Police rarely charged in federal probes

Signs of labor unrest at automakers on rise

Monday, August 20

Bush to move slowly on immigration amnesty

China clamps down on Tibetan Buddhists

Global arms sales rise; U.S. leads

Holocaust remains a thorn in side of Roman Catholic-Jewish relations

Ilegal immigrants pay millions in taxes

Dilulio's good faith effort

Possible federal pullout clouds pollution suits

Watch what you are calling an embryo

Friday, August 17

Adult stem cells show promise

Baby's survival defies the odds

Death penalty blues

Death penalty more likely if victim is white

Economic boom a bust in the Bronx

Police end takeover by squatters

Clearer guidelines help Britain advance stem cell work

One in ten Candadians face food insecurity

Patent laws may determine stem cell research

Wednesday, August 15

Ads on taxis urge women priests

IRA withdraws disarmament proposal

Many remain homeless and uncounted

Texas court stays execution

Stem cell issue causes debate over the beginning of life

Work related fatalities decline

Monday, August 13

Bush says line is drawn at embryo destruction

Number of people in state prisons declines

Pitting nature versus pollution

Pro-life group denied stats

Two-parent families rise after welfare changes

Weary Ulster's tortuous path

Friday, August 10

Catholic bishops criticize Bush policy on embryo research

Catholic Health Association responds to Bush

Britain suspends N.Ireland's home-rule

As temps soar, school opens to homeless

Priest arrested at anti-nuke protest

Sports league faces race tension

Unions lobby for Mexican legalization

Wednesday, August 8

Church backs bill on child molesting

Data show millions of grandparents raising children alone

First on menu: food stamps

Religious leaders hope to be blessed by rebate recipients

Stem cell debate helps educate public

Seattle's the stage for music stars to fight world hunger

Three charged in murder of homeless

Tuesday, August 7

Italian doctor says cloning must go ahead

IRA stance seen as breakthrough

Expansion of research using fetal tissue

Most Americans support stem-cell research

Rome summit on global hunger planned

Monday, August 6

Job cuts hit record

IRA offers method for disarming

Trafficking in humans is on the rise

Hiroshima marks A-bomb anniversary

Bush to decide stem-cell issue by September

Friday, August 3
Mixed messages on math, as 12th-graders falter

Patients' rights bill OK'd by House

Gephardt vows to fight president on missile defense

US House rejects stricter SUV mileage standards

Holy See hails U.S. Vote against human cloning

Thursday, August 2
Protesters target embryonic stem-cell research

Catholic Charities outlines strategies for helping low-income families

Bush loosens restrictions on guns

Bioengineered food sows ethical concerns

Nebraska is said to use death penalty unequally

Wednesday, August 1
States tackle seniors' high prescription costs

To some here, global warming feels real today

House backs ban on human cloning for any objective

Use of shelters by families sets record in New York

1 in 5 girls say date got violent

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