WTO: Nations Can Retaliate Against U.S. August 31, 2004 • The World Trade Organization tells U.S. trading partners they can retaliate against the United States over the so-called Byrd Amendment. The amendment has allowed U.S. companies hurt by foreign dumping in the U.S. market to collect duties paid by foreign competitors. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.
National Iowa Town Finds Success in Serenity August 31, 2004 • While other towns in the region struggle, the small community of Fairfield, Iowa, has flourished through serenity. A school for Transcendental Meditation, established 30 years ago by a former guru for the Beatles, has turned the town into a thriving cultural center. Hear NPR's Greg Allen.
The Marketplace Report: Mutual Fund Accountability August 31, 2004 • As of Tuesday, mutual funds doing business in the United States must reveal how governing boards vote on shareholder questions. John Dimsdale of Marketplace talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about what this shift to greater accountability means.
News Small Business Group Kicks Off Convention Parties August 30, 2004 • Throughout the week in New York, parties are taking place in connection with the Republican convention. Some of these are daytime events, other are late-night soirees after the convention sessions. One party was given last night by an important Republican constituency, as the National Federation of Independent Business held a fundraiser Monday night for a youth charity. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports.
World Third-World Workers Risk Lives for High Pay in Iraq August 30, 2004 • Insurgents in Iraq have increasingly targeted foreigners working for the U.S.-backed reconstruction effort in Iraq. Some of these foreigners are poor laborers from developing countries, who take on work in a war zone for the chance to earn high salaries unattainable at home. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.
Economy The Marketplace Report: Economy and GOP Convention August 30, 2004 • NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about the latest U.S. economic indicators, and how they're being received at the Republican National Convention.
World Tracking Used Clothes' Journey South of the Border August 30, 2004 • Many major U.S. charities sell thousands of tons of clothes donated in the United States to brokers who ship them to 156 different countries. Many end up being sold to consumers in poor countries such as Mexico. NPR's John Burnett reports.
Your Money Corporate Failures Hurt Pension Guaranty Group August 28, 2004 • A flurry of corporate bankruptcies in the past few years leaves a public agency strapped for cash: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Weakness at United Airlines is an imminent threat. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Bradley Belt, executive director of the PBGC.
Your Money Northwest Adds Ticket Fees for Non-Internet Sales August 27, 2004 • Northwest Airlines is trying to trim costs and become more competitive by selling more of its tickets over the Internet. It's charging air travelers an extra fee for buying tickets from an airline sales representative. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.
Financial Outlook Bleak for Airline Industry August 27, 2004 • Higher fuel costs are adding to turmoil for the airline industry, which some analysts say is in the bleakest financial state in its history. Several major carriers are either in bankruptcy or teetering on the brink. NPR's Jack Speer reports.
From Our Listeners Climate Change and Calif. Wine Country August 27, 2004 • Could climate change mean the end of the wine industry? We look ahead to California's climate 50 to 100 years from now.
From Our Listeners The ABCs of Linux August 27, 2004 • If you're tired of paying high prices for software and having your machine filled with viruses and adware, there is an alternative. In this hour, we look at the ABC's of Linux, the open source alternative rapidly gaining in popularity.
Games & Humor 'Fool Fact or Fool Fiction' August 27, 2004 • It's one part mystery, one part intrigue and two parts glorified true or false. Time once again to play "Fool Fact or Fool Fiction."
Games & Humor Let's Play 'Name that Company' August 27, 2004 • It's a game. It's a riddle. It's "Name That Company," where we present our listeners with a series of clues and ask them to guess the name of our mystery company.