<nettime> Corporate Watch: George W. Bush and Enron Corp.

[John Armitage <john.armitage@unn.ac.uk>]

Hi Nettimers

This Corporate Watch mailing may be of interest to some of you.

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John Armitage

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Subject: George W. Bush and Enron Corp.

WHAT'S NEW ON CORPORATE WATCH
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July 20, 2000


GREENBACKS AND ELECTION BLUES
 A Special Investigative Report
http://www.corpwatch.org/trac/feature/election/

Our special election coverage kicks off with "George W. Bush Gets LAYed," 
an investigative report on the close ties between George W. Bush and Enron
Corporation CEO Kenneth Lay. Correspondent Pratap Chatterjee looks at how
Enron's political patronage of the Texas governor has led to corporate tax
cuts, industry deregulation and environmental degradation.  He also
reports on Enron's complicity in human rights abuses in India and Bolivia. 

Check back in two weeks for dispatches from the GOP convention and from
the protests in the streets. Also Coming next month: Al Gore's corporate
connections. Our follow-the-money coverage will be updated through the
November election.



CORPORATIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

International Coalition Blasts Global Compact 
http://www.corpwatch.org/trac/globalization/un/gccc.html

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced 44 corporate partners for his
Global Compact project on July 20, (including Nike, Shell and Novartis.) 

At the same time, an international coalition of environmental and human
rights groups, including Corporate Watch's parent organization TRAC,
blasted the initiative for "asking corporationsto endorse a vague
commitment to human rights, labor and environmental standards" while
drawing "attention away from the need for more substantial action to hold
corporations accountable for their behavior."


Teach-In on Economic Globalization and the Role of the United Nations 
Set for September 5
http://www.corpwatch.org/globalization/un.html

The International Forum on Globalization is organizing a teach-in at New
York City's Town Hall on September 5th.  Entitled "Can the United Nations
Be Salvaged?" The event, co-sponsored by Corporate Watch's parent
organization, TRAC, will feature twenty-five speakers including: John
Cavanagh, Kevin Danaher, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Joshua Karliner, Martin
Khor, David Korten, Jerry Mander, Anuradha Mittal, Victor Navasky, Vandana
Shiva, Lori Wallach, among others.  For Tickets and information, call
1-888-629-9269. 



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