Rep. Jesse Jackson called the bill “a tremendous improvement over the legislation proposed by the Bush Administration last week,” but he voted against it because he said “it still falls short of what is needed to shore up the economy, protect taxpayers and promote economic growth.”

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The US Supreme court has issued a last-minute reprieve to Troy Davis!

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In the latest issue of the New York Review of Books, Hacker writes, “Obstacles to getting blacks to vote have always been formidable, but this year there will be barriers—some new, some long-standing—that previous campaigns have not had to face.” [includes rush transcript]

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In Haiti, as many as 1,000 people have died and an estimated one million left homeless after the impoverished country was hit by four major storms and hurricanes in less than a month. We speak to the renowned physician Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health, a group that provides free medical care in Haiti. After visiting Gonaives over the weekend, Dr. Farmer wrote, “After 25 years spent working in Haiti and having grown up in Florida, I can honestly say that I have never seen anything as painful as what I just witnessed.” [includes rush transcript]

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A poll of 16,000 people in 17 countries reveals the damage done to the credibility of the United States by the Bush admin.

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According to the Department of Defense, 41 of the 99 U.S. military women who have been killed in Iraq died in “noncombat-related incidents.” Of the 99 U.S. military women killed in the Iraq theater, 41 were women of color (21 African-Americans, 16 Latinas, three of Asian-Pacific descent and one Native American).

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A group of Native Hawaiians claiming to be the state’s legitimate rulers occupied the grounds of a historic palace for two hours before being arrested by state officers in the second recent takeover of its kind.

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A third of female veterans are women of color. Three of them share their stories of systematic racial discrimination.

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More than 20 years after being tortured into giving confessions by Chicago police officers, dozens of black men remain behind bars.

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