The NewStandard ceased publishing on April 27, 2007.
C.P. Pandya is a Core Contributor to The NewStandard. She works as a freelance journalist. She has also worked as a copy editor, headline writer and researcher for Democracy Now! and is a commentator for ZNet.
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09/30/04 Drug giant Merck recalls arthritis medication on risks to heart
09/28/04 Study: health insurance premiums rising much faster than average wages
09/22/04 Stun-gun maker sued by Long Island family
09/22/04 U.S. refuses to sign 110-nation declaration to fight poverty, hunger
09/14/04 Private prison operator expects business to grow
09/14/04 Hotel workers may strike by the thousands in three cities
09/14/04 Former Enron pension plan participants to finally receive benefits
09/13/04 Delta to Cut 7k Jobs as Airline Spoils Execs, Nears Bankruptcy
09/08/04 Credit card co’s impose higher rates under ‘universal default policy’
09/08/04 Hurricanes hit Florida’s poorest the hardest
08/31/04 Small Farmers Turning To Community-Supported Agriculture
08/31/04 CEOs Rewarded with Generous Pay Hikes for Outsourcing
08/26/04 Bank of America layoffs in Boston area raise state, federal ire
08/26/04 Home Depot settles race, gender discrimination suit for $5.5M
08/26/04 Black farmers sue USDA, alleging racial discrimination
08/19/04 Hundreds laid off in Bank of America, Fleet merger
08/19/04 Abu Ghraib contractor sees profits soar despite torture probe
08/17/04 Companies asking employees, customers to waive right to trial by jury
08/17/04 New York resident sues CBS for libel, defamation
08/17/04 Census Bureau: gap between rich and poor has grown in last 20 years
08/12/04 Wal-Mart to do criminal background checks on applicants, employees
08/12/04 Riggs bank execs to receive hefty severance despite laundering probe
08/10/04 Bush camp unveils economic platform emphasizing ‘ownership’
07/01/04 Suit: Wells Fargo unfairly targeted low-income homeowners
06/22/04 U.S. Chemical Companies Involved In Price-Fixing Scheme
06/22/04 Judge: Wal-Mart Discrimination Case Can Apply To All Female Employees
06/17/04 Suit: Non-profit hospitals profiting from the uninsured
06/17/04 French fries as fresh veggie classification boon to big business
06/17/04 Companies lay off hundreds of workers as gov't touts job gains
06/15/04 Wages fall as prices rise
06/15/04 Study: Wealth disparity increases
06/11/04 Job outsourcing numbers lower than expected
06/11/04 NYC daycare workers strike over low wages
06/11/04 Phone rates may rise as Bush admin. okays anticompetitive policies
06/10/04 In US capitol homeless population grows
06/10/04 Study: Gender-based wage disparity larger than reported
06/08/04 New York City workers strike for living wage
06/08/04 Media Company Tribune cuts staff, cites weak ad revenue
06/08/04 Enron criminal trial delayed for judge's vacation
06/01/04 30-Company Group Receives Up To $10 Billion Homeland Security Contract
05/01/04 30-Company Group Receives Up To $10 Billion Homeland Security Contract
01/08/04 Bush Proposes ‘Revolving-Door’ Immigration