Tuesday July 16, 2002
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Corporate accountability is at the top of the Congressional agenda and is still dominating the headlines. A panel talks about the Senate's move to impose the most sweeping reform measures in 70 years, how it would change big business, and its effect on national politics.
Kevin Phillips, political commentator and author of "Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich" (Broadway)
Alan Murray, assistant managing editor of the "Wall Street Journal" and a regular contributor to CNBC-TV. His other books include, "Showdown at Gucci Gulch" and "The Wealth of Choices."
Stephen Moore, member of the Wall Street Journal's editorial board and former President of the Club for Growth
A panel talks about the role of whistleblowers in government and the private sector, the ongoing campaign for more laws to protect them, and why it seems many whistleblowers in the media spotlight in the past few months have been women.
Tom Devine, legal director of the Government Accountability Project
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, chair of the No Fear Institute and also works for the Environmental Protection Agency
Christopher Hanson, assistant professor of Journalism at the University of Maryland