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Commentator Marianne Jennings says that in the wars of the competitive new global economy, U.S. employees have become the casualties. American workers have become the most expendable resource a business has. But Jenningsa this kind of "quick fix" is no real answer for declining profits, and she wonders what it does to the consumers trust in a company.

NEW YORK CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION IS MAKING FORMAL TOURS AVAILABLE OF ITS FRESH KILLS LANDFILL ON STATEN ISLAND. SCOTT SIMON VISITED FRESH KILLS, THE WORLD'S LARGEST LANDFILL, IN 1987 AND OFFERS HIS OWN TOUR OF THE DUMP.

Last summer, we aired a documentary about a civil rights case brought against a small Cajun dancehall in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, called La Poussiere. The Justice department sued the facility for allegedly failing to admit a black patron, Zee Scott, who happened to be a Justice Department lawyer. Scott also sued. This week, the Justice Department settled its case against La Poussiere, which admitted the discrimination. The Justice Department also announced settlement of another race discrimination case involving another Louisiana restaurant. Danny talks about the cases with Devall Patrick, who heads the Justice Department's Civil Rights division.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that two U.S. Marines face court martial for refusing to give samples of their DNA. The military is collecting DNA samples from all the services to help identify the remains of casualties. But the marines are concerned that the information might be used for other things, and their privacy may be violated.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION LETTERS FROM THEIR FAVORITE COLLEGES. WE TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER AN ADMISSION ESSAY THAT CAUGHT MANY PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.

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of yesterday morning's bombing... the fourth in nine days.

We play an excerpt from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's famous speech, delivered in Fulton, Missouri, 50 years ago today, in which he warned of an "iron curtain" descending across eastern Europe.

Commentator Elissa Ely talks about a patient who hardly spoke, moved with difficulty, and stayed locked in the same position for hours. One day, she has a visitor who talks to her intently and inspires her to cure herself through words.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on how the Israeli peace movement as been affected by the recent spate of bombings. Many feel there is no other hoice but to put the peace process on hold until the situation with Hamas is ettled, while others say they refuse to be intimidated by the resurgence of errorist attacks.

Noah talks with Miami Herald columnist Liz Balmaseda about Brothers to the Rescue, the Cuban exile organization whose airplanes were shot down by Cuban warplanes last Saturday, sparking an international incident. Havana, justifying the dowing of the planes over Cuban territorial waters, charges Brothers to the Rescue is a terrorist organization. Balmaseda disagrees.

Linda talks with Max Castro, a senior researcher at the University of Miami North-South Center. Mr. Castro, a cuban exile himself, disagrees with the core of the Cuban community in Miami who support tough sanctions of Cuba. He says no sanctions have ever worked against other countries and Fidel Castro will not be overthrown by the implementation of policies such as the U-S is now proposing.