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Reports on performance of stocks in the United States. Indexes finish ahead for second day in a row following dramatic losses due to terrorist attacks on the U.S.; Trade volume approaching normal levels; Gains posted despite negative news concerning consumer confidence.

Comments on cigar consumption in the United States. How it is likely to rise in 1996 for the third year in a row, following a three-decade decline; The seductive marketing of cigars; Plan by Donald Shopland, coordinator of the Smoking and Tobacco Control Program of the National Cancer Institute to bring out a monograph on cigars and disease risk in 1997; Difference between cigarette smoking and cigar smoking.

The author reflects on the protest by the supporters of Mumia Abu Jamal regarding freeing him from the jail. He informs that many supporters gathered outside the U.S. Department of Justice aging between 20 to 80. He states that their main demands were to free Mumia, freedom for all political prisoners and an end to solitary confinement and mass incarceration.

In this article, the author argues against the homelessness and the federal budget of the U.S.

In this article, the author discusses on the effectiveness of the food stamps in the U.S. He informs that poverty in the country is reduced by 4.4 percent annually due to the food stamps as per a report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He further informs that the media in the country is ignoring the success of the food stamps and are not serious in printing the reports related to agriculture in the country.