Burton, Pamela.
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The First MASH unit / Howard Fast ; produced by Pamela Burton ; introduced by Natalie Robbins.
Howard Fast, author of The Immigrants and Spartacus, speaks about the first MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit started in Touluse, and the time he spent in jail because of his affiliation with the Communist Party.|THE FIRST MASH UNIT / Howard Fast| produced by Pamela Burton| introduced by Natalie Robbins. – SERIES: Cold war against…
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Women in the terrorist state : the gendering of human rights / Nancy Hollander ; produced by Pamela Burton.
Nancy Hollander examines violence in the United States, its relation to political repression, and the state terror which exists in much of Latin America. Fueled by the events surrounding the O.J. Simpson case, Hollander points to the gender-related themes of Euramerican violence. She examines the impact of state terror on people, the difference between its…
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National security invention / Saul Landau ; interviewed by Pamela Burton.
Saul Landau, author and foreign policy analyst, discusses his latest book, Dangerous Doctrine: National Security and United States Foreign Policy (Westview Press, 1988). He explains the justification for National Security as a category in United States foreign policy, and its role in the Cold War. This doctrine, argues Landau, has institutionalized the war machine which…
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The Changing family : Patricia Schroeder / produced by Pam Burton.
Talk by Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder at the Joint Task Force on the Changing Family. She makes connections that link the disintegration of the American family with failings in education and choices made by the government about how to spend State and Federal resources.|THE CHANGING FAMILY : CONGRESSWOMAN PATRICIA SCHROEDER / produced by Pam Burton. –…
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The Need for an “Iron John” in the disfunctional state / Robert Bly ; interviewed by Pam Burton.
Robert Bly, author of the bestselling book Iron John, discusses issues of masculinity which is addressed in his book. He pays particular attention to how the Gulf War typifies the cultural assumptions of masculinity: from the press blackout of returning bodies as compared with the way ancient warriors were honored; George Bush as the alcoholic…
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The Domestic consequences of the Gulf War / Dennis Bernstein and Daniel Sheehan ; interviewed by Pam Burton.
Dennis Bernstein, journalist for the Pacific News Service, and Daniel Sheehan, defense council for the Cristic Institute, disucss the effect of the United States lead coalition war against Iraq. They examine the long term commitment of the United States in the Middle East, the implications of Bush’s New World Order and alliances entered, media censorship…
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Our responsibility to the seventh generation : edited version / Oren Lyons ; introduced by John Voight ; produced by Pam Burton.
Part of seven programs about caring for the earth and the environment.|OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE SEVENTH GENERATION / Oren Lyons| produced by Pam Burton. SERIES: Healing the planet : care and repair of planet earth| no. 2 2nd in a series of programs about care for the earth. CONTENT: Lyons, Faith Keeper of the Turtle…
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Gore Vidal : down to the deadline / produced by Charles Bell and Pam Burton.
Gore Vidal speaks about President Bush’s actions in the Persian Gulf, and analyzes the United States as a country in which representative democracy has become ornamental, while important decisions are made by the “National Security State.”|GORE VIDAL : DOWN TO THE DEADLINE / produced by Charles Bell and Pam Burton. – Vidal discusses President Bush’s…