Burton, Pamela.
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Randall Forsberg on broadening the anti-nuclear movement / produced by Pam Burton.
Speech at the Women’s Actions for Nuclear Disarmament Conference. Founder of the Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies in Brookline Massachusets, and author of the National Nuclear Weapons Freeze campaign, Forsberg argues for a broadening of the anti-nuclear movement to a more general peace movement. She discusses power politics which allow the super powers to…
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Robert Bowman on Star Wars / produced by Pam Burton.
Speech given at Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament Conference. Bowman details why SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars) will be so costly and impractical to develop and deploy, as well as the potentially dangerous uses of such a system. A former Air Force Colonel, he was in charge of SDI during early stages of…
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Hyperthermia and hypothermia : heat and cold stress / produced by Bob Pugsley, Ida Honorof, and Pamela Burton.
Documentary from interviews with Moulton Avery, Chris McCauley, and Dr. Alan Robbins, of how temperature extremes pose a health threat. The discussion focuses upon the increased danger among the elderly and infants under one year, as well as efforts to educate Americans about the dangers. |r.1. Cold stress / Dr. Alan Robbins and Chris McCauley…
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The Mafia, the C.I.A., and George Bush / produced by Andrew Phillips, Sue Burns, and Pam Burton ; interviews by Dennis Bernstein.
Three part series which examines the crisis of United States finanical institutions which started in the 1980’s and continues on into the 1990’s.|THE MAFIA, THE C.I.A., AND GEORGE BUSH / produced by Andrew Phillips, Sue Burns, and Pam Burton| interviews by Dennis Bernstein. – SERIES: The Collapse of banking| no. 2 Three part series which…
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Pretense of reality : creation of ideology / Helen Caldicott ; produced by Pam Burton.
Talk which begins by detailing global environmental pollution, with the resulting destruction of the biological sphere. She also explores the connections between American corporations from the early days of industrialization, the ideology of US imperialism, and the development of a secret government which directs the CIA and the National Security Council.|PRETENSE OF REALITY : CREATION…
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The Green revolution : politics as if the earth mattered / Petra Kelly ; produced by Pam Burton.
Part of seven programs about caring for the earth and the environment.|THE GREEN REVOLUTION : POLITICS AS IF THE EARTH MATTERED / Petra Kelly| produced by Pam Burton. SERIES: Healing the planet : care and repair of planet earth| no. 7 7th in a series of programs about caring for the earth. – CONTENT: Reading…
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The Clear and present dangers of the CIA : Bill Caldicott / produced by Pam Burton.
Speech at the Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament Conference. Caldicott, husband of anti-nuclear activist Helen, examines the history of U.S. intervention in the affairs of other nations. He details CIA actions in Figi, Palo, and his own country of Australia, where labor unions were infiltrated and the Prime Minister deposed. He goes on to point…
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Capturing the little “d” in Democrates / Jim Hightower ; produced by Pam Burton and Ralph Cole.
Speech by Jim Hightower, Agricultural Commissioner for Texas. He speaks on the changes in the United States class structure during Reagan’s two terms, when the number of millionaires trippled and billionaires increased from 2 to 41. He points to the increased concentration of wealth. In 1982 1% of the population controlled 19% of all wealth.…
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U.S. foreign policy in the Caribbean / Michael Manly ; produced by Pam Burton.
Talk by Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manly about the political situation in the Caribbean. His talk covers: an historical overview of the region; parallels between Haiti and the Philippines; the Monroe Doctrine; Grenada; the Nicaraguan elections, particularly how American journalists failed to cover it; imperial economic process and the natural economic process; trade; alternative economic…
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Let’s be hot / Helen Caldicott ; produced by Pam Burton.
Part of seven programs about caring for the earth and the environment.|LET’S BE HOT / Helen Caldicott| produced by Pam Burton. SERIES: Healing the planet : care and repair of planet earth| no. 6 6th in a series of programs about caring for the earth. CONTENT: Caldicott argues that the military-industry complex renewed its usefulness…